TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

 

SHEARMAN & STERLING INTERNATIONAL ROUNDS

PHILIP C. JESSUP INTERNATIONAL LAW MOOT COURT COMPETITION

 

Sunday, March 25

 

11:00 am -             Jessup Registration

4:00 pm                (Registration Desk, Ballroom Level)

 

2:00 pm                 Jessup Orientation

                                Special Remarks:

                                Yas Banifatemi, Partner Shearman & Sterling

(Grand Ballroom)

 

6:30 pm                 Distribution of Preliminary Round Schedules and Opposing-Team Memorials

(Roosevelt)

 

7:30 pm                 Jessup Judges’ Orientation 

(Colonnade)

 

Monday, March 26

 

9:00 am – 11:00 am                Jessup Preliminary Round I

11:30 am – 1:30 pm                Jessup Preliminary Round II

2:00 pm – 4:00 pm                  Jessup Preliminary Round III

4:30 pm – 6:30 pm                  Jessup Preliminary Round IV

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm                  Jessup Preliminary Round V

 

7:00 pm – 10:00 pm                Shearman & Sterling FOJ Reception

For Jessup Judges, Faculty Advisors, and Coaches

(Colonnade)

Tuesday, March 27

 

9:00 am –11:00 am                 Jessup Preliminary Round VI

11:30 am – 1:30 pm                Jessup Preliminary Round VII

2:00 pm – 4:00 pm                  Jessup Preliminary Round VIII

4:30 pm – 6:30 pm                  Jessup Preliminary Round IX

7:00 pm – 9:30 pm                  Jessup Preliminary Round X

 

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm                  Shearman & Sterling Reception

(Shearman & Sterling Offices)

All competitors are invited to attend a reception held at the Washington offices of Shearman & Sterling, 801 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, 9th floor.  Buses will leave from and return to the hotel.  RSVP at the hospitality table by noon Monday.

 

Wednesday, March 28

 

9:00 am – 11:00 am                Preliminary Round XI

11:30 am – 1:30 pm                Preliminary Round XII

2:00 pm – 4:00 pm                  Preliminary Round XIII

4:30 pm – 6:30 pm                  Preliminary Round XIV

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm                  Preliminary Round XV

 

3:00 pm – 4:00 pm                  Lexis Training Session

                                                    (Potomac)

4:30 pm – 5:30 pm                  Lexis Training Session

(Potomac)

Learn about LexisNexis and how to research international law online.

 

10:00 pm                                   Announcement Party

Rumors

1900 M Street NW (corner at 19th and M)

Washington, D.C. 20036

For Jessup competitors, coaches, exhibition teams, volunteers, judges, ILSA Spring Conference attendees and others.  The advancing teams will be announced.

 

Thursday, March 29

 

9:00 am–11:00 pm                  Jessup Run-Off Rounds

2:00 pm – 4:00 pm                  Jessup Octafinal Rounds

All are invited to attend advanced rounds.

 

9:30 am – 6:00 pm                  ILSA Spring Conference

Panels throughout the day, including Jessup Training Panels

                                                    All Jessup competitors, coaches, exhibition teams, volunteers, and judges are invited to attend any events of the ILSA Spring Conference. For details on the panels and schedule, see the ILSA Spring Conference Program. Please make sure to wear your Jessup badge when attending conference events.

 

9:30 pm                                     Go-National Dress Ball

All are invited to attend.

(Grand Ballroom)

 

Friday, March 30

 

9:00 am – 11:00 am            Jessup Quarterfinal Rounds

2:00 pm – 4:00 pm              Jessup Semifinal Rounds

All are invited to attend advanced rounds.

 

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm              Penn Law Announcement Reception

(Sulgrave and Dumbarton)

The teams advancing to the Shearman & Sterling Jessup Cup World Championship Round will be announced, followed by the coin-flip and exchange of memorials.

 

9:00 am – 5:00 pm              ILSA Spring Conference

Panels throughout the day, including Jessup Training Panels

                                                    All Jessup competitors, coaches, exhibition teams, volunteers, and judges are invited to attend any events of the ILSA Spring Conference. For details on the panels and schedule, see the ILSA Spring Conference Program. Please make sure to wear your Jessup badge when attending conference events.

 

Saturday, March 31

 

10:30-11:15 am                       ILA Information Session

                                                    (Culpepper)

 

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm                  ILSA Spring Conference Keynote Address

                                                    (Ballroom I)

 

4:00 pm – 7:00 pm                  Shearman & Sterling Jessup Cup
World Championship Round

                                                    (Grand Ballroom)

 

9:00 pm                                     Final Party and Announcements of Winners

(Grand Ballroom)

 

 

Sunday, April 1

 

8:00 am – 11:00 am            Distribution of Team Packets

                                                (Registration Desk, Ballroom Level)