12 October 2008
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2008 International Law Enforcement IP Crime Conference 24-26 June 2008 - Halifax/Nova Scotia, Canada
The 2008 Halifax conference will focus on copyright and trademark issues of interest and value to law enforcement, including police, customs and prosecutors. The theme will be “Working in Partnership Against a Common Threat” and participants will have an opportunity to interact with intellectual property crime experts from around the world. Topics include:
The Conference officially opens on June 24th at 09:00. The registration table opens June 23rd from 15:00 until 19:00 and will re-open on June 24th at 07:00. Participants are invited to attend a pre-conference reception on June 23rd from 18:00 until 20:00 to meet and network with fellow attendees. The Conference will end at approximately 15:00 on June 26th. For speaking opportunities or further information on the conference please contact Warren.MacInnis@us.UL.com or Sgt. Sylvain St-Jean at Sylvain.St-Jean@rcmp-grc.gc.ca. The cost for government personnel to attend the conference is $150 CDN. For non-government attendees the registration fee is $750 CDN. The registration fee covers the cost of breakfast, lunch and breaks during the 3-day conference as well as two receptions. Registration will be strictly limited to 500 delegates. For further information on the conference please contact Sgt. Sylvain St-Jean of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police at Sylvain.St-Jean@rcmp-grc.gc.ca,or Warren MacInnis of Underwriters Laboratories at Warren.MacInnis@us.UL.com, or INTERPOL (+33 4 72 44 57 95). To register for the conference please visit www.UL.com/ace and follow the link to the conference page.
Halifax , Nova Scotia is easily accessible by air from a number of international locations. Delegates will fly into the Halifax Stanfield International Airport that is located approximately 30 minutes from downtown Halifax and the conference hotels. Please visit the Destination Halifax website at www.destinationhalifax.com/IPCC2008/ for more information on Halifax and transportation arrangements. Delegates are responsible for making their own transportation arrangements including obtaining appropriate travel documents.
A number of rooms have been blocked at special conference rates at several hotels located in Halifax. It is the responsibility of conference delegates to reserve their own rooms by contacting the hotels directly. The special rates have been guaranteed until May 11, 2008. Delegates are encouraged to book their rooms early due to the very limited number of hotel rooms available in Halifax during June.
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