Vis International Commercial Arbitration Competition

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Vis International Commercial Arbitration
Competition Hong Kong www.cisgmoot.org
October 5    Problem Distributed December 6
Claimants Brief Due January 17 Respondents
Brief Due March 3 Welcome Party March 4 7
General Rounds March 8 Eighth, Quarter, and
Semi Finals Rounds March 9 Final Rounds
Questions? Contact us! Kari Konikowski
kmkonikowski_at_uh.edu Heleina L. Formoso Coaches
Professor Ben Sheppard bsheppard_at_uh.edu, Ann
Ryan Robertson annryrob_at_aol.com
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• There are four preliminary rounds the team
  argues once each day. Depending on how the team
  is constructed, as a speaker you could
  conceivably argue in each of the preliminary
  rounds.
• Each round will include one person arguing
  jurisdiction and one person arguing the
  Convention on the International Sale of Goods
  (CISG).
• The argument is delivered while sitting down.
• The panel of arbitrators typically consists of 3
  people. (In general, judges are international
  arbitrators representing various worldwide law
  firms.)
• Last year, we argued against the following
  schools
• Deakin University, Australia
• Padjajaran University, Indonesia
• National University of Juridical Sciences
  Kolkata, India
• Universidade de Coruna, Spain
• University Law College Bangladore, India
  Quarter-Finals

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• Our first priority was the competition, of
  course! However, we did manage to find time for
  fun as well
• We took a pontoon boat to a remote island for a
  seafood dinner with other teams, and later, we
  danced the night away at the Closing Party
  downtown
• We befriended a Hong Kong native who hosted us
  at his swanky karaoke bar (and sang in Chinese)!
• We enjoyed dinner while watching the infamous
  laser light show along the Hong Kong coast
• We bargained for fabric and souvenirs at the
  open air markets
• The girls enjoyed Eastern spa treatments for
  amazing prices
• We built great friendships with team members and
  coaches from both German teams

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• Modern
• Clean
• Extremely hospitable
• Almost everyone speaks English
• Excellent food but for those of you who are
  not epicurious, you can find McDonalds and
  Outback Steakhouse everywhere

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This competition is time-consuming, but any
competition team you join will require hours of
practice and preparation. You should focus on
the experience you will have and the subject
matter involved. Talk to a previous team member
to hear about his or her personal experience with
any competition, and Im sure youll realize the
time commitment is well worth it! Specifically,
this competition begins on October 5 and ends on
March 9. Depending on when you schedule classes
and your flight, you will likely miss a little
over one week of class (or 2 3 class sessions
for each class). In addition, if Spring Break
is scheduled for March 11 14, then you may want
to spend the week traveling through China or
visiting The Philippines! I hope to see you at
tryouts on 9/29!