ELSA Athens and the Athens Public International Law Center (Athens PIL) of the
Faculty of Law of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens will be
cooperating for the second consecutive year with Young ICCA, for an interactive
Skills Training Workshop, in the context of the SELS Athens on International
Investment Law.
Young ICCA is the young branch of ICCA, the International Council for Commercial
Arbitration, which provides skills training, networking and academic opportunities to
arbitration students, young practitioners and academics. Established in 2010, Young
ICCA counts today over 6,000 members from all 5 continents. Joining Young ICCA is
free, and the registration form can be easily completed online. For more information
about Young ICCA and its activities, please visit its website at
www.arbitrationicca.org/YoungICCA/.
The skills training session will take place on Thursday, the 22nd of August 2019 from
10:00am to 12:50pm at the Propylaea of the National and Kapodistrian University of
Athens (30, Panepistimiou str., Athens 10679) and will be animated by Mr.
Panagiotis Chalkias (Associate, White & Case, Geneva / Young ICCA Co-Chair) and
Ms. Nhu-Hoang Tran Thang (Associate, LALIVE, Geneva / Former Young ICCA Co-
Chair). They will share their practical insight and tips on how to draft a request for
arbitration and an answer to the request for arbitration.
This year there will be ten spots available for Young ICCA members to attend the
Skills Training Workshop. If you are a Young ICCA member and wish to participate in
the workshop, please send your application to yiccaathens2019@youngicca.org
under the subject line “Summer ELSA Law School Athens-Young ICCA Skills
Training Workshop”. Participants will generally be confirmed on a first come first
served basis and will have to bear their travel and accommodation expenses.