Monday, January 30, 2012

Call for Participation: Conference on International Aspects of Intellectual Property Law

The American Society of International Law Intellectual Property Law Interest Group and the International Law Association (American Branch) International Intellectual Property Committee have issued a call for participation for a conference on the international aspects of intellectual property law, to be held the Arizona State University's Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, November 30-December 1, 2012. Here's the call:

The American Society of International Law Intellectual Property Law Interest Group and the International Law Association (American Branch) International IP Committee invite you to participate in the 2012 Conference on International Aspects of IP Law. The conference will explore new and important topics in the cross-border aspects of intellectual property law. We seek the widest participation from scholars and practitioners as speakers as well as attendees. Presentation topics may include, among others, world trade treaties and IP; economics and politics of cross-border trade in IP; extraterritoriality of IP laws; comparative IP law; regional IP institutions; world public health and IP; IP and the Internet; and technological innovation and global IP law.

HOW TO SUBMIT PROPOSALS: You may propose a fully-formed panel or roundtable session, or an individual paper to be presented in a panel formed by the conference organizer. All sessions will be held on Saturday, December 1, 2012, between 9am and 5pm. All participants, whether speaking or attending, are required to register for the conference. The registration fee will be $75 (nonrefundable) with waivers available for participants from developing countries. Participants may obtain Arizona CLE credit for an additional $75. Upon acceptance of your proposal, you will receive a formal letter of invitation for funding purposes.

If you intend to organize a fully-formed panel or roundtable, please include all of the following information in your email: (1) the title and a brief description (up to 150 words) of the panel or roundtable topic; (2) the name, title, affiliation, and email address of each proposed participant; (3) identify a chairperson; and (4) state whether an audiovisual projector is desired.

If you wish to present a paper, please include the following information in your email: (1) your name, title and affiliation; (2) the title and abstract (up to 250 words) of your paper topic; and (3) state whether an audiovisual projector is desired. If your proposal is accepted, the conference organizer will designate a panel for you.

Send proposals for panels, roundtables, or papers by the submission deadline, March 15, 2012, to:

Prof. Aaron Fellmeth

aaron.fellmeth[at]asu.edu