........CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT

Cross-Border Urban Integration in the 21st
Century: The San Diego-Tijuana Model
a Regional Meeting of the American Society of International Law (Wash, DC)
..........................(Seating limited to first 300 registrants)

The Global Legal Studies Center of the Thomas Jefferson School of Law, San Diego, CA, USA, and the Law Faculty of the Universidad Autonoma de Baja California, Tijuana, Mexico, in collaboration with the University of California Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies, La Jolla, CA, USA, will present a conference entitled Cross-Border Urban Integration in the 21st Century: The San Diego-Tijuana Model. There will be a balance of viewpoints presented, in terms of US-Mexican representation on each panel, and public-private perspectives. The conference date is Friday, March 31st, 2000.

Attorneys, academicians, cross-border organizations, and other institutions will
have this opportunity to converse, debate, and learn about the enormous potential, but avoidable pitfalls, accompanying the labor, environmental, and infrastructure issues in an emerging metropolis--consisting of the two largest cities separated by
an international boundary, and located on the busiest border crossing in the world.

Opening Remarks by representatives of these three institutions will be followed by
a keynote speech, delivered by the Governor of Baja California, Lic. Alejandro Gonzales Alcocer. Four panels will then examine the problems and prospects for improving the urban and the economic development of the two cities on the
busiest border crossing in the world (
see conference schedule below).

The Thomas Jefferson Law Review will also publish a law review symposium
issue. It will contain certain papers by these, and other interested individuals, who have been invited to submit papers for possible publication by the TJSL Law Review. You are invited to contact Gabe Cho, of the TJSL Law Review <choy@tjsl.edu> with any symposium questions (
see other conference contact information below).

Directions to UCSD Campus map (Lot #357 upper left) Quadrant map
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........THOMAS JEFFERSON SCHOOL OF LAW, San Diego, CA, USA (TJSL)
UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA, Tijuana, MEXICO (UABC)
collaborating with CENTER FOR U.S.-MEXICAN STUDIES, La Jolla, CA, USA (CUSMS)

present

..CROSS-BORDER URBAN INTEGRATION IN THE 21ST CENTURY:
..............................THE SAN DIEGO/TIJUANA MODEL

Hojel Auditorium, Copley Int'l Conference Center
UCSD Building #35 (see web page links below)
..........Institute of the Americas Complex
...........10111 North Torrey Pines Road
University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA
................Friday, March 31, 2000

..........Attorneys/academicians/other professionals–$60.00; MCLE–$70.00; Students–$20.00.
Registrations postmarked/received on/after February, 29, 2000: respective fees will be: $75; $85.00; 30.00.
...Cost includes parking fee, translation headset rental,* continental breakfast, lunch, and reception.
................Four one-hour segments of continuing legal education (MCLE) credit will be offered.
...Because of fixed costs, there will be no refunds. Contact information & directions are provided below.

* The panelists' presentations will be in English. If you require a simultaneous translation headset, you
must let us know when you register. Registrations postmarked/received on/after 2/29/00
are not guaranteed
a headset. On-site identification may be required as a form of deposit. Please bring identification with you
(driver's license/credit card). Simultaneous Interpreting Services provided by Yolanda Walther-Meade.
...........................Conference folders/tablets/pens provided by Lexis Publishing.
...............................................................[Last Rev: 3/27/00]

