WIPO solicits nominations for 2014 election of Director General

The process of considering nominations to the post of WIPO Director General has begun.  Read Sara Bannerman’s full post on the topic, outlining the broader politics at play on Global Memo.  , following the issue of a circular (Annex II) by WIPO on 6 September inviting nominations from member states.

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What to expect from the 2013 WIPO General Assembly

As we move towards the second half of September, we also mover ever closer to the Forty-Third (21st Ordinary) General Assembly of the Member States of WIPO. Meetings will take place in Geneva between September 23 to October 2, 2013. In an effort to prepare for this event, we have put together a small guide highlighting some of what observers might expect to see unfold and-or presented at this year’s assembly.

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