[Carolina Botero and Meredith Jacob] We have all been following the evolution of COVID 19, which has now been characterized as global pandemic by the World Health Organization. The safety of our participants and the health of our communities must be our highest priority, as we assess how to move forward with the Global Congress.
We in Colombia are looking forward to welcoming you to Cartagena for the 6th Global Congress on IP and the Public Interest, August 13-15. From this week on the registry and call for session proposals is open! It includes the request for scholarships. We will have three main tracks on Medicines, Digital Rights, and Copyright Reforms and Open Policies. We will also have two cross-cutting tracks: Traditional Knowledge and Trade Agreements.