Conference to focus on state’s energy
Georgia’s energy policy and future alternatives will be
the focus of the 17th annual Red Clay Conference on April 1
at UGA’s School of Law. The one-day conference, sponsored
by the Environmental Law Association, is open to the public.
Registration is $50, and a catered lunch will be provided for
an additional $10. The $50 fee will be waived for faculty, staff
and students.
Entitled “Georgia’s Energy Potential: Policy, Alternatives
and Long-Term Solutions,” the conference will include
panel discussions on sustainable development and energy use,
hydroelectric power, alternative fuels for mobile sources of
pollution and the building industry’s response to the
new Georgia energy code. Conference speakers include authorities
from the private legal sector, the corporate/business sector,
government and public interest groups. The conference starts
with check-in at 8 a.m. and ends with a reception at 4:30 p.m.
Jigar Shah, chief executive officer of SunEdison, will be the
keynote speaker. Shah’s company helps public, private
and nonprofit organizations explore using solar power as an
energy alternative.
Registration information and a detailed schedule can be found
on the conference’s Web site at www.law.uga.edu/redclay.
UGA generates $1.2 million in royalties
The University of Georgia generated more than $1.2 million in
total royalties in the fourth quarter of 2004, the best licensing
quarter on record for the school, according to Collegiate Licensing
Corp.
On the strength of $1,239,139.95 that quarter, UGA has moved
to third in licensing royalties generated nationally, behind
Michigan and Texas. Licensing royalties are generated by sales
of items bearing the UGA logo.
In fiscal year 2003-2004, the university generated $2.7 million
and ranked fifth in the consortium of CLC schools. The consortium
is made up of all the schools represented by CLC, including
10 of the 12 SEC member institutions. For the year to date,
licensing royalties are up 37 percent.
By comparison, in fiscal year 2000-2001, UGA ranked 12th in
the consortium with $1,067,451, breaking the $1 million mark
for the first time. The numbers increased to $1,388,437 (ninth
in the consortium) in 2001-2002 and to $1,938,778 (eighth in
the consortium) in 2002-2003. Since 2000-2001, licensing royalties
have increased 155 percent.
Georgians confident in voting system
A majority of Georgians is satisfied that the touch-screen system
for casting and counting votes in the state of Georgia is accurate
and convenient, according to a recent Peach State Poll. Fifty-nine
percent of Georgians believe the touch-screen machines have
made voting in Georgia more accurate, compared with only 6 percent
who say the new machines make voting less accurate. Of Georgians
who say that they voted, nearly 90 percent are very confident
(64 percent) or somewhat confident (25 percent) that their vote
was accurately counted.
The poll was conducted before the state legislature began debating
adding a paper record to the present electronic voting system.
Several ideas to make voting even more convenient garnered majority
support in the poll, such as extending the hours of advanced
voting (88 percent), adding weekend days to advanced voting
(77 percent), including a paper record in the fully electronic
system (66 percent) and establishing a state holiday on election
day (59 percent).
The Peach State Poll is a quarterly survey of public opinion
conducted by UGA’s Carl Vinson Institute of Government. |
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