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October 19, 2010

What’s going on at SSRN?

Posted by Jason J. Czarnezki under Announcements, Law, Law Schools, Life, Scholarship
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What’s going on at SSRN?  Over at Prawfsblawg, Dan Markel has a post entitled “SSRN, WTF?” questioning SSRN’s terms of service which allow editing and translation.  Now see below my correspondence with SSRN, since they now want to print and sell my work.  I emailed my colleagues immediately about this, writing: “Colleagues.  See the email below.  I have chosen to opt out of this option for environmental reasons and so as not to upset the apple cart on all my pre-existing copyright agreements that allowed for online publication of my articles on SSRN, but failed to make any mention of actual print distribution.”

My edited (for length) reply to SSRN with their original email below:

I do not want to have my papers on the SSRN eLibrary available for the new hard copy service.

I suspect many others will not want his as well since it may conflict with various copyright agreements.

Thanks,

Jason J. Czarnezki

Professor of Law

Vermont Law School

From: Gregg Gordon [mailto:Admin@SSRN.com]
Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2010 1:49 PM
To: czarnezki@gmail.com
Subject: SSRN Announces Forthcoming “Purchase Bound Hard Copy” option for Free PDF documents in SSRN eLibrary

Dear Jason J. Czarnezki,

In response to requests from authors and readers to purchase printed and bound hard copies of papers on SSRN, we will soon release a “Purchase Bound Hard Copy” service for most free PDF files in SSRN’s eLibrary. We have contracted with a New York company to do the printing, binding and shipping.

The price for one or more bound hard copies will be $9.99 per copy plus shipping. Free PDF files with a minimum of 19 pages and a maximum of 240 pages will be eligible for printing. The PDF document will be printed in black and white, “perfect bound” with a glossy color cover, and shipped to United States addresses only. A “Purchase Bound Hard Copy” option will be added on the abstract page of each eligible paper. The existing options, including free One-Click Download, will remain the same, and each purchased hard copy will count as a download.

Any author, who does not want to have his or her free papers in the SSRN eLibrary available for this new service, can opt out at any time by emailing the request to AuthorSupport@SSRN.com, or calling the SSRN office at 877-SSRNHelp (877.777.6435) in the United States, or +1 585 442 8170 outside of the United States, between 8:30 am and 6 pm Monday through Friday (U.S. Eastern). If you request to opt out of the “Purchase Bound Hard Copy” service, ALL papers that are authored or co-authored by you will not display the “Purchase Bound Hard Copy” option on your abstract page(s). Please notify us by Friday, October 29, 2010 if you do not want your papers included in the initial roll-out of this new service. You may change your participation status at any time in the future.

We hope you will enjoy the convenience of this new service.

Gregg Gordon
President
Social Science Research Network

 

October 12, 2010

Environmental Law Essay Contest

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The Environmental Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan is pleased to announce its tenth annual Environmental Law Essay Contest, with cash prizes of $2,000 for first place, $1,000 for second place, and $500 for third place. The contest is open to all students in any law school in the United States or Canada. Entries must be submitted by June 30, 2011, so there is plenty of time to research and write a winning essay.  Click here for more info.

 

October 11, 2010

Vermont Law School to Host Gubernatorial Debate – UPDATED

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Vermont Law School invites VT gubernatorial candidates Dem. Peter Shumlin and Rep. Brian Dubie to an Oct. 26 debate in the run up to Election Day. The event, which is free and open to the public, will start at 5:30 p.m. in the Chase Community Center.

UPDATED: According to the press release, Shumlin has accepted the invitation, but Dubie has not yet responded.

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October 4, 2010

UCN Academy of Environmental Law- Call for Trainers in Environmental Law

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CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST TO SERVE AS AN ACADEMY TRAINER IN THE ACADEMY’S TRAINING THE TEACHERS (TTT) ADVANCED COURSE

Wuhan, China, 28th February – 4th March 2011

The IUCN Academy of Environmental Law is pleased to extend an invitation to distinguished environmental law scholars within member institutions of the Academy to express their interest in serving as an Academy trainer in the first Training the Teachers Advanced Course at Wuhan University, China, to be delivered from 28th February to 4th March 2011. (more…)

 

October 4, 2010

First Annual Colloquium on Environmental Scholarship at Vermont Law School

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The first annual Colloquium on Environmental Scholarship at Vermont Law School on October, 22, 2010 promises to be a fantastic event.  Thank you to everyone who submitted a paper, and congratulations to those selected to participate.  The Colloquium, designed as a works-in-progress event, provides an opportunity for environmental and natural resources law scholars to present their forthcoming scholarship, get feedback from colleagues, and meet and interact with those who are also teaching and researching in the environmental and natural resources law area.

