In this online Info Pack you will receive all the information you need to help you plan a successful participation in the course.

Agenda - will give you an overview of the main events and the planning of the course.

Working in Groups - a short explanation on how the cooperation will take place in order to make this a fruitful experience.

Technical Information - a briefing on your minimal computer needs in order to participate.

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Week 1: Introduction	Registration and familiarization tour		Course introduction, participants presentations and expecations
Week 2: Regulations International	Main course: International PGR and IPR regulations: state of the art				Discussions and assignments for Part 2 Feedback through Expertise Accelerator
Week 3: Regulations National	PGR and IPR regulations: balance of rights between states, inventors and farmers				Discussions and assignments for Part 2 Feedback through Expertise Accelerator
Week 4: FtO of research institutes	Main course: The impact of genetic resources policies on research institutes				Discussions and assignments for Part 3 Feedback through Expertise Accelerator
Week 5: Conclusion	Evaluation of the course

Part 1
Part 1 is composed of three parallel processes: expressing your expectations for the course, a group building exercise and the first part of the course content.

Part 2 - 1
In Part 2 you will be given a general outline of the various IPR and PGR international regulations as they currently prevail, what their political background is and how countries respond in designing their national regulatory frameworks.

Part 2 - 2
Part 2 continues and introduces the the balance of rights between states, inventors and farmers over genetic resources and you will be asked to look into the regulations of the country that you work in.

Part 3
Part 3 will comes ‘ closer’ to your reality, i.e. how do the international and national policies affect public research institutions, and how can these prepare themselves to optimally deal with them. This part will require a more active interaction with the tutors and other participants to the course. The course will be concluded with final exercises and the completion of the evaluation form.

Part 4
Evaluation of the course.