International Symposium on Intellectual Property (IP) Education and Research

Geneva, June 30 and July 1, 2005

Program

Thursday, June 30, 2005
09.00 - 10.00	Registration
10.00 - 10.20	Opening - Welcome remarks by the Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) or his representative
10.20 - 11.35	Topic 1 : Emerging Needs for Inclusion of IP Education and Research in University Curricula Moderator:
	Mr. Keith Maskus, Professor and Department Chair, Department of Economics, University of Colorado, United States of America [Presentation in PDF] Panelists:
	Mr. Guillermo Cabanellas, Doctor en Derecho, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina [Presentation in PDF] Mr. Jakkirt Kuanpoth, Faculty of Law, University of Wollongong, Australia [Presentation in PDF]
11.35 - 11.45	Coffee Break

11.45 - 13.00	Topic 2 : Challenges Faced by Academic Institutions in the Teaching of IP and Carrying Out IP Research Moderator:
	Mr. N. S. Gopalakrishnan, Director, School of Legal Studies, Cochin University of Science and Technology, India [Presentation in PDF] Panelists:
	Mr. Kouliga Daniel Nkièma, Professor, University of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso [Presentation in PDF] Mr. Joseph Straus, Director, Max Planck Institute, Germany [Presentation (Powerpoint) in PDF]
13.00 - 14.30	Lunch Break

14.30 - 15.45	Topic 3 : Nature of Government Support Required in IP Teaching and Carrying Out IP Research Moderator:
	Mr. Andrew Christie, Professor, Intellectual Property Research Institute of Australia, University of Melbourne, Australia [Presentation in PowerPoint] Panelists:
	Mr. Mihály Ficsor, Director, Center for Information Technology and Intellectual Property (CITIP), Budapest, Hungary [Presentation in PDF*] Mr. Shigeo Takakura, Executive Manager, Human Resources Development Center, National Center for Industrial Property Information Training (NCIPI), Japan [Presentation in PDF and PowerPoint]
15.45 - 16.00	Coffee Break

16.00 - 17.15	Topic 4 : Challenges Faced by Developing Countries in the Teaching of IP and Carrying Out IP Research Moderator:
16.00 - 17.15	Mr. Tom Ogada, Lecturer, Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya [Presentation in PDF and PowerPoint] Panelists:
	Mr. Maroun Boustani, Dean, Institut supérieur de la Sagesse pour lenseignement du droit, Université La Sagesse, Beirut, Lebanon [Presentation in PDF] Mr. Xu Chao, Deputy Director General, National Copyright Administration of China (NCAC), Beijing, China [Presentation in PowerPoint]
17.15	Reception

Friday, July 1, 2005
9.30 - 10.45	Topic 5 : Cooperation Between Academic Institutions in the Teaching of IP and Carrying Out IP Research Moderator:
	Mr. André Lucas, Professor, Faculté de droit et de science politique, University of Nantes, France [Presentation in PDF*]
	Panelists:
	Mrs. Ana Maria Pacon, Profesora y Miembro del Consejo Consultivo de la Maestría, Catholic University of Lima, Peru [Presentation in PDF*] Mrs. Ruth Soetendorp, Professor, Intellectual Property Management, Bournemouth University, United Kingdom [Presentation in PDF and PowerPoint]
10.45 - 11.00	Coffee Break

11.00 - 12.15	Topic 6 : Partnerships Between Academic Institutions, the Private Sector and Other Communities of Interest Moderator:
	Mr. Jerome Reichman, Bunyan S. Womble Professor of Law, Duke University, United States of America [Presentation in PDF] Panelists:
	Ms. Cathy Garner, CEO, Centre for the Management of Intellectual Property in Health Research and Development (MIHR), United Kingdom [Presentation in PDF and PowerPoint] Mr. Matthieu van Kaam, Chief Country Officer, Philips Intellectual Property & Standards, The Netherlands [Presentation in PDF]
12.15 - 12.30	Topic 7 : Experience and Contribution of WIPO Panelist:
	Mr. Mpazi Sinjela, Director, WIPO Worldwide Academy [Presentation in PowerPoint]
12.30 - 14.30	Lunch Break

14.30 - 15.45	Topic 8 : Support from International Organizations Moderator:
	Mr. Yo Takagi, Executive Director, WIPO Panelists:
	Mrs. Petya Totcharova, Legal Officer, Copyright Program, Cultural Entreprise and Copyright Section, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Paris, France Mr. Carsten Fink, Senior Economist, World Bank, Geneva Mr. Rishab Aiyer Ghosh, International & Managing Editor, First Monday, United Nations University Institute for New Technologies (UNU-INTECH), Maastricht, The Netherlands [Presentation in PDF] Mr. Harald Pichlhöfer, Head, Programme Area "Institutional Strengthening", European Patent Academy, European Patent Office (EPO), Munich, Germany [Presentation in PowerPoint]
15.45 - 16.00	Coffee Break

16.00 - 16.30	Final comments and discussion (All moderators)
	Press Update (WIPO/UPD/2005/255)
16.30 - 16.45	Closing

* draft summary of the presentation prepared by the Secretariate of WIPO

International Symposium on Intellectual Property (IP) Education and Research

Geneva, June 30 and July 1, 2005

Program

Thursday, June 30, 2005

Friday, July 1, 2005

WIPO Academy

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