Symposium: Effects of Intellectual Property Protections on Scientific Research
16 Jan 2007 8:30
Washington, DC
The Project on Science & Intellectual Property in the Public Interest (SIPPI) of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is hosting a symposium on intellectual property protections and the conduct of research in the U.S. scientific community. This event will be held on Tuesday, January 16, 2007 in the Auditorium of the AAAS headquarters in Washington, DC, from 8:30 AM to 2:45 PM.
The symposium will address several findings from a forthcoming report based on an extensive survey of U.S. scientists' experiences with intellectual property protections, conducted in 2006 by AAAS.
TENTATIVE AGENDA
Tuesday, January 16, 2006
8:30 AM Continental Breakfast (Second Floor Reception Area)
9:00 Welcome and Introductions, Alan I. Leshner, C.E.O., AAAS, and Stephen A. Hansen, Director, SIPPI Project
9:15 Description of Survey Project and Brief History, Stephen A. Hansen
9:30 Presentation of Survey Results
Survey Process and Methodology, Jana L. Asher, Senior Program Associate, SIPPI Project
Patenting and Licensing of Scientific Innovations, Stephen A. Hansen
Scientific Publishing and Access to Literature, Michael R. Kisielewski, Program Associate, SIPPI Project
Access to and Use of Scientific Databases, Heather Ritch, Duke University School of Law
11:00 Break
11:15 Discussion
12:00 PM Lunch (catered)
12:45 Breakout Sessions (Rapporteurs to be assigned during the symposium)
2:00 Reports from Breakout Sessions (Presented by rapporteurs)
2:30 Closing Remarks, Stephen A. Hansen
2:45 Adjourn
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