Unconference / Program

Innovate / Activate will eschew the formalism of a traditional conference in favor of a more open environment that will promote collaboration and networking. In this environment, attendees will be able to learn from each other about the IP obstacles they might encounter in their endeavors and how they should be addressed. The unconference format will allow guests to critically examine IP issues relevant to their respective causes alongside each other.

The goal of an unconference is to create a participant-driven forum for the exchange of ideas. Small, “unconference sessions” focus on specific strategies/projects that organizations are employing in incorporating IP thought into their missions. In this environment, presenters can receive feedback from the other attendees, who in turn gather ideas from presenters that they can mold to their particular fields

Innovate / Activate unconference sessions are not determined ahead of time. Rather, attendees are given the opportunity to sign up for various time slots the day of, in the hopes that those who present will tailor their presentations to the larger discussion as it unfolds throughout the event. In this sense, attendees are largely responsible for setting the agenda. This format is particularly useful for organizations that work on a number of complex issues, as these groups may sign up for multiple sessions to present multiple strategies/ideas/projects and receive thoughtful analysis and suggestions, rather than attempting to distill their work into one discussion.

While signup for unconference sessions will begin at the opening of the conference, in order to ensure that we have the space available to accommodate everyone who would like to participate, if you would like to lead an unconference session please send your name, affiliation, and a short proposal for the session to innovate.activate@nyls.edu.

Program

Friday, September 24

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See below for Unconference Panels schedule and streams

12 - 1pm                    Welcome / Unkeynote (Event Center)

1:15 - 2:45pm            Panel: Replicate / Recreate (Event Center)

2:45 - 3:15pm            Unconference session signup begins

3:15 - 4:45pm            Unconference sessions (WA10, W120, W302, W402)

4:45 - 5pm                 Break

5 - 6:30pm                 Film screening (Caught in the Rye) w/ Q+A (Event Center)

Saturday September 25

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9 - 10:30am               Panel: Articulate / Anticipate (Event Center)

10:30 - 10:45am        Break

10:45am - 12:15pm   Unconference sessions (WA10, W120, W302, W402)

12:30 - 1:45pm          Lunch / Keynote (Event Center)

2 - 3:30pm                 Panel: Innovate / Activate (Event Center)

3:30 - 3:45pm            Break

4 - 5:30pm                 Unconference sessions (WA10, W120, W302, W402)

5:45 - 6:15pm            Ways forward / Unconference close (Event Center)

6:15 - 8:30pm            Cocktail reception w/ art auction (Event Center)

Unconference Sessions for Friday, September 24

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• 3:15 - 3:45pm
  
  • Room WA10 : A Fair(y) Use Tale, Eric Faden, Bucknell University
  • Room W120 : Pass the Hat: Voluntary Payment as a Complimentary Model for Music Copyright, Lital Helman, Columbia Law School
  • Room W302 : When do generics challenge drug patents?, C. Scott Hemphill, Columbia Law School
• 3:45 - 4:15pm
  
  • Room WA10 : Whose Words?: Publishing & Intellectual Property, Amanda Levendowski, the Redactive Poetry Project
  • Room W120 : Reclaiming our Rights, Patricia Aufderheide, Ctr. for Social Media, American University
  • Room W302 : Peer To Patent, Andrea Casillas, New York Law School
• 4:15 - 4:45pm
  
  • Room WA10 : Any (c) Abolitionists Here? How Can We Help?, Nina Paley, QuestionCopyright.Org, Sita Sings The Blues
  • Room W120 : Taking Fair Use Code of Best Practices to the Next Level, Niva Elkin-Koren, University of Haifa
  • Room W302 : Diebold: How to Sue a Multi-Billion Dollar Corporation AND WIN!, Nelson Pavlosky, Students for Free Culture
  • Room W402

Unconference Sessions for Saturday Morning, September 25

• 11:30 - 12pm
  
  • Room WA10 : Music as Bio-genetic Material, Adam Holofcener, U. of Maryland Law School
  • Room W120 : Data Activism and Grassroots Empowerment in India, Glover Wright, Ctr. for Internet and Society
  • Room W302 : Discussion: Mixing CC Licenses: Do Users care?, Lindsey Weeramuni, MIT OpenCourseWare
• 12pm - 12:30am
  
  • Room WA10 : Crushing the Public Domain: Museum Licensing and the Control of Art, Kenneth Crews, Columbia University Libraries
  • Room W120 : Politics of Sharing, Joly MacFie, The Internet Society
  • Room W302 : Access to Essential Environmental Technologies, Baskut Tuncak, Ctr. for International Environmental Law
• 12:30 - 1pm
  
  • Room WA10 : The Durationator (R) Journey: From Legal to Research to Coding Experiment to ?, Elizabeth Townsend Gard, Tulane Law School
  • Room W120 : How to Avoid Re-inventing the Wheel - Learning from Successful Campaigns, Kristin Antin, New Tactics in Human Rights

Unconference Sessions for Saturday Afternoon, September 25

• 3:45 - 4:15pm
  
  • Room WA10 : Why Copyleft isn't Right for Scientific Code: Licensing & Dissemination of Scientific Innovation, Victoria Stodden, Columbia University
  • Room W120 : Realigning Access to Culture with Trust & Estate Administration, Jason Summerfield, Finkelstein & Virga
  • Room W302 : Access to Medicines and current global IP Trends, Ethan Guillen, UAEM with Judit Rius, Knowledge Ecology International
• 4:15 - 4:45pm
  
  • Room WA10 : Net Neutrality: Messaging #Fail, Shane Wagman, Cardozo Law School
  • Room W120 : The Pubilc Index as a Platform for Civic Engagement, Leanne Gabinelli and Drew Smith, New York Law School
  • Room W302 : Biosimilars: Trade Secrets, Patents and Data Exclusivity, Sara Crager, UAEM
• 4:45 - 5:15pm
  
  • Room WA10 : Rhetoric! Discuss Words Like "Activist," "Balance," "Protection," "Neutrality," and What They Imply, Nina Paley, QuestionCopyright.Org
  • Room W302 : The Interplay of Trade Secrets, Government and Public Transparency, David Levine, Elon University School of Law; The Zyprexa Kills Campaign, Jonah Bossewitch, Columbia Center for New Media Teaching and Learning 

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