......... Continental Breakfast (provided) 8:00-8:45 AM
Opening Remarks: 8:45–9:00 AM
Kenneth Vandevelde, Dean, Faculty of Law (TJSL)
Rene Andrade Peterson, Vice Rector (UABC)
Dr. Kevin Middlebrook, Director (CUSMS)
Keynote Speech: 9:00–9:30 AM
Lic. Alejandro Gonzalez Alcocer, Governor, State of Baja California, MEXICO
Panel 1: Closed Borders, Employment Opportunities, and Labor Needs:
...........................Resolving Immigration Issues? 9:30–10:45
Moderator: Gabriela Torres Ramirez, Consul General of Mexico for San Diego
Adele J. Fasano, District Director, US Dept Justice I.N.S., San Diego
...........Governmental Perspectives on Immigration Priorities
Felipe Cuamea Velazquez, Professor of Economics, UABC
...........Mexican Perspectives on U.S. Immigration Policy
Peter Schey, Director, Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law, Los Angeles
...........Long Range Immigration Policy Analysis
Lilia Velasquez, Certified Immigration Lawyer, San Diego
...........The Impact of Immigration Laws on Border Families
.Question & Answer Session
..........Thomas Jefferson School of Law is a State Bar of California approved MCLE provider. This program will qualify
..................for Minimum Continuing Legal Education credit by The State Bar of California in the amount of one hour.
Panel 2: Workers, Profits, and Trade: The Benefits and Burdens
................................of Maquiladoras 11:00–12:15
Moderator: Prof.Susan Bisom-Rapp (TJSL)
Humberto Inzunza, President, National Association of Maquiladoras of Mexico
..........Mexican Perspectives on Regional Development via the Maquiladora
Juan Carlos Gastelum, Baker & McKenzie (Tijuana)
..........Maquiladoras in the New Business Environment
Norris Clement, Director of International Projects, Institute for Regional Studies (SDSU)
..........The Maquiladora Industry as a Tool for Regional-National Development
David Bacon, San Francisco Journalist
..........The Worker's Struggle South of the Border
Question & Answer Session
........Thomas Jefferson School of Law is a State Bar of California approved MCLE provider. This program will qualify
..................for Minimum Continuing Legal Education credit by The State Bar of California in the amount of one hour.
Lunch (provided): 12:15–1:15 PM
Panel 3: Environmental Priorities and Responsibilities:
...............Governments, Corporations, and Individuals 1:15–2:30 PM
Moderator: Prof. Colin Crawford (TJSL)
Mark Spalding, Past Chair, State Bar of California Environmental Law Section
.... .....Institutions and Governance: Model for Bridging the Gap
Cesar Luna, Associate Director, Border Environmental Justice Campaign
................................of the Environmental Health Coalition
..........Corporate Responsibility for Cross-Border Environmental Law and Policy
Paul Ganster, Director of the Institute for Regional Studies of the Californias (SDSU)
..........Perceptions of Environmental Issues and Priorities in the Transborder Region
Adolfo Gonzalez Calvillo, Director, State of Baja California Department of Ecology:
..........Environmental Regional Projects in Progress
Question & Answer Session
........Thomas Jefferson School of Law is a State Bar of California approved MCLE provider. This program will qualify
..................for Minimum Continuing Legal Education credit by The State Bar of California in the amount of one hour.
Panel 4: Building a Binational Infrastructure: Can San Diego/Tijuana
.......................Become a 21st Century MegaCity? 2:45–4:00 PM
Moderator: Kristen Aliotti, Director, California Governor's Office of California-Mexico Affairs
Gary Gallegos, Director, California State Department of Transportation for San Diego
.............Cross-Border Transportation Infrastructure
Dr. Alejandro Mungaray, Professor of Economics, UABC
............ Cross-Border Educational Infrastructure
Oscar Romo, Urban Planning Consultant, Baja, California
.............Cross-Border Land Use Planning
Juan Antonio Martinez, Director, State of Baja California Department of Economic Development
.............Cross-Border Economic Integration in the 21st Century
.Question & Answer Session
........Thomas Jefferson School of Law is a State Bar of California approved MCLE provider. This program will qualify
..................for Minimum Continuing Legal Education credit by The State Bar of California in the amount of one hour.
Social Hour 4:00–6:00 PM..... Hosted by the Thomas Jefferson Law Review.&
American Bar Association, Law Student Division's Professional, Ethics and Diversity Fund

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Entertainment provided by Mario Olivares & Latin Spice. ..................................

Contact information:
Check or money order payable to:
"Thomas Jefferson School of Law"
Insert: "Crossborder Conference" in "For" or "Memo" portion of your check/money order
Mail check or money order to: Cindy Marciel--address provided below:

Prof. Bill Slomanson (TJSL) ...
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Conference Co-ordinator

(619) 297-9700 ext. 1513
............or ext. 1410 (Cindy Marciel)
(619) 461-7936 or (619) 296-4284
.........................(attn: Cindy Marciel)
2121 San Diego Avenue
.............Law Library Bldg, Third Floor
.............San Diego, California 92110