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| Fran Ulmer |
Fran Ulmer, former UAA Chancellor and Special Advisor to the U.S.
State Department on Arctic Science and Policy, is the opening keynote
for the upcoming
Alaska Law Review symposium - "North to the Future: Opportunities and Change in Alaska's Emerging Frontiers."
Dr. William Iggiagruk Hensley, Visiting Distinguished Professor, UAA College of Business and Public Policy, will give the luncheon keynote.
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| William Hensley |
Date: Thursday, October 16, 2014
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Place: UAA/APU Consortium Library LIB 307
Cost: FREE
Parking: Free in the large lot by the
Alaska Airlines Center - across the street from the Library.
Agenda and materials are on the Justice Center website.
Rapidly evolving changes in Alaska and the Arctic present challenges to
Alaska's leaders and institutions in addressing the legal issues
associated with economic development, climate change, and social and
cultural impacts. This symposium starts a conversation about these
issues.
Panel topics include:
- "Alaska Native Participation in the Territorial Governance of the North"
- "Managing the Multinational Development of the Arctic North"
- "Regulatory Oversight of Alaska's Arctic Shores"
This event is sponsored by the
Alaska Law Review, the Arctic Law Section of the Alaska Bar Association, and the UAA Justice Center.
Prof. Ryan Fortson, J.D., Ph.D., Legal Studies faculty in the Justice Center, is the faculty advisor for this event.
The
Alaska Law Review is published by Duke University School of Law for the Alaska Bar Association.
The Alaska Bar Association has approved this symposium for 4.5 hours of general CLE credit.
For information, contact
Prof. Ryan Fortson, hrfortson@uaa.alaska.edu
Prof. Jason Brandeis, J.D., Legal Studies faculty in the Justice Center, had an article on the history of Alaska marijuana law published in the July-September 2014 issue of the Alaska Bar Rag, the official publication of the Alaska Bar Association.
