Race + IP
IIPSJ is a co-sponsor for the RACE + IP Summit held at Boston College April 20-22. The conference will feature five plenary sessions which develop and engage the subfield of critical race IP, concurrent sessions with scholars across disciplines conducting multimethodological research, roundtable discussions on special topics related to race and intellectual property (e.g. the intersections of social media, algorithmic culture, and racial justice), and a special presentation by Chinatown Dance Rock band and trademark renegades, The Slants. Accepted participants will be invited to participate in these and other conference events, including a Saturday evening dance party cocktail reception.
IIPSJ IP and Civil Rights Conference | 2012
IIPSJ's IP and Civil Rights Conference was held on Thursday, May 17, 2012 at the Howard University School of Law. Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. was the keynote speaker. The conference brochure in pdf form is available for download. The conference was cosponsored by IIPSJ and the Black Leadership Forum (BLF).
From left to right: IIPSJ Director Lateef Mtima; Rev. Jesse Jackson; Prof. Roger Groves (Fla. Coastal School of Law); IIPSJ Assoc. Dir. Steven Jamar at IIPSJ IP and Civil Rights Conference - May 17, 2012.