Spring Symposium 2008 Schedule of Events

All Events Held in Room 8, Wood Hall

8:00 - 8:30 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:30 a.m. Welcoming Remarks

Dean Klonoff, Associate Dean Lisa LeSage

8:45 a.m. Keynote Address

Kevin Gover
Introductions by Professor Robert Miller

9:30 a.m. Session I

Gavin Clarkson: "Guaranteed Indians: Tribal Access to Capital and the Indian Financing Act"

David Haddock: "To Tax Tribes or Not to Tax Tribes: That is the Question"

10:45-11:00 a.m. Morning Break

11:00 a.m. Session II

Richard Monette: "A Tribal Constitution for Government and Business"

Judith Royster: "Economic Development, Natural Resources, and the Secretary's Shrinking Role"

12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Luncheon

1:30 p.m. Session III

Matthew Fletcher: "Indian Tribal Business and the Off-Reservation Market"

Alexander Skibine: "Tribal Sovereign Interests Beyond the Reservation Borders. Some Implications for Economic Development"

3:00-3:15 p.m. Afternoon Break

3:15 p.m. Concurrent Sessions

Session IV

Kevin Washburn: "The NIGC and the Trust Responsibility"

Robert Miller: "International and Domestic Treaties to Promote American Indian Economic Development"

Session V

Oregon State Bar Indian Law Section

5:00 p.m. Closing of Conference and Reception