6 INTERNATIONALARBITRATION Paceisaleaderinthefieldofinternationalarbitration. PaceLawSchoolisproudtobe thefounderandmemberoftheAssociationfortheOrganizationandPromotionofthe WillemC. VisInternationalCommercialArbitrationMoot, whichorganizestheannualVis competitioninVienna, Austria. WillemViswasaprofessoratPaceLawSchoolfrom1980 untilhisdeathin1993. AtPace, heparticipatedinthedevelopmentofinternational commerciallaw, andwasfoundingdirectorofthePaceInstituteofInternational CommercialLaw. ThegoaloftheVisArbitrationMootistofosterthestudyof internationalcommerciallawandarbitrationforresolutionofinternationalbusiness disputesthroughaconcreteproblemofaclientandtotrainlawleadersoftomorrowin methodsofalternativedisputeresolution. Pacesendsateamofstudentstocompetein theVisMooteveryyear. FormoreinformationontheVisMoot, see http:// www. cisg. law. pace. edu/ vis. html. TheCISGistheUnitedNationsConventiononContractsfortheInternationalSaleof Goods, whichistheuniforminternationalsaleslawofcountriesthataccountfortwo-thirdsofallworldtrade. Pace'sInstituteofInternationalCommercialLawsupportsthe CISGDatabase, whichincludesover580arbitralawardsfromaroundtheworld. Over 90% oftheseawardshavebeentranslatedviatheQueenMaryCaseTranslation Programme, aninitiativecosponsoredbytheInstituteofInternationalCommercialLaw. ToaccesstheCISGDatabase, seehttp:// www. cisg. law. pace. edu. 2008PaceInternationalMootCourtparticipants

7 EXTRACURRICULARADROPPORTUNITIES Forstudentswithaninterestinstrengtheningtheirknowledgeofandspecializingina particularADRprocess, PaceLawoffersawealthofextracurricularADRexperiencesto students, includingthe:
StudentDisputeResolutionSociety
ABALSD/ NAFNationalArbitrationCompetition
ABARepresentationinMediationCompetition
JamesBoskeyADRWritingCompetition FormoreinformationabouttheseandotherADRopportunities, contactProfessorJillGrossatjgross@ law. pace. eduor914- 422- 4061. InadditiontoparticipatingintheVisMootandresearchingfortheCISGDatabase, throughtheInternationalSummerAbroadInternshipProgram, studentscanobtain academiccreditandgainvaluableexperienceinarbitrationbyworkingduringthe summerinthearbitrationpracticesofprominentinternationallawfirmsabroad, such asHanotiauandvandenBerginBrussels, Belgium, ClaytonUtzinSydney, Australia, andFreshfieldsBruckhausDeringerinVienna, Austria. " AsadirectresultofmysummerabroadinternshipintheParisofficeof U. S.- basedCurtis, Mallet- Prevost, Colt& MosleLLP, Ihavebeenableto specializemypracticeininternationalarbitration. WhenIparticipated, thePaceexternshipprogramwasauniquelawschoolprogram, providing aninternshipwithadedicatedinternationalarbitrationpracticeina Europeanlawfirm. WithoutthePaceprogram, itwouldhavebeenvery difficulttobreakintothishighlyspecializedareaofinternationallaw." JessicaBannonVanto, a2001graduateofPaceLawSchoolandcurrentlyworking intheInternationalArbitrationGroupofFreshfieldsBruckhausDeringerUSLLP