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Saint Louis University is pleased to announce the schedule for the Fifth Annual Billiken Barrister Tournament. The tournament will be held on the beautiful campus of Saint Louis University on October 9, 10, and 11, 2009. The field will be limited to thirty-two teams. Each team will be required to bring one judge. Registration fee to participate in the tournament is $110.00 per team. For registrations received by August 15, 2009 there is a $10 discount. Due to the limited number of teams allowed, we encourage all interested teams to sign up as soon as possible. Registration will be closed by September 10, 2009. For information regarding the tournament, please contact Kelley McCottrell at mccottkm@slu.edu or 314-977-3695. We look forward to a great tournament! http://www.slu.edu/x23544.xml

The Elon University Mock Trial Program is pleased to announce that the 3rd Annual Carolina Classic Invitational Tournament, sponsored by the Elon University School of Law, will be held on October 16-18, 2009 in Elon, North Carolina.

The Carolina Classic will be held in the state-of-the-art Koury Business Center on the campus of Elon University. Teams should plan on arriving by 5:30PM on Friday. One round will be held Friday evening, two rounds will be held on Saturday and one round on Sunday. The tournament will conclude with a luncheon and awards ceremony on Elon’s Campus by 1:30 on Sunday. Through the support of the Elon School of Law and the Greensboro legal community we do not expect that we will need any coach-judges.

The registration fee for this year’s tournament will be $100. All teams who wish to attend must register by September 26, 2008. In the sprit of the Carolina Classic’s “Service First” motto, the tournament will be providing lunch to all participants and coaches FREE on Saturday and Sunday.

If you have any questions or would like to inquire about attendance, feel free to visit our website http://org.elon.edu/mocktrial/invitational.htm or contact the Tournament Coordinators at mocktrial@elon.edu for more information.

The United States Coast Guard Academy Mock Trial Team is honored to announce the 3rd Annual Guardian Invitational to be held on October 16-18, 2009 on the Academy grounds in New London, CT.

The tournament will consist of four rounds, one on Friday evening, two on Saturday (morning and afternoon) and one on Sunday morning. There is a 20 team limit for this invitational, so reserve your spot soon! The registration fee for the 2009 Guardian Invitational is $80 per team if received before September 15, 2009; Registration received after September 15th will be $100. Rooms are available at the New London Radisson for a discounted rate if you mention Coast Guard Academy Guardian Invitational.

Please contact 2/c Cadet (Second Class Cadet) Melissa K McCafferty at Melissa.K.McCafferty@uscga.edu if you have any questions or if you would like a registration form and tentative schedule.

The Ohio State University Undergraduate Mock Trial Club is hosting its 5th annual Scarlet and Gray Invitational. The dates will be October 17th and 18th and the location will be at the Franklin County Courthouse in Columbus, Ohio. Last year's invitational was a great success. We are proud to say all the rounds ran smoothly and punctually. We are expecting this to be our biggest invitational yet and are looking forward to hosting around 24 teams from across the country.

The early-registration cost is $110 per team, received by September 1st.

If you are coming in from out-of-town, Port Columbus is a great place to fly in to, as it is located less than 15 minutes from downtown Columbus. Also, there are many hotels around downtown from which you can walk to the courthouse, as well as many restaurants.

Many spots have already been filled, so space is limited. If your school would like to reserve spots or have any questions, please e-mail Meagan Woodall at sginvite@gmail.com.

Columbia College will host the Cougar Kickoff Classic Saturday, October 17, 2009. This is a two-round, one-day tournament. It provides an excellent early opportunity to assess your team early in the season with a minimal investment in time and money.

This invitational is limited to 16 teams. Trials will be held on the Columbia College campus. Round 1 will start at 9:30 and Round 2 at 1:00 pm, with the event concluding by 4:30pm. Entry fee is $50 per team, and each team is expected to bring a judge. Lunch is included in your entry fee. We will award three team trophies and an appropriate number of individual awards for the size of the event. To reserve your spot in this unique tournament please e-mail Barry Langford at brlangford@ccis.edu.

