Events Calendar

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30 31 April 1
  1. 12:00pm 2014-04-01T13:00-05:00
    2014 Drought in Central Texas

    Join us for the fifth and final installment of the Energy Center’s Spring 2014 Distinguished Lecture Series. Listen to water experts Christy Muse, Executive Director, Hill Country Alliance (HCA), and Lyn Clancy, Senior Water Policy Advisor at the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA), discuss the severe drought gripping Central Texas/Hill Country that shows little sign of relenting in 2014 and its environmental implications.

    Lunch will be provided.

    Please RSVP to mpajon@law.utexas.edu.

    About Christy Muse Since 2005, Christy Muse has served as the Executive Director of HCA. She travels extensively throughout the Hill Country hosting gatherings of interested stakeholders, speaking at community meetings, participating in educational programs, and meeting with landowners and residents alike. Her personal HCA objectives are to weave a network of smart action-oriented people who care about this special region, to connect the many valuable conservation initiatives, to avoid redundancy, and to create unique informative resources that are shared freely and generously.

    About Lyn Clancy A frequent presenter on water rights, Lyn Clancy is Senior Water Policy at LCRA and is editor-in-chief of the Texas Environmental Law Journal. Her specialties include: Texas water rights, water supply acquisition and development, river management and flood liability, and water policy and planning. Clancy served as chair of the Water Laws committee on the Texas Water Conservation Association and received the President’s Award in 2007. She holds a master’s degree in water resources management and water chemistry from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and earned her J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law. >

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/04/01/18052/

  2. 7:00pm 2014-04-01T21:00-05:00
    PILA Potluck

    Join the Public Interest Law Association Tuesday, April 1st at 7:00PM for our monthly Potluck. We will hear from professors and practitioners about their public interest career paths as well as from representatives from other public interest student organizations.

    There is no better way to get plugged in to the public interest community than to attend PILA Potlucks!

    PILA will provide the main meal and drinks, but feel free to bring additional side dishes or desserts.

    Need a ride? We are setting up a carpool for those of you who don’t have transportation from and back to campus. Contact sarahpbryant@gmail.com to get your name on the carpool list.

    Location: 1175 Graham, Austin, Texas 78702.

    Note on parking: My neighbors will thank you if you can park your car on Walnut Avenue (beside the Baptist church or behind the Millennium Youth Entertainment Complex). My house is the fourth one on the right on Graham Street.

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/04/01/17513/

2 April 3
  1. 5:30pm 2014-04-03T19:00-05:00
    UT Law LL.M. Alumni-Student Mixer

    All UT Law international and domestic LL.M. students and international exchange students are invited to meet and network with UT Law LL.M. alumni and friends to learn about their student experience and career path after graduation. Hosted by the UT Law Career Services Office and International Student Programs, this mixer is a great way to expand your network and meet local LL.M. alumni, so don't miss out!

    The UT Law LL.M. Alumni-Student Mixer will be held on Thursday, April 3, 2014 from 5:30-7:00 p.m. at Scholz Garten, 1607 San Jacinto Blvd. in Austin (map).

    Scholz Garten is one mile from the Law School, which is about a 15-20 minute walk (see map above).

    Please RSVP by Thursday, March 27, on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the "Events" tab. Dress is business casual.

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/04/03/18727/

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6 April 7
  1. 1:00pm 2014-04-07T14:00-05:00
    Careers in Entertainment Law

    Paul Marchegiani, Director of Business Affairs at NBCUniversal, will discuss various careers in entertainment law. He has more than 10 years of high-level legal experience in the entertainment industry and has taught entertainment law classes as an adjunct professor at UC Berkeley and Chapman University. While he has deep knowledge in substantive television and legal affairs knowledge, he also has litigation experience in high-stakes IP, contract, securities, appellate and white collar criminal cases. He will also be on hand to answer any questions about NBCUniversal’s legal internship program. Co-sponsored by the Texas Review of Entertainment and Sports Law.

    Lunch will be served. RSVP by Friday, April 4, on UT Law Symplicity by selecting the 'Events' tab.

