nationalsecuritylaw last call for 22nd National Security Law Institute at UVA in June

Longtime members of this listserv know that I have long supported this wonderful annual event. It’s a unique opportunity to meet fantastic people that share your interest in national security law and to dive deep into a broad array of topics. My understanding is that there are a few spots left, but the deadline to apply runs out on April 18. More details from our friends at the Center for National Security Law at the University of Virginia:

22ND NATIONAL SECURITY LAW INSTITUTE APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED TO APRIL 18

The Center for National Security Law has announced that the deadline for applying to attend the 22nd annual National Security Law Institute has been extended until April 18. The Institute will be held at the University of Virginia School of Law between June 1 and June 13, and will feature presentations by some of the leading authorities in the nation on various aspects of national security law. The Institute is open to professors of law and related disciplines and to government practitioners whose responsibilities include national security legal issues. Foreign scholars and government attorneys are eligible to apply, and over the decades participants from six continents have taken part in the program.

As the Institute Program reveals, in addition to presentations by Institute regulars like former Director of Central Intelligence R. James Woolsey, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces Chief Judge James A. "Jamie" Baker, and former FBI National Security Law Senior Counsel M.E. "Spike" Bowman, new presentations will be made by former Chief Judge of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review Morris S. Arnold and Deputy Under Secretary of Homeland Security Suzanne Spaulding. The directors of the UVA Center for National Security Law; Duke Law School Center on Law, Ethics, and National Security; and Georgetown Law Center Center for National Security and Law; will each make multiple presentations. The Legal Counsel to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the General Counsel for National Security in the Canadian Department of Defence, are also scheduled to address the Institute.

Further information about the Institute can be found here.

nationalsecuritylaw NSA conference at UT this week: “The National Security Agency at the Crossroads,” April 3-4

View this email in your browser Live Streaming Available: The National Security Agency at the Crossroads Thursday & Friday, April 3-4, 2014 Interested in the legal, policy, and technological environments in which the NSA operates but not going to be in Austin, Texas this week to attend "The National Security Agency at the Crossroads" conference? The Strauss Center and Clements Center are thrilled to announce that we will be live streaming all public sessions of this conference. More information on how to access the live stream can be found by clicking here. The IP address will begin streaming the conference at 8:50am this Thursday, April 4th. Below is the final agenda and list of speakers for this week’s conference. More information is available on the conference webpage. We hope you’ll tune in! AGENDA Wednesday April 2 [invitation only] 7:00-8:30 Preconference Reception and Dinner [invitation only] 8:30-9:30 Evening Address [invitation only] Speaker: Chris Inglis (NSA Deputy Director, 2006-Jan. 2014) Thursday April 3 8:30-8:50 Conference Check-in 8:50-9:00 Welcome Remarks Speaker: Bobby Chesney (UT) 9:00-9:45 Opening Address Speaker: Admiral Bobby R. Inman (USN, Ret.; NSA Director, 1977-1981) 9:45-10:45 Session 1: The Role of Media Moderator: Benjamin Wittes (Brookings Institution) Participants: Siobhan Gorman (Wall Street Journal) Shane Harris (Foreign Policy) Ellen Nakashima (Washington Post) 10:45-11:00 Break 11:00-12:00 Session 2: NSA in Historical and Diplomatic Perspective Moderator: Jeremi Suri (UT) Participants: Susan Landau (Author, Surveillance or Security?) Kristen Silverberg (Former U.S. Ambassador to the EU) James Simon (Former Assistant DCI for Administration) 12:15-1:30 Lunchtime Address Speaker: Bruce Schneier (Berkman Center, Harvard Law School) 1:45-2:45 Session 3: The 21st Century Fourth Amendment Moderator: Ahmed Ghappour (UT) Participants: Hanni Fakhoury (Electronic Frontier Foundation) Benjamin Powell (Fmr. General Counsel, Office of the DNI) 2:45-3:45 Session 4: The Metadata Debate Moderator: Bobby Chesney (UT) Participants: Steven Bradbury (Fmr. Acting Asst. AG, Office of Legal Counsel) Jennifer Daskal (American University) 3:45-4:00 Break 4:00-5:00 Session 5: The Content Collection Controversy Moderator: Bobby Chesney (UT) Participants: Timothy Edgar (Brown University) Jennifer Granick (Stanford University) 7:00-9:00 Dinner, Featuring a Conversation with NSA General Counsel Raj De [invitation only] Friday April 4 All sessions to be held in Classroom 203 at the AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center. 8:30-9:00 Check-in 9:00-10:00 Session 6: A Roundtable Discussion on the Compliance Program and Oversight Framework Moderator: Ahmed Ghappour (UT) Speakers: John DeLong (NSA, Director of Compliance) Alexander Joel (Civil Liberties Protection Officer, Office of the DNI) Margo Schlanger (University of Michigan) 10:00-10:15 Break 10:15-11:45 Session 7: The Prospects for Reform Moderator: Bobby Chesney (UT) Participants: Carrie Cordero (Georgetown) Julian Sanchez (Cato) MORE INFORMATION For more details visit the conference jessica.mahoney or (512) 471-8327. 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