The University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is pleased to announce that the Second Annual Twin Cities Invitational will be held October 23-25, 2009. The tournament will be held on the West bank of the Twin Cities campus.

Teams should plan to arrive by 4:00 on Friday. There will be one round of competition on Friday evening, two rounds on Saturday, and a final round on Sunday morning. There will also be a brief awards ceremony on Sunday afternoon.

The registration fee for the event is $100. Each team must bring a scoring judge for the weekend. Teams unable to provide a judge will be assessed an additional fee of $50.

Only 14 teams will be able to compete in the Second Annual Twin Cities Invitational. A wait list will become available when the tournament fills. No more than three teams from any one school may compete in the tournament.

To register, please e-mail the University of Minnesota Undergraduate Mock Trial Association at mtrial@umn.edu. Thanks for your interest.

The University of Georgia Undergraduate Mock Trial Program is pleased to announce the First Annual Classic City Invitational Mock Trial Tournament. The tournament will begin the morning of Saturday, October 24 and conclude on Sunday evening, October 25. The competition will be held on the University of Georgia campus, centrally located within walking distance of beautiful Downtown Athens.

The tournament will include a field of 16 to 20 teams, and will be judged by practicing attorneys and judges from across the state of Georgia. The registration fee is $100. The Classic City Invitational is accepting teams on an invitation-only basis. If your program would like to be considered for an invitation, please e-mail ugamocktrial@gmail.com. For more information on the Classic City Invitational, visit www.ugamocktrial.org/invitational.html.

Quincy University's Political Science and Pre-Law Program announces its 6th Annual Mock Trial Invitational to be held at the Adams County Courthouse, Saturday, October 24, 2009. This is a two-round, one-day tournament. It provides an excellent opportunity to assess your team early in the season with a minimal investment in time and money.

This invitational is limited to 16 teams. Trials will be held in the Adams County Courthouse and judged by 8th Judicial Circuit and Associate Judges as well as practicing trial attorneys. Entry fee is $65 per team. To reserve your spot in this unique tournament please e-mail Judy Abbott or Dr. Brian Borlas at borlas@att.net.

The Luther College Mock Trial program is pleased to announce that it is hosting a two-round tournament Saturday, October 24 on the campus of Luther College, Decorah, Iowa. The entry fee is $50 per team, with a limit of 20 teams. Due to the small number of attorneys in Decorah, each team is required to bring a qualified judge, and no team will be permitted to compete without providing a judge. The tournament will begin at 8:30 a.m. and we will try to be finished by 5 p.m.

Please register by calling Dr. Michael J. Engelhardt at 563-387-1252 or by emailing me at engelhmi@luther.edu. The deadline for registration will be October 16.

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The University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida will be hosting two invitationals in the 2009-2010 academic year – the 1st Annual Hurricane Invitational in the Fall and the 4th Annual South Beach Invitational Tournament "SOBEIT" (formerly known as the DDIT)in the Spring. Details about SOBEIT will be sent towards the end of May to invited teams.

The Hurricane Invitational is open to all who wish to attend so long as space permits and will be a two-day, four-round tournament on Halloween weekend (October 31st, November 1st- 2009). It will take place on the tropical Coral Gables campus of the University of Miami – just minutes from South Beach, Coconut Grove and Downtown Miami.

There are two major international airports within a reasonable driving distance – both Miami International Airport and Fort Lauderdale International Airport offer incredibly low fares. The tournament fee will be $90 per team. Teams will be encouraged to bring along a coach or family member qualified to volunteer as a judge, however, there will be no penalty fee assessed for those who cannot. As of May 11th, the tournament is half-full. The remaining spaces will be given on a first come, first served basis. For more details or to reserve a space, contact ddonelson@miami.edu.

Mock Trial at the University of Arizona is excited to be hosting the 2nd Annual Great Sonoran Showdown Invitational. The tournament will be held in downtown Tucson, Arizona from Saturday October 31- Sunday November 1, 2009. We hope that you will consider coming to Tucson for a chance to enjoy the pleasant fall weather and a rigorous mock trial competition.

