3rd Annual Student Agricultural & Food Law Symposium
Date: Friday, February 10, 2017, beginning at 9:00 a.m. (lunch included)
Location: MSU College of Law, 648 N Shaw Lane, East Lansing
Submission Deadline: Postmarked/e-mailed on or before January 13, 2017
Paper Topic(s): Agricultural, Environmental, or Food Law Issues
Awards: First place: $500, second place: $250, third place: $100
Eligibility: Current law students and recent graduates (graduated Spring 2015 or later) from law schools in Michigan
Students attending any of Michigan’s law schools are welcome to submit a paper.
Purpose: To encourage student contribution to the field of agricultural and food law by providing a forum for students to present papers to professionals in the agricultural and food law community.
Format: Students who submit the top papers will be chosen to present at the symposium. 15-minute presentation to a panel of judges made up of professionals in Michigan's agricultural and food law community; 5-minute question/answer session. Judges will choose a first, second, and third place winner.
Guidelines: Students are invited to submit a paper 20/30 pages in length (minimum 5,000 words) on an agricultural, environmental, or food law topic. Students may submit a paper written for a law school seminar or directed research. A review committee will review and select the best papers evidencing relevancy to Michigan agriculture and food industry, quality of research, and writing clarity. Students who submit the top papers will be invited to present at the symposium.
Students are to submit papers to Allison Eicher. Students should not put their name on their paper but should instead include the last four digits of their phone number on each page. Submit a cover sheet that contains name and contact information, including telephone number. If submitting electronically, include this information in your e-mail.
Submissions: Allison Eicher 648 N Shaw Lane, Room 115, East Lansing, MI 48824 or eicheral@law.msu.edu
Questions: Please contact Kristiana Coutu, Agricultural Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan, kmcoutu@varnumlaw.com, or Brad Deacon, adjunct professor (agriculture law), MSU College of Law, bradleyndeacon@yahoo.com.
Symposium Registration: Symposium is free and open to all. Registration will open closer to the event.
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