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This fall and winter, there are several major conferences being held in the Miami area of particular interest to students of international arbitration.

January 24-25, 2013
2nd Annual ITA Winter Round Table and Forum
The Institute for Transnational Arbitration
Venue: The Biltmore Hotel, Coral Gables, FL

• January 24, 2013, 3:30 to 6:30 pm
  2nd Annual Winter Round Table (co-sponsored by the University of Miami School of Law) featuring debates on hot issues among rising stars under 40 in international arbitration practice. The Round Table concludes with a Welcome Reception at The Biltmore Hotel. The Student Registration Fee is $25.00
  Program details and registration
• January 25, 2013, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
  2nd Annual ITA Winter Forum (co-sponsored by the University of Miami School of Law) featuring "2012 Year in Review" and "Two Works-in Progress Previews", a lunch interview with Gary Born, the ITA Forum including UMLS Faculty Jan Paulsson and Martin Hunter. Discounted UM Student Registration Fee $is 395.
  Program details and registration

International Arbitration in Latin America, 10th Anniversary: The ICC Perspective
November 11-13, 2012
International Chamber of Commerce
Venue: The Mandarin Oriental, Miami, FL
The conference theme is "Revisiting the Basics". A separate event is scheduled for Sunday, November 11, 2012 "The World Cup and Olympics coming to Latin America"

2012 Fall Meeting
October 16-20, 2012
American Bar Association (ABA) Section of International Law
Venue: Fontainbleau Hotel, Miami Beach, FL
A "Must Attend" meeting for lawyers with a practice or interest in international legal issues. Sessions on international arbitration topics are featured on each day's program with special programming for young lawyers and law students.

The 10th Annual Miami International Arbitration Conference: The Greatest Hits
September 9-11, 2012
International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR), ICDR Young & International and the International Bar Association
Venue: The Biltmore Hotel, Coral Gables, FL
The program includes a ICDR Young & International Program on Sunday, September 9, 2012 and the ICDR program on Monday and Tuesday, September 10-11, 2012.

Membership In Arbitral Organizations

Miami International Arbitration Society (MIAS): The Miami International Arbitration Society (MIAS) was founded in order to promote the use of international arbitration and mediation and the selection of Miami as the situs for international arbitration proceedings related to the resolution of transborder commercial and investment disputes. The Society works to maintain and enhance the extensive infrastructure developed to encourage international arbitration in Miami by supporting appropriate legislation, relevant academic programs at area universities, local international arbitration conferences, featuring distinguished practitioners as guest speakers, and providing training and legal updates to its members on the latest developments in international arbitration. The Society also provides a forum where practitioners and others interested in international arbitration can network and exchange ideas and information about this growing practice area.

Meetings are held once every two months and feature leading arbitration practitioners as speakers. Student membership: $25.00

Future of Arbitration: Miami: FA:M is South Florida's first young professionals organization dedicated to promoting international arbitration and alternative dispute resolution. FA:M organizes various programs, receptions and other social events to help bring young professionals together to network and exchange ideas about international arbitration and dispute resolution.

Young ICCA: Young ICCA is a world-wide arbitration knowledge and skills network for young practitioners, established in 2010. It aims to:

• provide a forum for young students and professionals to exchange ideas about international arbitration;
• provide young professionals interested in dispute resolution with access to each other and to the international arbitration community;
• promote the use of arbitration and other forms of dispute resolution by introducing new practitioners from all corners of the globe into the practice of arbitration.

Participation in Young ICCA is open to law students, faculty members and young practitioners. In addition to the information listed on its website, members can connect with each other through its Facebook and our Linked-In pages.

Young ICCA functions under the auspices of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA).

Other Associations of Young Practitioners Worldwide