Mid-Atlantic Super Regional (Washington, D.C.)
Midwest Super Regional (Chicago)
Northeast Super Regional (New York City)
Pacific Super Regional (Portland)
Southeast Super Regional (Miami)
Southwest Super Regional (Houston)

COMPETITION FORMAT

Last year, ILSA changed to a new format of the regional competitions in the United States, consolidating from twelve to six qualifying regions, with each new region now twice the size as in prior years. These newly designed regional competitions are being called "Super Regionals," and are intended to be held every year in the same six major cities. The winner AND runner-up of each Super Regional Competition will advance to compete in the Shearman & Sterling International Rounds.

Events for each Super Regional Competition will be scheduled from Thursday evening through Sunday afternoon. In addition to the oral rounds, there will be receptions and a keynote speech to involve the entire legal community in the competition.

For more information on this change, please read the Letter sent from the ILSA Executive Office to faculty advisors of Jessup Teams in November 2008.

MEMORIAL SUBMISSION

As you prepare for Memorial Submission, please note the following:

• There is no requirement to mail paper memorials.
• There is also no requirement to email memorials to opponents.
• Your team's only responsibility with respect to Memorial Submission is to send the Memorials by email to jessup@ilsa.org by 11:59pm, your local time, on January 12, 2008.
• Both Memorials should be attached to the same email and may be submitted only once. Resubmissions are not allowed. We will confirm receipt of Memorials as soon as possible. Please allow ten minutes for our confirmation on the day of the deadline.
• You must mark your Memorial Covers with your team number as required under Official Rule 6.3.2. Team numbers were included in the payment receipt sent to your team contact upon completion of the registration process. If you are unsure of your team number, please email the Jessup Competition Coordinator (jessup@ilsa.org) immediately.

COMPETITION SCHEDULES AND OPPONENT MEMORIALS

• A Tentative Schedule of Events for the Competition will be posted on this page in early January.
• Your exact Preliminary Round Schedule (indicating which teams you will face in which rounds) will not be available until a later date. Regional Administrators will distribute your preliminary round schedule along with electronic copies of your opponents' memorials at least two weeks prior to the date of your competition.

TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS

• All traveling teams should plan to arrive by Thursday late-afternoon. An orientation will be held on Thursday evening, with competitions rounds starting on Friday morning. Since the final round will be scheduled for Sunday afternoon, all teams should plan to depart no earlier than Sunday early evening.


• ILSA will secure a block of rooms and discount rate at a hotel for each Super Regional Competition. It is highly recommend that teams stay at the hotels designated below since ILSA and competition sponsors may schedule events or receptions at the hotel rather than the competition venue. In the coming weeks, information on rates and making reservations will be posted here.

THE COMPETITIONS

February 12-15, 2009

• Midwest Super Regional
  • Location: Chicago, IL
  • Host: Chicago Kent College of Law
  • Host Address: 565 West Adams Street, Chicago, IL 60661
  • Regional Administrator: Ashley Walker (awalker@ilsa.org)
  • Participating Teams
  • Hotel: TBD
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• Northeast Super Regional
  • Location: New York, NY
  • Host: Shearman & Sterling LLP
  • Host Address: 599 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10022
  • Regional Administrator: Jeffrey Brooks (jbrooks@ilsa.org)
  • Participating Teams
  • Hotel: TBD
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• Southwest Super Regional
  • Location: Houston, TX
  • Host: University of Houston Law Center
  • Host Address: 4800 Calhoun Road, Houston, TX 77204
  • Regional Administrator: Antonio Riva Palacio Lavin (arivapa@ilsa.org)
  • Participating Teams
  • Hotel: TBD
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February 19-22, 2009

• Southeast Super Regional
  • Location: Miami, FL
  • Host: University of Miami School of Law
  • Host Address: 1311 Miller Road, Coral Gables, FL 33146
  • Regional Administrator: TBD
  • Participating Teams
  • Hotel: TBD
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• Mid-Atlantic Super Regional
  • Location: Washington, D.C.
  • Host: The George Washington University Law School
  • Host Address: 2000 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20052
  • Regional Administrator: Rachel Olander (rolander@ilsa.org)
  • Participating Teams
  • Hotel: TBD
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February 26 - March 1, 2009

• Pacific Super Regional
  • Location: Portland, OR
  • Host: Lewis & Clark Law School
  • Host Address: 10015 S.W. Terwilliger Boulevard, Portland, Oregon 97219
  • Regional Administrator: TBD
  • Participating Teams
  • Hotel: TBD
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