| MEETING LINKS:
Washington Declaration on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest Webcast of Media Briefing Logistical Information for Congress Attendees ONLINE COMMUNITY: |
Washington College of Law
American University, Washington, DC
4801 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20016
August 25-27, 2011
UPDATE: The Washington Declaration on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest has been released by a group of over 170 policymakers and advocates from approximately 35 countries who met August 25-27 at American University Washington College of Law. It provides a series of specific recommendations for action by the international intellectual property public interest community.
The full text is available here: http://infojustice.org/washington-declaration
The global intellectual property landscape has witnessed important changes in recent years. Most notably, the public interest dimension of intellectual property has emerged as a paramount concern. Though there seems to be a fairly broad agreement on the need for a more balanced intellectual property system which effectively promotes innovation, views diverge on how to best achieve it. The Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest brought together scholars, policymakers, and policy advocates to discuss and to deliberate about the opportunities for constructing a positive policy and research agenda. Following the Congress, participants continued to collaborate online to produce the Washington Declaration.
The Global Congress wa co-organized by American University Washington College of Law’s Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property, Fundação Getulio Vargas’s Center for Technology and Society (Brazil), the American Assembly at Columbia University and the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (Geneva), with additional sponsorships from Google Inc., the International Development Research Centre, Open Society Foundation, the Institute for Global and International Studies at George Washington University, Seattle University School of Law, Institute for Information Law and the American University International Law Review.
Thursday, August 25
| 10:00 | Media Briefing: EU Green Party Draft Analysis of ACTA; Public Interest Analysis of the TPP Media Advisory | Library |
| 1:30 | Framing the Positive Agenda Abstract | Library |
| 4:15 | Toward Positive Agendas in International IP Law Abstract | Library |
Friday, August 26
| Track: | Open Access and Limitations & Exceptions
Reporters: Peter Jaszi, Michael Carroll |
Enforcement, Trade, and Development
Reporters: Ahmed Abdel Latif, Pedro Mizukami, Sean |
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| 9:15 | Limitations and Exceptions for Cultural Institutions Chair: Peter Jaszi Abstract | Library |
IP and Human Rights Chair: Larry Helfer Abstract | Library |
| 11:00 | Break | Break |
| 11:30 | Limitations and Exceptions for Special Subjects and Objects Chair: Peter Jaszi Abstract | Library |
Development Agendas In a Changing World Chair: Ahmed Abdel Latif Abstract | Library |
| 1:00 | Lunch | Lunch |
| 2:05 | Open Access and the Public Domain Chair: Michael Carroll Abstract | Library |
Enforcement and the Internet Chair: Pedro Mizukami Abstract | Library |
| 3:45 | Break | Break |
| 4:00 | Limitations & Exceptions and Open Access for Education Chair: Michael Carroll Abstract | Library |
Incentives, Remuneration, and Collective Management Chair: Joe Karaganis Abstract | Library |
| 5:30 | Ways and Means Chair: Peter Jaszi Abstract | Library |
Consumer Protection, Regime Shifting, Participation Chair: Sean Flynn Agenda | Library |
Saturday, August 27
| 9:30 | Concurrent Workshops:
ACTA and Beyond Access to Medicines, Session I – Trade Agreements and Enforcement Methodologies for Studying Digital Media Practices Global IP Architecture: Challenges and Strategies for Development Open Business Models Patent Reform Domestic Institutional Innovation Creative Commons Roundtable |
| 11:30 | Pick up boxed lunches |
| 11:45 | Concurrent Workshops:
Amending TRIPS Workshop Access to Medicines II: Positive Agenda Campaigns Fixing the 1971 Appendix to the Berne Convention Development Agenda for Industrialized Countries Track and Session Chairs Meeting Works in Progress I Works in Progress II Works in Progress III |
| 2:00 | Conference Declaration Roundtable I: Enforcement, Trade and Development Webcast (private) |
| 3:30 | Coffee |
| 3:45 | Conference Declaration Roundtable II: Open Access and Limitations and Exceptions Webcast (private) |
| 5:10 | Closing: Michael Carroll Webcast (private) |
| 5:35 | Light Reception |
