Most conference activities will take place in the McCarty Classroom Complexon the Lewis & Clark Law School campus, including registration, breakfasts, snacks, and panel sessions. The Friday welcome reception will be in downtown Portland at the Oregon Historical Society. The Saturday evening banquet dinner will be held in the Legal Research Center of the Law School.

* Please be advised, this schedule is subject to change without notice.

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Friday, October 16, 2009

7:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

Welcome Reception at The Oregon Historical Society

1200 SW Park Avenue - Location, Directions & Parking Info

Registration, Keynote Presentation, historical exhibits, drinks & hors d'oeuvres

8:00 p.m.  Keynote Presentation

Jonathan Lovvorn - Vice President & Chief Counsel for Animal Protection Litigation & Research, Humane Society of the United States

 

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Saturday, October 17, 2009

8:00 - 9:00 a.m.

Continental Breakfast

 

9:15 - 10:45 a.m.

Room 2:  Hot Topics in Animal Law

Katherine Meyer - Partner, Meyer Glitzenstein & Crystal

Bruce Wagman - Partner, Schiff Hardin LLP

Room 3:  The People v. Animal Cruelty: Criminal Prosecutions

Scott Heiser - Director of the Criminal Justice Program, Animal Legal Defense Fund

 

11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Room 2:  Toxicity Testing: Is Animal Testing Still Viable?

Debra Durham - Senior Research Scientist, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine

Kathy Hessler - Clinical Professor & Animal Law Clinic Director,  Center for Animal Law Studies at Lewis & Clark Law School

Room 3:  How Media Changes the Face of Animal Cruelty

Charles Jantzen - Chief Animal Cruelty Investigator, Houston Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

Russ Mead - General Counsel, Farm Sanctuary

 

12:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.

Lunch

 

2:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.

Room 2:  Creation Care: Our Duty Towards Animals

Daniel Dombrowski - Professor of Philosophy, Seattle University

Reverend Stephen Schneider - Rector, Grace Memorial Episcopal Church

Room 3:  See No Evil, Taste No Evil?  Factory Farms

Steven Wise - Founder & President, Center for the Expansion of Fundamental Rights

David Wolfson - Partner, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy

 

4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Room 2:  The Classic Link: Domestic Violence & Animal Abuse

Frank Ascione - American Humane Endowed Chair, University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work

Megan Senatori - Partner, DeWitt, Ross & Stevens, S.C.

Room 3: International Wildlife & Trade

Paul Todd - Program Officer, International Fund for Animal Welfare

 

5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Social Reception & Book Signing with Nicholas Kristof, Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times Columnist

 

7:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

Banquet Dinner & Keynote Address by Nicholas Kristof

 

 

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Sunday, October 18, 2009

8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

Continental Breakfast

 

9:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.

Room 2:  What is "Human" in a Brave New World

Pamela Frasch - Assistant Dean of the Animal Law Program & Executive Director, Center for Animal Law Studies at Lewis & Clark Law School

Joyce Tischler - Founder & General Counsel, Animal Legal Defense Fund

Room 3:  Coping with Burnout & Secondary Trauma

Mark Hawthorne - Activist & Author of Striking at the Roots: A Practical Guide to Animal Activism

Robert Roop - Vice President of Human Resources & Education, Humane Society of the United State

 

11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Room 2:  A Holocaust Survivor's Perspective on Animal Issues

Alter Wiener - Holocaust Survivor, Lecturer & Author of From a Name to a Number: A Holocaust Survivor's Autobiography

Room 3:  The Role of Animals in Indigenous Cultures

Sea-ah-dom Edmo - Coordinator, Indigenous Ways of Knowing Project

Robert J. Miller - Professor of Law, Lewis & Clark Law School

 

11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Lunch

 

1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Room 2:  Social Justice: Forms of Oppression

Maneesha Deckha - Faculty of Law, University of Victoria

Tio Hardiman - End Dogfigting Campaign, Humane Society of the United States

Room 3: Climate Change

David Becker - Staff Attorney, Oregon Natural Desert Association

Melissa Powers - Assistant Professor of Law, Lewis & Clark Law School

 

2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Room 3:  Law Student Summit

Kathy Hessler - Professor & Animal Law Clinic Director, Center for Animal Law Studies at Lewis & Clark Law School

Matthew Liebman - Staff Attorney, Animal Legal Defense Fund

Nicole Pallotta - Student Liaison of the Animal Law Program, Animal Legal Defense Fund

Megan Senatori - Partner, DeWitt, Ross & Stevens, S.C.

 

2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Room 4:  Closing Reception

A very casual close to the weekend.  Please come to mingle with conference attendees and speakers while enjoying vegan pizza and beverages.