The American University Law Review encourages submissions for possible publication in its upcoming Symposium Issue on The Electronic Future of Cash. American University's Washington College of Law is now planning a full-day conference to accompany the publication of this issue in the Spring of 1997. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: -- Consumer Protection. The relative advantages and disadvantages to consumers of debit cards, smart cards, on-line cash accounts, electronic checks, digital scrip, and other forms of electronic payment for "cash" transactions ("Electronic Cash"), especially as contrasted with payment by cash, paper checks, and credit cards. The current or potential application of consumer protection statutes and regulations to forms of Electronic Cash. -- Uniform Commercial Code. The extent to which the UCC and associated regulations already cover, or should be extended or modified to cover, Electronic Cash. -- "E-Bank" Regulation. The regulation of issuers of Electronic Cash. -- Criminality. The applicability and creation of laws concerning crimes (counterfeiting, money-laundering, electronic ransom payments, etc.) involving Electronic Cash. -- Privacy, Encryption, and Anonymity. The extent to which the privacy of merchants and consumers engaging in transactions with Electronic Cash can and should be legally protected. -- Security Concerns. Legal issues involving the protection of Electronic Cash systems from hackers, fraudulent participants, and other security threats. -- Microtransactions. Legal issues concerning the implementation and regulation of on-line systems that involve payments of small amounts of Electronic Cash by consumers to service or content providers. -- Interstate and International Aspects. (e.g., Jurisdiction, Choice of Law, Taxation). -- Role of the Federal Government. Should the Government be setting the ground rules for competition among systems and varieties of Electronic Cash? Selecting one or more systems for national implementation? Or just allowing the market to decide? Submissions should be approximately 100 double-spaced pages in length, written in traditional law review format with sufficient footnotes and documentation. Citations should conform to The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation (15th ed.1991). Papers should be received by The Law Review by October 1, 1996, and will be selected within two weeks of this deadline. Authors of papers accepted for publication will be expected to confirm within seven days after acceptance their agreement to contribute these papers to the Symposium Issue. Submissions should be made in hard copy to: The American University Law Review/Electronic Cash Symposium, Heather J. Russell/Senior Articles Editor, Washington College of Law, 4801 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Suite 617, Washington, DC 20016. Questions can be addressed to Professor Walter A. Effross, [voice] (202) 274-4210, [fax] (202) 274-4130, [e-mail] weffross@counsel.com.