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Bock Agricultural Law & Policy Program Fall 2022 Symposium
Bock Agricultural Law & Policy Program Fall 2022 Symposium
University of Illinois, Department of Agricultural & Consumer Economics
Co-Sponsors:
University of Illinois, College of Law
Illinois State Bar Association
ISBA Food Law Section Council
(Will request 7.0 hours of Illinois MCLE Credit)
Friday, September 9, 2022
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
I Hotel & Conference Center
1900 S 1st St, Champaign, IL 61820
Advanced Cost: $100 (deadline September 6th); $125 at the door (cost includes lunch)
The registration link can be found here.
The fourth annual Bock Agricultural Law & Policy Symposium will provide updates to a variety of topics of interest to legal practitioners and other professionals in food and agricultural industries. This year’s program—to demonstrate the deep entwinement of agricultural and food law and encourage dialogue between the two—brings together professionals from both realms to discuss hot-topics impacting the entirety of the U.S. food system.
The schedule and speakers are as follows:
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7:45 – 8:20 |
Registration and Coffee |
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8:20 – 8:30 |
Introduction and Welcome Remarks |
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8:30 – 9:15 |
Opening Keynote Address: |
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9:15 – 10:00 |
Tom Redick, Global Environmental Ethics Council, Product Liability Prevention & the PFAS Problem |
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10:00 – 10:30 |
Lisa Schlessinger, Illinois Student Assistance Commission, Confessions of a Former FOIA Officer: Overview of current IL law and Tips for Successful FOIA Requests |
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10:30 – 10:45 |
Coffee Break |
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10:45 – 11:15 |
Jessica Guarino, University of Illinois, Misleading Food Labeling and the Reasonable Consumer |
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11:15 – 11:45 |
Alexis Pascaris, Agrivoltaics |
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11:45 – 12:15 |
Michaela Oldfield, Gorman Heritage Farm, Food Policy Councils, A Lawyer’s Perspective |
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12:15 – 1:30 |
Lunch & Keynote Address: |
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1:30 – 2:30 |
Eric Greenberg, Eric F. Greenberg, P.C., Two Hot Topics: Label Claims & General Recognition of Safety |
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2:30 – 2:45 |
Coffee Break |
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2:45 – 3:30 |
Elaine Vorberg, McCarthy Duffy LLP, Legal Aspects of Financing a Food or Agtech Start-up |
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3:30 – 4:00 |
R. Delacy Peters, Jr., The Restaurant Industry of Tomorrow |
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4:00 – 4:30 |
Terence Centner, University of Nebraska, Liability for Damages from Pesticides with Examples Involving Injuries from Glyphosate and Dicamba |
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4:30 – 5:00 |
Lynne Ostfeld, Lynne R. Ostfeld, P.C. Contracts and International Supply Chains in a Time of Uncertainty |
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5:00 – 5:30 |
Bryan Endres, University of Illinois, Agritourism Risk Management |
We look forward to these informative presentations and hope you can join us. If you have any questions, please contact Melissa Warmbier at mwarmbie@illinois.edu or 217-333-8859. If you have interest in presenting at future symposiums, please let us know!
Financial Hardship Policy
Full and partial registration fee waivers of at least 50% off the undiscounted registration amount are available to persons with demonstrated financial hardship. To apply, applicants must submit a written request via email to mwarmbie@illinois.edu stating: (1) the reason for their interest; (2) an explanation of why the fee associated with the program causes the lawyer’s financial hardship; and (3) a completed course registration form. Fee waivers will be awarded on a space-available basis, with preference given to applicants in order of date submitted. The University of Illinois, Department of Agricultural & Consumer Economics program coordinator may waive or reduce the fee for the CLE program at his or her discretion. Requests for fee waivers cannot be accepted after September 7, 2022.