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.
All Section leaders are invited and encouraged to attend the Council Meeting on Saturday, August 9, 2008 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Please respond by fax as soon as possible regarding your plans to attend the Council Meetings and the Sunday evening social event.
Section Council and Leadership Information
Council Business Meeting Agenda and Committee Reports
All 07-08 officers are asked to provide written reports for the Council Meeting. If you would like something specific added to the Council meeting agenda, please let Lee DeHihns and Dana Jonusaitis know by July 18, 2008.
All 07-08 committee chairs are expected to provide a final progress report on their committee’s Action Plan to their Council Liaisons by July 18, 2008. Council Liaison summary reports should be turned in to the Section office by July 25, 2008.
Section Council Meeting and Section Events
| 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 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. |
SOC Business Meeting Hilton New York Hotel |
| 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 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: |
| 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 |
| Sunday, August 10, 2008 8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. |
Leadership Dinner Ticket Price: $75.00 David Burke & Donatella |
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 18, 2008 | Officer Reports and Agenda Items due |
| Friday, July 18, 2008 | 07-08 Committee Chairs final progress reports due |
| Friday, July 25, 2008 | Council Liaison committee progress report summaries due |
| Friday, July 25, 2008 | First day to begin calling hotels directly to make changes to reservations made through Experient |
Please fax your Annual Meeting Response Form to the Section Office at (312) 988-5572 as soon as possible, and no later than July 18, 2008. This will enable us to make appropriate arrangements for our meetings and Sunday dinner event.
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.
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