FERRUM – The sixth annual Ferrum College Forum on Critical Thinking, Innovation & Leadership, focuses this year on the theme “Government Seizures of Property,” and will be held Monday, March 14, at the Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center in Roanoke.
Forum sessions will include a series of presentations from leading experts on the subject, a panel discussion, and a question and answer period for attendees. Registration begins at 8 a.m. followed by the program from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. Corporate sponsorship tables are available at several different levels. Individuals are welcome. The $50 per person includes continental breakfast, forum sessions, and a networking luncheon.
The 2016 Forum will examine pertinent sections of the Fifth Amendment as it addresses eminent domain, civil asset forfeitures, and just compensation from a variety of perspectives.
Panelists will include: Jeffrey R. Allen, senior assistant Attorney General, Chief, Transportation Section, Office of the Virginia Attorney General; Coleman Bazelon, principal, The Brattle Group; Elliott Casey, Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney, Special Assistant United States Attorney, County of Albemarle, Western District of Virginia; Julia D. Mahoney, John S. Battle Professor of Law, University of Virginia; and Rob Poggenklass, Tony Dunn Legal Fellow, ACLU of Virginia, Adjunct Professor, William & Mary School of Law. Connie Stevens, News Director for WVTF/RADIO IQ & Virginia Public Radio, will serve as the Forum moderator.
“Ferrum College is proud to host this year’s nationally recognized speakers who will be discussing the government’s power to take private property for public use as well as equitable reparation for confiscated properties,” said Ferrum College President Jennifer Braaten. “We are pleased that the College is able to provide this opportunity for the region to participate in such a timely conversation.”
Registration information and other details are available by calling (540) 365-6940.
