Events Calendar

Come help raise funds for Domestic Violence Survivors Support Network and get a tasty, easy-on-the-budget, taco! Available in the atrium from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Monday the 21st through Thursday the 24th.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/02/21/10909/

Come help raise funds for Domestic Violence Survivors Support Network and get a tasty, easy-on-the-budget, taco! Available in the atrium from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Monday the 21st through Thursday the 24th.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/02/22/10912/

Author Dorothy Budd talks about her book "Tested: How Twelve Wrongly Imprisoned Men Held Onto Hope" with exoneree Christopher Scott.

About the book: “Tested: How Twelve Wrongly Imprisoned Men Held onto Hope,” by Dorothy Budd and Peyton Budd, explores the lives and stories of twelve men who were wrongly convicted in Dallas County. All the men spent time in prison before the new evidence helped win their release. The book is based on the exonerated men’s personal journeys of hope, forgiveness and redemption as told to the authors in one-on-one interviews.

About the event: Join author Dorothy Budd and Christopher Scott, one of the men profiled in “Tested,” in a discussion Scott’s story and the implications of wrongful convictions. Tiffany Dowling of the Law School’s Actual Innocence Clinic will moderate.

Lunch provided.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/02/22/10062/

Come the afternoon before the main program for the Pre-Conference which explores select issues of interest to developers, market participants, regulators and landowners.

Topics covered include:

- An Alphabet Soup of Renewables Energy Terms and Vocabulary

- Developments in solar technologies and deployment

- SunPower and SunEdison on The Growing Role and Deployment of Behind-the-Meter Solar: Opportunities and Challenges

- Detailed coverage of leasing and site development issues from the perspectives of landowners and developers, including the Top 10 Leasing Issues Landowners Object to—But Should Not

- Strategies of Renewable Developers and Generators under New Market and Day-Ahead Rules

- What’s Happening with Offshore Wind Developments and Geothermal Leases in Texas and the U.S.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/02/22/10206/

Come help raise funds for Domestic Violence Survivors Support Network and get a tasty, easy-on-the-budget, taco! Available in the atrium from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Monday the 21st through Thursday the 24th.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/02/23/10913/

Join leading players and participants in Texas wind, solar and renewable energy, including developers, manufacturing company representatives, financial advisors and market experts, corporate counsel and law firms, and leading regulatory and legislative leaders including keynote speakers John R. Norris, Commissioner of FERC, and Rep. Mark Strama of the Texas House of Representatives.

The 2011 program features:

- Cutting-edge topics: energy economics in 2011; PPAs, rates of return, project viability and valuation; grid integration challenges; renewable transmission plays; solar; geothermal; turbine technology and economics; and much more.

- A-list speakers from E.ON Climate & Renewables, Filsinger Energy Partners, AES Wind Generation, Samsung, Siemens, SCHOTT Solar CSP, Inc., SunPower Corporation, SunEdison, First Solar, Clean Line Energy Partners, Xtreme Power, Pattern Energy Group LP, Stewart Title Guaranty Company, LCRA and Tres Amigas.

- Great networking opportunities with speakers and participants at breakfasts, luncheons, and Wednesday evening’s reception.

- Superb resources and materials: Law, leases, deal points and PPAs, plus transmission, regulatory and project development updates.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/02/23/10207/

Join leading players and participants in Texas wind, solar and renewable energy, including developers, manufacturing company representatives, financial advisors and market experts, corporate counsel and law firms, and leading regulatory and legislative leaders including keynote speakers John R. Norris, Commissioner of FERC, and Rep. Mark Strama of the Texas House of Representatives.

The 2011 program features:

- Cutting-edge topics: energy economics in 2011; PPAs, rates of return, project viability and valuation; grid integration challenges; renewable transmission plays; solar; geothermal; turbine technology and economics; and much more.

- A-list speakers from E.ON Climate & Renewables, Filsinger Energy Partners, AES Wind Generation, Samsung, Siemens, SCHOTT Solar CSP, Inc., SunPower Corporation, SunEdison, First Solar, Clean Line Energy Partners, Xtreme Power, Pattern Energy Group LP, Stewart Title Guaranty Company, LCRA and Tres Amigas.

