Schedule, Travel and Accommodations
Conference Schedule
All events will be held in the David Student Union
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. | Check-in and Information |
| 10 a.m. | Welcome, refreshments and networking |
| 11 a.m. - noon | Campus Tour |
| noon-1:15 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:30-2:45 p.m. | Roundtable session |
| 3-4:15 p.m. | Concurrent sessions |
| 4:30-6 p.m. | Reiff Center Speaker - Aslı Ü. Bâli Aslı Ü. Bâli is a Professor of Law at Yale Law School. Bâli’s teaching and research interests include public international law — particularly human rights law and the law of the international security order — and comparative constitutional law, with a focus on the Middle East. She has written on the nuclear non-proliferation regime, humanitarian intervention, the roles of race and empire in the interpretation and enforcement of international law, the role of judicial independence in constitutional transitions, federalism and decentralization in the Middle East, and constitutional design in religiously divided societies. Bâli received her doctorate in Politics from Princeton University in 2010 and her law degree from Yale. Before joining academia, she worked for the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and as an associate at Cleary Gottlieb, where she specialized in international transactions and sovereign representation. Prior to joining Yale Law School, Bâli was Professor of Law at UCLA School of Law, where she served as the founding faculty director of the Promise Institute for Human Rights and as Director of the UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies. She was also a core faculty member of the Critical Race Studies program. In 2022, she was awarded the Rutter Award for Excellence in Teaching, the highest honor for distinction in the classroom at the UCLA School of Law. Immediately prior to her appointment at UCLA, she served as the Irving S. Ribicoff Fellow in Law at Yale Law School. Bâli currently serves as co-chair of the Advisory Board for the Middle East Division of Human Rights Watch and as chair of both the Task Force on Civil and Human Rights of the Middle East Studies Association and the MESA Global Academy. She is also on the board of the Ottoman and Turkish Studies Association and on the editorial board of the American Journal of International Law. |
| 6:30 p.m. | Opening reception |
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 8 a.m. | Coffee and registration |
| 9 a.m. | Breakfast and networking |
| 10:30-11:45 a.m. | Concurrent sessions |
| noon-1:15 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:30-2:45 p.m. | Roundtable session |
| 3-4:15 p.m. | Concurrent sessions |
| Free Time | Ice cream social |
| 6-7:30 p.m. | Keynote dinner |
| 8 p.m. | Film screening |
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 9 a.m. | Coffee and breakfast |
| 10-11:15 a.m. | Concurrent sessions |
Travel and Accommodations
Newport News/Williamsburg Airport (PHF)
Newport News, VA
757-877-0221
Approximately 10 minutes away
Norfolk International Airport (ORF)
Norfolk, VA
757-857-3200
Approximately 1 hour away.
Note: The tunnel can cause traffic delays, especially during rush hour
Richmond International Airport (RIC)
Richmond, VA
804-226-3000
Approximately 1.5 hours away
Amtrak train service is close to campus. A beautiful new Amtrak station, located 10 minutes from campus opened in August 2024, making traveling to and from Christopher Newport easy. Rail travel can be especially convenient for travelers from New York, Philadelphia or Washington, D.C.
Newport News Marriott at City Center
740 Town Center Drive, Newport News, VA 23606
(757) 873-9299
Holiday Inn Newport News - Hampton
980 Omni Boulevard, Newport News, VA 23606
Front Desk: (757) 223-2110; Reservations: 1-888-465-4329
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Newport News
943 J. Clyde Morris Blvd., Newport News, VA 23601
Front Desk: (757) 596-6417; Reservations: 1-888-465-4329
Visitor parking is located beside Trible Library in Lot B. Take the first exit in the roundabout onto University Place then continue straight on the brick road. Turn right at Trible Library, then take the first left into the parking lot. Visitor parking will be on your left, designated by signage.