# Application for Participant application (MSP Summer School) Dear%Selection%Committee,% % I%am%writing%to%apply%to%participate%in%the%Summer%School%on%Maritime%Spatial%Planning% and%Management%in%Nantes.% % I%am%a%PhD%student%enrolled%at%the%Australian%National%University,%though%I%am%currently% working%for%the%Institute%for%Sustainable%Development%and%International%Relations% (IDDRI)%based%at%SciencesPo%in%Paris.% % My%PhD%research%discusses%the%challenges%for%marine%governance%in%an%industrialising% ocean,%with%a%specific%focus%on%the%emerging%ocean%energy%industry%in%the%UK.%My%work% at%IDDRI%focuses%on%international%oceans%governance,%and%the%conservation%and% sustainable%use%of%marine%biodiversity%in%particular.% % Through%both%of%these%roles,%I%have%developed%a%strong%interest%in%Marine%Spatial% Planning,%and%am%keen%to%further%develop%my%understanding%of%both%the%theoretical% aspects%and%practical%implementation.%To%this%end,%I%feel%that%I%will%benefit%greatly%from% attending%this%summer%school.% % I%have%a%strong%academic%and%publication%record,%and%my%current%position%at%IDDRI%will% enable%me%to%develop%future%research%projects%on%MSP,%utilising%the%knowledge%gained%at% the%summer%school.% % My%CV%is%copied%below%for%your%perusal.%I%look%forward%to%hearing%from%you.% % Kind%regards,% % % Glen%Wright% GLEN!WRIGHT! glen.w.wright@gmail.com •%www.GlenWright.net% Education Australian!National!University! Doctor!of!Philosophy! (ANU)! • Thesis%title:%‘Marine%Governance%in%an%Industrialised%Ocean:%a%case% February(2012(–(Present( study%of%the%UK’s%emerging%ocean%energy%industry’% • University%delegation%to%Rio+20%conference% • Visiting%Researcher,%International%Centre%for%Island%Technology,%Orkney% University!of!New!South!Wales! Master!of!Laws! (UNSW)! • Distinction,%environmental%law%focus% 2010(–(2011( • Dean’s%Award%in%4%classes,%inc.%Renewable%Energy%&%Climate%Law% • Exchange%program,%University%of%the%South%Pacific%(Vanuatu)% University!of!Nottingham! Bachelor!of!Laws!(with!American!Law)! 2006(–(2010( • Upper%second%class%honours%(2:1),%first%class%dissertation% ( • World%Model%United%Nations%Delegate,%Taipei%(2010)% University!of!Texas!at!Austin! • Mooting:%finalist%(2007,%2008)%and%Judge%(2007)% 2008(–(2009% • Exchange%program,%US%and%international%law%subjects% Further!Education! • Contemporary%Issues%in%Oceans%Governance%(MOOC,%2014)% • Teach%International,%Teaching%English%as%a%Foreign%Language%(2012)% • AQA%Introduction%to%Counselling%(2008)% • CACDP%British%Sign%Language%Level%1%(1998)% Employment IDDRI,! Research!Fellow,!International!Marine!Policy! SciencesPo! The%Institute(of(Sustainable(Development(and(International(Relations%(IDDRI)%is%based%at%one% March(2014(–(Present! of%the%Europe’s%leading%Social%Science%universities.%I%am%involved%in%ongoing%international% processes%regarding%the%high%seas%and%am%primarily%responsible%for%the%delivery%of%two% projects:%a%comprehensive%study%regarding%options%for%the%protection%of%marine%biodiversity% in%the%Southwest%Indian%Ocean;%and%a%study%of%the%role%of%regional%organisations%in%the% protection%of%marine%biodiversity%in%areas%beyond%national%jurisdiction.! REN21! Researcher! September(2013(–( I%worked%as%part%of%a%small%team%to%produce%the%Global%Status%of%Renewables%Report.%I%used% March(2014( my%communication%skills%to%coordinate%a%community%of%experts%and%liaise%with%authors%and% contributors.