The Third Access to Knowledge Global Conference is taking place right now in Geneva.   Access to Knowledge (A2K) is a proposed development-friendly (as opposed to intellectual-property-as-commodity) agenda for the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).  Follow the talks on the conference blog.  Thanks to Peter Suber on Open Access News.

The SLAIS Info Policy Class (LIBR 561) has started!  Students are asked to view the Info Policy blog, so now would be a good time to get back from vacation mode and into posting mode.

LIBR 561 is taught by Devon Greyson and Heather Morrison, with lots of help from speakers from the IPC - thanks!!.  (If you are interested in speaking or visiting the class, please get in touch with Heather).

The class wiki is available at http://wiki.elearning.ubc.ca/InfoPolicy  Watch the wiki throughout the term, as students will be taking on topic leads and posting links to readings and discussion questions.