Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources
2008 ABA Annual Meeting
August 7-12, 2008
New York, NY
The ABA Annual Meeting will be held in New York City from August 7-12, 2008, with Section activities on August 8-10, 2008.
Section Headquarters
| Saturday, August 9 | 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
| Sunday, August 10 | 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
Annual Meeting Agenda
| Friday, August 8, 2008 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. |
CLE Program: How Judges Think Primary Sponsor: Judicial Division |
| Friday, August 8, 2008 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. |
Education Service Group Meeting Estrela Penthouse, 42nd Floor, LeParker Meridien |
| Friday, August 8, 2008 9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. |
CLE Program: What Every Commercial Real Estate Attorney Needs to Know about Environmental Law Marriott Marquis, 1535 Broadway This program will highlight the expanding role that environmental law is playing in real estate transactions, both on a federal and state level. An overview of the law will be given by one or two speakers, and case studies will be offered by subsequent speakers. At least one speaker will speak from an environmental litigator's perspective. Primary Sponsor: Young Lawyers Division |
| Saturday, August 9, 2008 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
Section Council Meeting LeParker Meridien, Estrela Penthouse, 42nd Floor |
| Saturday, August 9, 2008 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. |
CLE Program: Climate Change: Avoiding, Managing, Resolving Emerging Risks, Disputes and Liability Sutton Center, 2nd Floor, Hilton New York Climate change responses are creating significant changes in broad sectors of the economy requiring that businesses and their lawyers focus on the numerous areas of opportunity and potential risk. The development of new regulations and incentives is underway; a new generation of energy and water projects is required; potential new legal risks are on the horizon. The speakers will flag the areas of potential exposure, describe newly developed insurance products to manage climate change related risk and discuss the benefits of utilizing alternative dispute resolution mechanisms to avoid and resolve disputes. The various collaborative and negotiated processes pursuant to which climate change policy is being shaped with stakeholder input will be reviewed. Moderator: Speakers: |
| Sunday, August 10, 2008 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. |
CLE Program: Concerns of Tribes in New York Hilton New York, 1335 Avenue of the Americas Primary Sponsor: Section of Individual Rights and Responsibilities |
| Sunday, August 10, 2008 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
Showcase CLE Program: Climate Change - The Growing Legal Storm President CLE Centre, Hilton New York, Mercury Ballroom, 3rd Floor This cross-cutting panel will provide practical information on how climate change will impact the practice of law. No matter your field of expertise, climate change and its regulation will impact your clients' business, operations, future plans, property, and investments. This "don't miss" panel will also explore how climate regulation has already affected law practice in Europe, the likely shape of climate regulation in the U.S. including the continuing emergence of state/ local regulation; how climate regulation will affect transactions and boardrooms in the U.S., including securities disclosures, greenhouse gas inventories, and preparing for anticipated sea level rise; and the forecast for climate litigation in the absence of federal climate legislation. Moderator: Speakers: Primary sponsor: Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources The following sections are secondary sponsors for our CLE Showcase program:Standing Committee on Environmental Law; General Practice Solo and Small Firm; Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice; Real Property, Trust and Estate Law; Young Lawyers Division; Public Utility, Communications and Transportation Law |
| Sunday, August 10, 2008 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. |
18th Annual Margaret Brent Lawyers of Achievement Awards Luncheon Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers, Metropolitan Ballroom Ticket Price: $100 ($125 after July 8, 2008) |
| Sunday, August 10, 2008 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. |
CLE Program: Hot Topics in Environmental Law Empire State Ballroom D, Ballroom Level, Grand Hyatt Primary Sponsor: Section of Business Law |
| Sunday, August 10, 2008 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. |
Section Business Meeting (Section Officers and Council elected) LeParker Meridien, Mirus 1, 3rd Floor |
| Sunday, August 10, 2008 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. |
ABA Award for Distinguished Achievement in Environmental Law and Policy: Ceremony and Reception LeParker Meridien, Estrella Penthouse, 42nd Floor Honoring: Daniel Barstow Magraw, Jr., individual recipient and Alliance for the Great Lakes, organizational recipient |
| Sunday, August 10, 2008 8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. |
Leadership Dinner Ticket Price: $75.00 David Burke & Donatella |
Hardship Scholarship Application
Scholarships are available for all section MCLE events. Scholarships are intended to increase membership involvement in entity activities by providing support to those who would otherwise be financially unable to participate. To request an application or receive additional information, contact Ninah Moore at mooren@staff.abanet.org or at 312-988-5724. The deadline is July 7, 2008.
CLE Programs
The Presidential CLE Centre will be located in both the Hilton New York and the Sheraton New York hotels. The Centre will offer accredited CLE programs covering all areas of practice, giving attendees an opportunity to conveniently earn a year’s worth of CLE credits in one central location.
All participants must be registered for the ABA Annual Meeting to attend CLE programs. Attendees can purchase an All-Access CLE Badge for a fee of $450 (increases by $145 after May 30, 2008). This badge can be used for admittance to governance meetings, non-CLE programs and ALL CLE programs at the Annual Meeting, including those in the Presidential CLE Centre and at the satellite hotels. Members whose primary focus at the Annual Meeting is governance, and who may only be able to attend a few CLE programs, can register for the Meeting for a fee of $175 (increases by $145 after May 30, 2008), which includes admittance at all governance and non-CLE programs, and purchase individual program tickets for $75 each. Discounted program tickets will be available to government lawyers and judges for $35. Law Student registrants will be admitted to all CLE programs at no additional charge. Admittance to each CLE program will require one individual program ticket OR the All-Access CLE Badge. Registration for non-ABA members is $875.
ABA Annual Meeting Registration
To register for the ABA Annual Meeting, please visit: http://www.abanet.org/annual/2008/home.html. On this page you will also find information about housing, maps, the President’s Reception, and the special events and tours program. You may register online or print a faxable registration form. The deadline for early bird discount rates is May 30, 2008.
Deadline Dates
| Wednesday, May 30, 2008 | Deadline for Early Bird Discount Rate |
| Tuesday, July 8, 2008 | Deadline for advance housing, registration and ticket sales |
| Friday, July 18, 2008 | RSVP due for Section Council events |
| Friday, July 25, 2008 | First day to begin calling hotels directly to make changes to reservations made through Experient |
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