17th Annual National Association of Environmental Law Societies (NAELS) Conference

“The Future of Environmental Protection"

March 15–18, 2007

Hosted by
The George Washington University Law School
Environmental Law Association (ELA)

The theme of this year's NAELS conference, "The Future of Environmental Protection," will encompass a variety of contemporary topics in environmental law, with a specific focus on legal issues relating to global climate change. This four-day conference will include panels, workshops, and presentations addressing a range of environmental legal issues, including: climate change, international environmental law, water law, the property-rights movement, and law student activism.

Al Gore, featured speaker.

The conference also will feature a career fair as well as social functions which will provide opportunities to network with environmental lawyers, academics and law students from throughout the country. The NAELS conference will conclude on Sunday, March 18, with the J.B. and Maurice C. Shapiro Lecture presented by former Vice President Al Gore, a question-and-answer session, and showing of the film “An Inconvenient Truth.”  Join leading academics, government officials, practitioners, and students to consider the future of environmental law.

Students, academics, and practitioners are encouraged to attend. All conference events will be held on The George Washington University campus in downtown Washington, D.C. A full conference schedule is available on our Conference Agenda page.

Attention Registrants: Please check in at the registration table located on the First Floor of the Jack Morton Auditorium, Media and Public Affairs Building (first floor), 805 21st Street, N.W. on Thursday, March 15th, between 5:00-6:00 p.m. or on Friday, March 16th, between 7:45-8:30 a.m.

During check in, you will receive a conference program and further information on where all conference events will be held. At this time, conference volunteers will be available to answer any questions. We encourage conference attendees to arrive early to reserve their seat at their panels. 

PLEASE NOTE: No cameras or recording equipment will be allowed during the J.B. and Maurice C. Shapiro Lecture presented by Al Gore.

For more information on registering for the 17th Annual NAELS conference, please contact: naelsgwu@gmail.com.