The 1998 conference will examine changes that have occurred and changes that need to occur with respect to national and international efforts to address organized crime. One problem for all these events is the lack of an internationally accepted definition of organized crime. Nevertheless, it is clear that organized crime is often committed in more than one country and that the proceeds of a crime committed in one country are often laundered in another country. Therefore, reporters should focus on whether their countries have extended the scope of jurisdiction for organized crime, police and judicial cooperation in investigating organized crime, the use of extradition, asset seizure and forfeiture, and the potential impact of proactive policing on fair trials. Footnotes