ASIL 2012 Midyear Meeting

• Conference • Research Forum • Career Mentoring Program

Welcome to the Society's site for its third Midyear Meeting and third Annual Research Forum.

The 2013 Midyear Meeting and Research Forum will be held in New York City from November 1-3.

Additional information will be forthcoming.

Hotel Accommodations

ASIL has secured a limited number of rooms at Club Quarters Downtown and Club Quarters Midtown.
Rooms can be reserved through ASIL's Online Conference Registration system at www.asil.org/midyear/registration.
Available from October 31 to November 2
New York University Group Code: NYU101
Cut-off date for reservations is September 30!

Club Quarters Downtown
52 William Street (Between Wall & Pine Streets)
NY, NY 10005
Phone: (212) 269-6400
http://www.clubquarters.com/loc_nyWallStreet.aspx
Rate: Standard Room: $256 per night, including all applicable taxes and per room/per night surcharges

Club Quarters Midtown
40 West 45th Street
NY, NY 10036
http://www.clubquarters.com/home_pub.asp

Rate: Standard Room: $286 per night, including all applicable taxes and per room/per night surcharges
New York City tax is currently 14.75% and $3.50 per room/per night, $5.50 per suite

ASIL Hotel Group Block Cancellation Policy:
Cancellations before October 1 receive a full refund.
Cancellations after October 1: Guests will be refunded minus the first night room and tax.
Refunds will not be granted for no-shows.

In addition, ASIL conference goers may use New York University's corporate rate at both the Soho Grand, Tribeca Grand and Holiday Inn hotels:

Soho Grand Hotel
310 West Broadway
NY, NY 10013
(212) 965-3000
http://www.sohogrand.com/

Tribeca Grand Hotel
Two Avenue of the Americas
NY, NY 10013
(212) 519-6600
http://www.tribecagrand.com/

Holiday Inn Soho
138 Lafayette Street
NY, NY 10013
(212) 966-8898
http://www.hidowntown-nyc.com/

Other Local Hotel Accommodations:

Downtown -

New York Marriott Financial Center
85 West Street
New York, New York 10006 USA
(212) 385-4900
http://www.nycmarriottfinancial.com

Ritz Carlton at Battery Park
Two West Street
NY, NY 10004
(212) 344-0800
http://www.ritzcarlton.com/en/Properties/BatteryPark/Default.htm

W New York - Union Square
201 Park Avenue South
NY, NY 10003
(212) 253-9119
http://www.starwoodhotels.com/whotels/property/overview/index.html?propertyID=1299

Midtown -

The Westin New York at Times Square
270 West 43rd Street
NY, NY 10036
(212) 201-2700
http://www.Westin.com/TimesSquare

New York Marriott Marquis
1535 Broadway
NY, NY 10036
(212) 398-1900
http://www.nymarriottmarquis.com

This is a tentative schedule and likely to be revised over the coming weeks.

ATLANTA, GEORGIA

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2012

3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Career Mentoring Fair
Location: COCA-COLA Company Campus, 1 COCA-COLA Plaza NW, Atlanta, GA

Hosted by the COCA-COLA Company, the Midyear Meeting will kick off with a Career Mentoring Fair geared for students and new professionals interested in learning more about various international law career paths and interacting with experienced public and private international legal professionals in a "speed-mentoring" format.

Speakers:

Elizabeth Andersen, Executive Vice President and Executive Director, American Society of International Law; former Executive Director of the American Bar Association Central European and Eurasian Law Initiative; former Executive Director, Human Rights Watch Europe and Central Asia Division
Brad Carver, Partner, Senior Managing Director of Government Affairs, Hall Booth Smith & Slover, PC
Tai-Heng Cheng, Partner, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP
Tess Davis, Executive Director, Lawyers Committee for Cultural Heritage Preservation
Joan Grafstein, JAMS
David M. Schwartz, Counsel, Thompson Hine LLP
Florian A. Stamm, Partner in the Corporate, International and Sustainability Practices of Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP
Bart Szewczyk, Associate in Law, Columbia Law School; former Senior Associate at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr LLP
Kathleen Wilson, Attorney Advisor, Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State

5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Institute: "When Transnational Business Deals Go Sour: The Challenges and Opportunities of International Arbitration"
Location: COCA-COLA Company Campus, 1 COCA-COLA Plaza NW, Atlanta, GA

This panel will focus on recent developments in the field as well as real-world case studies of arbitration’s success and failure.

