A Stakeholders Meeting - Programme
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Geographical Indications and Feni - A Stakeholder Meeting
5th April 2008
Hotel Majestic, Porvorim, Goa
Arrival |
Arrival & Registration |
09:00–09:45
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Introduction |
Introduction |
09:45–10:00 |
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Chair: TC James Director, Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion, Govt. of India |
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Dwijen Rangnekar ~ Introduction to ESRC Project Principal Investigator ESRC Project; Centre for the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation and the School of Law, Warwick University |
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Session One |
Legal Protection for Geographical Indications |
10:00–11:00 |
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Chair: David Vivas-Eugui Deputy Programmes Director, International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD) |
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Octavio Espinosa ~ International law Director, Legislative and Legal Advice Division, World Intellectual Property Organisation - Paper |
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Latha Nair ~ India law Partner, K&S Partners, New Delhi - Paper |
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Refreshment break |
11:00–1130 |
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Session Two |
Case Studies on Geographical Indications |
11:30 – 12:30 |
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Chair: David Vivas-Eugui Deputy Programmes Director, International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD) |
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Jorge Larson Guerra ~ Tequila, Mescal Comisión Nacional Para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad (Conabio), Mexico |
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SK Soam ~ UNCTAD/Govt. of India Study Senior Scientist, National Academy of Agricultural Research Management, India - Paper
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Lunch (with Feni/Mescal Sampling) |
12:30 – 14:00 |
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Session Three |
Reporting the ESRC Project |
14:00–15:00 |
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Chair: R. D’Souza, S.J. Founder Director, Goa Institute of Management |
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Pranab Mukhopadhyay ~ Baseline Survey Goa University and SANDEE; for Shodh (the Institute for Research and Development, Nagpur) - Paper |
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Refreshment break (with Feni/Mescal Sampling) |
15:00–1600 |
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Session Four |
Group Discussion: ‘Geographical Indications and Feni’ |
16:00-17:00 |
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Group A: Legal Issues in Protecting Feni Facilitators: Octavio Espinosa & David Vivas-Eugui Resource Person: Latha Nair |
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Group B: Regulating Quality and Marketing Feni Facilitators: Jorge Larson Guerra & SK Soam Resource Person: Mita Mukharji Tea Board of India |
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Session Five |
Final Session |
17:00–1800 |
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Chair: Dwijen Rangnekar Facilitators report back from their group Open discussion Feni Award |
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