circulars for SBPA members

Even in challenging times, newspapers and magazines with a strong and compelling design and an efficient use of pictures and graphics can increase their reach and attract new advertisers.

IFRA Asia organises on 9 & 10 March 2009 in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) two outstanding workshops led by international experts for improving print publications visual impact and attractiveness:

-Info graphics workshop, led by Karl Gude (former Newsweek Magazine Art Director)
For more info, click here.

- Digital Photography, led by Bernd Beuermann
For more info, click here.

These workshops will precede the first IFRA-SND News Design Seminar to be held in Jakarta (Indonesia) on March 12 & 13 2009.

Please check these workshop’s programmes online and register before February 10 to enjoy the early bird discount!

Calling all SBPA members to kindly email Lim Li Kok, VP, SBPA, to indicate their interest in participating at (a) Bologna Children’s Book Fair (23-26 March 2009), (b) Beijing International Book Fair (3-7 September 2009) and (c) Frankfurt Book Fair (14-18 October 2009).

Please email Lim Li Kok by 10 January 2009.

At the Frankfurt Book Fair 2010, Argentina will be the focus of interest as Guest of Honour and as one of the most diverse and interesting book markets in Latin America. Expectations for the appearance in Frankfurt are already very high among Argentinian publishing companies. But in the meantime, the international book industry can be looking to intensify existing contacts or to laying the foundations for longer-term cooperation. Attendance at the next book fair in Buenos Aires (20 April to 10 May 2009) represents an outstanding opportunity to do this.

The Frankfurt Book Fair is organising a trip to this fair for the international book trade. There are plans for several meetings with publishers and publishing professionals, Argentinian associations and organisations, as well as matchmaking sessions and visits to bookshops in Buenos Aires.

Those taking part in the first trip (19–23 April) will also have the option of introducing themselves with their books and information material on an international stand or the German collective stand during the fair’s trade visitor days. The trip will only be possible with the binding registration of at least ten participants. As well as the organisation of the entire book trade programme, our package also includes four overnight stays in a hotel. Participants make their own travel arrangements. The closing date for registration is 21 January 2009. The cost of the trade mission trip (excl. flight) is 900 euros (19–23 April) or 700 euros (26–30 April).

The Feria Internacional del Libro in Buenos Aires is held every year at the end of April to the beginning of May and is one of the most important book fairs in the Spanish-speaking world. On the four trade visitor days, more than 1,500 exhibitors from almost 50 countries, as well as over 10,000 trade visitors from all over Latin America and increasingly from Europe, the USA and Asia, meet up in the Argentinian capital. More information on the fair and the Argentinian book market is available to you on the Frankfurt Book Fair’s website.

Our package

19–23 April 2009 (trade visitor days: 20–23 April 2009)
- Attendance at the book fair during trade visitor days
- Option to exhibit on the international or German collective stand, organised by the Frankfurt Book Fair
- Introduction to the Argentinian book market
- Meetings with Argentinian publishers and publishing professionals
- Matchmaking session with Argentinian publishing companies
- Meeting with international attendees at the “Semana de Editores”, an information programme for editors of Argentinian literature
- Meetings with Argentinian professional associations, organisations and institutions
- Reception on the German collective stand
- Visits to bookshops
- Opening dinner for the Feria del Libro on 22 April 2009
- 4 overnights
TOTAL COST: 900 euros

or

26–30 April 2009 (2nd week of the fair)
- Visit to the book fair on the general public days
- Introduction to the Argentinian book market
- Meetings with Argentinian publishers and publishing professionals
- Matchmaking session with Argentinian publishing companies
- Meetings with Argentinian professional associations, organisations and institutions
- Visits to bookshops
- 4 overnights
TOTAL COST: 700 euros

For a copy of the registration form, click here.

We are happy to help at any time if you need any further information. For more information, please contact Mr Dieter Schmidt, Frankfurt Book Fair.