Eligible for 2.0 CLE Credits.
Welcome by William Lummus, Associate General Counsel International at Coca-Cola Company

Moderator: Glenn Hendrix, Arnall Golden & Gregory

Speakers:

Valerie Strong Sanders, Counsel, Sutherland Asbill & Brennan’s Litigation Practice Group
Jack Goldsmith, Henry J. Shattuck, Professor, Harvard Law School; and former Assistant Attorney General of the United States, Office of Legal Counsel.
David D. Caron, Immediate Past-president, American Society of International Law; and C. William Maxeiner Distinguished Professor of Law, University of California at Berkeley
Donald Francis Donovan, President, American Society of International Law; and Partner, Debevoise & Plimpton
Anthony Walsh, Executive Counsel, Litigation at GE Energy
Brian White, Partner, King & Spalding's International Arbitration Group

6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Reception
Location: COCA-COLA Company Campus, 1 COCA-COLA Plaza NW, Atlanta, GA

ATHENS, GEORGIA

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2012
6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Welcome Reception
Location: Hotel Indigo, Athens, GA

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2012
All Saturday events, unless otherwise indicated, will take place at the University of Georgia School of Law and its Dean Rusk Center for International Law and Policy, 225 Herty Drive, Athens, GA

• 8:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. ASIL Executive Council Meeting
Room: Carl Sanders Boardroom, lobby level, Rusk Hall

• 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Student Meeting with UN Legal Counsel Patricia O'Brien
Room: Rusk Courtroom, Rusk Hall

• 10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Coffee Break

• 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Research Forum Workshops

Panel 1: The Status of Sources of International Law
Room: D, Hirsch Hall

Discussant: Vijay Padmanabhan, Vanderbilt University Law School

1. Harlan Cohen, Careening Towards International Law’s Erie Moment
2. Neha Jain [bio], Revisiting the Sources Thesis in International Criminal Law
3. Ben Love [bio], The Importance of Soft Law in International Disputes

Panel 2: Developments in International Criminal Justice and State Responsibility
Room: H, Hirsch Hall

Discussant: Maximo Langer, University of California-Los Angeles Law School

1. Christian de Vos, From a Ripple to a Tide: Taking Stock of the ICC’s Complementarity Principle
2. Andrei Mamolea, Thinking Like a State: Subjective Intent in International Law
3. Jenia Turner [bio], Policing International Prosecutors

Panel 3: Foreign Relations and International Law
Room: I, Hirsch Hall

Discussant: Curtis Bradley, Duke University School of Law

1. Christopher Whytock [bio], Court Access and Foreign Sovereign Immunity
2. Cynthia Nicoletti [bio], The Emancipation Proclamation, the Commander-in-Chief Power, and the Intersection of International Law and Domestic Law
3. Margaret McGuinness [bio], Presidential Peace Powers

Panel 4: Emerging Issues in International Trade, Development, and Aid
Room: E, Hirsch Hall

Discussant:

1. Meredith Lewis [bio], Plurilateralism in International Trade Law: New Paradigm or Same Old Story?
2. Mark Toufayan [bio] and Olabisi Akinkugbe, African Regional Trade Agreements and the Developmental Alliance with the Heterogeneous in Law and Development Debates
3. Adrian Di Giovanni [bio], Understanding the Uses of “Do No Harm” in International Assistance

• 12:45 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. Luncheon and Keynote Address: "Current legal issues facing the United Nations"
Room: Larry Walker, 4th Floor, Rusk Hall

Donald Francis Donovan, American Society of International Law welcome
Dean Rebecca H. White, University of Georgia School of Law welcome
Keynote Address by Patricia O'Brien, Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and United Nations Legal Counsel

• 2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Research Forum Workshops

Panel 5: The Law of Armed Conflict: Training on the Ground, Virtual Battlegrounds, and the Value of Foreign Lives
Room: C, Hirsch Hall

Discussant: Robert Sloane, , Boston University School of Law

1. Elizabeth Stubbins Bates [bio], Testing the Effectiveness of the British Army’s Military Training in the Principles of Distinction and Proportionality
2. Emily Crawford [bio] and Michael Lewis, Virtual Battlegrounds: Distinction, Targeting, and Computer-Based Warfare in the 21st Century
3. Lesley Wexler [bio] and Arden Rowell, Foreign Life Valuation

