Inventors Association of Vojvodina

Faculty of Technical Sciences, Novi Sad

INVITATION

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INNOVATION

Organized by

World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Serbia (IPO) Faculty of Technical Sciences on the Novi Sad University and Inventors Association of Vojvodina

Venue: “Tesla Fest”- International Festival of Innovation, Knowledge and Inventiveness

Novi Sad, Serbia, October 12, 2011 – amphitheater SPC „Vojvodina“

Program

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

9:00 -9:45 Registration

9:45-l0.30 Opening ceremony Welcome address:

� Prof. Dr Ilija Cosic, the President of the Assembly of the Inventors Association of Vojvodina and the Dean of the Faculty of Technical Sciences

� Rector of the University of Novi Sad, Prof. Dr Miroslav Vesković

� Mrs. Branka Totic, Director of the Intellectual Property Office of Serbia

� Mrs. Olga Spasić, Senior Program Officer, Innovation and Technology Sector,

Patent and Innovation Division, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Geneva

� Representative of Vojvodina Government

� Representative of the City of Novi Sad

� Prof Dr Radivoje Mitrovic, State Secretary for Education and Culture,

10:30 - 10:45 Coffee Break 10:45 – 11:20 Topic 1: National IP Strategy

Speaker: Mrs. Branka Totic, IPO 11:20 – 11:50 Topic 2: IP: Valuable Means of Technology Transfer

Speaker: Mrs. Olga Spasic, WIPO 11:50 – 12:20 Topic 3: Innovations, Entrepreneurship and the University

Speaker: Mrs. Hagit Messer , Lecturer at the Open University Israel 12:20 – 14:00 Lunch Break - lunch shall be served for the WIPO delegation

14.00 – 14:30 Topic 4: Innovation activities

Speaker: Mr. Dragan Povrenovic, Professor, University of Belgrade, Serbia 14:30 – 14:45 Speaker: Dmitry Zezyulin, President of the Salon "Archimedes", Head of the Moscow organization of the All-Russia Society of Inventors and Promoters 14:45 – 15:00 Speaker: Prof. Boris Plahteanu, General Director of the National Institute for Innovation Iassy-Romania 15:00 – 15:20 Coffee Break 15:20 – 15:50 Topic 5: Technology Management Units and Offices- Experiences of `

the Serbian Universities Speaker: Prof. Dr. Dragan Kukolj, Center for Intellectual Property FTN University in Novi Sad 15:50 – 16:20 Discussion 16:20- 17: 00 Closing Ceremony Speakers: Mrs. Branka Totic Mr. Dragan Kukolj

Note:

• Interpretation shall be provided by the organizer.

President of TESLA FEST President of Association of Inventors of

Vojvodina

Andjelko Glavašević Prof. dr. Ilija Ćosić

INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL of

INNOVATION, KNOWLEDGE AND INVENTIVENESS

OCTOBER 12th – 15th, 2011. – NOVI SAD

25th ANNIVERSARY

PROGRAMME TESLA FEST 2011

- international exhibition of innovations, new products and know-how

- international exhibition of industrial designs, brands, geographical indications of origin, and

trade marks

- WIPO international seminar on the protection of intellectual property

- presentation of the program and activity of the Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of

Serbia

- exhibition of the Tesla Museum

- anniversary AWARD ceremony

- presentation of a documentary on Milutin Milankovic, M.Pupin, Mileva Marić - presentation of IFIA program

- international contest of carrier pigeons on route Novi Sad - Banja Luka

- festive session - other cultural events

Thursday, October 13. - Opening ceremony of Tesla Fest and international conference of innovation Saturday, October 15. - Awarding ceremony, by the international jury, of awards and medallions, of the

organizer and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

NOTES OF INTEREST:

• The exhibition and presentations of Tesla Fest will be held in the eastern hall in the amphitheatre in the festive hall and in the conference room of Sport and Business Center Vojvodina, Novi Sad, Sutjeska 2, from l0.00 a.m. to 19.00 p.m

• October13th, at 13.00 p.m. - presentations at the Serbian stall. • International Jury- 12th , 13th and 14th of October. • The stall presenting the Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Serbia shall be at the

participant’s disposal during the working hours - patent experts will be providing legal and technical assistance to the inventors.

SPONSORS:

• SERBIAN GOVERNMENT • GOVERNMENT OF THE AP VOJVODINA • CITY OF NOVI SAD • FACULTY OF TECHNICAL SCIENCES • INVENTORS ASSOCIATION OF VOJVODINA

ORGANIZER: Inventors Association of Vojvodina Resavska 5, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia

Phone: + 381 21/635–0481, Fax: + 381 21/635–0948

Email: yuinvent@open.telekom.rs www.teslafest.com

www.teslafest.org