February Events
This coming Thursday, February 27 and Friday, February 28, 2014 -
Dear ILS members and friends,
Please join us for ILS's annual International Business Transactions Conference ("IBTC") and International Litigation and Arbitration Conference ("ILAC"), which will take place on February 27 and 28 at the JW Marriott Marquis in downtown Miami. I wanted to encourage you to join us for the conferences, both of which promise to be excellent.
You can register for IBTC by clicking here and ILAC here.
We will begin the morning of Thursday, February 27, with an ILS Executive Council meeting, to which all ILS members and guests are welcome. Thereafter, the IBTC conference will begin with a lunch in the terrific ThreeFortyFive restaurant located in the hotel. Panels at the IBTC will cover two extremely timely topics - cross-border infrastructure projects and cross-border joint ventures - from a variety of perspectives. The IBTC will conclude, and the ILAC will commence, with a spirited networking cocktail reception on Thursday evening.
Friday's ILAC conference features a full day of interesting and informative panels, punctuated by networking coffee breaks and a lunch at ThreeFortyFive. Two of the conference's many highlights will be presentations by our keynote speakers: international law luminary Benjamin Davis of the University of Toledo, who will discuss Confidentiality and Technology: Arbitration and ADR in the Shadow of Big Data Security, and Lorraine Brennan of JAMS, who will speak about The Changing Face of International Dispute Resolution: Lessons from the Past and Predictions for the Future. As always, the conference will conclude with a sumptuous and lively cocktail reception on Friday evening.
Won't you please consider joining us? The brochure and registration information for IBTC and ILAC are only a mouse click away. We look forward to seeing you there!
C. Ryan Reetz
Chair, International Law Section
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March Events
March 1, 2014 - Vis Pre-Moot
Location: JAMS Resolution Center, 600 Brickell Ave., Miami
CLE Credit available to volunteer arbitrators
For more information contact Mariela Malfeld at [email protected]
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March 6-7, 2014 - International Forum of Travel and Tourism Advocates
IFTTA NORTH AMERICA SECTIONTHIRD ANNUAL MEETING AND CONFERENCE (click on title for more information)
FORT LAUDERDALE - FLORIDA
The North American section of IFTTA (http://iftta.org/) invites you to attend its annual Meeting and Conference. See above and http://iftta.org/events/3rd-north-america-conference for details of the event, and the Registration Form. Membership in the organization (http://iftta.org/content/become-member
) is encouraged, but not a pre-requisite to attendance.
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March 7, 2014
World Trade Center's International Women's Day Event - 11th Annual Luncheon
The event will take place on Friday, March 7, 2013 and will honor four women for their leadership in promoting and enhancing international trade and business in Florida and the Americas.
Honoring:
Alice Ancona, Director, Global Outreach, Florida Chamber of Commerce
Jennifer Diaz, Shareholder, Chair, Customs & International Trade, Becker & Poliakoff, P.A.
Barbara Reilly, Executive Vice President, NCBFAA (National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America)
Diane J. Sabatino, Port Director, Miami Seaport, Customs & Border Protection
Topic: Trade Opportunities for Women in International Business
Speaker: Elizabeth Vazquez , CEO, Founder, WEConnect International
Registration: 11:30 am
Luncheon: 12:00 pm (noon)
Corporate Table: $500 / Individual: $50
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel
711 NW 72 Ave, Miami, FL 33126
CONTACT:
Michelle Lezcano - Project Coordinator, World Trade Center Miami
[email protected] / Phone: 305-871-7910
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March 13, 2014 - 12:00 noon - 1:00 p.m., Audio Webcast, Immigration Benefits Available to Same-Sex
Couples in Light of the Supreme Court Decision in Windsor (click here for registration form).
Presented by Larry Rifkin and Jacqueline Villalba, Rifkin & Fox-Isicoff, P.A., Miami. As an audio webcast attendee, you will listen to the program over the Internet. An audio-cd will be available for sale 4 - 6 weeks after the program.
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On March 27, 2014, at noon, Rick Puente will host a luncheon discussion titled "Mareeva Injunctions and 28 U.S.C. � 1782: U.S. Support of International Legal Proceedings," at Concepcion, Martinez & Bellido, P.A., 255 Aragon Avenue, Second Floor, Coral Gables. Call-in participants are welcome. RSVPs should be directed to [email protected].
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April Events
April 1-5, 2014 -- ABA Section of International Law, Spring Meeting, New York City
The American Bar Association Section of International Law's 2014 Spring Meeting will take place on April 1-5 and will include more than 60 continuing legal education programs and a number of social events and networking opportunities.
Florida Bar International Law Section members can register at a discounted rate. To receive the discounted rate check off the "Member of Cooperating Organization," and list the Florida Bar Association, Section of International Law. Registration form is available here.
Please visit
ambar.org/ilspring2014
for information on programming, registration, and hotel accommodations.