15th Annual Animal Law Conference Schedule
Friday, September 28
Conference activities will take place in Wood Hall on the law school campus.
Registration: 12:00 pm - 5:30 pm
12:30-1:50
Room 8: Impacts of Global Warming on Wildlife
Noah Greenwald and Kristina Haddad
2:00-2:50
Room 8: Global Trade, Endangered Species, and the New Protectionism
Timothy Canova
3:10-4:00
Room 8: Advancing Protections for Asian Animals
Tamara Bond
4:15-5:30
Room 8: Messaging in the Animal Advocacy Movement
Courtney Dillard and Kim Stallwood
6:00-8:00
Welcome Reception
Mark Spencer Hotel
Please join us for wine & "cheese" tasting, light hors d'oeuvres, music, and the company of the animal advocacy community.
Welcome address by Dean Robert Klonoff at 7:00
Saturday, September 29
Registration: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Continental Breakfast
9:00-10:30
Room 7: Fighting Breed Specific Legislation: Addressing the Real Issues Behind "Dangerous Dogs"
Karen Breslin and Russ Mead
Room 8: Ethical Issues for Animal Law Attorneys
Shannon Keith
11:00-12:30
Room 7: Can the Wildlife Trade Bridge the Poverty Gap?: CITES, Livelihoods, and Sustainable Use
Bethany Cotton, Erica Thorson, and Paula Walker
Room 8: The Debate over Advancing Civil Damages for Companion Animals
Mark Cushing, Chris Green and Sonia Waisman
12:30-1:30: Lunch
1:30-3:00
Room 7: Factory Farms
Bernie Rollin and Paul Shapiro
Room 8: Advancing Criminal Prosecutions
Robert Ferber and Pamela Frasch
3:30-5:00
Room 7: Factory Farms Continued
Cheryl Leahy and Bruce Wagman
Room 8: Canned Hunting and Contest Kills
Peter Petersan and Andrew Page
5:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Banquet featuring Blossoming Lotus, Auction, and Scholarship Award Ceremony
Keynote Address by
Congressman Earl Blumenauer
Sunday, September 30
9:30-11:15
Room 7: Successful Animal Lawyering Worskshop
Led by Pamela Alexander, Robert Fennessy, Russ Mead, Peter Petersan, and Sonia Waisman
11:30-12:30
Room 8: Animal Law Student Workshop
Led by Laura Ireland Moore, Jami Pannell and Nicole Pallotta
Please note that panels are subject to change.
