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DICTAadvice to bring your £10 sign-up fee (easily worth it considering the above mentioned dinners). Any inquiries should be directed to Andy Sanger (as12025@ my.bristol.ac.uk) or Lauren Webb ([email protected]), Master and Mistress of the Moot 2013/14 (if you’re a first- or second-year student), or to Sarah Edmond ([email protected]) or Eloise Pollard ([email protected]), Senior Mistresses of the Moot 2013/14 (if you’re a final-year or postgraduate student). case debate. This is where you will be able to sign up for the competition. Any inquiries should be directed to Aaron Lee (al12231@ my.bristol.ac.uk), Chair of the Debate, or Jan Zeber (j.zeber.2011@ my.bristol.ac.uk), Third Year Representative and Vice Chair of the Debate. Inter-Varsity Mooting The International Commercial Mediation Competition, organised by the International Chamber of Commerce, is the University of Bristol’s internal mediation competition, typically held between the end of November and the beginning of December. This is a very good opportunity to get involved with an emerging and promising area of Alternative Dispute Resolution, not only in the commercial world but also in an array of other areas. The winning team from the internal competition will be given the opportunity to represent the University of Bristol at the National UK Mediation Skills Competition 2013, generally held in London in mid-January. The position of Mediation Co-ordinator is elected in October, alongside the UBLC executive committee positions. An email calling for applicants to compete in the internal competition will be sent out to all UBLC members in early November. Applications will require a CV and responses to a few questions regarding reasons for interest. For more information, please contact Aristotle Glyky ([email protected]), Mediation Co-ordinator of the UBLC 2012/13 or Dan Bishop ([email protected]), President of the UBLC 2013/14. Once you have mastered the art of mooting in the UBLC competition, you can take things to a national level by auditioning to represent Bristol against other universities. Every year, Bristol enters three teams of two into national competitions – the Essex Court Chambers (ESU) Mooting Competition, the Oxford University Press (OUP) Mooting Competition, and the Inner Temple Inter-Varsity Moot Competition. Competition is fierce given that most participants have already won or excelled in competitions hosted by their own universities, but this makes the experience all the more exciting. Whereas in the UBLC competition you are judged individually, competitors in the national competitions are judged as a team. This means that good teamwork is absolutely crucial to your success as a national mooter. Inter-varsity mooting is admittedly a large time commitment (moots can take anything from half a day to F