INFORMATION MEETING ON DIGITAL CONTENT FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED

Geneva, November 3, 2003

PROGRAM

prepared by the Secretariat

10.00 - 10.05	Opening remarks by the Chair Mr. Carlos Teysera Rouco, President of the Copyright Council, Ministry of Education and Culture, Uruguay Speech by Mr. Rouco
10.05 - 10.25	Expectations of the visually impaired people regarding copyright limitations and exceptions Mr. David Mann, World Blind Union (WBU), United Kingdom Speech by Mr. Mann Presentation (Adobe PDF)
10.25 - 10.45	Technological advances benefiting visually impaired people Mr. Francisco Martínez Calvo, Board Member, Daisy Consortium, Spain Speech by Mr. Martínez Calvo Presentation (Adobe PDF) (also available in Spanish)
10.45 - 11.05	Discussion
11.05 - 11.20	Coffee Break
11.20 - 11.40	Library services for visually impaired people Ms. Marijke Van Bodengraven, Chair, Libraries for the Blind Section, International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA), Netherlands Speech by Ms. Van Bodengraven Presentation (Adobe PDF) (PPT)
11.40 - 12.00	Licensing aspects of content for the visually impaired Mr. Jens Bammel, Secretary-General, International Publishers Association (IPA), Switzerland Speech by Mr. Bammel
12.00 - 12.30	The national experience of a Member State Mr. Fernando Zapata, Director, Copyright Office, Ministry of Internal Affairs, Colombia Speech by Mr. Zapata Presentation (Adobe PDF) (PPT)
	Mr. Peter Schønning, Head, Copyright Division, Ministry of Culture, Denmark Speech by Mr. Schønning Presentation (Adobe PDF) (PPT)
12.30 - 12.50	Discussion