With regard to the Google Court Settlement on scanned books in libraries, please visit the following sites and sign up to receive additional information. Whether a partner or not, each publisher would be best off to assume that their books could potentially have been scanned by Google at a US library, and therefore are entitled to participate in the settlement class. So, if the agreement is approved by the court, publishers will need to make certain decisions in the future about whether or not to opt in to the settlement class.

http://books.google.com/booksrightsholders/

http://books.google.com/googlebooks/agreement/

Fears of a worldwide recession and persistent systemic tensions in the international financial tensions are fuelling an indiscriminate risk aversion. The international situation changed radically after the Lehman collapse, with a sudden and massive dry-up in liquidity and financing available. The previous US and EU slowdown in demand has brutally turned into a collapse, with households, corporate and financial institutions unable to access financial resources.

After having believed that emerging markets could remain partly immune to the international turbulences and could indeed “decouple”, perception have shifted to a wave of panic regarding both the banking, payment, cyclical, exchange rate and asset market situation in most emerging countries.

Panic always follows periods of excessive euphoria. The critical element today is to be able to discriminate between individual countries and markets, as only such acute discrimination can minimize the potential losses and highlight opportunities.

Hear from our invited speaker Dr Thierry Apoteker, an Economist, who will share on how to manage your risks and identify opportunities.

Who should attend:
CEOs, CFOs, CIOs, Business Analysts, Key Decision-Makers,and those who are looking to venture into overseas markets.

Key Highlights:
How to discriminate between the major risks and the potential opportunities for the medium-term: risk analysis, intensity of transmission, and economic potential over the medium-term
How to incorporate the risks and use them in a strategic approach to emerging markets during these turbulent times: an application to China, India, Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand and the Gulf countries.

Speaker’s Profile:
Thierry Apoteker graduated from the top French school of management (HEC) and obtained a PhD in monetary economics from the University of Paris Dauphine. He started as a junior economist in a French think tank (B.I.P.E.) and then moved to Banque Indosuez (now Calyon) where he set up the country risk division before becoming the bank’s chief economist and head of the Research Department.

Seminar Details
Date: 10 December 08, Wednesday
Time: 9:30am - 12:00pm

Venue:
IE Singapore
Little Red Dot Seminar Room
230 Victoria Street #10-00
Bugis Junction Officer Tower
Singapore 188024

Fees: Free of charge (Seats are limited and on a first-come-first served basis)

Registration: here

China, a land of business opportunities, where multi-national corporations set up bases and where Singapore enterprises join in to make their marks. Are you joining them or are you already one of them?

As you take your business to China, you bring your intellectual property (IP) with you. When properly managed, your IP can work wonders for you. But first, how do you navigate the Chinese IP regime?

In this 3rd China-Singapore IP Conference, IP experts from China will take you through the patent and trade mark protection regime in China. They will also share the IP management experiences of Chinese enterprises. And if you wish to learn all about the intricacies of IP enforcement in China, this is THE conference for you.

China beckons. Before you take off, find out the ins and outs of the Chinese IP regime to secure a smooth journey into China!

This conference is conducted in Mandarin. To register, click here.

All good stories begin with a vision. The vision for Singapore to become a vibrant media city was fleshed out in bold colours last year with three milestones shaping the story of the media sector.

First, Singapore’s media landscape witnessed a new buzz, boosted by a fast-evolving media financing scene that saw the value of private media funds crossing the S$500 million mark. This in turn attracted world class projects and talents to our shores, like the filming of The Contender Asia, a co-production between Mark Burnett Productions (producer of Survivor and The Apprentice) and Singapore’s very own Imagine OmniMedia. Another high-profile project shot in Singapore last year was Dance of the Dragon, an Australia-Singapore production (page 19).

Consumers enjoyed an unprecedented spread of media choices. 2007 saw the mushrooming of Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) and video-on-demand services (page 32). This was spurred by the introduction of a two-tiered licence framework that gave operators greater flexibility to roll out services for different market segments. Commercial high-definition services on terrestrial, cable and IPTV platforms became a reality.

As we move to an all-digital environment, Singapore media companies are riding the wave of media convergence to create intellectual properties that can be played over multiple platforms. From animation, film and games, to television and publishing, content creators are extending the shelf-life of their properties by moving across platforms (page 22).