%I%provided%indhouse%research%on%key%policy%developments%and%trends,%and,% using%my%computing%expertise,%streamlined%the%organisation’s%contact%management%and% project%management%processes.! ANU!! Research!Assistant;!Tutor! College!of!Law! At%Australia’s%leading%university%I%leveraged%my%research%skills%and%knowledge%to%develop%a% February(2012(–( graduate%course%on%Sustainable%Energy%Law.%I%compiled%the%reading%materials,%drafted%the% January(2014( assessment%questions,%and%delivered%a%guest%lecture%to%the%students.%%In%my%role%as%a%tutor%to% scholarship%students%from%developing%countries,%I%deployed%cultural%sensitivity%and% understanding%to%assist%with%written%coursework.! Total!Environment! Energy!Advocate! Centre!(TEC)! At%this%small%nondgovernment%organisation,%I%ran%a%campaign%to%improve%environmental% August(2011(–(( outcomes%in%Australia’s%National%Electricity%Market%through%improved%regulation.%I%used%my% August(2013( research%and%advocacy%skills%to%draft%submissions%to%various%national%bodies%and%wrote% accessible%discussion%papers%on%complex%topics.%I%also%managed%consultants,%wrote%media% releases%and%coordinated%with%other%advocacy%organisations.% ! % Glen%Wright,%hyperlinked%CV,%Page%1%of%3% % UNSW! Research!Assistant! School!of!Law! I%conducted%research%for%Australia’s%first%textbook%on%renewable%energy%law%and%compiled% August(2010(–( readings%for%courses%on%climate%change%and%renewables.%I%extensively%researched%the% December(2011( international%law%issues%surrounding%biodiversity%in%areas%beyond%national%jurisdiction%and% marine%genetic%resources%for%a%presentation%to%an%international%symposium%and%paper.% Herbert!████! Paralegal! Freehills! As%a%Paralegal%in%the%Energy%and%Resources%group%at%this%large%commercial%law%firm%I% September(2010(–( conducted%research,%drafted%contract%clauses,%designed%presentations%and%wrote% October(2011( memoranda%on%a%range%of%topics,%including%the%regulation%of%coal%exploration%and%mining,% the%Renewable%Energy%Target%and%the%price%on%carbon.% Additional! • Student%Attorney,%Capital%Punishment%Clinic%(2009):%worked%on%death%row%appeals%cases% experience! • Minidpupilages:%No.5%Chambers%(September%2009);%High%Pavement%Chambers%(June%2008)% • Shadowing%Crown%Court%Judge,%Birmingham%(August%2007)% Selected publications • ‘Marine%Governance%in%an%Industrialised%Ocean:%a%case%study%of%the%emerging%marine%renewable%energy% industry’%(2015)%Marine(Policy% • Kerr,%S.%et%al.,%‘Rights%and%Ownership%in%Sea%Country:%a%case%study%of%marine%renewable%energy%development%in% indigenous%and%island%communities’%(2015)%Marine(Policy% • ‘Strengthening%the%Role%of%Science%in%Marine%Governance%through%Environmental%Impact%Assessment:%a%case% study%of%the%marine%renewable%energy%industry’%(2014)%Journal(of(Ocean(and(Coastal(Management% • ‘Regulating%Marine%Renewable%Energy%Development:%a%case%study%of%permitting%processes%in%the%UK’%(2013)%% Journal%of%Underwater%Technology%% • ‘Climate%Regulation%as%if%the%Planet%Mattered:%the%Earth%Jurisprudence%Approach%to%Climate%Change’%(2013)% Environmental%and%Earth%Law%Journal% • ‘The%National%Electricity%Market%and%the%Environment:%are%we%heading%in%the%right%direction?’%(2012)%% National%Environmental%Law%Review% • ‘Indigenous%People%and%Customary%Land%Ownership%Under%Domestic%REDD+%Frameworks:%A%Case%Study%of% Indonesia’%(2012)%Law,%Environment%and%Development%Journal% • ‘Facilitating%Efficient%Augmentation%of%Transmission%Networks%to%Connect%Renewable%Energy%Generation:%The% Australian%Experience’%(2012)%Energy%Policy% • ‘NGOs%and%Western%Hegemony:%causes%for%concern%and%ideas%for%change’%(2012)%Development%in%Practice%% • ‘Conceptualising%and%Combating%Transnational%Environmental%Crime’%(2011)%Trends%in%Organized%Crime% % Selected policy papers • ████,%J.