Date: 25-26 February 2010
Venue:
YWCA Fort Canning Lodge
Level 2, Sophia Cooke Ballroom
6 Fort Canning Road
Singapore 179494
The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS), the Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA), and the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) of Japan are co-organizing a business awareness seminar on plant varieties protection. The seminar, to be held at the YWCA Fort Canning Lodge in Singapore, will be for the duration of one and a half days (the morning and afternoon of 25th February 2010, and the morning of 26th February 2010).
The objectives of the seminar are:
(i) to raise the profile of, and to increase awareness and knowledge of Plant Variety Protection system especially amongst the business sector;
(ii) to promote PVP applications in and out of each country, and
(iii) to share information on several PVP related issues of topical interest.
The speakers for the seminar hail from the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV), MAFF, ATMD Bird & Bird, the National Center for Seeds and Seedlings of Japan, the Korean Society for Seed Science and Industry, the Asia Pacific Seed Association, GNIS (the French Association for Seeds and Seedlings), and the International Rice Research Institute, amongst others.
With plenty of opportunities for question and answer, and a panel discussion at the end of Day 2, we hope that the seminar would be a useful and educational experience for all participants and speakers.
Attendance at the seminar is free of charge. If you are interested in attending the seminar, please e-mail the “Indication of Interest” form to either IPOS or AVA by 10 February 2010, depending on which group you belong to (see below). As seats at the seminar venue are limited, you will be informed by IPOS or AVA if you have been allocated a seat.
Click here for programme.
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Nominated representatives from the following organizations: Asian Patent Attorney Association, Law Society of Singapore (IP Committee), AIPPI Singapore, Association of Singapore Patent Agents. |
IPOS (Registry of Plant Varieties)
Ms Noridah Jamaluddin (noridah_jamaluddin@ipos.gov.sg)
Ms Wang Peiqi (wang_peiqi@ipos.gov.sg) |
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Employees of the following: companies, private and public research institutions and biotech laboratories doing R & D in the area of plants and seeds. |
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Researchers from the departments of biological and plant sciences at universities and polytechnics. |
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Officials and researchers from A*STAR and EDB. |
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Members of the Asia Pacific Seed Association (APSA) |
AVA
Mdm Samy Muthu Letchimi(samy_muthu_letchimi@ava.gov.sg) |
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Orchid, vegetable and water plant farmer breeders |
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Other Singapore Government agency officials (e.g. from AVA, NParks and other Singapore Government agencies) |
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Please note that the organizers reserve the right to change the seminar venue, alter the programme or to cancel the seminar due to unforeseen circumstances without prior notice.
For more information and details regarding the seminar, please contact IPOS and/or AVA at the e-mail addresses indicated above.