The Great Sonoran Showdown is a two-day, four-round tournament. Rounds will take place at the historic Pima County Courthouse, giving students the opportunity to practice their legal skills in real courtrooms. This year’s registration fees will be $125 per team and the tournament will be limited to 24 teams.

Information regarding our tournament is available on our website: http://clubs.asua.arizona.edu/~amta/invite.html. If you have any further questions or are interested in participating, please contact Megan Reed, mnreed@email.arizona.edu.

Brandeis University is pleased to announce that the 4th Annual Justice Louis Brandeis Invitational Tournament will be held on the weekend of Saturday, October 31 - Sunday, November 1, 2009. All four rounds will be held on the Brandeis campus, with two trials on Saturday and two trials on Sunday, followed by an Awards ceremony.

We ask that each team bring a coach or otherwise qualified individual to judge. The registration fee for this year’s tournament will be $90 for teams with a judge, $100 for teams without if team registration is received before Friday, October 2nd, and a blanket fee of $110 anytime thereafter. All teams who wish to attend must register by Friday, October 16, 2009. Starting this year a two team per school cap has been instituted in order to ease paring considerations. For more information or to register, please contact Matthew Kipnis, Tournament Director, Brandeis Mock Trial Association at mkipnis@brandeis.edu.

The Second Annual Spartan Throwdown held by the Case Western Reserve University Undergraduate Mock Trial Organization is scheduled October 31-November 1 as a Saturday-Sunday tournament with two rounds each day. The registration fee is 100 dollars per team and is due by September 30th. There is a limit of two teams per program. Instead of being held on the campus, we will be using the Justice Center courtrooms downtown. We have negotiated rates at the beautiful Renaissance Cleveland Hotel, which is attached to Tower City and just a short walk to the Justice Center, for $90 a night. Opening and closing ceremonies will be held at the hotel. Tower City has a 3 story mall with numerous dining options and is located on the Rapid Line, which provides direct and inexpensive access to and from Cleveland Hopkins International Airport. Lunch is provided on Sunday, and we will be having a Halloween Bash with light refreshments at the hotel following the Saturday rounds. The website for the hotel is: http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/clebr-renaissance-cleveland-hotel/ For more information or to register for the tournament, please contact the tournament director, Debra Zauner, at DLZ5@case.edu.

The Cornell College Mock Trial team is proud to announce that it will once again host the Marcus Pohlmann Invitational on October 31 and November 1 at our picturesque campus in Mount Vernon, Iowa. The registration fee is $115 per team. Each team will be required to bring at least one scoring judge. This will be a two-day, four round tournament, with two rounds on Saturday and two on Sunday. All teams who wish to attend should register by September 30, 2009. Due to space constraints, the field of teams will be limited so teams should register early.

The Eastern Iowa Airport is conveniently located less than twenty minutes from campus and there are plenty of reasonable hotel accommodations in both Mount Vernon and Cedar Rapids, Iowa, which is a twenty minute drive away.

To register, or for more information, contact Abbe Stensland, tournament director, at astensland@cornellcollege.edu.

Macalester College, located in scenic St. Paul, Minnesota, will host a four-round invitational on November 6-8. There will be one round on Friday evening with registration taking place between 5-6 p.m. in the Fine Arts Lounge of the Janet Wallace Fine Arts Center. There will be two rounds on Saturday and one round on Sunday morning. The awards ceremony should conclude by 1:30 p.m. on Sunday afternoon. The tournament will be limited to 60 teams. Registration fees for the tournament will be $100 per team and each team is required to provide a scoring judge. If you aren’t going to be able to bring a judge, I need to know that before Labor Day. Teams that do not provide scoring judges will be assessed an additional fee. To register for the tournament, contact Dick Lesicko, Director of Forensics, Macalester College at lesicko@macalester.edu. Phone: 651-696-6715.

Colgate University is pleased to announce that we will be hosting our first annual four-round invitational this fall, November 7th and 8th, with two rounds on each day. All trials will take place on the Colgate University campus in Hamilton, New York.

We ask that each team provide a judge. The registration fee will be $100 per team and $150 for any team that does not provide a judge. To register or for any information, please contact Matt Geduldig,

mgeduldig@students.colgate.edu.

