Online Conference on Technology in International Arbitration
The Virtual Arbitration: Undesirable or Inevitable (or both)?
A Live Online Conference on Technology in International Arbitration
June 11, 2015 – 9:00 AM to 12:00 noon EDT (U.S.)
Cisco TelePresence (the arbitration community will gather at multiple facilities around the globe)
Webstream (the academic community may attend free of charge via live streaming video)
Join us for a live online conference designed to explore the use of modern videoconferencing technology to hold arbitration hearings online, thereby reducing many of the costs and logistical challenges often associated with international arbitration proceedings. The conference will include a mock arbitration proceeding (a witness examination), followed by a panel discussion of its effectiveness (or lack thereof), and concluding with questions from attendees around the globe. Both the mock arbitration and subsequent panel include prominent members of the global arbitration community, so each should be uniquely valuable in exploring both the challenges and opportunities presented by virtual online arbitration proceedings.
The arbitration community will gather at Cisco TelePresence sites around the world for a fully immersive state-of-the-art experience (most of these sites are already sold out). However, the conference is also being delivered live via Webstream, and the academic community (faculty, students, and others interested in learning more about the potential for online arbitration hearings) is invited to attend at no charge. While the Webstream will only allow one-way video, a Chat function will be included to allow for interactivity and moderated by Professor Jack Graves (Touro Law Center, NY, USA, and a member of the JTIA editorial board). Selected chat questions may also be forwarded to panelists as part of the conference Q&A process.
The conference announcement, including the agenda, can be found here:
http://www.jurisconferences.com/2015/technology-and-international-arbitration-june-11-2015/
The Webstream of the conference (including the Chat function) will be available here:
http://www.ustream.tv/ciscotv3
Questions regarding academic community participation in the conference via Webstream may be directed to Jack Graves at: jgraves@tourolaw.edu<mailto:jgraves@tourolaw.edu>.