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APIEL

University of Tennessee College of Law

Knoxville, Tennessee

November 19-21

APIEL is designed to unite activists, attorneys, students, scientists and concerned citizens working for environmental justice throughout Appalachian and surrounding states. The weekend conference will feature a series of workshops and dialogues led by activists and lawyers with the goal of exchanging information, sharing skills, and fostering collaboration between the grassroots and the bar in addressing the most pressing ecological problems of the Appalachian bioregion and the surrounding states.

Topics include: mountaintop removal and strip mining, air and water pollution, coal combustion waste and coal plants, the Broadform Deed, chemical weapons disposal and the precautionary principle, wetlands protection in the Gulf region, forest protection and ecological restoration and experiencing the criminal system for activists.

APIEL is an opportunity for activists and lawyers to learn from each other and to reach across state and regional lines to meet and network with others who share common interests and goals.

APIEL is modeled on the Public Interest Environmental Law Conference (PIELC) established in Eugene, Oregon, where once a year lawyers, law students, activists, funders, and media come from around the planet to be a part of the nation's leading annual environmental law convergence.

Weekend Overview:

Friday, November 19: Meet upstairs at Barley’s Tap room in tCity for registration, dinner and socializing.

Saturday, November 20: Conference workshops and panels at the University of Tennessee Law School followed by evening social events.

Sunday, November 21: Morning workshops at the University of Tennessee Law School. Optional lunch out (not included in registration fee) and departure.

All forms for registration and panels available below in multiple formats.

Registration

All conference participants must register by completing and submitting the registration form is available below as both a pdf and word document and can also be found on the APIEL blog at http://apielforms.blogspot.com/

The attendance fee for the conference is $45 for Friday through Sunday which includes pizza on Friday night. All other meals, transportation and lodging are the responsibility of the participant. Participants who are only attending part of the conference may pay by the day, according to the prices listed below.

· $45 Conference admission

· Friday night $10, Saturday $25, Sunday $10

· CLE credit is being organized and will be available as affordably as possible.

A limited number of scholarships are available by completing and submitting the fee waiver form found on the APIEL blog at http://apielforms.blogspot.com/

Workshops

We are currently accepting workshop proposals from lawyers and activist for the APIEL conference. To submit a workshop proposal please complete and submit the application found on the APIEL blog at http://apielforms.blogspot.com/

Sample workshops include the Endangered Species Act (ESA), National Pollution Discharge and Elimination System permits (NPDES), Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, Administrative law and procedures, The Broadform Deed, Legal observing, Collecting Air and Water field data, How to work with your lawyer (for activists), How to work with your activist client (for lawyers), Mountain Top Removal mining (MTR), Water testing on strip mine sites, etc.


For More Information

Please visit the APIEL blog at http://apielknoxville.blogspot.com/ for more information.

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For questions email: apielconference@yahoo.com

Or Call (865) 257-4029

FAX- 1-888-201-1104

Write: APIEL CONFERENCE
POB 20363
Knoxville, Tennessee
37920