Our tournament is limited to 24 teams. Please register early to ensure your space.

The University of Pittsburgh Mock Trial Team will be hosting the fourth annual Steel City Invitational on November 7th-8th, 2009. The tournament will be comprised of two rounds on Saturday and two on Sunday, all rounds taking place in our signature building, the Cathedral of Learning. Steel City has historically been regarded as a low-cost, high-quality tournament - surveys have regularly indicated that our tournament is among the best-run in the nation. It is our intention to use no coaches as judges, and provide a field of high quality competition.

Attendance at this tournament will be by invitation only, as SCI has typically drawn a nationally competitive field with participants from across the country. Teams may request further information or to be placed on the wait-list by e-mailing pittmocktrial@gmail.com. Additional information will be posted soon to the club's website, www.pittmocktrial.org.

Harvard College is pleased to announce the 4th Annual Crimson Classic Invitational Tournament to be held on Saturday, November 7 and Sunday, November 8, 2009. This competitive four-round tournament will be held on the historic Harvard campus, with two trials on Saturday and two trials on Sunday. All participating teams are asked to bring a judge, but may forgo this requirement for an additional fee. Invitations will be sent out in the month of June. For more information, please contact Aaron Rosenberg or Jean-Paul Jacquet, Tournament Directors, Harvard Mock Trial Association at crimsonclassic@gmail.com.

Duke Mock Trial is pleased to announce the 4th Annual Tobacco Road Invitational which will take place in Durham, NC on November 7-8, 2009. The tournament will begin Saturday morning (Nov.7) and conclude Sunday evening (Nov.8). All rounds will take place on Duke's West Campus. We expect to see a competitive field of 24-26 teams and we aim to provide quality judging in every round.

The registration fee for the tournament is $110 and will be due in early September. If you have further questions about the tournament or are interested in attending please contact us at mocktrial.duke@gmail.com.

The University of Kansas will be hosting an invitational tournament on Saturday and Sunday, November 7 and 8, in Lawrence, Kansas. There will be two rounds on each day. Each team is required to bring one judge.

Registration is $125.00 per team, and the field will be limited to twenty teams. Registration deadline is September 24. For more information, please contact Lindsey Willard at kulinds@ku.edu.

(Posted 10/21/09: We have decided to expand the ISU Invitational from 24 teams to 32 teams. We have a few slots open so we are accepting additional registrations until November 2. All teams are guaranteed at least 3 rounds in a traditional courtroom.)

Illinois State University will be hosting a four-round invitational mock trial tournament on November 13 through 15, 2009. All trials take place in regular courtrooms at the McLean County Law & Justice Center in downtown Bloomington. For further information go to:

http://www.politicsandgovernment.ilstu.edu/current/student_orgs/TournamentInfo.htm or e-mail Professor Thomas McClure, Tournament Director, at temcclu@ilstu.edu.

The University of Pennsylvania Mock Trial program is proud to announce that the Seventh Annual Quaker Classic Tournament will take place in Philadelphia on November 13th and 14th. There will be four rounds: two on Friday afternoon and two on Saturday. Invitations will be sent out throughout the summer and there is a currently a two team maximum per school. Additional details will be posted on our website at www.pennmocktrial.com as they become available. If you have any questions in the meantime, please contact our Tournament Director, Alex Ingram, by e-mailing QuakerClassic@pennmocktrial.com.

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Middle Tennessee State University will host its 20th Annual Mid-South Invitational Tournament on Friday, November 13 and Saturday, November 14, 2009. The tournament will consist of four rounds, two on Friday and two on Saturday. Registration is $90.00 per team if received by October 16, 2009. Late registrants will pay $100.00. We require that you bring one judge per competing team. If you want to get on the mailing list or need to update your school’s contact information, please email pdavis@mtsu.edu or jvile@mtsu.edu.

