A2K Conference Schedule

12:00-3:00 pm

Room 122

Registration

1:30-2:30 pm

Room 129

Special Event

A2K Writing Competition Award Ceremony

3:00-5:00 pm

Auditorium

Plenary Session 1

Framing Access to Knowledge

5:00-5:15 pm

Room 122

Coffee Break

5:15-7:00 pm

Room 128

Policy Panel 1a

Measurement Issues in A2K

Room 129

Policy Panel 1b

Peer Production and Education

Auditorium

Policy Panel 1c

Traditional Knowledge

8:00-10:00 pm

Speakers' Dinner

8:00-9:00 am

Room 120

Breakfast

9:00-11:00 am

Auditorium

Plenary Session 2

The Economics of A2K

11:00-11:15 am

Room 120

Coffee Break

11:15-1:00 pm

Room 127

Policy Panel 2a

Access to Scientific Knowledge

Room 129

Policy Panel 2b

Network Neutrality in the Developing World

Auditorium

Policy Panel 2c

Exceptions and Limitations to Copyright

1:00-2:15 pm

Dining Hall

Lunch

2:15-4:15 pm

Auditorium

Plenary Session 3

The Political Economy of A2K

4:15-4:45 pm

Room 120

Coffee Break

4:45-6:30 pm

Room 127

Policy Panel 3a

Access to Medicine

Room 129

Policy Panel 3b

Wireless ICTs and A2K

Auditorium

Policy Panel 3c

Digital Rights Management and Globalization

7:00-10:00 pm

Dining Hall

Conference Dinner

8:00-9:00 am

Room 122

Breakfast

9:00-11:00 am

Auditorium

Plenary Session 4

The Limits on A2K: Privacy, National Security, and other concerns

11:00-11:20 am

Room 122

Coffee Break

11:20-1:00 pm

Room 129

Policy Panel 4a

Agriculture and Genetically Modified Foods

Auditorium

Policty Panel 4b

Licensing Frameworks for A2K Policies

Room 127

Policy Panel 4c

The Role of Libraries for A2K

1:00-2:00 pm

Dining Hall

Lunch

2:00-4:00 pm

Auditorium

Plenary Session 5

Solutions to A2K