The fourth annual Global Congress will be held this December in New Delhi, India from 15th-17th December, 2015 and is calling for participation from:
- Scholars & researchers
- Activists & civil society networks
The thematic tracks at the Congress this year are 1) Openness, 2) Access to Medicines, 3) User Rights, 4) IP and Development.
Centre for Internet and Society is the host for the event. Apply to participate in the full session of panels, workshops & strategy/messaging sessions. In addition an important portion of the Congress will include presentation of research and papers on the four tracks.
Apply also to present a paper or research here.
Deadlines:
August 1st: Priority deadline for applications. Applications after August 01, 2015 to receive travel assistance will be considered only under exceptional circumstances
November 1st: All applications close.
About the Global Congress
The Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest (“Global Congress”) was instituted in 2011 at Washington D.C. Since its inception, three editions of the Global Congress have engaged researchers, civil society, academia, national and international governmental entities and the private sector in providing perspectives and future scenarios for intellectual property, innovation and development.The theme for the 2015 Congress is Three Decades of Openness; Two Decades of TRIPS. Discussions in all tracks, as well as cross track conversations will be tailored around this theme. Day 1 of the Congress (15th December, 2015) will be open to all interested participants, including representation from the government, the judiciary, industry, academia, research/advocacy/policy organizations and any others. However, Days 2 and 3 of the Congress (16th and 17th December, 2015, respectively) shall comprise closed-door sessions, open only to participants registered/invited for the Congress. An additional day (Day 4 – 18th of December, 2015) has been set aside for smaller meetings and discussions on existing or potential collaborations between participants; to continue conversations begun on Days 1, 2 and 3; or to have meetings/presentations/discussions which we might not be able to strictly accommodate within the agenda.
For more details click here.