- Great networking opportunities with speakers and participants at breakfasts, luncheons, and Wednesday evening’s reception.

- Superb resources and materials: Law, leases, deal points and PPAs, plus transmission, regulatory and project development updates.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/02/24/10208/

Come help raise funds for Domestic Violence Survivors Support Network and get a tasty, easy-on-the-budget, taco! Available in the atrium from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Monday the 21st through Thursday the 24th.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/02/24/10914/

Come see the attorney who argued Roe v. Wade before the Supreme Court talk about:

Reproductive Justice in Texas: Legal Trends in Reproductive Rights from Roe to the Present on February 24th, 11:30-12:30 in rm. 3.142.

The Law Students for Reproductive Justice are hosting this panel discussion, with involvement from local lobbyists, leaders of non-profit organizations, and UT Law faculty. Light refreshments will be served. Don't miss this fabulous opportunity!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/02/24/10748/

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED. If in doubt, verify with the web-based events calendar.

Informational session with The Financial Aid Office Professionals Understanding your FAFSA forms, The Law school scholarship application, Need/Merit Scholarships

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/02/24/10651/

Calling all Journals, Student Organizations, and UT Law Community Members:

The last bar review in February is the first annual Delta Theta Phi VolleyBar Review: A Charity Fundraiser Volleyball Tournament! Get your team (or teams, if you dare) prepared and register in the atrium until 3PM Thursday, Feb 24. The tournament will be 4-on-4; in the sands of Aussies Grill & Beach Bar; and prizes will be awarded to the winners, best team theme, and select others.

As for the details: all proceeds from the tournament will go to Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas. Entry is $5/person or $20/team of 4, which includes a T-Shirt for each person.

Questions? Ask the Coach at texasdtp@gmail.com.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/02/24/10922/

The Rio Grande Valley Legal Job Fair takes place Friday, February 25, 2011. All accredited law schools in Texas will be invited to participate. First-year, second-year, third-year and LL.M. students and recent graduates specifically interested in pursuing employment with small to midsize firms and corporations in Texas are encouraged to consider participating in this program, which is presented by the Hidalgo County Bar Association.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/02/25/9732/

The West Coast International LL.M. Job Fair is an opportunity for LL.M. candidates who are internationally trained lawyers currently enrolled in an LL.M. program at a participating law school to interview with prospective employers. The 2011 West Coast International LL.M. Job Fair will be held on Friday, February 25, 2011 at UCLA School of Law.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/02/25/9733/

Renowned attorney, author and professor Lawrence Lessig will give the keynote address "The 'Corruption' of Our System of Money and Politics" at an event hosted at The University of Texas at Austin on Monday, Feb. 28.

The event, which includes a panel discussion after Lessig's presentation, takes place from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Thompson Conference Center. The talk is free and open to university students and faculty with an ID and the public, but seating is limited.

Law School Dean Lawrence Sager will introduce Lessig, a Harvard University law professor who is the founder and chairman of the board of FixCongressFirst and director of the Edmond J. Safra Foundation Center for Ethics at Harvard.

For much of his academic career, Lessig has focused on law and technology, especially as it affects copyright. He is the author of five books on the subject and has served as lead counsel in a number of important cases marking the boundaries of copyright law in a digital age.

His work on institutional corruption (relationships that are legal, even ethical, but that weaken public trust in institutions) led to his founding of Change Congress (now FixCongressFirst) where he champions the necessity of democratic citizenship.

Lessig's presentation will be followed by a panel discussion "Are Our Elected Officials for Sale: If So, What Can Be Done?" featuring Lessig; Steve Bickerstaff, adjunct professor at the School of Law; Sherri Greenberg, interim director of the LBJ School's Center for Politics and Governance; Mark McKinnon, political strategist, media consultant and a founder of No Labels; and Brian Roberts, a University of Texas at Austin government professor. Harvey Kronberg, a political analyst and editor of the Quorum Report, will moderate the panel.

