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Conference Sponsors
Sponsors and Advisors for
A conference sponsored by the Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs Monona Terrace, Madison, Wisconsin
Monday, January 31, 2005
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Conference Advisory Board
In the early stages of planning the Environmental Law in a Connected World conference, La Follette School Professor Graham Wilson convened an advisory board to ensure many voices are heard during the proceedings. This board represents the Wisconsin Senate, the Wisconsin Assembly, each political party, the business sector and environmental activists. The group helped draft conference goals, suggested speakers, outlined a format and spread the word among their constituencies. Special thanks go to Sen. Neal Kedzie, Sen. Mark Miller (then a member of the Assembly), Pat Schillinger of Wisconsin Paper Council and Steve Hiniker of 1,000 Friends of Wisconsin for serving on the board.
Conference Speakers
These sponsors provided funds and services to support the Environmental Law in a Connected World.
- American Transmission Company
- American Transmission Company owns, operates, plans, monitors and maintains the electric transmission system in much of Wisconsin, the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and a portion of northern Illinois. American Transmission Company's 8,900 miles of high-voltage transmission lines and 450 substations provide communities with access to the local and regional energy sources they need to keep the lights on.
- Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- The Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE) brings together scholars from economics, political science, public policy, sociology, business, law, and other fields to study new issues related to the management of the global economy and to share international expertise with Wisconsin's businesses, government and the public. WAGE organizes and funds university events, faculty research, graduate education and public outreach related to the consequences of and challenges posed by economic globalization and its governance.
- European Union Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- The construction and deepening integration of the European Union is one of the most significant political and economic phenomena of our time. The European Union Center works to improve understanding of the European Union as a complex, evolving governance system and international actor; to enhance awareness of the growing importance and widening scope of relations between the European Union and the United States; and to promote intensified “people-to-people” links among EU and U.S. residents.
- Global Legal Studies Initiative, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- The Global Legal Studies Initiative promotes the understanding of international, transnational and comparative legal systems, processes and regimes. A joint project of the Law School and the Office of International Studies and Programs at UW-Madison, the initiative supports research in international legal studies, organizes workshops and conferences, expands connections with scholars and institutions in the United States and overseas, deepens links with other campus programs, and shares expertise with constituencies in Wisconsin and worldwide.
- Governor Jim Doyle
- When Jim Doyle became the 44th governor of Wisconsin on Jan. 6, 2003, he inherited a $3.2 billion deficit and worked with the Legislature to balance the budget while holding the line on taxes. In addition to fiscal responsibility, his goals include creating jobs, expanding access to health care and investing in children. Through his “Grow Wisconsin” agenda, Doyle has worked to bring Wisconsin out of recession, and the state has shown the fastest rate of recovery in the Midwest. His regulatory reform initiative is the most aggressive in the Midwest, especially with regard to permit streamlining. On April 16, 2004, he signed Green Tier legislation at the Georgia Pacific Co. in Green Bay, saying it “rewards companies that set the bar above the rest.”
- Institute for Legal Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- The Institute for Legal Studies fosters the interdisciplinary study and
teaching of law
by supporting its faculty, connecting to other campus departments and cultivating a worldwide network of scholars. The institute acts as a catalyst and facilitator for independent and collaborative research on sociolegal topics that faculty and graduate students carry out. It supports related studies in dual-degree graduate programs and in the undergraduate Legal Studies Program. - Ira and Ineva Reilly Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- The Ira and Ineva Reilly Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment provided the initial funding for Environmental Law in a Connected World. This conference is part of a broader research project, Wisconsin Style: New Approaches to Regulator Innovation, that the Baldwin endowment is funding. Led by La Follette School professor Graham Wilson, Wisconsin Style works with legislators, state agencies, environmental groups, business organizations and others to re-invent and create approaches to regulatory reform that draw upon best practices from nations around the world. The goal is to produce higher levels of environmental performance through collaboration and cooperation, rather than through the top-down adoption of rigid laws, regulations and taxes. Wisconsin Style exemplifies the spirit of the Baldwin endowment to advance the Wisconsin Idea through the development of new and innovative initiatives, as well as enhance existing outreach activities.
- Multi-State Working Group Policy Academy on Environmental Management Tools
- The Multi-State Working Group on Environmental Performance is a state-driven organization that convenes government, non-government, business and academic interests to conduct research, promote dialogue, create networks and form partnerships that improve the environment, economy and community through public and private policy innovation. The Policy Academy on Environmental Management Tools is a MSWG program. With help from The Joyce Foundation, the academy provides information on environmental management systems and other tools to pursue environmental performance and sustainability.
- Printing Industries of Wisconsin
- Organized in 1886, Printing Industries of Wisconsin has helped its members grow and prosper to achieve national and world recognition. Members of many sizes benefit from a range of Printing Industries of Wisconsin services that befit a nationally significant center of printing excellence. Printing Industries of Wisconsin will build on that record of service by supporting its members’ participation in progressive environmental initiatives like Green Tier. In 2004, the organization supported an environmental innovation fact-finding trip to Bavaria. Printing Industries of Wisconsin members belong to the Printing Industries of America and the Graphic Arts Technical Foundation.
- Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- The Robert M. La Follette School, which organized the 2005 Environmental Law in a Connected World conference, connects world-class research and teaching to outreach activities that touch residents across the state, throughout the nation and around the world. The Wisconsin Legislature founded the school in 1984 as successor to the Center for the Study of Public Policy and Administration. Named to honor one of the state’s greatest residents, the La Follette School embodies the “Wisconsin Idea,” the concept that the boundaries of the university extend to the borders of the state and beyond. The La Follette School, its faculty and its staff practice the Wisconsin Idea through teaching, research, conferences, books, media appearances and interviews, publications and congressional hearing testimony — from the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Bascom Hall to the halls of Congress.
- Wisconsin’s Dairy Gateway Project, funded by The Joyce Foundation
- The Dairy Gateway Project is an example of farms and environmental partners working together to develop grassroots networks to promote profitable dairy farms and quality communities in northeast Wisconsin. The project engages local stakeholders to develop a vision that ultimately can be validated through Green Tier agreements to produce a sustainable dairy region with neighbors who join to do good things for the environment. Local leadership is through the Lakeshore Natural Resources Partnership. The Wisconsin Agriculture Stewardship Initiative is the statewide leader, working with the Wisconsin departments of Natural Resources, and Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. The Joyce Foundation provided seed funding.
- Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
- The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is responsible for the protection and management of Wisconsin’s natural resources. Its programs address air and water pollution and solid waste, but it also oversees forestry, wildlife, fish and endangered resources. The DNR is pursuing innovative ways of achieving superior environmental performance, testing new ideas and forming a regulatory reform partnership with Bavaria. This led to the Green Tier law. DNR Secretary Scott Hassett has stated the need for a Phase Two of environmental law and used his Innovation Stakeholders Group as a sounding board for new ideas.
- Wood Communications Group
- Wood Communications Group is a full-service communications, public relations and opinion research firm. It specializes in the design and implementation of integrated strategic programs to advance the mission, objectives, relationships, issues and initiatives of its clients. Wood Communications Group’s fields of expertise include strategic planning and communication needs assessments (audits), crisis and issues management, public opinion research, community relations, media relations, government relations and investor relations.
Sponsored by the
Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs
at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
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