Panel 6: Corruption and Financial Rights
Room: I, Hirsch Hall

Discussant: David Zaring, Wharton School of Business

1. Andrew Spalding [bio], Freedom from Corruption: the New Human Right? Implications for Commercial Anti-Bribery Laws
2. Philip Nicholas [bio], An International Norm for Corporate Criminal Liability for Bribery
3. Karen Halverson Cross [bio], Arbitration of Mass Sovereign Debt Claims: Abaclat v. Argentine Republic

• 4:00 p.m. -4:15 p.m. Coffee Break

• 4:15 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. Research Forum Workshops

Panel 7: Global Governance: Coercion, Compliance and Legitimacy
Room: E, Hirsch Hall

Discussant: Timothy Meyer, University of Georgia Law School

1. Monica Hakimi, Unfriendly Unilateralism
2. Cecily Rose [bio], Global Governance Challenges Posed by the Financial Action Task Force
3. David Kosar [bio] and Michael Bobek, Global Governance, Global Solutions, Local Damages: A Critical Study in Effects of Judicial Councils

Panel 8: The Evolution of International Institutions
Room: H, Hirsch Hall

Discussant: Jonathan Nash, Emory Law School

1. Christian Djeffal, Evolutive Interpretation of Treaties by International Courts and Tribunals
2. Michael Voss [bio], Back to the Future or Onward and Upward: an International Relations and International Law Analysis of the United Nations Human Rights Council
3. Julian Arato [bio], Treaty Interpretation and Constitutional Transformation: Informal Change in International Organizations

Panel 9: Environmental and Other Disasters: Framing and Institutions
Room: I, Hirsch Hall

Discussant: Hari Osofsky, University of Minnesota School of Law

1. Michael Cooper [bio], Migration and Disaster-Induced Displacement: European Policy, Practice, and Perspective
2. Stuart Ford [bio], Climate Change, Conflict, and International Law
3. J. Benton Heath [bio], Accountability in the United Nations Cluster System: The Consequences of Institutional Choice in Disaster Response

• 7:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. Reception and Dinner
Location: Lyndon House Arts Center, 293 Hoyt Street, Athens, GA

American Society of International Law Welcome and Introductions by Donald Francis Donovan.
Special Tributes to

David Bederman by Robert Ahdieh
Louis Sohn by Dorinda Dallmeyer
Dean Rusk by Don Johnson

Keynote address: What is Useful International Law Scholarship? by Harold Hongju Koh, Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2012
All Sunday events, unless otherwise indicated, will take place at the University of Georgia School of Law and its Dean Rusk Center for International Law and Policy, 225 Herty Drive, Athens, GA

• 8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast

• 9:00 a.m. -10:30 a.m. Research Forum Workshops

Panel 10: Theories of Ratification, Compliance, and Reservation
Room: D, Hirsch Hall

Discussant: Edward Swaine, George Washington University Law School

1. Yvonne Dutton [bio] and Moonhawk Kim, Why Ratify? The Evolution of Human Rights Treaties
2. Rachel Brewster [bio] and Adam Chilton, The Supply Side of Compliance
3. Kasey Mcall-Smith [bio], Severing Invalid Reservations: A Paradigm Shift in International Law

Panel 11: New Approaches to International and Transnational Litigation
Room: E, Hirsch Hall

Discussant: Paul Stephan, University of Virginia School of Law

1. Nienke Grossman [bio], A New Normative Theory of Legitimacy for International Courts
2. Jan Kleinheisterkamp [bio], The Myth of Transnational Public Policy
3. Donald "Trey" Childress, Rethinking Legal Globalization: The Case of Transnational Personal Jurisdiction

Panel 12: Issues at the Intersection of Public and Private Law
Room: I, Hirsch Hall

Discussant: Laura Dickinson, George Washington University Law School

1. Cally Jordan [bio], International Financial Standards and the Explanatory Force of Lex Mercatoria
2. Daphne Richmond-Barak [bio], Regulating Non-State Actors: Self-Regulation in the Private Security and Military Industry
3. Sabrina Safrin [bio], The Cellphone and the Flavr Savr Tomato Technology and International Law

Panel 13: International Law, International Relations, and International Institutions
Room: H, Hirsch Hall

