WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DAY & ESSAY COMPETITION
This press release from WIPO was forwarded to members by EBLIDA on 23rd
March. It may be of interest to LIS students. Please publicise it and
encourage students to enter! At today's exchange rate 1000 SFr is worth
nearly £407. Any enquiries to WIPO please as indicated in the press release
Barbara Stratton
Information Manager, Members' Information Centre
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WIPO press releases
The first ever World Intellectual Property Day takes place on 26 April 2001,
the date on which the Convention establishing WIPO (the World Intellectual
Property Organization) entered into force in 1970. WIPO member states
decided at their last annual meeting to designate this date for special
activities to highlight the importance and practical use of intellectual
property in people's lives. As part of a series of events, WIPO has
launched an international essay competition open to university students. The
2000 word essay must address the question "What does intellectual property
mean to you in your daily life". It can be submitted in Arabic, Chinese,
English, French, Russian or Spanish. A prize of 1000 Swiss francs will be
awarded for the best essay in each language.
Entries must be sent to the WWA by December 1, 2001. The winners will be
announced on World Intellectual Property Day next year, that is, on April
26, 2002.
For further information, please consult www.wipo.int. Questions can be
addressed to [log in to unmask]
Essays and university details must be sent to:
Mrs. Francesca Toso Dunant
World Intellectual Property Day International Essay Competition
WIPO Worldwide Academy (WWA)
PO Box 18
CH-1211 Geneva
Switzerland
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