TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PLAN 2009 Customs training seminars
September mid date TBC	Skopje, Macedonia.Technical identification training for Customs	REACT
September 3	Constanza, Romania. Technical identification training for Customs	REACT
July/August anticipate	Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata (2days in each port)India. Technical identification training for Customs	IPR Asia Pacific - contact David Blakemore"
June anticipate(2days) date TBC	Malaysia. Technical product identification training for Customs / private sector partnership meeting	IPR Asia Pacific - contact David Blakemore
June 19	Lisbon, Potugal. Technical product identification training for Customs	REACT
June 1	Bourgas, Bulgaria.Technical product identification training for Customs	Turcu&Turcu / REACT
April 27	Athens, Greece. Seminar on Design Protection
April 23	Belgrade, Serbia. Technical product identification training for Customs	REACT
April POSTPONED	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Technical product identification training for Customs	USPTO
April POSTPONED	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Technical product identification training for Customs	USPTO
March 19-20	Daugavpils and Riga, Latvia. Technical product identification training for Customs	REACT
March 18-19	Aarhus and Copenhagen, Denmark. Technical product identification training for Customs	REACT FULLY BOOKED
March 16-18	Kaliningrad, Russia. Technical product identification training for North West division of Russian Federal Customs	REACT
March 6	Amsterdam, Netherlands. Technical product identification training for Customs, police and enforcement officers	REACT
March 4	SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic	America-Caribbean Customs training
February 24	Istanbul, Turkey.	EU-twinning project
January 28	Istanbul, Turkey. Venue: Istanbul - Police Club, Balta Limani, Polis Moral Egitim Merkezi Müdürlügü, Toplanti Salonu.	EU-twinning project
January 14	Ankara, Turkey. Venue: Ankara - Turkish National Police Headquarters, Emniyet Genel Müdürlügü, Y Blok Mavi Salon, Dikmen.	EU-twinning project

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PLAN 2008 Customs training seminars
December 3 and 4	PR China, Shanghai, on "Building Partnership with IP Rights Holders	Identification workshops for approximately 10 industry representatives"	WCO Regional Seminar
October 28 and 29	Philippines	Identification training front line enforcement authorities	IPR Business Partnership
October 6	Czech Republic, Prague, only for Central Bohemia district	Customs of Prague and Central Bohemia district organizes with cooperation of SNB-REACT customs training for their officers. These districts are important due to presence of airport and central post office	REACT
September date TBC	Cambodia	Product Identification training enforcement authorities	IPR Business Partnership
September 29 - 3 October	Russia, Smolensk is 420 km west of Moscow and is reachable by train, 5 hrs en route	National IPR event is highly recommended to all interested parties.
September 2 and 3	Russia, Nizhni Novgorod, Volga region, Central Russia South East of Moscow and Kazakh borders	Product Identification training enforcement authorities	REACT
June 20	Lisbon,	Product Identification training front line enforcement authorities	REACT
June 9 and 10	Bulgaria, Svelingrad	Product Identification training front line enforcement authorities	REACT
May 15 and 16	Vietnam, Hanoi	Product Identification training front line enforcement authorities	IPR Business Partnership
May 15	Lativa, Riga	Product Identification training front line enforcement authorities	REACT
May 14 date TBC	Russia, St-Petersburg	Product Identification training enforcement authorities	REACT
April 29 and 30	Taiwan, Taipei	Product Identification training front line enforcement authorities	IPR Business Partnership
March 28	Netherlands, Amsterdam	Product Identification training for front line Dutch enforcement authorities	REACT
March 10 and 11	Romania, Bucharest	Product Identification training front line enforcement authorities	REACT
January 24 and 25	Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur	A regional Workshop for Law Enforcement in KL	WIPO
January 14	Czech Republic, Prague	Product Identification training for Czech and Slovak enforcement authorities	REACT

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PLAN 2007 Customs training seminars
December 5	New Zealand, Auckland	IPR Business event, Product identification training
November 26	Italy, Naples	REACT event, Product identification training
November 22	Italy, Milan	REACT event, Product identification training
November 20	Finland, Helsinki	REACT event, Product identification training
November 19 POSTPONED to January 24 and 25 2008	Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur	WIPO event. A regional Workshop for Law Enforcement in KL.
November 15	Italy, Genoa	REACT event, Product identification training
November 13 and 14	Russia, Moscow	IPR Business in collaboration with Russian Customs. For this event filing of customs applications will be appreciated.
November 7 and 8	Malawi, Lilongwe	WIPO event. Workshop on Enforcement and Public Health. This could be particularly interesting for pharmaceutical companies!
October 29 and 30	Romania, Constanta	REACT event, Product identification training
October 26	Malta, Valetta	Invitation from GANADO SAMMUT ADVOCATES for members of IPR Business Partnership. Training seminar for Customs and Police (approx. 80)
October 15 to 19	Sri Lanka	WIPO event. Workshop for Law Enforcers in Colombo
September 11	Macedonia	REACT event,Product identification training
September 12 and 13	Thailand, Bangkok	REACT and Italian Chamber of Commerce event,Product identification training,
September 27	Hungary, Budapest	REACT event, Product identification training
September 26 and 27	Belarus, Minsk	UNECE organises jointly with the national authorities an event on IP protection.the preliminary program: http://park.by/ip/en/draft-program_engl.doc
June 19+20	Russia, Magnitogorsk	National conference for all Russian Customs district. Organised by Russian Customs
June 24 to 27	Sudan, Khartoum	WIPO event
May 22+23	Russia, Black Sea	South customs division plans a regional IPR event in Tuapse
May 10	Latvia, Riga	REACT event(product identification training)
April 13	Portugal, Lissabon	REACT event(product identification training
March 29	Estonia, Tallinn	REACT event(product identification training)
March 20 and 21	Philippines, Manila	WCO IPR event(diagnostic analysis)
March 16	The Netherlands, Amsterdam	REACT event(product identification training)
January 17th	Macedonia, Skopje	REACT event(product identification training)	Skopje Program

Meetings of the IPR BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP 2009
October 9	Brussels
June 17	Paris
February 11	Brussels

Meetings of the IPR BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP 2008
October 13	U.K., Egham (is also convenient for Heathrow)
July 2	Switzerland, Geneva. Invited by UNECE at Palais des Nations
March 17	The Netherlands, Amsterdam
January 15	Czech Republic, Prague informal dinner on January 14th

Meetings of the IPR BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP 2007
October 23	Switzerland, Geneva informal dinner on October 22nd