----- Original Message ----- From: "Olga Francois" <ofranc...@umuc.edu> Subject: Copyright Symposium, May 29-30, 2008
We are pleased to announce the... 8th Annual Symposium Copyright Monopoly: Playing the innovation game May 28-30, 2008 in Metro Washington, D.C. http://www.umuc.edu/CIP2008/ Are you stuck on your next move? Join the Center for Intellectual Property, a trusted source of accessible professional development programming, and learn how to create a winning strategy for managing your creations and the use of third party copyrighted works. Sit down with noted scholars and practitioners exploring the relationship between the U.S. copyright monopoly, technological innovation and higher education institutions. Programming highlights include: Meet Some of the Players- James Boyle, Georgia Harper, Gigi Sohn, Patrick Ross, Lolly Gasaway, and many, many more! http://www.umuc.edu/cip/symposium/speakers.shtml Honing Your Skills- Check out one of the intensive pre-conferences: Public Domain & Fair Use or Copyright 101 http://www.umuc.edu/cip/symposium/preconference.shtml The Hottest Game of the Season- Sign up for the new management track: Institute for Copyright & Leadership Management (ICLM) http://www.umuc.edu/cip/symposium/institute.shtml We urge you to check out the website for more information on this year's exciting events, including: "Game Night", our Opening Night reception, focused roundtables & the "Re-mix Contest". TO register for the 2008 Symposium see http://tinyurl.com/ypg33b - - 2008 Institute for Copyright Leadership & Management (ICLM) - - In addition to the full symposium agenda, the Center for Intellectual Property (CIP) has partnered with the National Leadership Institute (NLI) to bring to you a unique program that promises to meet the needs of many institutions struggling to better manage the changes in copyright law. The goal of the Institute is to increase participants' capacity for change management and to lead copyright initiatives on their campuses. Register today to take advantage of the early bird rates. Please see the site for logistics & ICLM Team Discounts! To join the ICLM Symposium cohort or register for the symposium: http://tinyurl.com/ypg33b -- Olga Francois, Assistant Director Center for Intellectual Property University of Maryland University College 3501 University Blvd. East, PGM3-780 Adelphi, MD 20783 Phone: 240-582-2803 Fax: 240-582-2961 http://www.umuc.edu/CIP2008/