UC Irvine is excited to host its 3rd annual Beach Party Invitational on November 14-15, 2009. The tournament will feature the same highlights as last season: the bracket pairing system, which requires each competing school to enter exactly two teams; a Saturday night beachside barbecue; all rounds in the refurbished Student Center; and more than enough non-coach judges. Last year's field was superb -- all 16 schools qualified for nationals, 8 qualified for the Championship, and 7 placed "top ten" at the Championship, including national champ Northwood University -- and we anticipate an even stronger field this season. The cost is $125 per team ($250 per school) and $15 per person for the beach barbecue. If you are interested in participating, or have any questions, please contact coach Justin Bernstein at irvine.coach@gmail.com.

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The Lewis University Mock Trial Program is pleased to announce the 3rd Annual Fantastic Flyers Tournament which will be held at the Lewis University Graduate Campus in Oak Brook, IL. This will be a 24-team tournament.

The twenty four team tournament will consist of 4 rounds, 2 on Saturday, November 21st and 2 rounds on Sunday, November 22nd, with awards ceremony following the last round.

Teams should arrive at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday. The location of the Oak Brook Campus can be found on the Lewis University website, www.lewisu.edu. There is parking but it is welcomed if the teams limit the number of vehicles by transporting in groups. Each school is limited to 2 teams. To register, please e-mail Dr. James Houlihan at houlihja@lewisu.edu your school name, number of teams, team members, and the name and cell phone number of the contact person on the day of the tournament. Teams will be placed on a wait list, pending responses from invitations. Any questions or for further information, Dr. Houlihan can be reached at the above e-mail or by phone 815-836-5313.

GAMTI will return for its sixth year on November 21-22, 2009. GAMTI 2009 will once again be sponsored by the University of Virginia School of Law (www.law.virginia.edu), and all rounds will be held the beautiful H. Carl Moultrie Courthouse in downtown Washington, DC.

Attendance at GAMTI is by invitation only and the field size is capped. If you would like further information, please visit our official tournament website (www.virginiamocktrial.org/gamti/gamti.php).

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St. Olaf College is pleased to announce the first annual Ole Open. This one-day, two-round tournament will be held on Saturday, November 21, 2009. The Ole Open will be held in the newly constructed science center on the scenic campus of St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN.

Registration for the 2009 Ole Open will take place from 8:30-9:30 a.m. and the fee for teams attending is $50. Lunch between rounds is included. Teams are requested to provide a scoring judge, and teams unable to do so will be assessed an additional $50 charge. To register, contact Bryant Torkelson, Tournament Co-Director, at oleopen@stolaf.edu.

Kennesaw State University’s Mock Trial program will host a two-round, one-day tournament on Saturday, November 21. This invitational is limited to 14 teams. Trials will be held on the KSU campus, located in Atlanta’s northwest suburbs. Entry fee is $50 per team. Attorneys from metro Atlanta will serve as judges. To reserve your team’s spot in the tournament, please e-mail Dr. Elizabeth Gordon at egordon@kennesaw.edu.

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Baylor University Undergraduate Mock Trial will be hosting its Sixth Annual Green and Gold Mock Trial Tournament December 4-6 at Baylor Law School in Waco, Texas. The tournament will have one round on Friday evening, two rounds on Saturday, and one round on Sunday morning with an awards ceremony and championship round Sunday afternoon. Lunch will be provided by Baylor Law School before the awards ceremony on Sunday. Entry fees are $80 for teams not bringing a judge and $40 for teams bringing a judge (other than a coach).

If you have any questions or would like a registration form, contact Heather Creed at Heather_Creed@baylor.edu.

The Yale Mock Trial Association is pleased to announce the 14th Annual Yale Invitational to be held on December 5th-6th, 2009 on our campus in New Haven, CT.

For the last 14 years, the Yale Invitational has been one of the most competitive tournaments in the country, featuring many teams that competed at the AMTA National Championship, including the 2009 champion Northwood University. This year's tournament will continue many of the greatest strengths of last year's. In 2008, instead of using law school students or coaches, over 95% of our evaluators were attorneys or judges, as is the case at AMTA Nationals. Also, a large portion of our rounds contained three-judge-panels. However, we're also planning on instituting many changes to make the tournament as stress-free as possible, including text messages sent to team captains with 3rd-round pairings and locations, lunch available for purchase between rounds, and all trials taking place in the same building. The tournament will have 48 teams split into two divisions, like the AMTA National Championship.

