1. NAS Conference on Innovation in India and China:
For details on this upcoming conference by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) in Washington DC (Sept 24-25), please see here. Along with Prof Bhaven Sampat, I am presenting a paper on innovation in India.
Note the catchy title of the Conference: “The Dragon and the Elephant:Understanding the Development of Innovation Capacity In China and India”. I just wish that they’d used “tiger” instead of “elephant”:)
2. Workshop on ‘Trade and Barriers to Access to Medicines’
Centad is organising a four-day workshop on ‘Trade and Barriers to Access to Medicines’ at NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad, on October 9-12, 2007. For more details, see here
Access to medicines is one of the primary components of the right to health. However, realisation of this right is increasingly affected by national and international trade and economic policies.
While the public health policies of the government have an important bearing on access to medicines, the intellectual property regime, regulatory framework, research and development policies, business models of pharmaceutical companies, branding and pricing strategies and domestic and international trade in medicines also significantly impact access to medicines.
Centad is conducting this workshop to bring together groups and individuals working on public health to develop a shared understanding of the factors that impede the realisation of access to medicines in India.
Date: October 9, 2007
Time: 9.30 am
Place: NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad, India
Importantly, fellowships are being offered to students. As per the selection procedure interested students are required to submit a SOP (maximum 250 words) explaining why they are interested in attending this workshop, along with their CV at [email protected]. And September 15, 2007 is the deadline for the submission of the SOP and resumes.
3. Chitra Katha – A Creative Commons, India Film Contest
On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of India’s independence,
Creative Commons India is organizing a short film contest, on
‘Better governance Through Right To Information.’
Dates:
September 05: Registration for contest starts
October 14: Closing of registration
October 25: Declaration of results on sites
October 27/28: Prize distribution ceremony during Avenues, IIT
Bombay.
For more details, see here.
4. Bangalore IT Conference: Leveraging the unique ecosystem and innovation hub in IT (Oct 2007)
For more details, see here
If any of you know of any upcoming conferences, events, please let us know.