I am thrilled to announce this spectacular list of participants:

  • Todd Aagaard, Assistant Professor, Villanova University School of Law
  • Mary Jane Angelo, Associate Professor of Law, University of Florida, Levin College of Law
  • Eric Biber, Assistant Professor of Law, University of California, Berkeley
  • Robin Kundis Craig, Associate Dean for Environmental Programs & Attorneys’ Title Professor of Law, Florida State University College of Law
  • Jason J. Czarnezki, Professor of Law, Vermont Law School
  • David M. Driesen, University Professor, Syracuse University College of Law
  • Timothy P. Duane, Professor, University of California, Santa Cruz and Vermont Law School
  • Pamela N. Epstein, Esq., LL.M, Consulting Attorney & Legal Intern Coordinator, Sierra Club, San Diego Chapter
  • Patricia L. Farnese, Assistant Professor, University of Saskatchewan College of Law
  • T.L. Gray, Doctoral Student, Vanderbilt University, Laboratory of Ethics and Society
  • Shi-Ling Hsu, University of British Columbia Faculty of Law
  • Madeline June Kass, Associate Professor  of Law, Thomas Jefferson School of Law
  • Andrew Long, Assistant Professor, Florida Coastal School of Law
  • Bradford Mank, Professor of Law, University of Cincinnati College of Law
  • Lesley K. McAllister, Professor of Law, University of San Diego School of Law
  • Timothy M. Mulvaney, Associate Professor of Law, Texas Wesleyan University School of Law
  • Sean Nolon, Director of Dispute Resolution Program and Associate Professor of Law, Vermont Law School
  • Uma Outka, Visiting Scholar in Energy and Land Use Law, Florida State University College of Law
  • Jessica Owley-Lippmann, Associate Professor, University at Buffalo Law School
  • Dave Owen, Assistant Professor of Law, University of Maine School of Law
  • Cymie Payne, Distinguished Environmental Law Scholar, Lewis and Clark School of Law
  • Tracey M. Roberts, Assistant Professor of Law, University of Louisville, Louis D. Brandeis School of Law
  • Shannon Roesler, Assistant Professor of Law, Oklahoma City University School of Law
  • Jonathan D. Rosenbloom, Assistant Professor, Drake University Law School
  • Erin Ryan, Associate Professor, William & Mary Law School
  • Jack Tuholske, Visiting Professor, Vermont Law School, and Adjunct Professor, University of Montana
  • Nickie Vlavianos, Assistant Professor, University of Calgary Faculty of Law
  • Annecoos Wiersema, Associate Professor of Law, University of Denver Sturm College of Law
  • Hannah Wiseman, Associate Professor, University of Tulsa College of Law

For more information, see http://www.vermontlaw.edu/ces2010, and check out the story about the Colloquium in our Fall Newsletter.

 

October 1, 2010

Vermont Law School to Open New Center for Agriculture and Food Systems

Posted by Jason J. Czarnezki under Agriculture, Announcements, Environment, Vermont Law School
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Vermont Law School to Open New Center
for Agriculture and Food Systems

Dear Colleagues,

I am writing to invite you to be part of an exciting development at Vermont Law School. In the spring of 2011, we will open the Vermont Law Center for Agriculture and Food Systems, which will support advocates, agencies, food hubs, incubators, and farmers engaged in the creation of community-based agriculture systems in the U.S. and internationally.

I invite you to join in the launch of this new center through our 2011 Sustainable Food Systems Summer Scholar program. We will select a noted academic or practitioner in this field to spend two weeks in Vermont during our Summer Session to conduct research and participate in colloquia. Vermont Law School will pay travel expenses for the scholar, provide housing, and pay a $5,000 stipend. To apply, or to nominate a colleague, please send a cover letter and résumé to Anne Mansfield, associate director of the Environmental Law Center, at amansfield@vermontlaw.edu.

