I think these ideas are interesting for all of us. Thanks to Nout for spelling it out.

-------- Weitergeleitete Nachricht -------- Betreff: Re: [Npos_2018] ! Important dates for mobilisation and campaign work /short overview / please come back Datum: Wed, 18 May 2022 14:04:31 +0200 Von: Christoph Then info@no-patents-on-seeds.org An: Nout van der Vaart nout.vandervaart@oxfamnovib.nl Kopie (CC): Johanna Eckhardt johanna.eckhardt@no-patents-on-seeds.org, Bram de Jonge Bram.de.Jonge@oxfamnovib.nl

Thanks for your thoughts! I think this is fully complementary.

just one remark: I just got aware of a meeting on 13 June (on NGT) which might be interesting for some of us. So I would like to include the 15th June as possible date for the workshop.

Am 18.05.22 um 14:00 schrieb Nout van der Vaart:

Hi Christoph,

My two cents:

• I think all NPOS members should consider joining the online workshop

on the 13/14th of June, and we should guarantee participation as well from private sector actors (like Plantum and Copa Cocega) and EPO member states reps. This meeting should be planned soon (already in four weeks), a save the date or final invite should be sent out asap.

• Soon thereafter, the report should be adjusted/tweaked and finalized

based on inputs received; we should create a media strategy as well. The media strategy should indeed be focused on showing the negative impact of patents on food plants in the context of (global) food security (and not so much on barley alone).

• At least 5 days before the public launch of the report a final

version of the report (incl a clarifying press message) should be sent to various journalists under embargo (in several countries) so they can consider/prepare writing content.

• On 29th (or whichever date we publicly launch the report) NPOS

members (and others) could indeed gather IRL at the EPO to hand over the report physically to EPO representatives. On this date, NPOS and potentially NPOS members should publish news items/press releases on their websites about the launch of the report. Possibly, NPOS and NPOS members should be ready to answer questions from the press. (Are we considering doing a formal (digital) press conference, including speeches etc. or would that be a bit too much?)

• If we would combine the action on the 29th with a physical meeting

of the NPOS network of at least half a day (28, 29, or 30) I could probably consider/justify traveling to Munich. We'd then need to have a sharp agenda of relevant items to discuss.

Best, Nout

-----Original Message----- From: Npos_2018 npos_2018-bounces@testbiotech.de On Behalf Of Christoph Then Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2022 9:53 AM To: npos_2018@testbiotech.de; Giulio Carini giulio@wemove.eu Subject: [Npos_2018] ! Important dates for mobilisation and campaign work /short overview / please come back

dear all

in follow up to our the meeting on 16 May, I would like to highlight the following dates and ask if we all agree:

(1) we plan to present the outcome of our report (officially called 'draft') on 13 or 14 of June (maybe 15) in a workshop with breeders (Plantum), Copa/Cogeca and experts from contracting states. This event will be online and likely to take place in the morning. This means we will alert and invite and maybe also allow some experts to read the report beforehand. We expect that this workshop will give more weight to our report. It will b a closed workshop, not open for the public.

(2) we then will develop some media strategy to publish the report by taking into account the reactions from the workshop

(3) we then will have a public activity in front of the EPO on 29 of June. We will hand over the report, highlight our petition and present some visuals (like 'crying barley plants')

(4) we then send the final reports to the governments an visit some of them (starting in Germany).

in case we agree, who would be willing to participate in the workshop?

who would join the public activity on 29 of June?

do you think we should mobilise in public for the activity on 29 of June?

thanks for your feedback!

In addition please also come back to the questions of Johanna on a physical meeting of our members.

Christoph

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