%et%al.,%‘A%new%chapter%for%the%high%seas?%Historic%decision%to%negotiate%an%international%legallyd binding%instrument%on%the%conservation%and%sustainable%use%of%marine%biodiversity%in%areas%beyond%national% jurisdiction’%(IDDRI%Working%Paper,%2015)% • Wright,%G.%et%al.,%‘Advancing%marine%biodiversity%protection%in%ABNJ%through%regional%fisheries%management:%a% review%of%high%seas%bottom%fisheries%closures’%(IDDRI%Working%Paper,%2014)% • Wright,%G.%et%al.,%████,%J.,%Unger,%S.,%Gjerde,%K.%&%Ardron,%J.,%‘The%Scores%at%Half%Time:%An%update%on%the% international%discussions%on%the%governance%of%marine%biodiversity%in%areas%beyond%national% jurisdiction’%(IDDRI%Issue%Brief,%2014)% • ‘Reforming%the%National%Electricity%Objective%to%improve%environmental%outcomes%in%the%National%Electricity% Market’%(TEC,%2013)% • ‘The%Environmental%Implications%of%Increasing%Demand%Management’%(TEC,%2012)% • ‘Unwired:%Options%for%Increasing%Network%Demand%Management%in%the%National%Electricity%Market’%(TEC,% 2012)% % Glen%Wright,%hyperlinked%CV,%Page%2%of%3% % % Invited lectures • %‘Towards%a%new%international%instrument%on%the%conservation%and%sustainable%use%of%marine%biodiversity%in% ABNJ’%(International%Oceans%Institute,%Malta,%1%December%2014)% • ‘Towards%a%new%international%instrument%on%the%conservation%and%sustainable%use%of%marine%biodiversity%in% ABNJ’%(Australian%Government,%Department%of%Foreign%Affairs%and%Trade,%20%November%2014)% • ‘NGOs:%Global%Change%Agents%or%Trojan%Horses%for%Western%Hegemony?’%(International(Law,(Human(Rights( and(Cultural(Identity,%UNSW,%2012)% • ‘The%National%Electricity%Market%and%the%Environment’%(Australian(Climate(Law,(ANU,%2012)% Professional memberships • IUCN%World%Commission%on%Environmental%Law,%Member%(2015%–%present)% • International%Network%for%Social%Studies%of%Marine%Energy%(ISSMER),%Member%(2014%–%present)% Awards & scholarships • Australian%Postgraduate%Award;%International%Postgraduate%Research%Scholarship%(2012%–%present)% • National%Environmental%Law%Association%Student%Writing%Competition,%Runner%Up%(2012)% • EDO%&%Maddocks%Student%Writing%Competition,%Winner%(2011)% • Dean’s%Award%(four%classes),%University%of%New%South%Wales%(2011%–%2012)% • Students%Union%Gold%Award;%Individual%Award%for%Outstanding%Contribution,%University%of%Nottingham%(2008)% • Arts%Council%of%England%&%Wales,%Grants%for%the%Arts%Recipient%(2005)% Community • Ambiente%Journal,%Codfounder%and%Webmaster%(2012%–%present)% • NSW%Greens,%Volunteer%(April%2011)% • Amnesty%International,%Volunteer%(July%–%August%2010)% • Nottingham%University%(2007):%Vegetarian%Society,%Founder;%Student%Peace%Movement,%General%Secretary% • The%Activist%Legal%Project,%Researcher%(2007)% • The%Folk%Directory,%Founder%(2005%–%present)% Skills & interests • Highly%proficient%in:%all%office%programs;%Photoshop%&%Dreamweaver;%various%CMS;%HTML,%CSS%and%PHP;%project% management%and%contact%management%software% • Languages:%French,%Spanish%(C1);%Swedish,%Indonesian%(A2);%Mandarin%(A1)% • Full,%clean%drivers%licence% • Interests:%playing%guitar%and%singing,%travel,%health/fitness,%foreign%languages,%photography,%Rubik’s%cube% Glen%Wright,%hyperlinked%CV,%Page%3%of%3% %