The ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources is pleased to offer this outstanding and timely conference at the Swissotel in Chicago, Illinois. This unique program focuses on practice-oriented policy and enforcement developments in U.S. EPA Region 5, consisting of the Great Lakes States of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin, and on Transborder issues involving U.S. companies, the Province of Ontario and the federal government of Canada.

This program offers federal and state staff attorneys, in-house counsel and advanced-level practitioners the unique opportunity to attend an ABA SEER Conference where all Speakers and Roundtable participants are leading federal and state policymakers, regulators and lawyers. Private practitioners from each Region 5 state will serve as Moderators of the various panels.

ABA SEER is pleased to announce in addition to the invited Keynote speaker being the U.S. EPA Region 5 Regional Administrator, that a Roundtable panel consisting of the State Environmental Directors from each Region 5 state and from the Ontario Ministry of Environment has been assembled.

Who should attend?
• Lawyers who practice environmental law in Region 5, including private practitioners, in-house counsel, counsel for nonprofit environmental groups, and lawyers for local, state, and federal governmental agencies

• Anyone wishing to learn more about emerging environmental law issues in the Midwest

The site of the program is the Swissotel, 323 East Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL. The Section has reserved a block of rooms for this meeting with rates of $239 single/double occupancy. The block of rooms will expire on June 17, 2009. Please reference the ABA Region 5 program when calling the hotel reservations line at (800) 73-SWISS or (312) 268 8203.

We request that all registrations be made in advance online or by completing the attached form and mailing it with your payment to the ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources, Attn.: State and EPA Perspectives on Environmental Issues in Region 5, 321 N Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60654. The deadline for receipt of all registrations is June 30, 2009. Should you miss the deadline and need to register onsite, please call (312) 988-5724 prior to the conference to insure that space is available.

Onsite registration will begin July 8, 2009, at 12:00 p.m. If you plan to register onsite, you must call (312) 988-5724 at least 72 hours before the conference to confirm that space is still available. Failure to call in advance may result in not being admitted to a sold out program. Onsite registrations will be accepted when accompanied by a check, money order, government purchase order, or government training form. Visa, MasterCard, and American Express are also accepted onsite. No registration will be accepted without payment.

A limited number of registration fee waivers are available for government, public interest lawyers employed with nonprofits, academics and law students. To apply, send a letter outlining the basis for your fee waiver to the State and EPA Perspectives on Environmental Issues in Region 5 Planning Committee, Attn: Ninah Moore, c/o ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources, 321 N. Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60654. All requests must be made by June 17, 2009.

Fee covers printed course materials, continental breakfast, networking breaks, the luncheon, and receptions.

Law firms and other organizations registering multiple attendees (four or more) can be eligible for a group discount. All registrations must be received together and prior arrangements must be made with the Section Registrar by calling (312) 988-5724. Discounts will not be applied retroactively. You will not be able to register group attendees using the online registration system but rather must complete and submit hard copies of the registration form in this brochure. Discounted rates granted to speakers, planning committee members, sponsors or tuition waiver candidates do not count towards group discount opportunities.

CLE accreditation has been requested for this program from every state with mandatory continuing education requirements for lawyers. Please be aware that each state has its own rules and regulations, including its definition of “CLE.” Check with your state agency for confirmation of this program’s approval. States with lawyer specialization programs have not been requested to certify this program. Certificates of attendance will be available in the registration materials at the program. Please note: New York licensed participants are required to sign-in and sign-out on a special attendance sheet at each session. The Section will not have the approved number of credit hours until the time of the program. If you would like information on specific state the requirements, please visit the section Web site http://www.abanet.org/environ/. To obtain information on the number of credits that have been applied for, please contact the Section at (312) 988-5724.

Your organization’s support can help offset the costs of hosting a premier conference. There are different support levels available to meet different needs. If you would like more information about sponsorship opportunities, please contact, Yumeka Brown, Program and Membership Coordinator, ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources, at (312) 988-5577 or via email at BrownY@staff.abanet.org.

If any special arrangements are required for a disabled individual to attend this program, please contact the Section at (312) 988-5724.

2009 Annual Section Sponsors

Program Sponsors
 

Platinum Sponsors

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Gold Sponsors

Anchor Qea

Conestoga-Rovers & Associates, Inc.

Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan LLP