Discussant: Harlan Cohen, University of Georgia School of Law

1. Mikulas Fabry, The Norm of Territorial Integrity in International Relations and Law
2. Abraham Bell [bio], The Case Against Tit-for-Tat Proportionality

• 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Research Forum Workshops

Panel 14: International Criminal Law: Theories and New Applications
Room: I, Hirsch Hall

Discussant: Michael Newton, Vanderbilt Law School

1. Alexander Greenawalt [bio], International Criminal Law for Retributivists
2. Scott Gilmore [bio], All Tomorrow’s Massacres: Toward a Cybersecurity Framework for Mass Atrocity Crimes

Panel 15: The Dynamics of Customary International Law
Room: D, Hirsch Hall

Discussant: Ingrid Wuerth, Vanderbilt Law School

1. Noura Erakat [bio], U.S. v. ICRC – Customary International Humanitarian Law and Universal Jurisdiction
2. William Worster [bio], The Transformation of Quantity in to Quality: Critical Mass in the Formation of Customary International Law
3. Pierre-Hugues Verdier [bio] and Erik Voeten, How Does Customary International Law Change the Case of State Immunity?

Panel 16: Environmental and Other Disasters: Framing and Institutions
Room: E, Hirsch Hall

Discussant: Robert Ahdieh, Emory Law School

1. Jason Cross and Sergio Puig, Expertise and Legitimacy in International Investment Law: Governing Access to Investor-State Arbitration
2. Natasha Marusja Saputo, Decisions, Decisions: Practical Considerations in Choosing between Commercial and Investor State Arbitration
3. Barnali Choudhury, The System of International Investment Law as a Global Public Good

Panel 17: New Rights and Remedies—Pushing the Boundaries of International Law
Room: C, Hirsch Hall

Discussant: Angela Banks, William and Mary Law School

1. Moria Paz [bio], The Failed Promise of Language Rights
2. Barbara Stark, Making Babies, Making Law
3. Antonio Carlos Cardesa Salzmann [bio], Seeking Justice in a Multipolar World: Reflections on a Global Standard of Access to Justice for Transnational Litigation

• 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Inaugural Meeting of ASIL-Southeast
Room: Larry Walker Room, Rusk Hall

(boxed lunch to be provided)

Co-Chairs:

Harlan Cohen, University of Georgia School of Law
Ingrid Wuerth, Vanderbilt University Law School

REGISTRATION RATES - Click HERE to register.

Full Conference (Midyear Meeting and Research Forum)

Fee includes access to all Midyear Meeting and Research Forum sessions and receptions from Friday, October 19, in Atlanta, GA, through Sunday, October 21, in Athens, GA.
Fee does not include October 20 luncheon or dinner. See below for options.

ASIL Members	$95.00
Non-Members	$125.00
Presenters	$50.00
ASIL Student Members	$50.00
Student Non-Members	$75.00
Students of ASIL Academic Partner Schools	FREE

Midyear Meeting-Atlanta Events Only REGISTRATION FOR ATLANTA ONLY NOW CLOSED - EVENTS ARE FULL

Fee includes access to the Midyear Meeting Career and Mentoring Fair, a panel presentation on international arbitration, and an evening reception, all on on Friday, October 19, at the headquarters of COCA-COLA in Atlanta, GA.

ASIL Members	$35.00
Non-Members	$50.00
ASIL Student Members	$10.00
Student Non-Members	$25.00
Students of ASIL Academic Partner Schools	FREE

Midyear Meeting-Research Forum - Athens Events Only
Fee includes access to events on Friday, October 19 at the Hotel Indigo-Athens and events on Saturday, October 20 and Sunday, October 21 at the University of Georgia School of Law in Athens, GA.
Fee does not include October 20 luncheon or dinner. See below for options.

ASIL Members	$75.00
Non-Members	$100.00
Presenters	$50.00
ASIL Student Members	$25.00
Student Non-Members	$35.00
Students of ASIL Academic Partner Schools	FREE

Additional Events Available for Purchase:

Friday, October 19, Atlanta Reception Only Ticket(s)
A special reception sponsored by the Coca Cola Company at their main campus located at 1 Coca Cola Plz NW, Atlanta, GA.

