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1/28/2013
MCHB Contracts Competition - Judges Training and Reception
William H. Gates Hall
5:30 PM - 9:00 PM
MCHB competition organizers will present training materials to the judges.
UW Moot Court Honor Board welcomes our judges for the annual MCHB Contracts Competition.
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MCHB Contracts Competition
William H. Gates Hall
5:30 PM - 9:00 PM
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UW Moot Court Honor Board Presents the Annual Contract Negotiation Competition
January 28-February 4, 2013
UW Moot Court Honor Board is pleased to announce its annual Contract Negotiation Competition. The competition provides an interactive setting where students role-play as advocates for a client’s interests. In the qualifying round, you and a teammate will negotiate with two other teams. After the qualifying round, the best teams will advance and tackle shorter scenarios in the quarterfinal, semifinal, and final rounds.
No specialized knowledge of negotiation is required. Those who participate and/or advance in the competition will earn points for use when applying to become members of the Moot Court Honor Board for the purposes of Cumulative Selection invitations.
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Luncheon Celebrating the Life of Professor Emeritus William Stoebuck
Off campus
Seattle Yacht Club, 1807 Hamlin Street
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Please join Dean Kellye Testy and the Stoebuck Family to celebrate the life of Professor Emeritus William Stoebuck. Several of Professor Stoebuck’s colleagues and former students will offer remarks on the great impact he had on the UW Law Community.
Please visit this online memorial page the Stoebuck Family has established to share your memories, read the published obituary and view family photos.
Please RSVP online here by January 25.
Diversity Committee Lunch
William H. Gates Hall
116
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
"Time Out!"
Cello Recital and Lunch
The Dean's Advisory Committee on Diversity will sponsor a "Time Out" featuring cellist Miriam Shames. Come to room 116 at 12:30 for music, a free lunch and the oppportunity to take a bit of time to relax.
Global Mondays - Global Spotlight on Human Rights in South Africa
William H. Gates Hall
117
12:30 PM - 1:20 PM
Hosted by the International Law Society and the Center for Human Rights and Justice
“The Struggle for Freedom in Post-Apartheid South Africa ”
Professor Douglas Foster, Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism
Professor Douglas Foster is a former newspaper reporter, magazine editor, television correspondent, and documentary producer. He writes for a range of magazines, including The Atlantic, Columbia Journalism Review, Smithsonian, and the New York Times Magazine, varied newspapers such as the Los Angeles Times, and Web-based magazines such as salon.com. In his recently published book "After Mandela: The Struggle for Freedom in Post-Apartheid South Africa," Foster provides a sobering portrait of a country caught between a democratic future and a political meltdown.