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== Agenda for the Meeting == | == Agenda for the Meeting == | ||
# Presentation on the principles of patent law and software patents | Sudhir Krishnaswamy (National Law School), Nagarjuna G. (Free Software Foundation of India) and Prabir Purkayastha (Delhi Science Forum) | |||
# Discussion on software patents in the Indian context: Indian Patent Act, and the draft patent manual | Prashant Iyengar (Alternative Law Forum) and Venkatesh Hariharan (Red Hat) | |||
# Discussion on patents and the development sector (freedom of speech, open standards, healthcare, biotech, agro-sector, etc.) | Sunil Abraham (Centre for Internet and Society), Anivar Aravind (Moving Republic), and others | |||
# Presentation on software patents that have been granted in India | Pranesh Prakash (Centre for Internet and Society) | |||
# Open house on software patents | People speaking will include: Joseph Matthew (Special IT Adviser to the Kerala Government), T. Ramakrishna (National Law School), Abhas Abhinav (DeepRoot Linux), Sreekanth S. Rameshaiah (Mahiti Infotech), Vinay Sreenivasa (IT for Change), any others who wish to speak | |||
== Organisations Involved == | == Organisations Involved == | ||
These organisations are involved in organizing the event, in funding it, or just as a partner organisation wishing to share the platform. Some of them are tentatively being included in this list as their involvement is hoped for. | These organisations are involved in organizing the event, in funding it, or just as a partner organisation wishing to share the platform. Some of them are tentatively being included in this list as their involvement is hoped for. | ||
# Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore | |||
# Free Software Users Group, Bangalore | |||
# Free Software Foundation of India, Mumbai | |||
# Society For Promotion of Alternative Computing and Employment, Trivandrum | |||
# IT for Change, Bangalore | |||
# Alternative Law Forum, Bangalore | |||
# Delhi Science Forum, Delhi | |||
# Movingrepublic, Kerala | |||
# Sarai/CSDS, Delhi | |||
# OpenSpace, Bangalore | |||
# Swathanthra Malayalam Computing, Kerala | |||
# Servelots - Janastu, Bangalore | |||
# Mahiti, Bangalore | |||
# DeepRoot Linux, Bangalore | |||
# Wiki Ocean, Pune | |||
# Turtle Linux Lab, Bangalore | |||
# Zyxware Technologies, Trivandrum | |||
# INSAF(Indian Social Action Forum) | |||
# Aneka, Bangalore | |||
== Date and Venue == | |||
Date: Saturday, October 4, 2008 (1000-1700 hrs.) | |||
Venue: 2nd Floor, Ecumenical Resource Centre, United Theological College, Millers Road, Benson Town, Bangalore - 560046 | |||