Gabriel Eckstein participated in the International Water Resources Association XVIth World Water Congress, Cancún, Mexico. He chaired the Congress International Scientific Committee and served as Master of Ceremonies for the Congress Opening and Closing Ceremonies. He also presented on several Special Sessions and served on various panels.

Gary Lucas organized Texas A&M University School of Law’s Conference for Associate Deans. The conference welcomed esteemed speakers such as Robert Morse from U.S. News and World Report, TaxProf Blog editor Paul Caron of Pepperdine School of Law, and Donald Weidner of Florida State College of Law (June 1-3, 2017).

Charlotte Ku gave a plenary address for the “ACUNS at 30: Retrospect and Prospect” panel at the 2017 Annual Meeting of the Academic Council on the United Nations System, Revitalizing the United Nations for Human Rights, Peace and Development, held at Sookmyung Women’s University in Seoul, South Korea (June 15-17, 2017).