ASIL Members	Free
Non-Members	$25.00

Saturday, October 20, Luncheon Ticket(s)

ASIL Members	$20.00
ASIL Non-Members	$45.00
ASIL Student Members	$15.00
Student Non-Members	$25.00

Saturday, October 20, Dinner Ticket(s)

ASIL Members	$45.00
ASIL Non-Members	$65.00
ASIL Student Members	$30.00
Student Non-Members	$45.00

MORE INFORMATION

Onsite Registration
Onsite registration will be available, however, advance registration is strongly encouraged and will allow for speedier check-in.

Cancellation Policy
Cancellations received on or before September 30, 2012, will be refunded 100%, less a $25 administrative fee. Cancellations received between October 1 and October 12, 2012, will be refunded 50%, less a $25 administrative fee. No refunds will be available for cancellations made after October 12, 2012, or for no-shows. All requests for cancellations must be directed to ASIL Services at services@asil.org, or +1 (202) 939-6001.

Badges
Registration badges will be given upon check-in. Your badge will be created using the name and affiliation information submitted in your registration. Badge changes can be made onsite at the meeting registration desk.

Questions
Questions regarding registration should be directed to services@asil.org or +1 (202) 939-6001.

Click HERE to register.

From Atlanta Airport to Midtown Atlanta
Conference attendees arriving at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta (Airport Code: ATL) have the following options for transportation to the COCA-COLA Company Campus.

Shuttle Service: Shared ride shuttle services provided by A-National Limousine leave every 15 minutes from the airport to Midtown at the rate of $18.50 one-way and $33.00 roundtrip. Reservations can be made by calling (404) 941-3440 or (877) 799-6282 or by booking online at www.taass.net.

Taxi Service: Taxi service is available directly from the airport. Follow the signs in baggage claim directing you to the taxi stand. The cost of travel from the airport to the conference venue is approximately $30 - $40.

Public Transportation: Atlanta offers convenient local rail service directly from the airport through the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA). From baggage claim, follow the signs to MARTA and board either the Gold or Red line into Midtown Atlanta. Travelers may exit at either the North Avenue or Midtown Stations to reach the Coca Cola Company Campus. The one-way fare on the MARTA train is $2.50 and may be paid by cash or credit card at the kiosks located in the station. For additional MARTA travel information, please access the MARTA website.

From Atlanta Airport to Athens
Conference attendees arriving at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta (Airport Code: ATL) have the following options for transportation to the Hotel Indigo in Athens.

Shuttle Service: Groome Transportation provides 17 round trips daily between Athens and Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. Adult fare is $34.00 one-way and $68.00 roundtrip. Reservations required 24 hours in advance by calling (800) 896-9928 or (706) 410-2363.You may book online at http://www.groometransportation.com. Children 3 and under ride for free when accompanied by an adult.

From Midtown Atlanta to Athens

ASIL will provide complimentary shuttle service to conference attendees participating in the opening events of the Midyear Meeting on October 19 at the COCA-COLA Company Campus to the Hotel Indigo in Athens.

The shuttle will depart from COCA-COLA Company Campus around 8:00 p.m. to the Hotel Indigo in Athens (total drive duration approximately 1.5 hours).

Departure Transfers from Athens to Atlanta

Shuttle Service: ASIL will provide complimentary airport shuttle service on October 21 from the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta (Airport Code: ATL). Approximate departure times of shuttle bus are as follows:

12:15 p.m.
1:15 p.m.
2:15 p.m.

October 19-21, 2012
Atlanta and Athens, Georgia

ASIL's limited room block at the Hotel Indigo in Athens is sold out!

But there are plenty of other hotel options nearby to chose from. Click here for a complete list of all hotel and B&B accommodations in Athens-Clarke County, or book online.

Thank you for agreeing to participate in the 3rd ASIL Midyear Meeting and 2nd Annual ASIL Research Forum. We are looking forward to your participation in a most engaging and stimulating conference. The following contains all of the information you will require regarding the meeting and the steps we ask you to follow.

In order for your information to be included in the conference printed program and on the ASIL website, please fill out this required release form and submit by August 10, 2012.

