Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest V

Public Conference: September 27-29

The American University Washington College of Law (AUWCL) Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property (PIJIP) convened of the Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest. The Congress will take place the week of September 24, 2018.

The Global Congress is the main convening of a global network of over 800 researchers, activists, and practitioners who work on the intersection of intellectual property and promotion of the public interest. The core goal is to promote evidence-based policy-making by fostering partnerships between academics and policy advocates from around the world.

Agenda

The Global Congress spanned six days, beginning with capacity-building workshops and trainings for a selected group of international policy advocates, building to a large public international conference with plenary sessions webcast to the world.

Pre-Congress	Circulation of Polis Questionnaire*
Mon, September 24	Training: Introduction to IP & Trade* Networking Reception @ Georgetown Law
Tues, September 25	Advocacy & Engagement* Networking Reception @ Capitol Hill
Wed, September 26	Training and Workshops* Networking Reception @ K Street
Thurs, September 27	Congress Day One Keynote Forum Networking Reception
Fri, September 28	Congress Day Two Scholarly Proposals Series IP Development Symposium Networking Reception
Sat, September 29	Congress Day Three Workshops & Panels (some require application) General Assembly Party

For more information on the means and ends of the Congress, see our pages on Background and Organization and Planning Partners.

Previous Global Congress Highlights

Fourth Global Congress, Dehli, 2015

The Fourth Congress was hosted by the Center for Internet and Society in Delhi, India, with the goal of taking stock of ‘Three Decades of Openness; Two Decades of TRIPS.’ The event attracted 400 researchers, activists, and practitioners.

Third Global Congress, Cape Town, 2013

The Third Global Congress was held in Cape Town, South Africa, December 9-13, 2013. Over 250 researchers, practitioners, and policymakers discussed new work and policy developments around users’ rights and development-centered IP policy. The event was held jointly with the capstone conference for the OpenAIR project, which brings together researcher on innovation policy in Africa.

Second Global Congress, Rio de Janeiro, 2012

The Second Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest brought 250 researchers and activists from 40 countries to Rio de Janeiro in December, 2012, to promote the development of a “positive agenda” for public-interest intellectual property policy.

Global Conference Report:
Keynote videos

First Global Congress, Washington, D.C., 2011

The First Global Congress brought together 200 academic, industry, NGO, and government officials in August, 2011, at American University in Washington DC.

The Washington Declaration on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest
Keynote Addresses:
- - Peter Jaszi, American University Intellectual Property Expansion and Public Interest Responses
  - Pamela Samuelson, Berkeley Law Changing Technology & Public Interest Legal Reform
  - Bernt HugenHoltz, Univeristy of Amsterdam Framing the Public Interest Agenda in Copyright
  - Professor Carlos Correa, University of Buenos Aires Perspectives from the South on IP and Innovation

Sponsors of the 2018 Global Congress

To learn about sponsoring the 2018 Global Congress, please see our Sponsorship Information Page or complete our short form for Sponsorship – Expression of Interest.