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Coming up this week
15-16 February, Muscat, Oman: WIPO NATIONAL SEMINAR ON OMANI TRADITIONAL VALUES IN A GLOBALISED WORLD: THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CHALLENGE. This seminar will create futher understanding to the legal and technical aspects of intellectual property. Organised by the World Intellectual Property Organisation, this meeting will look at the international legal framework, along with the main substantive treaties in the field of industrial property. For further information contact WIPO, tel: (+41 22) 338 9111; Internet: http://www.wipo.int/meetings/en/details.jsp?meeting_id=7445
16-18 February, Geneva, Switzerland: MULTI-YEAR EXPERT MEETING ON TRANSPORT AND TRADE FACILITATION. The aim of this meeting, which is sponsored by UNCTAD, is to improve understanding of the implications of climate change for maritime transport and to help contribute substantively to discussions on possible regulatory options under the auspices of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the UNFCCC process. Related cross-cutting issues, in particular financing, technology and energy security, will also be considered. For more information please refer to http://www.unctad.org/Templates/Meeting.asp?intItemID=1942&lang=1&m=15862&year=2009&month=2
WTO Events
An updated list of forthcoming WTO meetings is posted at http://www.wto.org/meets_public/meets_e.pdf. Please bear in mind that dates and times of WTO meetings are often changed, and that the WTO does not always announce the important informal meetings of the different bodies. Unless otherwise indicated, all WTO meetings are held at the WTO, Centre William Rappard, rue de Lausanne 154, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland, and are open to WTO Members and accredited observers only.
18 + 20 February: TRADE POLICY REVIEW BODY - JAPAN
19 February: DISPUTE SETTLEMENT BODY
Other upcoming events
2 March, Geneva, Switzerland. SECOND ANNUAL UPDATE ON WTO DISPUTE SETTLEMENT. The Centre for Trade and Economic Integration is sponsoring a presentation and debate on cases and developments in WTO dispute settlement during 2008. More specifically, the meeting will cover WTO dispute settlement body developments and an annual report of the appellate body. A roundtable discussion and Q&A with five experts on WTO dispute settlement, facilitated by Joost Pauwelyn of the Graduate Institute will finalise the discussion. For more information please refer to http://ictsd.net/downloads/2009/02/annual_ds_update_2009_rev-29-jan-_2_.pdf
3-5 March, Geneva, Switzerland. MULTI-YEAR EXPERT MEETING ON COMMODITIES AND DEVELOPMENT. The goal of this meeting is to help commodity-dependent developing countries, in accordance with the Accra Accord, harness development gains from the current boom in commodity prices, and to deal with trade and development challenges related to commodity dependence. The meeting will also review and evaluate UNCTAD´s contribution to assisting developing countries in the area of commodities. For further information please refer to http://www.unctad.org/Templates/meeting.asp?intItemID=2068&lang=1&m=16434.
2 March, Geneva, Switzerland. SECOND ANNUAL UPDATE ON WTO DISPUTE SETTLEMENT. The Centre for Trade and Economic Integration is sponsoring a presentation and debate on cases and developments in WTO dispute settlement during 2008. More specifically, the meeting will cover WTO dispute settlement body developments and an annual report of the appellate body. A roundtable discussion and Q&A with five experts on WTO dispute settlement, facilitated by Joost Pauwelyn of the Graduate Institute will finalise the discussion. For more information please refer to http://ictsd.net/downloads/2009/02/annual_ds_update_2009_rev-29-jan-_2_.pdf
13-16 April, Ooty, India. THE GRADUATE COURSE IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER. The central role of this four-day programme is to examine the role of Intellectual Property (IP) as a technology transfer tool using case studies, best practices, and interactive discussions. Faculty for this program is comprised of senior IP practitioners, decision makers, academicians, drawn from prominent public research institutions and global international organisations involved in IP Management. For further information please refer to http://www.iprsonline.org/calendar/index.htm#feb
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