Protecting and Licensing Green Energy Technologies Speaking Engagement

Greentech Committee meeting on Monday, November 15, 2010 at 12:30 pm. Rory Radding will be hosting the meeting (see address below). Lunch will be provided, courtesy of Rory and Morrison & Foerster, LLP.

Discussion Topic:

REVISED:  “Protecting and Licensing Green Energy Technologies.” Speaker - Alex Sousa, in house counsel at Innovalight, Inc.

Call-in Information for Phone Participants:  Please call 800-650-4949 at 12:45 pm and use pass code 4688146#

Location of Meeting:

Rory J. Radding, Esq.
Partner
Morrison & Foerster, LLP
Conference Room on 43rd Floor
1290 Avenue of the Americas (at 51st St) New York, NY 10104-0185
Telephone (212) 468-8146
Secretary Telephone:  Sally McFarland (212) 336-4059



Security Check-in at Morrison & Foerster:





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November 4th: NYLS Center for Real Estate Studies Master Class on Preservation (12:50pm-2pm)

You preservation junkies should enjoy this one. And there's free pizza lunch involved! Win-win!

The New York Law School Center for Real Estate Studies (CRES) will be hosting another one of its Master Class Series this Thursday, November 4th from 12:50pm-2pm in W320.

See full details below.





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General Interest Meeting: Wednesday Oct 20, 2010 1-2 PM RM W303

Among other things, we will be discussing:

-The ABA Environmental Law Conference in New Orleans

-The Pace Environmental Law Moot Court Competition

- West Virginia Environmental Law Moot Court Competition

- Job Opportunities in Environmental Law

- Labels for Household Cleaner Project

- EPA Open Government Project

- Does the Gowanus Canal really have gonorrhea?

Snacks will be served!

Alternative Food Channels for NYC Neighborhoods

The evolution and outlook for food cooperatives as a strategy to bring healthy, affordable food to under resourced neighborhoods. What are the challenges and needs of these efforts? What are the potential resources? Is there a role for policy?

Food Systems Network NYC is hosting an open networking meeting to discuss alternative food channels for NYC neighborhoods this Wednesday. Panelists include: Joe Holtz, General Manager and founding member of the Park Slope Food Co-op in Brooklyn, Natalie Soleil from the Fourth St. Food Co-op in Manhattan, and Shira Shaham from the Bushwick Food Co-op.

Date: October 19, 2010

Time: 12:30 PM

Location: Fund for the City of New York, Main Conference Room

121 Avenue of the Americas, 6th Floor

New York, NY 10013-1590

10/20: NYCLA Wants to Feed You and Help You Increase Your Professional Network

The New York County Lawyers' Association (NYCLA) invites you to their Kick-Off Reception for the 2011 Minority Judicial Internship Program. The events is on Wednesday, October 20th, beginning at 6pm.

Go to meet practicing attorneys and other law students. Stay for cheese and crackers.

Details:
Wednesday, October 20, 2010 @ 6pm
New York County Lawyers' Association
14 Vesey Street (b/w B'way and Church) Manhattan
RSVP BY OCTOBER 18TH OR THEY WON'T LET YOU IN!

E-mail LDavis@NYCLA.org to RSVP for this program.

Need More Info? Check out the NYCLA website.





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Breakfast AND Sustainable Real Estate Development?! Sign me up!

Attention Environnmental  Real Estate Aficionados: October 6th @ 8:15am, the New York Law School Center for Real Estate Studies is hosting its 4th Annual Breakfast Forum on Sustainable Real Estate Development.

Panelists include David Bragdon (Director, NYC Office of Long-Term Planning & Sustainability), Fred Harris (Senior VP, AvalonBay Communities, Inc.), and Gail Suchman (Special Counsel, Stroock & Stroock & Lavman LLP)

CLICK HERE to RSVP for this FREE event!
Seating is limited, so don't wait for too long.

Columbia University's Climate Center and Events

Columbia University, within its Earth Institute, has a Climate Center. The Climate Center seeks to:

"... improve humankind's capacity to understand, predict, and respond to climate variability and change within a multidisciplinary approach to sustainable development. By integrating basic and applied research in climate science, engineering, public health, economics, social science and political science conducted throughout Columbia University, the Center will develop strategies for adaptation to and mitigation of climate change, while communicating the science and impacts of climate change to society and providing policy analysis and advising to stakeholders and decision makers."

They have some great events coming up and their calendar can be accessed here: http://climate.columbia.edu/?id=events 
and for your convenience I have also posted their events on our calendar which can be accessed through the link on the top of the page or here: http://nylsels.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html

New Green City Fair - Union Square NYC - September 29, 2010 10am-6pm

GrowNYC presents NEW GREEN CITY welcoming more than 100,000 visitors to New York City’s largest annual green event in Union Square Park. Following the success of Green Brooklyn...Green City in September of 2009, this year's family-friendly event showcases government agencies, non-profits, entrepreneurs and community & corporate partners at the forefront of environmental stewardship, education and awareness. 
 

 

New Green City is an official participant of the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation's Green Event Program.  

Follow this link to read more: http://www.grownyc.org/newgreencity

Meet NY Environmental Attorneys! NYSBA Environmental Law Section's Fall Meeting (10/1-10/3)

The Environmental Law Section of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) is hosting its annual "Fall Meeting" from October 1st thru October 3rd.

This annual meeting is a great opportunity for law students and recent graduates to meet practicing environmental attorneys and professionals. NYLS's very own Professor Schnapf will be in attendance and has offered to introduce students to some of the Section's leaders.





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Environmental Law Panel at Brooklyn Law 9/21

Tomorrow night (sorry for the late notice) there will be a panel on careers in environmental law and natural resources. The panel starts at 6-8PM and will take place in Room 503.

The panel will be moderated by Brooklyn Law's new environmental law professor Gregg Macey and will also include dinner.

The following are the bios for the panel members:





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EPA Region II Biannual Conference

The biannual EPA Region 2 conference will be held Friday, May 21 at Columbia Law School.  The NYS Environmental Law Section is a co-sponsor of the event, along with the ABA, NY City Bar, New Jersey Bar, EPA and Columbia.  Featured speakers will include EPA Regional Administrator Judith Enck; New York DEC Commissioner Pete Grannis; New Jersey DEP Commissioner Bob Martin; and numerous other federal and state environmental officials.  Region 2 covers New York, New Jersey,  Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.

For the detailed program plus registration information:

http://www.law.columbia.edu/centers/climatechange/events/center_events/EPARegion2





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Inhabitat's 5th Birthday Bash!

This is going to be a great networking opportunity for people interested in Green business and sustainable living in New York City.

Inhabitat is a great website that explores technological advances, practices, and materials which support the notion of a sustainable and eco-friendly future.

To visit their site follow this link: http://inhabitat.com/