The 30th Annual Red Clay Conference on Friday, March 2, 2018 at the University of Georgia School of Law.

The Red Clay Conference is an annual student run conference at the University of Georgia School of Law. This event was established to increase public awareness of environmental issues on a regional, national, and international level through a series of educational presentations and open forum discussions. The Conference attracts attorneys as well as students and interested members of the Athens community.

After multiple natural disasters have struck the Southeast this past year, the 30th Annual Red Clay Conference will focus on the institutions, agents, and communities impacted by natural disasters and how environmental policies and laws can lead to more resilient responses. The conference will consist of one keynote speaker, a lecture, and three panels, which will address the following topics: the role state and local government's play in creating resiliency; environmental problem solving in the private sector; flood insurance and the NFIP and Hazard mitigation programs; how development or preservation on Cumberland Island can increase resiliency; and disaster law.

Schedule

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2018
Friday, March 2nd
9:00 AM

Opening Remarks

Peter B. Rutledge, University of Georgia School of Law

Larry Walker Room, Dean Rusk Hall

9:00 AM - 9:20 AM

9:25 AM

Resiliancy and State and Local Governments: Safeguarding Against Natural Disasters

Stephanie Stuckey, City of Atlanta
Leigh Elkins, Institute of Government's Environmental Policy
Jennifer Kline, Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Laurie Fowler, University of Georgia Odum School of Ecology

Larry Walker Room, Dean Rusk Hall

9:25 AM - 10:15 AM

10:20 AM

Environmental Problem Solving in the Private Sector

Michael Vandenbergh, Vanderbilt University Law School

Larry Walker Room, Dean Rusk Hall

10:20 AM - 11:10 AM

11:15 AM

Flood Insurance: The Fate of the NFIP in the Wake of Hurricane Irma

Susana Ferreira, University of Georgia College of Agriculture and Environmental Science
Janice Mitchell, Federal Emergency Management Agency
Terry Lunn, Georgia Emergency Management Agency Homeland Security
Hadyn Blaize, Georgia Department of Natural Resource Environmental Protection Division
Christian Turner, University of Georgia School of Law

Larry Walker Room, Dean Rusk Hall

11:15 AM - 12:25 PM

1:00 PM

Resiliency on Cumberland Island: Addressing the Camden County Spaceport and Rezoning Efforts

Bill Sapp, Southern Environmental Law Center
Kvein Lang, Fortson, Bentley, and Griffin, P.A.
Shana Jones, Carol Vinson Institute of Government

Larry Walker Room, Dean Rusk Hall

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

2:10 PM

Environmental Perspectives on Disaster Law

Robert Verchick, Loyola University New Orleans

Larry Walker Room, Dean Rusk Hall

2:10 PM - 3:20 PM

3:30 PM

Closing Remarks

University of Georgia School of Law

Larry Walker Room, Dean Rusk Hall

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM