NAELS 2008 Conference Bulletins

03.18.2008	NAELS 2008: Important Information
Email Message	We'd like to take this opportunity to address some important information about NAELS 2008. PARKING PERMITS... Parking permits were sold during registration. If you have purchased a parking permit for Friday, March 21, then it will be available for you to pick up at the registration desk. Parking permits are required at UVM on Friday, March 21. If you still need to purchase a parking permit, you may do this at the registration desk; permits cost $4.00 (cash only sales). NAELS parking will be in the GUTTERSON PARKING LOT (please refer to the below campus map link for directions). Please remember to hang your parking permit on your REARVIEW MIRROR. CARPOOL LIST SERVES... List serves are available on the conference website for your convenience. For more information, please visit: http://naels2008.vermontlaw.edu/travel accomodations.htm#rideshare INTERNET ACCESS AT UVM... To utilize the wireless network at UVM, you MUST REGISTER your computer online. Please see the conference website for instructions: http://naels2008.vermontlaw.edu/travel accomodations.htm#internet To login to the network, please use the following (this information will also be provided in your registration packet): Username: caes04 Password: 2007caes04 INTERNET ACCESS AT VLS... Public Wi-Fi will be available in the Chase Community Center and the Cornell Library. Further details will be provided onsite. IMPORTANT CONTACT NUMBERS... If you need to get in touch with conference staff during the conference, please call: 802-656-5500 (Thursday - Friday) 802-299-7481 (Saturday) NRDC DINNER EVENT... The NRDC dinner event will have a cash bar. ATMs are conveniently located in the UVM Davis Center. GREEN CONFERENCE... In the spirit of an environmental conference, we will not be providing bottled water or coffee cups. Instead, we encourage participants to bring their own water bottles or travel mugs. Some VLS Nalgene bottles and travel mugs will be on sale in the registration area for your convenience. Both UVM and VLS offer discounted coffee refills if you bring your own mug! REGISTRATION... Registration begins at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 20th in the Livak Fireplace Lounge at the UVM Davis Center. At registration you will receive all conference materials not provided on the website. Materials provided on the website should be downloaded and printed as necessary prior to the Conference. At the registration desk we will have a registration phone. In case of an emergency please feel free to give this number to family or friends. The registration phone number is 802-656-5500. GETTING TO UVM AND THE UVM DAVIS CENTER... Parking will be in the Gutterson Parking Garage, located next to the Gutterson Field House. Please see the general driving directions posed at http://www.uvm.edu/about_uvm/visiting/#patrick_gym. Once you have arrived at UVM's Gutterson Parking Garage, please refer to the following link for a campus map: http://www.uvm.edu/conferences/download/Walking Directions.pdf. This map locates where the Gutterson Parking Garage and the UVM Davis Center are located. LOCAL ATTRACTIONS... To find out more about seasonal events and attractions in the Green Mountain State, check out the Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce Website: http://www.vermont.org/ or visit the NAELS 2008 website. See you in a few days!! Sincerely, Your NAELS 2008 Conference Committee
03.18.2008	NAELS 2008: Important Information for VLSers
Email Message	Some clarifications: PARKING PERMITS... Parking permits are not required if you arrive at UVM after 3:30pm on Thursday, March 20. If you will be arriving earlier, please visit the registration desk at UVM to purchase a Thursday permit ($4.00, cash sales only). CARPOOL LIST/LIST SERVES... Again, we encourage carpooling. Please use the list serve to contact others interested in carpooling. Email the list serve to indicate if you need a ride or can offer a ride, etc. The "community signup" sheet in Chase Breezeway is also intended to facilitate carpooling coordination. Please use the information provided to either offer or request a ride. The NAELS Conference Committee will not be coordinating rides for you, but will offer these resources for you to seek/offer transportation. Please email with any further questions! Sincerely, Your NAELS 2008 Conference Committee
03.18.2008	NAELS 2008: Important Information for VLSers
Email Message	We'd like to take this opportunity to address some important information about NAELS 2008 specific to VLSers. PARKING PERMITS... Parking permits were sold during registration. If you have purchased a parking permit for Friday, March 21, please PICK IT UP from JANE D'ANTONIO in the ELC (first door on the left as you head to the Energy Institute on the 2nd floor of Debevoise) BY 4PM, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19. Parking permits are required at UVM on Friday, March 21. If you still need to purchase a parking permit, you may do this at the registration desk; permits cost $4.00 (cash only sales). CARPOOL LIST SERVES... There will be no bus transportation from/to VLS on Thursday or Friday, so please do the responsible thing and CARPOOL. A "community signup" sheet will be available in CHASE BREEZEWAY for folks to communicate their carpooling needs/ability. Additionally, list serves are available on the conference website for your convenience. For more information, please visit: http://naels2008.vermontlaw.edu/travel accomodations.htm#rideshare PLEASE USE THESE RESOURCES. More information will be forthcoming with other logistical details...so watch your inboxes! See you in a few days!! Sincerely, Your NAELS 2008 Conference Committee
03.06.2008	More info about NAELS 2008
Email Message	We here at Vermont Law School are anxiously awaiting your attendance at NAELS 2008! In the meantime, we thought we answer a few questions for everyone... NO CONFERENCE EVENTS WILL BE HELD ON SUNDAY, MARCH 23, 2008... This includes the Sunday Breakfast which was initially part of the conference registration. NAELS 2008 will conclude Saturday night, March 22, 2008 with a closing celebration at Magnolia Bistro in Burlington, VT. Magnolio Bistro employs many environmental practices in its operation - to find out more visit: http://www.magnoliabistro.com. CONFERENCE ATTIRE... The conference attire is business casual. SATURDAY BUSES... During registration, you had the opportunity to select whether or not you would be requiring bus transportation on Saturday. These buses will be bringing conference goers from UVM in Burlington, VT to Vermont Law School in South Royalton, VT on Saturday morning, and back to UVM after the Keynote Address by Senator Bernie Sanders. If you have signed up for these buses unnecessarily, please update your registration accordingly to keep our numbers as accurate as possible (we wouldn't want to bring an empty bus back and forth!). CARPOOL/RIDESHARE LISTS... Looking to carpool to NAELS 2008? We've set up a variety of carpool email lists for your convenience. Check out the website for more details: http://naels2008.vermontlaw.edu/travel%20accomodations.htm#rideshare INTERNET ACCESS AT UVM... In order to use the wireless connection at UVM, you MUST register your computer with UVM BEFORE coming to campus. Instructions are available on the website: http://naels2008.vermontlaw.edu/travel%20accomodations.htm#internet MORE QUESTIONS... If you have any further questions as the conference approaches, please don't hesitate to email us: naels2008@vermontlaw.edu Sincerely, Your NAELS 2008 Conference Committee