The registration fee for the 2009 Yale Invitational is $150 per team. More information about the tournament will be posted at www.yale.edu/mocktrial as it becomes available. If you have any questions or would like to register for the tournament, please contact Amarto Bhattacharyya at amarto.bhattacharyya@yale.edu.

Macalester College will host a small, four-round invitational on December 5-6. There will be three rounds on Saturday and one round on Sunday morning. The awards ceremony should conclude by 1:30 p.m. on Sunday afternoon. The tournament will be limited to 30 teams. Registration fees for the tournament will be $100 per team and each team is required to bring a scoring judge. There will be no exceptions to the rule that each team must provide a scoring judge. To register for the December tournament, contact Dick Lesicko, Director of Forensics, Macalester College at lesicko@macalester.edu. Phone: 651-696-6715.

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Ohio Northern University is pleased to announce that we will be hosting the Fourth Annual Polar Bear Invitational Mock Trial Tournament on the weekend of January 16-17, 2010.

The Polar Bear Invitational Tournament is a four-round, two-day tournament and all rounds will be held on the Ohio Northern University campus. The tournament is limited to the first 32 teams who register and there is a cap of two teams per university. The registration fee for the tournament remains at $125 per team and Ohio Northern will provide lunch on Sunday of the tournament. An awards ceremony will follow the completion of the fourth round. Awards will be given to the top ten attorneys and witnesses and the top seven teams.

For a registration form or more information regarding the tournament please contact Dr. Jo Ann Scott at either (419) 772-2091 or via email at j-scott@onu.edu. Download the registration form

The University of St. Thomas School of Law and the UST Pre-Law Society will host the 4th Hatting Invitational, a four-round tournament, at the UST School of Law in downtown Minneapolis, MN, on Saturday and Sunday, January 16-17, 2010 (Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. weekend). There will be two rounds each day with Captains' meetings at 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. on Saturday and at 8:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. on Sunday. The tournament will be limited to 20 teams. Lunch will be provided for teams and coaches on Sunday. The registration fee is $100 per team if received on or before November 1, 2009 and $125 per team if the registration fee is paid after that date.

The first round will be a challenge round and challenges will be awarded in the order that each team’s registration fee is received. Please begin the registration process by emailing us at ustmocktrial@gmail.com. To preserve your place in the tournament and your challenge order, your team’s registration fee must be received no later than December 1, 2009, and your captain must arrive on-time for the Captains' meeting. Upon registration, we will send you an email with further information regarding logistics and tournament policies.

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The University of Colorado at Boulder is proud to announce the 2nd Annual Colorado Classic on January 23 and 24, 2010. We will host two rounds on Saturday and two rounds on Sunday at our sunny Boulder, Colorado campus. This tournament is open to anyone who wants to attend, but it will be capped at 24 teams on a first-come, first-served basis. The cost is $100 per team to attend.

To register for the tournament, please send an e-mail to comocktrial@gmail.com and include your school's name, the number of teams you wish to register, and a contact e-mail where you can be reached. For more information, please send an e-mail to the same address, or visit the Colorado Classic’s online home http://www.colorado.edu/studentgroups/cumocktrial/colorado_classic.html. We look forward to seeing you there!

The Georgia Institute of Technology Mock Trial team is pleased to announce that we will host the Fifth Annual Ramblin’ Wreck Tournament on January 23 and 24, 2010 at the Georgia Tech College of Management in Midtown Atlanta. This year the Ramblin’ Wreck Tournament will host 32 teams. This competitive tournament will consist of 2 rounds on Saturday and 2 rounds on Sunday that will be judged by attorneys and judges from the Atlanta area. Registration for this tournament is $125 per team.

Attendance is by invitation, which will be sent out by August 31, 2009. To request more information or to be placed on the waitlist please email Ryan Gentes at rgentes@gatech.edu.

The Illini Invitational will be held from January 23-24, 2010 at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Priority registration will be given to teams that received a bid to ORCS and Nationals, the remaining spots will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information, please feel free to contact Prava at ppalach2@illinois.edu. We hope to see you there!

