[Chapter-delegates] Further information regarding ACTA

[Christine Runnegar]

Hi all,

As much as possible, I will try to compile information regarding ACTA into
one weekly email.

THE NEXT ROUND OF NEGOTIATIONS

The next round of negotiations will be held in New Zealand next week (12-16
April 2010)

The agenda is available here:
http://www.mfat.govt.nz/Trade-and-Economic-Relations/Trade-Agreements/Anti-C
ounterfeiting/0-round8-draft-agenda.php

EUROPE

This week the Alliance of Liberal Democrats for Europe held a hearing on
ACTA.

Agenda:
http://www.alde.eu/fileadmin/images/Photo_Library/7th_legislature/2010/10040
6-ACTA/Agenda_ACTA.pdf

Speakers' slides:
http://www.alexander-alvaro.de/archives/992/alde-hearing-acta-dokumentedocum
ents

There is a video on YouTube described as "Video summary of the ALDE ADLE
Hearing on Acta (Anti Counterfeiting Trade Agreement)" at
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=aldeadle#p/u/0/T-WCjC2U4mI

There is also an IP Watch article here:
http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/2010/04/07/europe-learns-the-truths-about-ant
i-counterfeiting-trade-agreement

NEW ZEALAND

A PowerPoint presentation described as "A PowerPoint presentation about the
ACTA negotiations given to various interested groups during March 2010" is
available here:
http://www.med.govt.nz/templates/MultipageDocumentTOC____42825.aspx?&MSHiC=6
5001&L=0&W=acta+&Pre=%3Cb%3E&Post=%3C%2fb%3E 

OTHER

InternetNZ has organised an event called "PublicACTA" starting at UTC 21:00
with live streaming.

The program for this event can be found here:
http://publicacta.org.nz/programme

Best regards,
Christine

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Christine Runnegar
Senior Manager Public Policy
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