I would like to thank you for your support and partnership that have helped us realise our vision. Our vision of growth in a digital future is the stimulus to the theme The Digital Way Forward of this Annual Report. Please click here and enjoy our Animation Special, Made-by-Singapore for the world. The story unfolds … here.

Worth $110,000, the inaugural Australia-Asia Literary Award is the richest literary award in Australia and Asia. This Award recognises the importance literature plays in our lives and demonstrates Western Australia’s significant role in Australia-Asian relations.

To be eligible for the Award works must have been written by an author who is a resident of Australia or Asia, or should be primarily set in an Australian or Asian country. Works must have been either written in, or translated into English and published in the preceding year.

The winner will be announced by the Minister for Culture and the Arts the Hon John Day MLA at a gala awards ceremony on November 21 at Fraser’s Restaurant in Kings Park.

The recipient of the Western Australian Premier’s Book Awards Premier’s Prize will also be announced at this special event. The Premier’s Prize recognizes the best of Western Australian writing and is chosen from the 7 Premier’s Book Award category. Further information here.

The Awards evening will include a keynote address from writer, broadcaster and film-maker Philip Adams AO.

Join the Minister for Culture and the Arts, Phillip Adams and the literary community for this truly memorable event.

Tickets are $95 and can be booked through BOCS Ticketing. Call toll free 1800 193 300 or 08 94841133, or book online.

The IP Academy (Singapore) is pleased to present the Global Forum on Intellectual Property in January 2009.

GFIP 2009 will bring together leading international IP experts, academics, business leaders, corporations and policy makers for an open exchange and discussion of critical issues and developments in the complex and dynamic IP ecosystem, with the aim of raising the bar on IP knowledge and standards, both regionally and globally.

There will be 2 intensive days of activities, comprising 2 plenary sessions, and over 30 parallel sessions and roundtables which focus on areas of more specialised interest, geared towards multi-disciplinary users with varying levels of experience. To complement the professional development agenda, there will also be numerous opportunities for socialising, networking and catching up with IP colleagues from around the world.

Please register now and enjoy the October Early Bird Discounts!

SBPA members may choose to attend only one session, by paying only $150 for that particular session. Do note, however, that a package of 5 costs only $350 (before group discounts).

Date: 8 & 9 January 2009 (8am to 6pm)
Venue: Raffles City Convention Centre, Singapore
Website: click here
Theme: The Evolving IP Ecosystem: Conflicts or Consensus?
Programme: click here
Speakers: click here
Registration Details: click here
Contact Details for GFIP Secretariat (Attn: Tania Goh)
Email : enquiries@globalforumip.com
Tel : +65 6232 9832

Since its introduction in June 2000, many SCCCI members have benefited from the SCCCI eBizcommunity.
More significantly, a considerable number of our members have made use of the eNoticeBoard to promote their products and services without incurring any advertising cost.
Besides eNoticeBoard, the eBizcommunity also provides other applications such as eDirectory, eMail, eMeeting, eResource, eSurvey and eFolder.
Want to find out how you can make full use of these services to advance your business? Come to the SCCCI FREE introductory classes to the eBizcommunity. Schedule of the class of November is as below.
Interested parties, please request a reply slip from Chui Hai Loon at 6337 8381 (hailoon@sccci.org.sg) and fax it back to the Secretariat at 6339 0605.

I. CATEGORIES FOR THE AWARD

The ABPA Book Awards shall be given on book entries into three (3) categories, namely:

1. Academic Books
2. Children’s Books
3. General Books

II. STATEMENT OF THE PURPOSES OF THE AWARDS

1. To encourage co-publishing or translation among ABPA member-countries.

2. That all the member-countries endeavor to participate in the annual ABPA Book Awards by nominating outstanding books produced by their member-publisher.

3. To expand cooperation among member-publishers of ABPA’s member countries and overcome illiteracy by producing quality books and other educational materials.

III. GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR THE AWARDS

Firstly, that books shall be co-published or translated by ABPA member-country from ABPA-member country;

Secondly, that the books co-published or translated in the year January 2007 or until December 31, 2008 and in the succeeding award during the preceding year.

