Promoting New England's Marine Economy: Challenges and Opportunities
Introduction
On April 2, 2007, the New England Council and Roger Williams University joined forces to convene key experts and policymakers to discuss one of New England's most versatile and extraordinary resources--its relationship to the sea.
The conference, which featured Rhode Island Senator Jack Reed as Keynote and former Clinton administration Chief of Staff Leon E. Panetta as opening speaker, brought together leading experts in industry and business, education, public policy and local and regional officials. This forum was intended to kick off a continuing initiative to define, protect and promote an economic sector that is so critical to New England's vitality.
Read the Associated Press article on the Marine Economy Forum at BostonHerald.com.
Details
For an overview of the event, read this recap. If you'd like more details, the final conference agenda is available on this site as well, as is biographical information for most participants.
For additional information, contact the Roger Williams University Office of Public Affairs at 401-254-3178.
About Roger Williams University
Located on a beautiful 140-acre waterfront campus in Bristol, Rhode Island, Roger Williams University is a premier liberal arts university and ranked in the Top 10 of comprehensive colleges in the north by U.S. News & World Report. The University's campus is easily accessible from Providence, Boston and New York.
Roger Williams offers undergraduate and graduate programs in the arts and sciences, architecture, business, construction management, education, engineering, historic preservation, justice studies, legal studies and visual arts studies. The University is home to Rhode Island's only law school and operates the only shellfish hatchery in the state. Accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, the University enrolls more than 3,700 undergraduates at its main campus.
About the Roger Williams School of Law
At Roger Williams, students are immersed in complex legal theory while developing practical lawyering skills that will serve them in the profession. As the only law school in Rhode Island, the school holds a virtual franchise throughout the school year on student clerkship opportunities with federal and state judges, state offices and agencies.
Our clinical offerings in Community Justice and Legal Assistance, Criminal Defense and Disability Law afford our students valuable experience working with real clients on real cases. And we offer many unique programs to enhance the educational experience we provide. These include public interest experience through the Feinstein Institute for Legal Service, study abroad programs in London and Lisbon, and joint degree programs with a variety of concentrations that offer the opportunity for cross disciplinary study.
About the Marine Affairs Institute
In the age of multiple uses of ocean and coastal resources, a coherent legal and management framework is imperative to create sustainable policies. The Marine Affairs Institute at the Roger Williams University School of Law contributes to the development of this framework through research and analysis of legal issues affecting oceans and coasts, education and training of law students in marine law, and outreach to lawyers, scientists and policymakers.