On October 8-12, 2012, CLDP held a preparatory training aimed to prepare the University of Baghdad Vis Moot team for the 2013 Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot.  Istanbul Bilgi University (Bilgi) hosted the training at their School of Law in Istanbul, Turkey.  The training was led by a team from the University of Pittsburgh Law School's Center for International Legal Education.  Representitives from the University of Qatar, University of Bahrain, the Bahrain Chamber for Dispute Resolution (BCDR-AAA) and the the Istanbul Bilgi Vis Moot team were in attendance.
 

In February 2013, CLDP, BCDR-AAA, and CILE will organize the Third Annual Willem C. Vis Middle East International Commercial Arbitration Pre-Moot in Abu Dhabi. The Vis Pre-Moot will bring together Vis Moot teams from around the region for oral advocacy training and participation in a practice Vis Moot competition in order to prepare students to compete in the Vis Moot in Vienna in April 2013. 

The annual Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot, held in Vienna, Austria, is the pre-eminent moot on commercial law and arbitration. In 2012, teams from over 260 universities and 65 countries took part in the written and oral advocacy competition.