Thirdly, that the Book Awards Judging Committee shall review and pass judgment on the book entries, taking into account the following criteria:

a. Contents
b. Design
c. Typography
d. Binding
e. Materials used;
f. Number of copies printed; and
g. Difficulty of Translation

Fourthly, appointment of the chair and two member of the ABAJCO which shall decide the winning entries during the night prior to the General Assembly.

CRITERIA

Deadline: Application must reach the national publishers association by no later than September 30, 2009.

Nominate Titles: If an English title exists, please use it. If no English title exist, please provide the original title (in alphabetic script) plus an approximate English translation of the title.

Date of Issue: To qualify for the 2009 ABPA Awards, the book must have been published in the year of January 2007 to December 31, 2008. Books published in other years are not eligible.

A: Translated Books

The nominated book must have been translated from the language of one ABPA member-country into the language of another member- country. The publisher of the original book and the publisher of the translated book must be from different member countries.

B: Co-/ jointly published Books

The publishers must be from two or more different publishing companies. The publishers companies must also be from two or more different ABPA member-countries. The Award prize or citation shall be divided equally between (or among) the co-/joint publishers.

1 For co-/joint publishers, both (or all) of the publishers must be members of their respective national publishers associations. For translated books, the nominating publisher must be a member of its national publishers association. The original publisher does not need to be a member of its national publishing association.

Summary: In order to assist the judges in their decisions, please provide a short summary of the contents of the books in English.

Copy of book: A copy of each nominated entry must be provided by publishers for judging. This book will become the property of ABPA and will not be returned.

NOMINATION CARDS

Please send the nomination cards and books to the following address:

ABPA Secretariat Office
c/o Philippine Educational
Publishers Association (PEPA)
84 P. Florentino Street
Sta. Mesa Heights
1113 Quezon City, Philippines
Phone: +6327402698 Fax: +632 7115702
E-mail: dbuhain@pldt.dsl.net

DEADLINE: September 30, 2009

Dear Publishers

We would like to invite you to attend a briefing on the publication of Secondary One English Language materials based on the Secondary English Language Syllabus for use from 2010.

This briefing is open to publishers who are interested in publishing textbooks, teachers’ resource package and related materials. The supply of these materials must be made available for students or schools to purchase locally. Publishers or distributors should have valid EPPU registration under the supply head, EPU/SER/16/Publishing and Bookbinding Services, with financial limit of $250k and above.

This briefing will be held on 14 Nov 08, 3.00pm at Ministry of Education Language Centre, 285 Ghim Moh Road (STELLAR CENTRE), Singapore 279622. Relevant document will only be made available for publishers at the briefing.

Publishers interested to attend the briefing are to register with me via fax at 67759503 or email goh_po_boon@moe.gov.sg by 13 Nov 08. For enquiries, please call 68796753.

International Enterprise (IE) Singapore is pleased to present as part of the iadvisory Seminar Series: “Doing Business in Emerging China Cities”.

China’s growing emerging cities are making their mark. Many of the cities have been successful in growing their indigenous businesses and attracting Foreign Direct Investment. They have created expanding real estate demand, and domestic and opportunistic cross border investors are developing an active interest in these markets as transparency and liquidity levels improve.

Hear from our distinguished speakers the key issues companies should look for when expanding into China.

Key Highlights:
China Regulatory & Taxation Update Plus Snapshot On Emerging Cities
Hedging Your Financial Risk in China
Leveraging the Changing Landscape of Economic Opportunities in Emerging China Cities
Practical Tips to Doing Business in Emerging China
Human Capital in Emerging China

Get full programme here.

**Registration for 1-to-1 business clinic with speakers will be conducted onsite on 14 Nov 2008 and each company is entitled to a 15-minute clinic session with each of the speakers. Slots are limited and on a first-come-first-served basis.

Seminar Details
Date: 14 November 2008, Friday Time : 8.30am - 5.00pm
Venue:Intercontinental Singapore
Ballroom 2 & 3
80 Middle Road Singapore 188966
Fees (Include seminar materials, 1-to-1 business clinic & lunch):
S$80 (General Public)
S$60 (Members of ieConnect and *supporting organizations)

Register here.

