Events

IQsensato organizes various events ranging from seminars to conferences and other activities. View details of forthcoming and past events under each title below.

Forthcoming Events

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Workshop on the the proposed Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA)

This workshop, which is being convened by Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) and IQsensato, will bring together a range of stakeholders to debate the implications of the proposed agreement.

Date: 28th June 2010

Venue: Salle Gandhi, Maison des Asociations, Geneva (Address: Rue des Savoises 15, 1205 Geneva)

Programme: The Programme and other details are available on the KEI website.

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Previous Events

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IQsensato at the 7th WTO Ministerial Conference (Geneva, 30 Nov–2 Dec 2009)

IQsensato has been accredited to, and will be participating in the Seventh World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference which takes place the the Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG) from 30th November 2009 to 2 December 2009. As part of our participation, IQsensato is organising/co-organising two key side events at the main NGO Centre during the Ministerial in addition to blogging on the Ideas in Development Blog. Both events are open to all accredited delegates (government, international organisations, NGOs) to the Ministerial conference.

Briefing on “A Proposal for a WTO Agreement for the Supply of Knowledge as  a Public Good”

Co-hosted by Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) and IQsensato.

Date & Time: Tuesday, 1 December 2009: 08h30–10h00

Venue: Room B, Conference Centre Varembe (CCV)

Download event flyer here…

“Copyright and the Digital Economy - A Policymaker’s Guide to Escaping Moral Panics and Creating a Sustainable Future”

A Special IQsensato Event featuring William Patry, Google’s Senior Copyright Counsel

Date & Time: Tuesday, 1 December 2009 : 15h30–17h30

Venue: Room A, Conference Centre Varembe (CCV)

Download event flyer here…

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Third Geneva Seminar on Development Research (GSDR 3)

Book Launch: Implementing the WIPO’s Development Agenda

A launch for this twelve-chapter book, edited by Jeremy de Beer with a Foreword by Daniel J. Gervais and an Afterword by Christopher May. Chapter contributors include leading scholars and thinkers from around the world.

Date & Time: 10 July 2009: 14h00–19h30 (includes a cocktail reception)

Venue: Room B, World Meteorological Organization (WMO) building

Details are available on the Geneva Seminars on Development Research page.

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Second Geneva Seminar on Development Research (GSDR 2)

Copyright and Access to Educational and Learning Materials in Africa: Evidence from an eight Country Study Project

Date & Time: 20th May 2009: 09h00–13h00

Venue: Room B, World Meteorological Organization (WMO) building.

Details are available on the Geneva Seminars on Development Research page.

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First Nairobi Seminars on Development Research (NSDR 1)

National and Regional Action to Implement the WHO Global Strategy on Incentives and Financing for Essential Health Research for Africa

Date and Time: 13 March 2009: 09h00–14h00 (includes lunch)

Venue: Sarova Panafric Nairobi

The seminar details are available on the Nairobi Seminars on Development Research page.

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Roundtable on Designing Innovation Inducement Prizes for Diagnostics, Drugs and Vaccines for TB and Chagas (A co-organized event).

Date: 16–17 January 2009

Venue: MSF Offices in Geneva

See event details here…

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First Geneva Seminar on Development Research (GSDR 1)

Implementing the WHO Global Strategy on Public Health, Innovation and Intellectual Property

Date & Time: 23 September 2008: 15h00–18h00

Venue: Room B, Conference Centre de Varembe

The seminar details are available on the Geneva Seminars on Development Research Page….

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Third Annual Access to Knowledge Conference (A co-organized event).

Date: 8–10 September 2008

Venue: International Conference Centre of Geneva (CICG)

For conference details go to the conference page.

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