Duke University will host a free, public symposium, "Ocean Ecosystem Management," from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.Friday, Oct. 21, 2005, in room 3041 at the LawSchool.
The event is the 2005 Symposium of the Duke Environmental Law and Policy Forum, (DELPF)a student-run scholarly journal of Duke Law School devoted to legal and policy analysis of environmental issues. Advance registration is required.
Through panels, question and answer sessions and roundtables, experts on ocean law and policy will explore challenges and opportunities for developing a regional ocean governance system in the U.S. based in part on case studies of efforts already under way in the Gulf of Maine and in California and Washington.
"Our discussions will, by design, have a strongly practical bent," said Tim Profeta, director of Duke's Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions and one of four moderators for the event. "Our aim is for participants to take away useful information and new ideas they can apply immediately to their practices, projects or studies."
"We selected ocean ecosystem management as a topic for its broad appeal, complexities, and timeliness," added Sarah Doverspike, DELPF editor in chief and a third year law student who is also pursuing a master's degree in environmental management. "We also wanted to use the event to bridge the gap between the LawSchool and the NicholasSchool."
The Nicholas Institute and Duke Law School are sponsoring partners of the student-organized symposium. Other contributors are the NicholasSchool of the Environment and Earth Sciences and the Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy.
The discussions will appeal particularly to environmental law practitioners, ocean and coastal governance professionals, and faculty and students in law, public policy, environmental management and marine studies, Profeta said.
Experts will lead three panel discussions, followed by Q&A sessions, on
-- "Implementing RegionalOcean Governance" at 8:45 a.m.
-- "Regional Case Studies" at 10:45 a.m. and
-- "Challenges and Alternatives" at 1:30 p.m.
In the day's final roundtable, at 3:30 p.m., participants will identify practical strategies for developing marine ecosystem-based management in the U.S. Their recommendations will be presented to Congress in 2006. Papers from the symposium will be published in the spring 2006 issue of DELPF, Volume XVI.
The symposium has been approved for Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credits.
For a complete agenda and registration information, or to learn more about the webcast of the symposium, click here. Duke Law School is located in Duke's West Campus, at the intersection of Towerview Road and Science Drive.
For further information, contact Sarah Doverspike at sarah.doverspike@law.duke.edu or DELPF at DELPF@law.duke.edu.