APPACHA: Invitation and Agenda for panel discussion

[Guest guest]

APPACHA Newsletter ‘Solidarity+’ will be released by His Excellency,

Shri K.R. Narayanan, Former President of India

We cordially invite you to a Panel Discussion on “Patents and Access to

Medicines” organised by Asia Pacific People’s Alliance for Combating HIV/AIDS

(APPACHA) and ActionAid International - Asia.

This will be followed by the Launch of ‘Solidarity+’, the bi-monthly Newsletter

of APPACHA.

11 June 2005: 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM, Conference Room 1, India International Centre,

40, Max Mueller Marg, New Delhi - 110 003

Agenda

5:00 – 5:30: Registration

5:30 – 5:35: Welcome Note by Babu Mathew, Country Director, ActionAid India

5:35 – 5:45: Introduction by Mukul Sharma, APPACHA

5:45 – 6:00: Musical Performance by Ricky Tombing, Delhi Network of Positive

People

6:00 – 6:10: Release of the Newsletter ‘Solidarity+’ by His Excellency, Shri

K.R. Narayanan, Former President of India

6:10 – 7:00: Panel Discussion, chaired by Shri K.R. Narayanan

Panel List:

• Dr. Amit Sengupta, Delhi Science Forum.

• Dr. B.K. Keayla, National Working group on Patent Laws

• Dr. Manorama Bawa, All India Women’s Conference

• Mr. K.K. Abraham, Indian Network of Positive People

• Dr. Biswajit Dhar, Centre for WTO Studies, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade

7:00 – 7:30: Open Discussion

7:30 – 7:35: Vote of Thanks by G. Mahesh, ActionAid International-Asia

Followed by High Tea