Chemical Engineering & the Law Forum sessions and activities at the 2024 AIChE Spring Meeting (local times listed).
Monday, March 25, 2024
9:30 to 11:00 – Panel Session: Extreme weather and natural disasters - An environmental and legal perspective (219 New Orleans Convention Center)
As climate change worsens and extreme weather events become more common, there is an increasing need for chemical engineers from all industries to provide guidance on how to handle these situations. This includes professionals who specialize in environmental work and legal work, all of whom provide necessary input to handling and preparing for these events. This panel session will include engineers providing their perspectives on how to approach extreme weather events and natural disasters from resilience, environmental, and legal points of view.
Panelists
- Mary Ellen Ternes, Earth & Water, LLC
- Debalina Sengupta, Texas Sea Grant, Texas A&M University
- Gregory Carmichael, University of Iowa
- Gregory Sayles, U.S. EPA
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
8:00 to 9:30 – Intellectual property law panel (219 New Orleans Convention Center)
- Chemical processes and trade secret protection (Charles Collins-Chase, Finnegan LLP, and Paul Townsend, Finnegan, Henderson, Faragow, Garrett & Dunner, LL)
- Patent litigation trends in the US and beyond (Kaylie Everett, RPX Corporation)
19:30 to 21:30 – Dinner: Management (MGMT), Environmental (ENV), and Chemical Engineering & the Law (ChE&L). Not a ticketed event this time; reservations are limited. Desi Vega's Steakhouse, 628 St. Charles Ave., New Orleans, LA 70130; +1.504.523.7600. To ensure the reservation includes you, please write to fja@aguivel.com.
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