Sponsors of the event include The Center for Politics and Governance at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, the School of Law, the Department of Government, Public Citizen and Coffee Party Austin.

For more information contact Joanne Richards, Coffee Party Austin, 512-345-4479 or phjfr@swbell.net.

The Thompson Conference Center is at the southwest corner of Dean Keeton and Red River streets. The entrance to its free parking lot is on Red River.

For more information, contact: Kerri Battles, Lyndon B Johnson School of Public Affairs, 512-232-4054; Laura Castro, School of Law, 512-232-1229.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/02/28/11123/

Texas Journal on Civil Liberties & Civil Rights, with the Immigration and Nationality Section of the State Bar, presents its annual symposium: "Civil Rights on the Border." The keynote speaker will be James Ho, former Texas Solicitor General. Mr. Ho will speak on birthright citizenship and the Fourteenth Amendment. Additional panels will include discussions of litigation surrounding Immigration Detention Centers, the Dream Act, and Operation Streamline.

Symposium Agenda:

1) Coffee and Registration 9:00 - 9:30AM

2) Barbara Hines, Lisa Graybill (Detention centers and Hutto Litigation) 9:30 - 11:00, Presentation and Q&A

3) Jose Torres (Dream Act student) 11:00 - 11:20

4) Horatio Aldredge (Operation streamline) 11:20 - 11:40

5) Q&A for Jose and Horatio 11:40 - 11:50

6) Lunch 12:00 - 1:00

7) Keynote Speaker James Ho (Birthright citizenship and the 14th Amendment) 12:00 - 12:30, during lunch

8) Birthright Citizenship Panel Dr. Ronald Trowbridge (Texas Public Policy Foundation), Dr. Gary Endelman (Attorney at BP, Houston), and Dan Kowalski (The Fowler Law Firm, Immigration Litigation) 1:00 - 2:30PM

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/03/01/10747/

The Law School is hosting a reception for DC area alumni and admitted students on March 1st at Rosa Mexicano, 5:30 p.m.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/03/01/9105/

Come learn about Equal Justice Works’ public interest programs and initiatives. Equal Justice Works’ senior program manager Charlene Gomes will discuss both summer and postgraduate opportunities with Equal Justice Works and options for relieving educational debt after you graduate.

The Equal Justice Works Summer Corps Program provides financial support for law students who dedicate their summer to providing critically needed legal assistance in low-income and underserved communities. Summer Corps members are awarded a $1,132 Americorps Education voucher for their service.

The Equal Justice Works AmeriCorps Legal Fellows Program places fellows in one- or two-year fellowships at host organizations around the country. Fellows play a critical role in securing affordable housing, lost wages, orders of protection, health care, public benefits and education for low-income and underserved communities.

The Equal Justice Works Postgraduate Fellowship Program provides financial and technical support to lawyers working on innovative and effective legal projects. The two-year fellowships offer salary and generous loan repayment assistance.

The Public Defender Corps is an Equal justice Works and Southern Public Defender Training Center program that provides three-year fellowships aimed at addressing the ongoing national crisis of providing quality representation to accused persons who cannot afford counsel.

Lunch will be provided. RSVP by Tuesday, March 1, on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the “Events” tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/03/02/10904/

The Alumni Association is hosting a reception for all New York area alumni and admitted students on Wednesday, March 2 at the law firm of Fulbright & Jaworski, 666 Fifth Avenue.

The reception for admitted students begins at 5:30 p.m., followed by the alumni reception at 6:00 p.m.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/03/02/8601/

Please join the Teach for America Austin Alumni Association for our 4th Annual Policy Forum with our featured speaker, AISD Superintendent, Dr. Meria Carstarphen. She will discuss AISD's efforts to close the achievement gap and other current issues in education. The event is being co-sponsored by the UT Law/Webb Middle School Youth Court.

Please RSVP but no need to print your ticket. We will have a list at the event.

Here is the link to the invite. http://4thannualpolicyforum.eventbrite.com/

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2011/03/02/11084/