A Viable Marine Renewable Energy Industry:
Solutions to Legal, Economic, and Policy
Challenges
October 23-24, 2008
Roger Williams University School of Law
Bristol, Rhode Island
This
two-day Symposium will explore the means
to achieve a viable marine renewable
energy industry for the United States
with a focus on offshore wind;
hydrokinetics (wave, current and tidal);
and ocean thermal energy conversion.
Its panels will discuss possible
solutions for the nascent U.S. marine
renewable energy sector’s current legal,
economic and policy challenges. These
include jurisdictional issues and
permitting/licensing schemes; research
and development for environmental,
technological and human dimension
issues; economic/financial incentives;
and the role of the public and
Non-Governmental Organizations in these
areas.
The
Symposium’s goal will be to quantify
means of supporting a marine renewable
energy industry, while addressing local,
tribal, state, federal and public needs
related to the protection, conservation,
and management of our marine resources,
as well as co-existing with the many
uses of the marine environment.
REGISTRATION These documents will be available
mid-June.
Registration Brochure
Agenda
SPONSORSHIP
OPPORTUNITIES
You are invited to become a sponsor
of this Symposium. Your organization
will gain recognition and visibility
in attendee materials, on the
Symposium website and, at the Gold
and Silver levels, through table top
displays that will be seen by all
participants.
Level
Included
Gold
$10,000
Corporate logo on Symposium website
500 word description in attendee
materials
Space for 6’ table top display
Banner hanging at Symposium
4 complimentary registrations
Silver
$5,000
Corporate logo on Symposium website
250 word description in attendee
materials
Space for 4’ table top display
Banner hanging at Symposium
3 complimentary registrations
Bronze
$2,500
Corporate logo on Symposium website
100 word description in attendee
materials
2 complimentary registrations
Patron
$1,000
500 word description in attendee
materials
1 complimentary registration
To be a sponsor, please download the
Sponsor Application Form
above and submit as requested.
The following Sponsors are gratefully
acknowledged:
Roger Williams University School of Law
Rhode Island Sea Grant
University of Rhode Island
College of the Environment & Life Sciences and the Department of Marine Affairs
HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS
Bristol Harbor Inn
259 Thames Street
Bristol, RI 02809
401-254-1444
866-254-1444
www.bristolharborinn.com
A group rate of $165 has
been arranged for the evenings of October
23 and 24 with the Bristol Harbor Inn.
Anyone who wishes to also stay on Saturday,
October 25 will be subject to the Inn's
regular room rates of $189-$249. When
making your reservations, please refer to
the "Marine Law Symposium". For more
information, contact
marineaffairs@rwu.edu.
Additional
Accommodations:
The following bed & breakfasts are also
located in Bristol or nearby Warren.
Bradford-Diamond-Norris
House
474 Hope Street
Bristol, RI
401-253-6339
www.bdnhouse.com
Planning Committee: William J. Coffey, Esq.,
Interim Director,
Marine Affairs Institute/RI Sea Grant Legal
Program Angela F. Colamaria, Esq.,
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. Harlan Doliner, Esq.,
Pepe & Hazard LLP Carolyn Elefant, Esq.,
Law Offices of Carolyn Elefant Dennis H. Esposito, Esq.,
Adler Pollock & Sheehan, P.C. Megan Higgins, Esq.,
Research Counsel,
Marine Affairs Institute/RI Sea Grant Legal
program David Kaiser,
Sr. Policy Analyst,
Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource
Management,
NOAA Coastal Response Research Center Timothy R.E. Keeney,
Deputy Assistant Secretary
for Oceans and Atmosphere, NOAA Eleftherios Pavlides,
Ph.D., Professor,
Roger Williams University & Director,
Wind Power Rhode Island Project Peter J. Schaumberg, Esq.,
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. Thomas C. Woodworth,
Program Analyst,
Alternative Energy & Alternate Use Program,
Minerals Management Service
Please contact
marineaffairs@rwu.edu with any questions
you have regarding the Symposium or, if you
prefer contact us at (401) 254-5392.
