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Law Librarians of New England

a chapter of the American Association of Law Libraries

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Law, Nature and Gifts from the Sea
LLNE meeting: November 4, 2005
Bristol Harbor Inn, Bristol, RI

The staff of the Roger Williams University Law Library invites you to the LLNE Fall 2005 meeting at the Bristol Harbor Inn on Friday, November 4, 2005.

Registration Deadline: October 17, 2005

Meeting Announcement and Registration Form

Conference Program

Lodging, Directions and Parking

Conference Planning Committee

Conference Program

8:30-9:30

Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:30-11:00

Welcome - Gail Winson
Director of the Law Library and Associate Professor of Law
Roger Williams University School of Law

LNG Discussion Panel

Patrick Lynch
Rhode Island Attorney General

Gordon Shearer
President and CEO, Hess LNG and
CEO, Weaver's Cove Energy

Christopher D'Ovidio
Conservation Law Foundation, Rhode Island Advocacy Center

Gail Winson, Moderator

11:00-11:30

Break and Exhibit Time

11:30-12:15

Sunken Treasure: The S.S. Central America - From the Bottom of the Ocean to the Highest Court in the Land

Professor Jane Rindsberg
Roger Williams University School of Law

12:30-2:00

Welcome

Michael Yelnosky
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and
Professor of Law
Roger Williams University School of Law

Lunch

LLNE Business Meeting

2:00-2:30

Exhibit Time

2:30-3:15

Conservation of Marine Habitats: Leasing & Ownership of Submerged Lands

Kristen Fletcher
Director of the Marine Affairs Institute at the Roger Williams University School of Law and
Director of the Rhode Island Sea Grant Legal Program

3:15

Travel Break

3:30

Linden Place Tour

Optional Tour of Historic Linden Place, a stately Federal style mansion built in 1810 and the "Crown Jewel" of Bristol's vibrant waterfront district.

Roger Williams University Law Library Tours

Optional Tours of the Roger Williams University Law Library. [Timing to be determined based on interest. See Registration form]

Lodging, Directions and Parking

Special room rates are available at the Bristol Harbor Inn for Thursday and Friday nights. Mention RWU Law when making reservations.

The Bristol Harbor Inn is located mid-way between Newport and Providence, 35 minutres from T.F. Green Airport in Warwick, RI and 70 minutes from Boston's Logan Airport.

Detailed driving directions and a map are available at http://www.bristolharborinn.com/Directions.cfm

Parking is available in the hotel parking lot.

Conference Planning Committee

• Lucinda Harrison-Cox
• Nanette Balliot
• Emilie Benoit
• Stephanie Edwards
• Kathleen Mac Andrew