The Australia-Singapore Co-Production Agreement has entered into force on 16 October 2008! Under this Agreement, a film or television program approved as an Official Australia-Singapore Co-Production will be considered as a national production in each of the co-production countries. Producers can also apply for any benefits or programs of assistance available in their country. The Australia-Singapore Co-Production Agreement is administered by MDA’s Community & International Relations Division. Information on the application procedures to apply for Australia-Singapore Official Co-Production status will be available online soon. In the event of any enquiries, or to obtain a copy of the Australia-Singapore Co-Production Agreement to view the broad framework and participation guidelines, please contact Ms Adriana Lee.

MDA has also recently entered into an agreement with ScreenWest, Western Australia’s film funding and development agency, to launch a MDA-ScreenWest Cross-Media Development Initiative, which encourages producers in Australia and Singapore to jointly develop and exploit the potential of multi-platform intellectual properties.

The initiative invites producers in Western Australia and Singapore to submit proposals in any of the following genres: Children’s Programming, Documentary and Animation. Three selected projects will be awarded up to a total of US$90,000 in project co-development funding. The closing date for submissions is 1 December 2008. For application guidelines, please click here.

The 36th International Comics Festival of Angoulême (France) will be held between the 29th January and 1st February 2009.

Each year the Angoulême Festival, the most celebrated event of its kind, gathers together hundreds of authors and trade representatives from all over the world.

With the international Rights Market and the International meetings, the Angoulême Festival has become a key venue for international comics publishers.

Facts and figures / 2008 Festival

195 exhibitors
8,000 professionals
1,100 authors
750 French journalists
210 international journalists

•Download the accreditation form here

•Download the booth booking forms, general regulations and booth technical details here

•For more information about the festival, click here

Our research fellow, Ms Phoon Kwee Hian, of the Year 2008 Lee Kong Chian Research Fellowship (LKCRF) awarded by National Library Board has completed her 6 months of full-time research. She will be giving a public talk in Mandarin to present her research findings. The topic of the talk is A Study on Chinese Singaporean Modernist Literary Movement.

Owing to institutional controversy and literary politics, not so many critics have attempted to write about the position of Modernist Literature in post-independence Chinese Singaporean literary history. The years between 1967 and 1983 are almost an unexplored land. However, this was also the critical time period of the development of Modernist Literature in Singapore.

Ms Phoon’s research involves the analysis of the literary supplements of Nanyang Siang Pau, including Youth’s Corner, Literary Miscellany, Literary Page, Café and Window, published in Singapore from 1967 to 1983 and Chao Foon Monthly in Malaysia from 1969 to 1974, available in microfilms in the Lee Kong Chian Reference Library. Her dissertation, with a firm foundation in the number of words, extensively and analytically studies the origin, development and influence of Chinese Singaporean Modernist literary movement which was helmed by 2 important promoters, Leang Meng Kwang and Tan Swie Hian. This is a talk on a path-breaking research study that you should not miss.

We sincerely invite you and your friends to attend this public talk. Details as follows:

Date: 11 November 2008 (Tuesday)
Time: 6:30pm
Registration: click here
Language: Mandarin
Venue: Multi-purpose Room, Central Public Library, Basement 1, 100 Victoria Street, Singapore 188064

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亲爱的读者：
新加坡国家图书馆管理局2008年的李光前研究奖研究员方桂香，已经在新加坡国家图书馆完成为期半年的全职研究工作，她将就研究成果在国家图书馆作一场华语公开演讲，讲题是《新加坡华文现代主义文学运动研究》。

　　方桂香的演讲提纲如下：

（一）新加坡华文现代主义文学运动的特殊人文历史情境
1. 西方文化思潮的冲击
2. 对革命现实主义文学的反叛
3. 现代主义文学的文化资产

（二）新加坡华文现代主义文学发展的政治社会与文化背景
1. 共产主义份子渗透新加坡华社
2. 新加坡左翼政党社阵以文艺作为统战的武器
3. 现代主义文学对新马年轻作者的启蒙意义

