22-25 January, Lima, Peru: Group of Technical Experts on an Internationally Recognized Certificate of Origin/Source/Legal Provenance. For further information contact the CBD, Internet

24-28 January, Davos, Switzerland: World Economic Forum, Annual Meeting, Internet

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5-7 February, Geneva, Switzerland: PCT Union Meeting International Authorities under the Patent Cooperation Treaty, Internet

5 February, Geneva, Switzerland: Joint WTO/UNEP High level Roundtable globalization and environment. Ensuring Coherence between the trade and environment regimes, Internet

7-8 February, Geneva, Switzerland: WTO General Council, Internet

13-14 February, Geneva, Switzerland: WTO TRIPS Council Meeting, Internet

13-15 February, World Bank, Washington DC: Global Forum: Building Science, Technology, and Innovation Capacity for Sustainable Growth and Poverty Reduction, Internet

16 February, Geneva, Switzerland: Patent Colloquium no 3: Flexibilities in the Patent System, Internet

16-18 February, Jongny, Switzerland: Intra-Regional Dialogue Economic Partnership Agreements: Intellectual Property Rights & TRIPS Compatibility. Organised jointly by ICTSD, CIEL, CAFOD, and QUNO. For further information ICTSD - Dialogues, Internet

21 February, Geneva, Switzerland: ICTSD Site Event on New Trends in Technology: Implications for a WIPO Development Agenda with Prof. John Barton, Internet

19-23 February, Geneva, Switzerland: Provisional Committee on Proposals related to a WIPO Development Agenda, Internet

11-13 March, Los Angeles, USA: Intellectual Property Development Conference, UCLA, Internet

14 March, Geneva, Switzerland: Patent Colloquium no 4:Technology and Policy Information Available in the Patent System, Internet

19-22 March, Geneva, Switzerland: 8th Session of the Standards and Documentation Working Group of the Standing Committee on Information Technologies, Internet

19-23 March, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: UNCTAD Regional Workshop on Developing Local Productive and Supply Capacity in the Pharmaceutical Sector - The Role of Intellectual Property Rights, Internet

5-7 April, Florida, USA: Conference on Global Pharmaceutical Regulation. Organised by Florida University, Internet

17-18 April, Beijing, China: Conference on "Building Economic Strength and Social Benefit: Openness as a Collaborative Advantage" hosted by the Ministry of Commerce and the State Intellectual Property Office of the People's Republic of China, Internet

23-27 April, Geneva, Switzerland: WIPO International Patent Cooperation Union (PCT Union) Working Group on Reform of the PCT, Ninth Session, Internet

26 April, Geneva, Switzerland: World Intellectual Property Day. Theme: Encouraging Creativity. For more information visit the WIPO website, Internet

27-29 April, New Haven, USA: Yale Information Society Project (ISP) 2nd Annual Access to Knowledge (A2K) conference, Internet

7-11 May, Geneva, Switzerland: WIPO Standing Committee on the Law of Trademarks, Industrial Designs and Geographical Indications (SCT), Seventeenth Session, Internet

9-10 May, Geneva, Switzerland: WTO General Council, Internet

11-15 June, Geneva, Switzerland: Provisional Committee on proposals related to a WIPO Development Agenda, Fourth Session, Internet

17-22 June, Ascona, Switzerland: Monte Fritter, Conference on the Economics of Technology Policy. The conference is organised by Prof. D. Foray, director of the College of Management of Technology, EPFL. More information can be obtained at: etp-monteverita@epfl.ch

18-23 June, Geneva, Switzerland: Graduate Institute of International Studies (HEI) Summer Programme on Global Health Diplomacy, Internet

22 June, Geneva, Switzerland: Defining the Public Interest in Intellectual Property. Organised by UNCTAD, Stockholm Network and PIIPA, Internet

25-26 June, Macau, China: 8th IEEM (Institute of European Studies of Macau) Intellectual Property Seminar on International Intellectual Property Law and Pharmaceuticals. For more information contact Beatrice Lam at beatrice@ieem.org.mo or look at the IEEM brochure, Internet

25 June - 13 July, Milan, Italy: Bocconi University first Transatlanctic Intellectual Property Summer Academy, Internet

3-12 July, Geneva, Switzerland: Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore, Eleventh Session, Internet

9-13 July, Amsterdam, The Netherlands: International Copyright Law Summer Course, Institute for Information Law, University of Amsterdam. An in-depth course for lawyers, academics and other professionals involved in questions of copyright law. Internet

25 September - 3 October, Geneva, Switzerland: WIPO 34th General Assembly, Internet

8 - 12 October, Montreal, Canada: Fifth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Internet

15 - 19 October, Montreal, Canada: Fifth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Internet

28 October - 2 November, Rome, Italy: second session of the Governing Body of the International Treaty On Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA), Internet

12 - 16 November, Geneva, Switzerland: WIPO Standing Committee on the Law of Trademarks, Industrial Designs and Geographical Indications, 18th session, Internet

16 November, Geneva, Switzerland: WIPO Life Sciences Symposium on IP and Life Sciences Regulation, Internet

26-27 November, Geneva, Switzerland:WIPO International Roundtable on the Economics of IP, Internet

26-28 November, Thailand: WTO Trade Policy Review Body - Thailand

26-30 November, Australia: FAO Codex Committee on Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification Systems: 16th Session

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3-6 December, Geneva, Switzerland: WIPO Audit Committee

4-6 December, Yaounde, Cameroon: WIPO Atelier sous-régional OMPI/OAPI/INPI (France) sur l'application des droits de propriété intellectuelle à l'intention Des magistrats Des pays d'Afrique francophone, Internet

4-6 December, Singapore City, Singapore: WIPO Asia-Pacific Forum of Heads of IP Offices, Internet

11-13 December, Beijing, China: WIPO Asia and the Pacific Sub-Regional Workshop on Effective Enforcement of IPRs: Establishing Sustained Cooperation Between IP Offices Customs and Other Enforcement Agencies, Internet

19-20 December, Geneva, Switzerland: WTO General Council, Internet