Dear Bram,
thanks for the update.
The AC meets again on 13/14 October. (And the Committee on Patent Law meets on 10/11 November.) All the dates can be found here: https://www.epo.org/about-us/governance/calendar.html
Best,
Johanna
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From: Npos_2018 [mailto:npos_2018-bounces@testbiotech.de] On Behalf Of Bram de Jonge
Sent: Wednesday, July 1, 2020 2:43 PM
To: npos_2018@testbiotech.de
Subject: [Npos_2018] update on appointment with Sida
Dear all,
This morning, we had a call with sida (Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency) on the latest NPOS report and G3/19 decision in the context of the sd=hs program. 5 people from sida joined the call with much interest in both the details and the wider picture in relation to poverty alleviation and food security. I communicated our NPOS ‘demands’ for further improvement and they were clearly interested to discuss possible solutions. They are now considering follow-up activities but first want to discuss that internally.
Do you have any idea when the next meeting of the admin council will be? It may be useful to push for a next event with sida to be scheduled in advance of that meeting and having the Swedish representative to EPO joining the call.
Best regards,
Bram
Bram de Jonge | Seed Policy Advisor
Sowing Diversity=Harvesting Security (SD=HS) Program
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