Intellectual Property Presidency for Professor Susy Frankel
ATRIP is a global organisation with a significant European and North American membership and a growing membership in Asia and this part of the world. Former presidents include Professor Annette Kur of the Max Planck Institute; Professor Graeme Dinwoodie from the University of Oxford and Professor Bill Cornish from the University of Cambridge. Professor Frankel succeeds Professor Tana Psitorius of the University of Pretoria.
Taking over the presidency at the 34th Congress of ATRIP in South Africa recently, Professor Frankel said part of her role as President was to organise two international congresses—the first in 2016 in Poland, the second in 2017 in Wellington, hosted by Victoria University’s Faculty of Law.
“It’s an exciting opportunity for ATRIP to expand into the Southern Hemisphere and provide a forum for discussion of this dynamic field in this part of the world.
“The Executive Committee and I will work to bring as many teachers and researchers in the field to Wellington in 2017, with an emphasis on expanding participation from the Asia Pacific region.”