（三）新加坡华文现代主义文学运动概况与特征
1. 新加坡华文现代主义文学是文化传译的佳例
2. 恢复文学创作的自由本质精神
3. 革命现实主义文学的僵化与现代主义作家的崛起
4. 新加坡华文现代主义文学运动推动者的文艺理论与思想
5. 新加坡华文现代主义文学推动者的革新策略

　　 方桂香从李光前参考图书馆搜集到《南洋商报》副刊《文艺》、《文丛》、《咖啡座》和《窗》，以及马来西亚文学月刊《蕉风》跨16年（1967-1983）的缩微胶卷原始材料。论文在有力的数字基础上，全面论析以梁明广和陈瑞献为首的新加坡现代主义文学运动的起源、发展与影响。这个具开拓性价值的学术演讲，不容错过。

诚邀你和朋友出席研究员方桂香的这个演讲，详情如下：

日期： 2008年11月11日（星期二）
时间： 6.30pm
报名： http://golibrary.nlb.gov.sg/Event.aspx?EventID=26567
语言： 华语
地点： 新加坡国家图书馆
Multipurpose Hall, Central Public Library, Basement 1
100 Victoria Street, Singapore 188064

Singapore Publisher Penetrates Taiwan Market
First-time book publisher Wiz Pro has managed to penetrate the Taiwan market by securing rights and royalty deals for its publication Discover Professions with Mr Jobbs. The deal announced at the Frankfurt Book Fair is estimated to be worth S$50,000.
Click here to read more.

Infinite Frameworks Finalises US$20M Deal with US-based Voom HD Holdings
VOOM HD Holdings, which distributes VOOM HD Networks, the world’s largest suite of high-definition programming, and Singapore company Infinite Frameworks have sealed a deal at MIPCOM 2008 to co-produce and distribute up to US$20 million worth of high-definition programming over the next five years.
Click here to read more.

Fremantle-MDA Approves Three Multi-Media Projects
Three Singapore firms - Imaginary Friends Studios, Oak3 Films and Ochre Pictures - have been greenlighted to produce content under a partnership between FremantleMedia Enterprises and the Media Development Authority of Singapore.
Click here to read more.

Singapore Teams Up with Three Countries in Six-Part Wildlife Series
A truly multinational deal has been struck between producers from Singapore, France, Canada and Brazil to develop a six-part high-definition cross-platform documentary called Extinctions, featuring endangered species from around the world.
Click here to read more.

For latest updates on the media industry, log on to www.smf.sg

To read archives, please click here.

Seize the best and most profitable opportunity for your publishing house in TIBE 2009. The next Taipei International Book Exhibition (TIBE) will be held between 4 February and 9 February 2009 (with Thailand as guest of honor for TIBE 2009). During this most diversified international book fair in Asia. We attract yearly 400,000 publics, domestic and foreign publishers, rights managers, writers and many other international publisher associations to this book festival. TIBE serves as an important forum for all the international publishers and is truly a prime opportunity for your publishing house to meet all your possible Asian trade partners at one time.

As organizer for this one of the important book fair in the world, the Taipei Book Fair Foundation (TBFF) welcomes all kinds of international publishing house to participate in this significant book festival in Asia. Your participation is highly expected and welcomed. Just get a registration for your company in TIBE 2009 and create a profitable business chance with the other international partner in this important event of book market! For further information about TIBE 2009 please see our homepage.

Mr. Lu-Yen LU
Taipei Book Fair Foundation
12F, No. 178, Sec. 1, Keelung Road, Taipei 110 Taiwan
Tel: +886 2 2767 1268 (Ext. 108)
Fax: +886 2 2767 2808
e-mail: luluyen@taipeibookfair.org

(An event organised by IPOS, supported by National Arts Council and IP Academy)

Intellectual Property (IP) is an asset generated every day by almost everyone. For those in the creative field, IP is their life-blood, their most valuable asset. And for creators who make a living out of their creativity, IP protection becomes an important factor when they seek to maximise the full commercial values of their works.

Whether you are a creative professional or aspiring to be one, understanding the fundamentals of IP is the first step to protecting your valuable asset. And as you take your work to market, the need to protect your asset becomes greater. How do you ensure that you keep what is yours and be suitably rewarded for your creativity? These common but critical considerations are often overlooked until the unforeseen surfaces - when your IP has been infringed!