The Center for Agriculture and Food Systems will focus on legal and policy issues related to community-based agriculture, the regulation of food, the Farm Bill and agricultural subsidies, energy-efficient food production, energy independence for farmers, and other issues key to retaining a successful working landscape for rural communities. Vermont Law School is the ideal place to initiate this effort: Vermont is synonymous with the farming landscape and leads the nation in the sophistication of its effort to implement a sustainable agricultural system.

The center will be modeled after our highly successful Institute for Energy and the Environment and will build on recent efforts at VLS. We hosted a conference on Food, Fuel, and the Future of Farming, which brought over 200 scholars, activists, and farmers together. We convened a colloquium with the Northeast Organic Farming Association and Rural Vermont on farmers’ market insurance issues. And, we published The Farmer’s Handbook for Energy Self-Reliance, distributed to over 4,000 farmers and taken to over a dozen farmers’ forums and conferences nationally.

This spring, we will recruit a director for the center with national experience in the field who will work with our environmental faculty and Summer Session faculty, many of whom have produced scholarship in this area. Students from our Agricultural Law Society will assist in the work of the center, and many of them will join the ranks of our alumni who work with organizations such as the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the Center for Food Safety, and the Vermont Department of Agriculture.

Please accept this invitation to apply or nominate a colleague to be the first Sustainable Food Systems Summer Scholar at the new Vermont Law Center for Agriculture and Food Systems.

Best regards,
Marc B. Mihaly
Professor of Law
Director, Environmental Law Center
Associate Dean, Environmental Law Program
164 Chelsea Street, PO Box 96 | South Royalton, VT 05068 US
 

September 24, 2010

Regulatory Assistance Project Job Opportunities

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Regulatory Assistance Project Job Opportunities (4)

The Regulatory Assistance Project is looking to fill four positions on its Research and US Program Team. The positions will be located in Montpelier, VT. Please read below for more information and instructions on how to apply.

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September 22, 2010

Cornell Faculty Search: Social Science Climate Change Position

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Cornell University is seeking applications from social scientists interested in a tenure track position with research responsibilities in the area of climate change.   See here.

 

September 16, 2010

Student Writing Competition: Intersection between Constitutional and Environmental Law

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Click here for an announcement from the Environmental Law Institute, ABA Environment, Energy, and Resources Section, and NAELS regarding a student writing competition focusing on the intersection between constitutional and environmental law.  The winning paper, and possibly a few honorable mentions, will be published in the Environmental Law Reporter.  There is also a $2,000 cash prize and a one-year individual membership to ELI.  The deadline for submissions is April 11, 2011.

 

September 15, 2010

Call for Papers: Civil Litigation as a Tool for Regulating Climate Change

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Call for Papers: Civil Litigation as a Tool for Regulating Climate Change

February 18, 2011

The purpose of this conference is to explore the interlinked policy, science, legal and political questions of utilizing the American litigation system, and particularly its tort theories of liability, to regulate climate change.  Attempts to employ the courts as a tool for regulation are exemplified by cases such as Comer v. Murphy Oil, Connecticut v. American Electric Power, Co., and Native Village of Kivalina v. Exxon Mobile Corporation.  Key presentations at the conference will be made by Professor Daniel Farber, Director of the Center for Law, Energy and the Environment, University of California at Berkeley;  Professor Michael B. Gerrard, Director of the Center for Climate Change Law, Columbia University School of Law; and Professor Daniel Bodansky of the Schools of Sustainability and of Law, Arizona State University.  Scholars and practitioners in the fields of environmental science, litigation, and tort law, among other areas, are encouraged to attend and present papers that will generate debate and discussion concerning the desirability of such litigation, strategies concerning it, and the impact it might have on efforts to bring about national legislation and international cooperation on global warming and related problems.

Valparaiso University School of Law issues this call for papers as part of the 25th Annual Monsanto Lecture/Conference on Tort Law and Jurisprudence, to be held at the School of Law on February 18, 2011.  If you are interested in presenting, please submit an abstract of your proposed paper. Abstracts are due on or before December 1, 2010.  A limited number of stipends are available to defray travel and lodging costs of some participants.

JoEllen Lind, Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Faculty Development, Joellen.Lind@valpo.edu

 

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