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UPCOMING SYMPOSIA The Georgetown International Environmental Law Review,
Problems and Solutions March 26, 2010 9:30 am - 2 pm Georgetown University Law Center Hotung 1000 600 New Jersey Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20001 The effects of climate change are already being felt. While its impacts vary dramatically by region, climate change is a challenge faced worldwide. This symposium will explore the role of laws and policies for adaptation in the areas of natural resources, human impacts, and institutional and regulatory design. Maria Blair, Deputy Associate Director for Climate Change Adaptation at the White House Council on Environmental Quality will present the keynote address. Please RSVP by March 19, 2010 to gielrsymposium@gmail.com. A streaming webcast will be available from this site during the event: http://www.law.georgetown.edu/webcast/eventDetail.cfm?eventID=1078. AGENDA 9:30: Registration 9:45: Opening Remarks Kym Hunter Editor-in-Chief of the Georgetown International Environmental Law Review
Vicki Arroyo Executive Director, Georgetown Climate Center and Visiting Professor
Moderator
Sara Hoverter Senior Fellow and Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University Law Center
Panelists
Lindsay Wiley Professor, O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law, Georgetown University
John Balbus Senior Advisor for Public Health, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, HHS Principle to the U.S. Global Change Research Program
11:00: Panel on regulatory frameworks for adapting to climate change
Moderator
Peter Byrne Professor of Law; Faculty Director; Georgetown Environmental Law and Policy Institute; Faculty Director, State-Federal Climate Resource Center
Panelists
Alejandro Camacho Professor, Notre Dame Law School, University of California, Irvine School of Law Orr Karassin Professor, Sapir College, Israel
Armin Rosencranz Professor, Stanford University
12:00: Lunch & Keynote Speech Maria Blair Deputy Director for Climate Change Adaptation, White House Council on Environmental Quality
Moderator
Hope Babcock Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center
Panelists David Takacs Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of California, Hastings College of the Law
Paul Kibel Professor, Golden Gate University School of Law
Dan Schramm Staff Attorney, Environmental Law Institute
2:00: Closing Remarks Rachel Bowen Executive Editor, Symposium, Georgetown International Environmental Law Review |
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