Food Law Student Network Digital Event Series March 15-20, 2021

WHO: People interested in food law! 

WHAT: Food Law Student Network Digital Event Series 

WHERE: Zoom – see specific links! 

WHEN: March 15-20th 

Please join the Food Law Student Network for our week long digital event series! Below you will find registration links and information about each event, speakers and the time. We hope to see you there! 

Monday, March 15th, 2-3 pm CT: 

Hemp: Industrial Production, Evolving Regulations & Needed Developments

Register here! 

Speakers:

Blake Jackson, Policy Officer & Staff Attorney, Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative

Cristina Buccola,  Founding Attorney, Cristina Buccola Counsel PLLC

Wednesday, March 17th, 2-3 pm CT: 

Beverage Law under FDA  Jurisdiction 

Register here! 

Speakers: 

Nury Yoo Arturo Reyes, Keller & Heckman 

Thursday, March 18th, 12-1 pm CT: 

Row Crops: Policies, Subsidies, and the Upcoming Farm Bill 

Register Here!

Speaker: 

Jonathan Coppess, J.D., Assistant Professor, Director of the Gardner Agriculture Policy Program, University of Illinois, Dept. of Agriculture & Consumer Economics 

Thursday, March 18th, 7 PM CT: 

Film Night Event: Food Chains 

Watch the 2014 documentary film, Food Chains, before the event & join us for a group discussion. Find the film at no cost here.  

You may join our discussion event here! 

Friday, March 19th, 12-1 PM CT: 

Meat Alternatives: Exploring the Regulatory & Technological Advances in Plant-based Meat, Cultivated Meat, and Insects as Food 

Register here!

Speakers: 

Professor Marie C. Boyd, University of South Carolina School of Law

Nicole Manu, Attorney, Good Food Institute 

Professor Steph Tai, University of Wisconsin Law School 

Saturday, March 20th, 12 PM CT 

Virtual Brunch!  We may not be able to meet in person this year, but we can still connect and discuss all things food law! 

Please help us celebrate a fabulous week of events with a virtual brunch filled with food, fun, and the opportunity to connect with fellow FLSN members!  Like our virtual dinner parties last semester, there will be cooking, games, and vibrant conversation! 

Register here!

Upcoming Fall Event: COVID-19’s Impact on the Food Supply Chains

We are delighted to be hosting a panel around the issue of COVID-19’s Impact on the Food Supply Chains.

When: November 6th 12:00 pm CST, 1:00 pm EST and 10:00 am PST

Where: Zoom! Registration link can be found here.

The panel will be a 1 hour moderated discussion with the following guests:

Professor Steph Tai
University of Wisconsin Law School

Aleks Schaefer, JD,PhD

Michigan State University, Dept. of Agriculture, Food and Resource Economics

Megan Konar, PhD
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Civil and Environmental Engineering Dept.

Magaly Licolli

Co-founder Venceremos