Animal Law Symposium: Washington, DC

1700 Richmond Highway,Arlington VA 22202

24 September, 2022

Description

All symposium sessions with be hosted in-person at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, VA and will be available via livestream. Registrants will receive livestream access instructions via email one week before the event. This full-day symposium will feature panels discussing recent animal law issues before the courts. Expert panelists will talk about aspects of the upcoming U.S. Supreme Court oral arguments in the California Proposition 12 case; recent cases in the 8th and 10th Circuits holding ag-gag laws (laws that prevent whistleblowers from investigating and revealing the horrific treatment of animals on factory farms) unconstitutional; the recent decision in N.Y. denying habeas corpus relief to Happy, an elephant at the Bronx Zoo; and cases in U.S. and foreign courts seeking to bestow rights on nature and animals. Agenda & speaker bios coming soon! If you have questions, please contact [email protected]. Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Credits: Continuing Legal Education Credits will be available, pending approval by the Virginia State Bar Association. Credits are included with registration and attorneys must watch all sessions, either live or on-demand, to receive full credit. Most states accept credits from other mandatory CLE states such as Virginia, but please check with your local bar association to confirm your state’s reciprocity and reporting rules. Health & Safety: In an effort to keep attendees, speakers, and event staff as safe as possible, all in-person participants of the Animal Law Symposium will be required to comply with the following protocols. All participants must be fully vaccinated, including booster(s), and provide proof of vaccination during check-in at the event. All participants must also wear a face mask over their mouth and nose at all indoor conference gathering spaces and events, except when presenting, eating, or drinking. We recommend that all participants complete an antigen test prior to attending the conference and not attend in-person if they test positive or exhibit any cold, flu, or COVID symptoms. In addition, participants who test positive for COVID may not attend in-person. If you are experiencing symptoms or test positive before the conference, please contact [email protected]. The Animal Law Symposium staff will continue to monitor and comply with all applicable laws and guidance issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, OSHA, and local health authorities and reserve the right to amend our safety protocols accordingly, and participants agree to comply with any such changes. Cancellation Policy: If you need to cancel your registration, please contact [email protected]. Content Warning: Conference presenters are asked to include an audience warning before showing graphic content in their presentations. Given the nature of the subject matter, however, it’s reasonable to assume that some presentations will contain content which may be upsetting, e.g. photo or video evidence that depicts animal cruelty. Viewers may choose to look away if they would prefer not to see this type of content. Younger attendees may register at the discretion of their parent or guardian. Terms and Conditions: When a ticket to the Animal Law Symposium (“Symposium”) is purchased, the purchaser acknowledges that the ticket is exclusive to the registered ticket holder (“Registrant”) and cannot be sold or transferred without permission from the Symposium. The ticket provides the Registrant with a revocable license that may be refused or revoked for any reason. The Symposium further reserves the right to refuse admission to, or eject, any person whose conduct management deems disorderly or who fails to comply with Symposium terms and conditions. Breach of Symposium terms and conditions, including disorderly conduct, will terminate your license to attend the event without refund.