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The Loras Duhawks celebrate the 22nd mock trial invitational tournaments beginning with the Tri-State in 1987 which evolved into the National Invitational with 64 teams in 2000. This year 64 teams are again invited to hone their skills one last time before regional qualifiers.

The National Invitational will be held on Friday, January 29, 2010 with registration being held at Loras on the corner of Cox Street and Loras Blvd. in the Alumni Campus Center 4th floor concourse at 9 am.

The opening assembly and captain’s meeting will be held at 10 a.m. in Ballroom C-D with Judge’s Meeting at 10:30 a.m. in Ballroom A and Round One beginning at 11 a.m. Round Two Judges and Captain’s Meeting will be held at 3 p.m. with Round Two beginning at 3:30 p.m. Friday. January 30-Saturday Round Three Captain’s at 8:30 a.m. with a 9 a.m. round. Round Four Captain’s Meeting will be at 1 p.m. with Round Four at 1:30 p.m. Awards ceremony will be at 6:00 p.m.

Registration will be $100 per team payable at the door. Checks can be written to Loras Trial Advocacy Team. It is necessary for each team to be accompanied by a coach who can judge a minimum of two rounds. This is a partially coach judged tournament. We regret that we can no longer accept teams without an accompanying judge.

Registration will open on Sept 10 for two teams per school. On November 1, programs may add additional teams if space permits until the 64 field is complete at which time registration will be closed. Register by completing the online registration form http://depts.loras.edu/mocktrial/registration.html.

We look forward to hosting AMTA teams for the twenty-second time.

The Vanderbilt University Mock Trial Organization will be hosting the second annual Commodore Classic on January 30th and 31st in Nashville, TN. This invitational will be four rounds long with two rounds on Saturday and two on Sunday. The first round will be paired using a challenge system, and the order of challenges will be drawn at the opening ceremony. The fourth round will be paired using the championship pairing system.

The field is being limited to 24 teams, and the registration fee is $115 per team due by November 1st. Contact Tracy Hancock at vumocktrial@gmail.com for registration information or if you have any questions.

Cornell University Mock Trial is pleased to announce the Sixth Annual Big Red Invitational Classic (BRIC VI), which will take place on Saturday, January 30 and Sunday, January 31, 2010. There will be two rounds on Saturday and two rounds on Sunday. The tournament will be held at Cornell Law School, on our beautiful campus in Ithaca, NY. Registration is closed for this year, and we are looking forward to hosting a competitive pool of 30 teams from all over the nation.

For more information, please contact Jennifer Huang, Tournament Director, at jh448@cornell.edu.

The UCSD Tritons are excited to present the 1st Annual UCSD Triton Invitational hosted by the UCSD Rady School of Management on January 30-31, 2010! The UCSD Triton Invitational will take place on the UCSD campus at the Rady School of Management (http://management.ucsd.edu/). Our tournament features one of the most competitive fields in the country! The UCSD Triton Invitational will also feature a challenge format based on the 2009-2010 AMTA Bonus Bid Rankings. Starting at the top, teams can elect to challenge a team below them, with the challenged team selecting their side; or, teams can defer and wait to be challenged. The field will be capped at 20 teams. If you are interested in competing or would like to have your squad placed on the wait list, please contact coach David Lichtenstein at david.lichtenstein@gmail.com.

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On the weekend of January 30 and January 31, 2010, the Fordham University Mock Trial team will host its second Annual Sapientia et Doctrina Mock Trial Invitational Competition. This competition will consist of four rounds, two on Saturday and two on Sunday. It will be held at Fordham’s Rose Hill Campus in the Bronx, New York.

The registration fee is $100 per team. We ask that if possible each school bring at least one judge. Parking on campus will be an additional $10 a day per vehicle. The registration deadline for this competition is December 1, and all registration fees should be received by December 15, 2009. Further tournament details and information packets will follow after your registration is confirmed. To register, please e-mail the Fordham University Mock Trial team at myoung@fordham.edu with your school’s name, preferred contact information, and number of teams that will be attending.