CONFIRMATION OF ACCEPTANCE TO PRESENT

Speaker Confirmation Information

First Name:
Last Name:
Affiliation:
Address:
City:
State:
Zip:
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Phone: Pleases provide a mobile contact number on which you can be contacted on-site for emergency reasons. You will not be contacted for any other purpose.
Email:
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Speaker Bio: Please provide a short bio (no more than 500 words) for introduction during the conference and posting on the public website	Please limit your bio to 500-750 words.
Media Permission: Information contained in the printed materials and on the website for the Midyear Meeting and Research Forum is made available to the general public in advance of the conference. Important Note: If you accept the invitation to be a presenter but do not wish to have your information made public, it is your responsibility to inform ASIL, so that appropriate arrangements may be made to honor this request.	By accepting the invitation to be a speaker at the ASIL Research Forum, I grant the ASIL permission to: Photograph, videotape, audiotape and post my working paper on the public website (Internet); and Use the aforementioned images in educational and information activities without compensation.

Schedule

For the scheduling of your session and other information pertinent to the meeting, please see the preliminary program (updated regularly) posted on the ASIL Midyear Meeting website. Changes in the schedule cannot be made to accommodate travel preferences, although of course every effort will be made to do so for unusual and grave circumstances. If for any reason you are unable to attend or must request a schedule change, please inform us immediately, so that changes can be made to the program.

How to Submit Your Final Working Paper
The final PDF version of your paper will be due on or before Friday, September 21, 2012, for inclusion on the ASIL Midyear Meeting and Research Forum conference website www.asil.org/midyearmeeting2012. Please submit your final PDF version of your paper to submissions@asil.org. Once we have received your paper, an ASIL representative will be in touch with you to confirm its publication to our conference site.

Style and Formatting
The basic visual style and formatting of the paper is up to the authors.

Publication in an Academic Journal
Publication of the paper on the ASIL Midyear Meeting and Research Forum website is not with prejudice to publication elsewhere. In the event the author grants any conflicting copyright to another publisher, it is the author's responsibility to contact ASIL and ask for the downloadable PDF file to be removed from the ASIL website.

Mandatory Conference Registration
All authors must register for meeting attendance on the conference website www.asil.org/midyearmeeting2012.
To obtain your conference credentials, you will need to check in at the meeting with an ASIL representative.
There is a discounted panelist registration fee of $50.00 for the entire conference. This fee covers the access to all Midyear Meeting and Research Forum related events (including the luncheon and receptions) starting on Friday, October 19 at the headquarters of the Coca Cola Company in Atlanta, Georgia to Sunday, October 21 at the University of Georgia School of Law Dean Rusk Center. Tickets for the keynote dinner on October 20 in Athens may be purchased at an additional cost of $45 for ASIL members and $65 for non-members.

Accommodations

ASIL regrets that it cannot generally cover expenses associated with travel, lodging and meals in connection with participation in the Midyear Meeting and Research Forum. ASIL has a limited room block at the Hotel Indigo in Athens for the dates of October 19-21, 2012, with rooms available at a special rate of $109 per night. Reservations must be made by September 24, 2012.
To secure your room, you may book online at http://www.indigoathens.com/reservations.html. You may also email in-house reservations: reservations@indigoathens.com or you may call the hotel direct for in-house or central reservations at +1 (706) 546-0430. Please make sure to reference the group code ASI.

Additional Questions about the Conference

Please call the ASIL Service Center at (+1) 202.939.6001 or email services@asil.org.

ATLANTA, GEORGIA

The Midyear Meeting will kick off at COCA-COLA headquarters on October 19, 2012, with a Career and Mentoring Fair, followed by a panel discussion by leading practitioners and scholars on the latest developments in the field of international arbitration, and an evening reception. The COCA-COLA Company in the heart of midtown Atlanta, the unofficial capital city of the southeastern United States.

For information on Atlanta, visit www.atlanta.net.

ATHENS, GEORGIA

Programs at the University Georgia School of Law in Athens, Georgia will include a panel discussion on the future of scholarship on October 19, 2012; and ASIL leadership meetings, a keynote address, and the Research Forum on October 20-21. The Research Forum will take place at ASIL Academic Partner University of Georgia School of Law and its Dean Rusk Center for International Law and Policy in Athens, Georgia. Located in northeast Georgia, Athens has grown alongside the University of Georgia for the past two centuries. The "Classic City of the South," as it is known, mixes small-town charm and comfort with a progressive atmosphere and a rich artistic and intellectual culture. The law school is located in the heart of historic North Campus and adjacent to downtown's local restaurants and eclectic shops. For more information on things to do in Athens, click here.

MEETING SPONSORS:
For more information on becoming a sponsor of the 2012 ASIL Midyear Meeting, please click here.

Academic Partner Host Institution