Program in Environmental & Natural Resources Law

Environmental Law Symposium
"Great Lakes Natural Resource Governance"
Friday, March 1, 2013

For more than 100 years, the Great Lakes freshwater system (estimated to be 20% of all fresh water on the planet) has been part of a complex orchestration of legal and institutional arrangements among the two countries, eight states, and one province that border the lakes. Legal frameworks have been constantly tested and periodically updated to respond to evolving uses, changing values, and new challenges to the conservation and management of the Great Lakes.

IU’s Robert H. McKinney School of Law’s Sixth Annual Spring Environmental Symposium will focus on the legal challenges and agreements designed to meet the challenges of governing this resource.

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This event carries 7.0 hours of CLE credit + 1 hour of Ethics credit.
For questions about this event, contact Julie Davis at 317-274-3100 or enlaw@iu.edu.

Registration

» Online Registration for Outside (non-McKinney) Attendees

Attorneys who wish to obtain CLE credit - $100.00
General Admission - $25.00

» Online Registration for IU Students, Faculty and Staff

(no charge)

Schedule/Agenda

8:30 am-9:30 am	Registration
9:00 am	Welcome & Introductions
9:30 am-10:45	Panel One – EMERGING CHALLENGES Jessica Dexter, Staff Attorney, Environmental Law and Policy Center - Chicago, IL Nick Schroeck, Executive Director, Great Lakes Environmental Law Center - Detroit, MI
11:00 am-11:45 am	Panel Two – INVASIVE SPECIES Scott McKenzie, Shields, Mott, Lund, LLP - New Orleans, LA Cole Atlin, Masters Candidate, Western University - London, ON Panel Three – HYDRAULIC FRACTURING Christoph Henkel, Assoc. Professor of Law, Mississippi College School of Law - Jackson, MS Joanna Glowacki, Attorney, USEPA - Chicago, IL
12:00 noon-1:30 pm	LUNCH & KEYNOTE – Great Lakes Priorities and Policy Initiatives Cameron Davis, Senior Advisor to the Administrator (Great Lakes) US Environmental Protection Agency - Washington, DC
1:45 pm-2:30 pm	Panel Four – ETHICAL GOVERNANCE & THE ROLE OF RIGHTS Saby Ghoshray, President, Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies - Houston, TX Jacqueline P. Hand, Professor of Law, Detroit Mercy Law School - Detroit, MI
2:45 pm-3:30 pm	UPDATE & PERSPECTIVE – CHANGING LEGAL REGIMES Joseph Dellapenna, Villanova University School of Law, Villanova PA Cameron Davis, Senior Advisor to the Administrator (Great Lakes) US Envionmental Protection Agency - Washington, DC
3:45 pm-5:30 pm	Panel Five – COMPARATIVE MODELS Mark S. Davis, Director, Tulane Institute on Water Resources Law & Policy - New Orleans, LA Gina Warren, Associate Professor of Law, Texas Wesleyan University - Fort Worth, TX Richard Paisley, Director, International Waters Governance Initiative - Vancouver, BC Reed Benson, Professor of Law, University of New Mexico - Santa Fe, NM
5:30 pm-6:00 pm	Final Plenary – PROSPECTS FOR FUTURE GOVERNANCE Eric Dannenmaier, Professor of Law, IU Robert H. McKinney School of Law, Indianapolis, IN
6:00 pm-7:30 pm	RECEPTION – All Invited

Location

The conference will be held at the IU Robert H. McKinney School of Law, 530 West New York Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202.

Parking

Parking is available for a fee at the Gateway Garage located on the corner of Michigan Street and California Street (525 Blackford Street) or at the Natatorium Garage at the corner of New York and University Blvd.