Join us at this seminar to familiarise yourself with the essentials of copyright and some of the IP issues that you should take note of when you take your work to market. The seminar will also provide a lively and interactive platform where speakers from various creative industries will share their success stories in marrying IP and their creative works. They will provide practical tips on best practices in harnessing the full commercial value of your works.

Take steps to lock your IP. Don’t wait till you are robbed of it!

For more information, visit here

For enquiries, please contact:
Ms Naveena Methani
IP Academy
Tel: 6232 9831
Email: Naveena_methani@ipacademy.com.sg

Who Should Attend?
- Artists
- Actors
- Writers
- Composers
- Animators
- Musicians
- Photographers
- Arts/Media Students
- Creators and users of content in the creative industry

Creative Outreach Seminar
Lock your IP, Don’t get Robbed!
An Event organised by IPOS, supported by National Arts Council and IP Academy

Date: 12 Nov 2008 (Wednesday)

Venue:
The Atrium
Singapore Philatelic Museum
23 B Coleman Street
Singapore 179807
http://www.spm.org.sg/museum/lmap.html

Programme:
1.30pm Registration
2.00pm Introduction - IP Overview in the Creative Arts Sector
2.30pm (I) An Overview of Copyright
(a) Conditions for copyright protection
(b) Effects of copyright protection
- Incentives/ non-incentives
- Infringements
(c) Unfair Competition
(d) Ownership

(II) Understanding Contracts
(a) IP Terms in Contracts
(b) Contract Management & Documentation
- Policy Considerations

3.45pm Tea Break
4.00pm Industry Sharing
4.30pm Q&A Session
5.00pm End

About our speaker:
Daniel Koh is a partner in Rajah & Tann’s Intellectual Property, Technology, Entertainment and Communications (iTEC) department. His main areas of practice are dispute resolution, intellectual property including entertainment, sports and gaming law. He was called to the Singapore Bar in 1994 after graduating from the Law Faculty of the National University of Singapore. He also graduated from Columbia University with a Master of Laws degree in 1997 as a Harlan Fiske Stone scholar for superior academic performance, where he majored in intellectual property and entertainment law.

Daniel teaches at the Practice Law Course conducted by the Board of Legal Education. Daniel is a member of the Law Society’s Intellectual Property Committee and the Law Society’s Continuing Practice Development Committee. He is also President of the Licensing Executives Society (Singapore).

Daniel is the editor of The Law and Practice of Injunctions in Singapore, published by Sweet & Maxwell Asia in 2005 and has also co-authored the chapters on Intellectual Property, Defamation and Employment Disputes.

Daniel undertakes a broad range of work including advising on intellectual property, electronic commerce and communications, sports, entertainment and competition law. He is recommended for Intellectual Property work in Asialaw Profiles.

Registration Fee:
$50 for public
$20 for students

Payment Method
All cheques should be crossed and made payable to “IP Academy”.
Cheques should be mailed to:
IP Academy
6 Raffles Quay
#17-01
Singapore 048580

Cancellation & Refund:
The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) reserves the right of cancellation. A full refund will be given to registrants if the course is cancelled by the IPOS. IPOS reserves the right to make changes to course details.

Withdrawal from this seminar must be received in writing at least three days prior to the commencement of the event. For any withdrawal received after this period, the participant is bound to pay all fees due, regardless of attendance.

The 2009 Commonwealth Writers’ Prize, the global prize for fiction for both established and new writers, has opened for entry. The two categories, for Best Book, worth £10,000 to the overall winner, and Best First Book, worth £5,000 to the overall winner, are open to published writers from across the 53 countries of the Commonwealth.

1. Further information, downloadable entry forms and online entry for the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize 2009 is available here

2. Entry for the Prize closes on 15 November 2008. Late entries can be submitted until 31 December 2008. Publishers should refer to entry rules available on the Prize website for full details.

3. The 2009 judges for the South East Asia and South Pacific region are:

Dr Anne Brewster (Australia) – Chairperson
Dr Lydia Joyce Wevers (New Zealand)
Dr Boey Kim Cheng (Singapore)