    Part of the Career Exploration Series, which offers students an opportunity to learn more about different areas of the law and network with leading practitioners in these areas.

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/04/07/18758/

  2. 3:45pm 2014-04-07T17:45-05:00
    Approaches to Universal Jurisdiction

    Please join us for the next event in the Rapoport Center’s 2014 Colloquium on Comparing European and North American Approaches to Human Rights, organized in collaboration with the Center for European Studies and funded in part by a grant from the European Union. This event will focus on “Approaches to Universal Jurisdiction.” Light refreshments will be served.

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/04/07/17581/

  3. 4:00pm 2014-04-07T17:00-05:00
    Environmental Entrepreneurs in Austin

    Environmental Entrepreneurs: Local Companies Leading the Way to a Low-Carbon Economy

    April 7, 2014

    The University of Texas School of Law, TNH 2.123

    4:00-5:00 p.m.

    ABOUT THE EVENT

    Join us for a timely forum on clean technologies that can ultimately reduce greenhouse gas regulations. As several local Austin companies create technologies that cut greenhouse gas emissions, we will explore why entrepreneurs need to link their plans for growth with cleantech. Come learn from local experts and business leaders about the tools available to get more companies to contribute to a lower carbon economy and reduce climate change through their technology and services.

    REGISTRATION: Please RSVP to ptillman@law.utexas.edu.

    SPEAKER

    Mitch Jacobson Co-Director, ATI Clean Energy Incubator, The University of Texas at Austin; Board Chair, CleanTX Foundation

    PANEL DISCUSSION

    A panel discussion with local business leaders will follow Mitch Jacobson’s presentation.

    PANELISTS

    Barry McConahie, CEO, Incenergy Lu Yan, CEO, Yan Engines, Inc. F. Todd Davidson, CEO, nCarbon Yetkin Yildirim, Co-Founder, Terra Pave International, Inc. Panos Adamopoulos, Founder, Seismos

    EVENT SPONSOR: Center for Global Energy, International Arbitration, and Environmental Law

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/04/07/18745/

8 9 April 10
  1. 1:00pm 2014-04-10T16:45-05:00
    14th Annual Symposium in Dispute Resol

    The Graduate Portfolio Program in Dispute Resolution is honored to present the keynote in conjunction with the Conflict Conference, sponsored by UTPCR.

    Keynote Speaker: Prof. Linda L. Putnam, UC Santa Barbara "Managing Intractable Environmental Conflicts" Keynote held at Belo Media Center, Room 5.208 at 1:00 p.m. Free shuttle pick up to and from keynote begins at 12:15 pm at the stairs on E. Dean Keeton St.

    Student research presentations begin at 3 p.m. in TNH 2.139 and Jury Room.

    All presentations are free and open to the public.

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/04/10/18783/

April 11
  1. All day
    Hutcheson Moot Court

    The Thad T. Hutcheson First-Year Moot Court Competition is a 64-person, single-elimination tournament for first-year law students at the University of Texas School of Law.

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/04/11/17487/

  2. All day
    REUNION WEEKEND

    Reunion Weekend is April 11-12, 2014, honoring classes whose graduation years end in "4" or "9".

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/04/11/18043/

  3. 7:00pm 2014-04-11T22:00-05:00
    UT Law Reunion

    The Law School will honor classes ending in "4" and "9" from 1964 - 2009.

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/04/11/17318/

April 12
  1. All day
    UT Law Reunion

    The Law School will honor classes ending "4" and "9" from 1964 - 2009.

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/04/12/17319/

  2. All day
    Hutcheson Moot Court

    The Thad T. Hutcheson First-Year Moot Court Competition is a 64-person, single-elimination tournament for first-year law students at the University of Texas School of Law.

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/04/12/17488/

  3. All day
    REUNION WEEKEND

    Reunion Weekend is April 11-12, 2014, honoring classes whose graduation years end in "4" or "9".

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/04/12/18044/

  4. All day
    UT Law Reunion 2014

    UT Law's Reunion Weekend is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, April 11-12, honoring classes that end in "4" or "9" beginning with the class of 1964. Events will take place at the Four Seasons and the Law School.

    Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2014/04/12/18751/