Monday, January 21, 2002
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| 9.00 - 9.30
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OPENING CEREMONY |
Welcome addresses by:
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His Excellency Mr. Maqbool Bin Ali Bin Sultan, Minister for Commerce and Industry, Sultanate of Oman
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Dr. Kamil Idris, Director General, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Geneva
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9.30 - 10.00
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Theme One: The Relevance of Applying the Intellectual Property System for the Protection of Traditional Knowledge
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Speaker:
WIPO official
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10.00 - 12.30
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Theme Two: Traditional Knowledge; A Bridge Between Civilizations and Cultures
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Dialogue Among Civilizations
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Speaker:
His Royal Highness Prince El Hassan bin Talal, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
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Globalization and Cultural Identities
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Speaker:
His Excellency Dr. Boutros Boutros Ghali, Secretary General, International Organisation of the Francophonie, Paris
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Intellectual Property and the Preservation of Cultural Identity
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Speaker:
His Excellency Mr. Jorge Alberto Lozoya, Secretary, Secretariat of Ibero-American Cooperation, Madrid
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12.30 - 13.00
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Coffee Break
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13.00 - 15.00
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Theme Three: Traditional Knowledge; A Source of Wealth Creation
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The Renaissance of African Culture
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Speaker:
His Excellency Dr. Salim Ahmed Salim, former Prime Minister of the United Republic of Tanzania
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The Role of Arab Women in Preserving Traditional Knowledge, Identity and Building the Future
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Speaker:
Her Excellency Mrs. Bahia El Hariri, Chairperson, Committee on Education, Parliament of the Republic of Lebanon, Beirut
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Tuesday, January 22, 2002
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9.00 - 11.00
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Theme Four: The Economic Value of Traditional Knowledge
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The Traditional Cultures of the Americas: Relevance in a Globalized World
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Speaker:
His Excellency Mr. Ernesto Samper Pizano, former President of the Republic of Colombia |
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Economic and Cultural Dimensions of Preserving and Protecting Arab Traditional Knowledge
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Speaker:
His Excellency Mr. Amre Moussa, Secretary General, League of Arab States, Cairo |
11.00 - 11.30
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Coffee Break
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11.30 - 13.30
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Theme Five: The Future; What Lies Ahead
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Empowerment of People; A Quest for Economic Growth, Cultural Identity and National Solidarity
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Speaker:
His Excellency Mr. Fidel V. Ramos, former President of the Republic of the Philippines |
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African Traditional Knowledge; A Vehicle of African Unity
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Speaker:
His Excellency Mr. Amara Essy, Secretary General, Organization of African Unity, Addis Ababa |
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Possibilities of SAARC Cooperation on Intellectual Property, Particularly in the area of Traditional Knowledge
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Speaker:
His Excellency Mr. D.E. Nihal Rodrigo, Secretary General, South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), Kathmandu |
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The Protection of National Heritage and Traditional Knowledge in the Sultanate of Oman
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Speaker:
Representative from the Sultanate of Oman |
13.30 - 14.00
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CLOSING CEREMONY
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