Upcoming Food Law & Policy Conferences
The Third Annual Conference on Food Law and Policy
November 15, 2024
Co-sponsored by the Beazley Institute for Health Law and Policy at
Loyola University Chicago School of Law
The conference aims to: (1) feature works-in-progress workshops and poster presentations to connect the Food Law and Policy scholarly community; (2) provide meaningful and in-depth explorations of food law in multiple formats; and (3) foster a dynamic and robust discussion through panels and networking opportunities.
Registration: $200 early registration through July 31, 2024; $250 starting August 1, 2024. Registration includes conference participation, annual AFLP membership dues, as well as breakfast, lunch, coffee/tea/snack breaks, and an evening reception at the conference. Register by November 1, 2024.
Need to book lodging?
We have a small block of rooms reserved at The Talbott Hotel for $209/night. To access the reduced rate, you must use the conference booking link by October 21.
**The $25 destination fee will be waived at checkout for a final room rate of $209/night (i.e., the fee populates when booking, but the hotel will remove it after booking, and the rate will be $209/night, charged at hotel checkout). No charges are collected at the time of reservation. Your card will not be charged until hotel checkout on Nov. 16.
If you have any questions about the hotel booking, please feel free to contact Brandi L. Marks, Sales Coordinator at The Talbott, at 312-397-3619 or brandi.marks@evolutionhospitality.com.
Travel Funding: The Academy of Food Law & Policy (AFLP) is a nonprofit organization with a mission to advance the academic inquiry of food law policy, broadly defined. As a small organization, AFLP has limited resources to contribute to travel expenses for the annual conference; however, AFLP seeks to support members who wish to attend but lack funding.
Please complete the Travel Fund Application below to be considered for travel funding by the AFLP Board. Applications will be considered in the order received. The earlier an application is received, the more likely funding may be available. Preference is given to members of the conference planning committee and current members of AFLP. No funding is guaranteed.
You can contact organizers with questions or comments at aflpconference2024@gmail.com.
To learn more about the Beazley Institute for Health Law and Policy at Loyola University Chicago, please visit https://www.luc.edu/law/academics/centersinstitutesandprograms/beazleyinstituteforhealthlawandpolicy/.
Conference Agenda
9:00-9:30 am Registration and Breakfast
9:30 am Opening Remarks
9:45 am to 10:55 am Works-in-Progress Workshops (concurrent in breakout rooms)
Goals for workshops: 1) substantive subject matter-oriented discussions; 2) a space for scholars to receive feedback on their works in progress; and 3) an opportunity for conference participants to identify key topic areas and authors of scholarship in the field.
Authors will briefly provide an overview of their papers (in about 5 minutes or less), and moderators will facilitate discussions among the group attendees. All attendees should read draft works in progress and feedback requests in advance of the sessions.
Workshop 1
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Margaret Sova McCabe, Vice Chancellor for Research & Innovation, Professor of Law, University of Arkansas, Reimagining American Dietary Guidance
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Katya S. Cronin, Associate Professor of Fundamentals of Lawyering, The George Washington University Law School & Affiliate Associate Professor, The Global Food Institute, A One-Health Approach to Healthy Food
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Carl H. Coleman, Professor of Law, Seton Hall Law School, Harnessing the Power of System 1 Thinking: Front-of-Package Food Labeling in the U.S. and E.U.
Workshop 2
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Lingxi Chenyang, Associate Professor, S.J. Quinney College of Law, Food Antidemocracy
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Kyle Winterboer, Master of Public Policy, University California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Can We Ever Stop That Smell?: The Rise and Fall of LA’s Slaughterhouses, How They Built Industry, and the 120 year Power Struggle to Address Smells Near Downtown LA
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Tammi S. Etheridge, Associate Professor, Washington and Lee University School of Law, Agriculture’s New Data Imperative
Workshop 3
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Emily Broad Leib, Clinical Professor of Law, Director, Food Law and Policy Clinic, Director, Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation, Harvard Law School, From Excess to Sustenance: Reclaiming the Right to Food
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Michael Roberts, Founding Executive Director, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Law Resnick Center for Food Law & Policy and Professor of Policy, The Making of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Constitution: Power and Values, 1943 to 1965
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Phylis Mbiu, University of East London, Balancing Fiscal Policies and Consumer Welfare: The Impact of Taxation on Kenya’s Right to Food
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Maria Cudowska, Faculty Fellow, Syracuse University Institute for Security Policy and Law, Negotiating Food Security
10:55 am to 11:15 am Morning Coffee Break + Networking
11:15 to 12:15 pm Deep Dive Panel: Food Is Medicine: Innovations for Food Access and Equity
Moderator: Alan Shannon, Public Affairs Director, United States Department of Agriculture
Panelists:
Heather Latino, Clinical Instructor, Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic;
Dion Dawson, Chief Dreamer, Dion’s Dream;
Connie Spreen, Co-founder and Executive Director, Experimental Station
12:15 to 1:30 pm Lunch & Lunch Keynote Speaker (speaker: 12:45-1:20 pm)
Speaker: Stacy Dean, Carbonell Family Executive Director, The Global Food Institute at George Washington University
1:30 to 2:15 pm Early-Stage Works-in-Progress/Lightning Round Feedback Workshop
Moderator: Lee Miller, Lecturing Fellow, Duke Law School; Board Chair, Academy of Food Law and Policy
Presenters:
Emma Scott, Associate Professor, Food & Agriculture Clinic Director, Center for
Agriculture and Food Systems, Vermont Law and Graduate School, Raising the Bar – Opportunities to Catalyze Improved Working Conditions for U.S. Farmworkers
Ernesto Hernandez, Professor, Chapman University Fowler School of Law,
Corn, Trade, and the Constitution
Trevor Findley, Clinical Instructor, Food Law and Policy Clinic, Harvard Law School, A Tale of Two Safety Nets
2:20 to 3:05 pm From Concept to Cover: An Author’s Experience in Publishing
Andrea Freeman, author of Ruin Their Crops on the Ground: The Politics of Food in the United States, from the Trail of Tears to School Lunch
Facilitator: Lee Miller, Lecturing Fellow, Duke Law School; Board Chair, Academy of Food Law and Policy
3:10 to 4:10 pm Deep Dive Panel: Opportunities for Food System Change in the Farm Bill
Moderator: Scott Faber, Senior Vice President, Government Affairs, Environmental Working Group; Adjunct Professor, Georgetown Law
Panelists:
Susan Schneider, Professor of Law; Director of the LL.M. Program in Agricultural & Food Law, University of Arkansas School of Law;
Emma Scott, Associate Professor, Food & Agriculture Clinic Director, Center for
Agriculture and Food Systems, Vermont Law and Graduate School;
Jonathan W. Coppess, Associate Professor of Agricultural Policy, Dept. of
Agricultural and Consumer Economics; Associate Professor College of Law, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
4:10 to 4:20 pm Networking & Coffee Break
4:20 to 5:20 pm Strategic Visioning for the Academy of Food Law and Policy
Moderator: Laurie Beyranevand, Professor of Law, Director of the Center for Agriculture and Food Systems, Vermont Law and Graduate School
Panelists:
Josh Galperin, Associate Professor of Law, Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace;
Joanna Sax, Professor, California Western School of Law;
Diana Winters, Deputy Director, Resnick Center for Food Law and Policy at UCLA School of Law
5:20 pm Closing Remarks
5:30 to 7:30 pm Closing Reception at The Talbott Hotel
