Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C) and its consulting affiliates, B&C Consortia Management, L.L.C. (BCCM) and The Acta Group (Acta), are pleased to announce the publication of The Year in Review 2011: Environment, Energy, and Resources Law by the American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources. The Year in Review provides an annual summary of developments in environmental, energy, and resources law. Lynn L. Bergeson co-authored the Pesticides, Chemical Regulation, and Right-to-Know 2011 Annual Report. The Year in Review is available for pre-order online.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012 -- SAVE THE DATE

The B&C Consortia Management, L.L.C. (BCMM) is pleased to announce that the UCLA Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology will be hosting a workshop that will be sponsored by The California Nanotechnology Industry Network (CalNIN) on Challenges and Opportunities for Businesses Engaged in Nanotechnology on September 25, 2012.

Planned topics include:

• Nanotechnology industry in California;
   
• Regulatory initiatives;
   
• Concerns with nanomaterials in the environment;
   
• Programs, resources, and research opportunities;
   
• Federal programs; and
   
• Educational needs and opportunities.

For more information, log onto www.calnin.org or contact Jake Vandevort at jvandevort@bc-cm.com.

Registration opens on May 15, 2012.

Stay tuned for additional details on the workshop!

The January 26, 2012, issue of Pesticide and Chemical Policy quotes Lynn L. Bergeson regarding the Natural Resources Defense Council’s lawsuit challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) conditional registration of nanosilver. Bergeson believes EPA's decisions were "scientifically robust and that in court they would prevail."

On March 27-28, 2012, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAA) will host the "International Symposium on Assessing the Economic Impact of Nanotechnology." The Working Party on Nanotechnology (WPN) of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), in collaboration with the U.S. National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI), organized the Symposium. Lynn L. Bergeson is on the Steering Committee and will speak at the Symposium. The objective of the Symposium is to explore systematically "the need for and development of a methodology to assess the economic impact of nanotechnology across whole economies, factoring in many sectors and types of impact, including new and replacement products and materials, markets for raw materials, intermediate and final goods, and employment and other economic impacts." Participants will address the scope of economic impacts of nanotechnology; input and output factors; metrics for other technological assessments; consideration of the appropriateness of these metrics for nanotechnology materials and products; the role of research funding portfolios; intellectual property frameworks; venture capital; public-private partnerships; state and local initiatives; international cooperation; and metrics such as private sector and industry investments, patents and publications, and the development of a technologically-educated workforce as metrics for nanotechnology. Attendees are being invited from a broad spectrum of backgrounds and expertise, including technology leaders, key decision makers, economists, investors, policy analysts, scientists and engineers from industry, business, government, academia, and the general public. Registration will open February 10, 2012, and will be on a first-come, first-served basis until the capacity is met. Positions are expected to fill quickly. More information is available online.

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C), B&C Consortia Management, L.L.C. (BCCM), The Acta Group, L.L.C. (Acta), and The Acta Group EU, Ltd (Acta EU) are pleased to announce that the NanoBusiness Commercialization Association (NbCA) has included Lynn L. Bergeson on its "Most Influential Nanotechnology Leaders List from 2011." The NbCA is the industry association for the emerging nanotechnology industry. Through its extensive network of leading start-ups, Fortune 500 companies, research institutions, non-governmental organizations, and public-private partnerships, the NbCA shapes nanotechnology policy and helps accelerate the responsible commercialization of nanotechnology innovation. B&C is honored by this recognition, and salutes Vince Caprio for his leadership and commitment to the nano industry.

We urge you to log on to B&C's Nano and Other Emerging Chemical Technologies Blog, which reports regularly on federal, local, and international regulatory, legal, and policy developments involving nanotechnologies and other emerging chemical technologies. The blog is available at nanotech.lawbc.com. Users may sign up to receive e-mails of new posts to the blog online.

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C) is pleased to announce that, in light of the growing significance of emerging chemical technologies, its Nanotechnology Law Blog has been renamed the Nano and Other Emerging Chemical Technologies Blog and will now report on federal, local, and international regulatory, legal, and policy developments involving nanotechnologies and other emerging chemical technologies. The blog is available at nanotech.lawbc.com. Users may sign up to receive e-mails of new posts to the blog online.

B&C has made a concerted effort to be in the forefront of the science policy debate involving nanotechnologies and other emerging chemical technologies. Lynn L. Bergeson counsels clients on health, safety, science policy, and related legal and regulatory aspects of nanotechnology and emerging transformative technologies, and on more traditional chemical product approval matters. Other B&C and Acta professionals provide counsel on related emerging technologies, including biotechnology and biobased chemical feedstocks. B&C is the proud sponsor of the Third Annual Next Generation Bio-Based Chemicals Summit that will be held on January 23-26, 2012, in San Diego, California (see online).

The December 1, 2011, issue of the New Haven Independent quotes Lynn L. Bergeson regarding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) conditional registration of nanosilver as a new active ingredient.

The November 9, 2011, issue of New Haven Independent quotes Lynn L. Bergeson regarding the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) regulation of nanotechnology.

The October 28, 2011, issue of New Haven Independent quotes Lynn L. Bergeson’s comments during the webinar announcing the release of the National Institute for Nanotechnology's (NNI) 2011 Environmental, Health, and Safety Research Strategy. Bergeson emphasized the need for better communication to the public.

The October 24, 2011, issue of BNA Daily Environment Report quotes Lynn L. Bergeson, who participated in the October 20, 2011, webinar announcing the release of the National Institute for Nanotechnology's (NNI) 2011 Environmental, Health, and Safety Research Strategy.