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Economic Policy & Development in Low- & Moderate-Income Communities – Cleveland, OH

uwlegalscholarship — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:37:24 +0000

The Community Development and Research Departments of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland invite paper submissions for its 10th annual Policy Summit, to be held June 28-29, 2012, in Cleveland, Ohio. The conference brings together researchers and practitioners interested in economic policy and development in low- and moderate-income communities. This year, the focus of the conference is on program and policy evaluation. The submission deadline is Feb. 15, 2012. mw

Environmentalism & Corporate Responsibility, Social Justice, Local Initiatives – South Royalton, VT

uwlegalscholarship — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:33:41 +0000

The Vermont Journal of Environmental Law holds its annual symposium April 20, 2012. The symposium is entitled “Finding Common Ground: Bridging the Gap Between Environmentalism and Corporate Responsibility, Social Justice, and Local Initiatives.” The editors seek legal scholarship concerning:

Corporate Responsibility and Environmentalism
Social Justice and Environmentalism
Local Initiatives and Environmentalism

Making Cents: Forging a New California in a Time of Crisis – Berkeley, CA

uwlegalscholarship — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 19:16:54 +0000

Berkeley Law hosts Making Cents: Forging a New California in a Time of Crisis Oct. 22, 2011. mw

Innovative Climate Policies for California’s Local Governments – Berkeley, CA

uwlegalscholarship — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 19:07:36 +0000

The Business and Climate Change Research Initiative (a project of UC Berkeley and UCLA Schools of Law) presents Local, Clean, and Green: Innovative Climate Policies for California’s Local Governments, Dec. 2, 2011, at Berkeley. mw

Coastal Land Loss – Gulf Coast & Beyond – Baton Rouge, LA

uwlegalscholarship — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 21:35:06 +0000

The Louisiana Law Review announces its 2012 symposium, Coastal Land Loss in the Gulf Coast and Beyond, scheduled for March 23, 2012. The submission deadline (abstracts) is Oct. 9, 2011. mw

(un)Bound by Law: Keith Aoki Memorial Symposium – Eugene, OR

uwlegalscholarship — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 04:47:40 +0000

The Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics, the University of Oregon School of Law, and the Oregon Law Review present (un)Bound by Law: Keith Aoki Memorial Symposium Oct. 1, 2011.

Keith was a brilliant and humble law scholar and artist. He taught at the University of Oregon School of Law for 13 years and is remembered for his wit, intelligence, and kindness to colleagues and students. We will honor him with tributes about the importance of his scholarship in copyright law, local government law and Asian-American jurisprudence, and we will celebrate with a concert by his law school band, The Garden Weasels.

Counter-Terrorism Simulation and Workshop – Indianapolis, IN

uwlegalscholarship — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 18:35:22 +0000

The Global Crisis Leadership Forum at Indiana University Law School-Indianapolis will host its Second Biennial Counter-Terrorism Simulation and Workshop Oct. 27-28, 2011.

During the two day event, approximately 50 students from the law school and IU’s School of Public and Environmental Affairs will participate in a four hour simulation broadcast simultaneously on the web. . . . The simulation will be followed by a panel discussions that will examine the legality of NATO’s intervention in Libya as well as the challenges that local governments face in responding to terror attacks.

For more information contact Associate Professor Shawn Boyne, smboyne@iupui.edu. mw

Coastal Climate Change Adaptation in Connecticut – Hartford, CT

uwlegalscholarship — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 03:05:51 +0000

The Sea Grant Law and Policy Journal (National Sea Grant Law Center, University of Mississippi) and Connecticut Sea Grant present Legal Solutions to Coastal Climate Change Adaptation in Connecticut Feb. 10, 2012, at the University of Connecticut School of Law. The deadline for submitting abstracts is Sept. 30, 2011. mw

Teaching Land Use, Environmental, and Sustainable Development Law – White Plains, NY

uwlegalscholarship — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 05:34:34 +0000

The Center for Excellence in Law Teaching and the Government Law Center of Albany Law School and the Land Use Law Center of Pace Law School present Practically Grounded – Best Practices for Skill Building in Teaching Land Use, Environmental, and Sustainable Development Law May 5, 2011, at Pace Law School. For more information, contact Prof. John Nolon. mw

Local Public Health Laws – Cleveland, OH

uwlegalscholarship — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 00:11:46 +0000

Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (Cleveland State University) hosts Ripping Off the Bandaids: A Summit to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Local Public Health Laws, March 1, 2011, 8:30am – 1:00pm. The summit is sponsored by the Center for Health Law & Policy and the Health Law Society. mw