Call-for-proposals

This year, the Week of intellectual property, public interest, and COVID-19, will take place from October 25 to 29, 2021.

The call-for-proposals closes on September 17, 2021 at 23h59 (UTC-5)

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The call-for-proposals for the collaborative agenda of #IPWeek2021, Intellectual Property Week, the Public Interest, and COVID-19: learnings, discoveries, and challenges is officially open.

From July 26 to September 17 we will be receiving proposals about the lessons and discoveries that the COVID-19 pandemic left to society, and future challenges in the post-pandemic period, in the relationship framework between intellectual property and the public interest.

Modality	Description
Workshop	An interactive session that proposes to address solutions around a problem.
Discussion table	Discussion around a specific topic that involves different interests, such as presenting research results around the same topic.
Panel	Presentation of a topic from different experiences that invite discussion.
Global Talks*	TED Talk type conference lasting between 5 and 15 minutes, in which a single person presents the exploration of an idea, initiative, or challenge.
Strategic meetings	An informal meeting on a particular topic. This format allows participants to network, connect, and forge partnerships.
Fire debate	An informal but structured dialogue between the moderator and the speakers on a topic of interest engages the audience through questions and answers.
Bootcamp	Intensive training course of providing participants with the knowledge and analytical tools to contribute to advocacy debates.
Creative piece	Infographic, meme, illustration, video, song, or literary creation (story, fable, poem, among others).

The sessions may be held in any of the three languages ​​of the event: Spanish, Portuguese and English.