IP Champion Camp 2008 - Preview Seminar

SINGAPORE , 11 April 2008 – The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) cordially invites all educators of secondary schools to attend the IP Champion Camp 2008 – Preview Seminar.  This preview seminar will provide details of the IP Champion Camp 2008 to be held on 9 to 11 June 08 which includes a comic strip competition with attractive prizes for secondary students. The top prize winner will be awarded a 2-week internship programme with VividThree Productions, a local animation company.

Details of the IP Champion Camp 2008 – Preview Seminar:

Date: 14 April 2008

Time: 2pm to 6pm

Venue: Auditorium 1, The Plaza, Level 1, Temasek Polytechnic

Free Admission. Tel: 6330 2705

Details of the IP Champion Camp 2008:

This is a 3-day camp for secondary school students to learn about IP rights and to put their creativity to use by participating in a comic strip contest with their artwork. Highlights of the IP Champion Camp 2008 include workshops on copyright, comic illustration techniques and sharing by experts from the animation industry.

Theme: Know Your Copyright

Date: 9 to 11 June 2008

Time: 8.30am to 6.00pm

Venue: Temasek Polytechnic

Free Admission. Tel: 6330 2705

This event is supported by the Ministry of Education (MOE) and in partnership with Temasek Polytechnic and VividThree Productions.

About IPOS

The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS), a statutory board under the Ministry of Law since April 2001, is the lead government agency that advises on and administers intellectual property (IP) laws, promotes IP awareness and provides the infrastructure to facilitate the development of IP in Singapore. With IP fast becoming a critical resource in today’s new economy, IPOS’s vision is to foster a creative Singapore where ideas and intellectual efforts are valued, developed and exploited.