[A2k] Fwd: MA/2008/38: Global Anti Counterfeiting and Piracy Congress to Meet in Dubai

[Robin Gross]

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> From: publicinf@wipo.int
> Date: January 28, 2008 7:38:55 AM PST
> To: pressinfo-en@lists.wipo.int
> Subject: MA/2008/38: Global Anti Counterfeiting and Piracy Congress
> to Meet in Dubai
> Reply-To: publicinf@wipo.int
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> Global Anti Counterfeiting and Piracy Congress to Meet in Dubai
>
> Geneva, January 28, 2008
> MA/2008/38
>
> The Fourth Global Congress on Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy
> will meet in Dubai from February 3-5, 2008 under the auspices of
> His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President
> and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Ruler of
> Dubai. Senior officials from the World Intellectual Property
> Organization (WIPO) and representatives of other international
> intergovernmental organizations, governments, regional and national
> enforcement agencies and business will attend the Congress to
> identify solutions to the escalating problems of counterfeiting and
> piracy. This is the first time the Global Congress is being held
> outside Europe.
>
> Hosted by the World Customs Organization (WCO) and Dubai Customs,
> the Congress is co-convened by INTERPOL and WIPO, in co-operation
> with the world=E2=80=99s business community represented by the
> International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) through its BASCAP
> (Business Action to Stop Counterfeiting and Piracy) initiative, the
> International Trademark Association (INTA) and the International
> Security Management Association (ISMA).
>
> The three-day meeting will focus on a range of key themes,
> including the Health and Safety Risks Counterfeit Products Pose to
> Consumers; Raising Awareness of the Full Economic and Social Costs
> of Counterfeiting and Piracy; The Growing Problem of the Sale of
> Counterfeit and Pirated Products over the Internet; and,
> Strengthening Cooperation and Collaboration at the Global Level.
> The Congress will bring together policy makers and experts from
> more than 60 countries to explore and identify concrete measures
> and resources to counter the damaging effects of the illegal trade
> in counterfeit and pirated goods.
>
> The Third Global Congress in January 2007 was hosted by WIPO in
> Geneva and attracted some 1,000 participants from around the world.
> The Second Global Congress in 2005 was hosted by INTERPOL in Lyon,
> France and the First Global Congress was held in Brussels, Belgium
> in 2004 and hosted by the WCO. These international gatherings have
> provided a valuable forum for representatives from both the public
> and private sectors to pool their experience, raise awareness,
> enhance cooperation and identify strategies to deal more
> effectively with the global problem of counterfeiting and piracy.
> Details of previous meetings and the Fourth Global Congress,
> including the program and list of speakers, are available at
> www.ccapcongress.net.
>
> Journalists wishing to attend this event are invited to refer to
> the guidelines for media accreditation at http://
> www.ccapcongress.net/press/press.htm. Or for additional information
> please contact:
>
> WIPO
> Media Relations and Public Affairs Section
> Tel.: +4122-3388161 or +4122-3389547
> Fax: +4122-3388280
> Email: publicinf@wipo.int
>
> Dubai Customs
> Communication Department
> Tel: +9714 302 3922
> Fax: +9714 345 6010
>
> WCO
> Mr. Grant BUSBY
> Communications Director, World Customs Organization
> Tel +32-2-2099235
> Fax +32-2-2099262
> Mobile: +32-476-561950
> Email grant.busby@wcoomd.org
>
> INTERPOL
> Press Office
> Tel: +33472447212 or +33472447169
> Email: press@interpol.int
>
> ICC
> Ms. Catherine Foster
> ICC Communications
> Tel: +33149532822
> Email: cfr@iccwbo.org
>
> INTA
> Mr. Matthew C. Schmidt
> Manager, Communications
> +1-212-642-1727
> mschmidt@inta.org
>
> Mr. Daryl G. Grecich, CAE
> Director, Marketing and Programs Strategy
> +1-212-642-1707
> dgrecich@inta.org
>
> Global Congress Secretariat
> Mr. Joseph F. Clark
> Phone: +1-905-7263438
> Fax: +1-905-8411739
> Joseph.clark@the-aac.com
>
>




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