SEALS News & Announcements

The SEALS Works-in-Progress Series Committee is seeking submissions for its 2017 workshop, which will be held as part of SEALS 2017 Annual Meeting. All are eligible to participate. The Annual Meeting will be held from July 31 to August 6, 2017, at Boca Resort, Boca Raton, Florida. The Works-in-Progress Series (two-hour sessions) is designed for intermediate and senior scholars who are further along in their scholarship and development than new scholars. The primary focus of this program is to bring scholars in specialized fields of study together to present and discuss full drafts, works in progress, and developing ideas. The program differs from the SEALS discussion group format in that it brings together smaller groups of scholars than the traditional

A mobile app for SEALS 2016 is now available. It contains the conference schedule, speakers, and other information. It also lists attendees who have allowed their information to be viewed through the app. Registered attendees should have already received an email invitation to download the app. To get the app: Search the app store for your phone for the CrowdCompass Event Directory app and install it. Launch the CrowdCompass app and search for SEALS 2016 in the event listing. Select the event to launch. Direct questions about the app to pjetton@wlu.edu.

At our upcoming meeting, SEALS will again host the Teen Pizza Party on the first night of the conference.  The idea is to allow teenagers to get together and get to know each other at the beginning of the meeting so that new attendees can make friends.  IMPORTANT: in order to attend, a child must be at least 13 years of age.  ALSO IMPORTANT: Please RSVP to Maggie Bratcher mmbrat01@exchange.louisville.edu  if your child(ren) will be attending so that we can order enough food. Russell L. Weaver Professor of Law & Distinguished University Scholar University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law

Join Jeremy Pischke of West Academic on Friday, August 5th in Amelia 1 from 12:00pm to 1:00pm to learn to learn about CasebookPlus, the new digitally-enhanced casebook experience that provides additional electronic learning resources to your students and gives you the option to view student self-assessment progress and results. With CasebookPlus, your students will receive a print casebook along with lifetime digital access to the eBook and a 12-month subscription to the online Learning Library, which includes access to: Faculty-authored self-assessments tied to the text that provide helpful links to excerpts from the Hornbook Series® A personal outline starter Additional study resources Please RSVP to Jaleh Nahvi (jaleh.nahvi@westacademic.com) by Thursday, July 29th.

Below is a reminder about the refund policy and dates for the SEALS conference. Conference registration fees are refundable as follows: – Before April 1: 100% – Before May 1: 50% – May 1 or After: Non-Refundable For more information, contact Margaret Bratcher (margaret.bratcher@louisville.edu).