The World e-Parliament Conference 2008 takes place 25 - 26 November 2008 in Brussels, Belgium. It is co-organized by the European Parliament and the Global Centre for ICT in Parliament, a joint initiative of the United Nations, the Inter-Parliamentary Union, and a core group of partners, established in 2006 to promote the role of parliaments in advancing the effective use of ICT for the modernization of parliamentary processes.  The World e-Parliament Conference 2008 represents a unique opportunity for leaders and members of parliaments, parliamentary officials and experts to exchange views at a global level on the impact of new technologies as tools to strengthen the representative, legislative and oversight functions of regional and national assemblies.