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An Active Start for Affiliate
Membership in 2006/2007 |
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J. Chris Herin |
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Our first social mixer of 2007 took place in Tampa at the Rusty Pelican on 25
January 2007 and was a good compliment to The Florida Bar's course entitled
"Environmental & Land Use Considerations for Real Estate Transactions". We had
about 50 in attendance with plenty of networking between lawyers and affiliates.
If you have a chance, please let our event sponsors know you appreciate their
financial and time contributions to make this happen – the sponsors were Carlton
Fields, Environmental Engineering Consultants, and HSW.
As I write this, it is Thursday evening, 1 March 2007 and I’ve just returned
from attending our reception/mixer in Gainesville which was associated with the
13th Annual Public Interest Environmental Conference (PIEC) put on by the
University of Florida’s Levin College of Law. This mixer was a nice event and I
am left deep in thought on the subject of sustainability (which was the theme) –
as were others who I spoke with at the reception. This was well worth attending!
Thanks are in order to our sponsors for this reception: Hopping Green & Sams,
Water & Air Research, and Golder Associates.
Our next mixer takes place the evening after The Florida Bar course entitled
“Environmental and Land Use Hot Topics, Projects & Cases” which will be held in
Ft. Lauderdale on 30 March 2007. One other mixer is being scheduled for April in
the Orlando area. Please plan to attend! These mixers offer excellent networking
opportunities; take advantage of it!
So far in 2006/2007, we have had three Affiliate articles published in the ELULS
Section Reporter:
• Bad News for TCE Fans – by Keith Tolson of Geosyntec (October 2006);
• Application of Institutional Controls for Contaminated Site Redevelopment – by
Andrew Lawn of HSW (January 2007); and
• Conservation Banking in Florida – by Sheri Ford Lewin of Mitigation Marketing
(April 2007).
These articles are very relevant to current environmental issues in Florida. The
technical content is excellent and we appreciate the efforts by these authors.
And, the Affiliates are deep into planning for their portion of ELULS's August
2007 Annual Update in Amelia Island. There will be several very good Affiliate
speakers at this event.
LAWYERS – in deference to the above, please be aware that our Affiliate members
have expressed a willingness to be a resource for you (as evidenced by the above
active involvement). When you want to team with a technical consultant –
consider teaming with an Affiliate member’s company. When you have the need for
a technical presentation think about giving an Affiliate member a shot at it.
And, when you’d like to co-publish a technical article, please consider
involving an Affiliate. We love working with ELULS membership!
See you at the next mixer!
Chris can be reached via email at
CHerin@GeoSyntec.com and telephone at 561-922-1041.
