It is a great honor and pleasure to invite you to attend the 19th Conference of Presidents of Law Associations in Asia (POLA), to be held in HoChiMinh City, Vietnam from 22 to 23 August of 2008. HoChiMinh City has the former name being Saigon City. As you know it was called the Pearl of the Far-East. And now our country is a rising star in the economy of the region, an attractive destination for the foreign investors, businesses over the world. Especially there are many international lawfirms and foreign lawfirms establishing their branches in our city. They were doing legal practice successfully here. I beleave your continuous participation and dedication to the POLA 2008 Conference will be of value and contribution to the development of law profession in the region. I look forward to welcoming you to the POLA 2008 Conference in HoChiMinh City.