The IP Scholars Conference brings together intellectual property scholars to present their works-in-progress in order to benefit from the critique of colleagues.

We expect that IPSC 2011 will include both plenary and “break out” sessions. To the extent possible, break-out sessions will be scheduled in thematic clusters and avoid obvious topic or interest “conflicts.” IPSC 2011 will accept presentation requests on all IP-related topics, including but not limited to copyright, trademark and Unfair Competition Law, Patent, Trade Secret and Cyberlaw.

The IPSC format is designed to facilitate free-ranging discussion and to help people hone their ideas. Papers presented should be works-in-progress that can benefit from substantial commentary and revision. Because of the importance of group discussion, we ask that attendees and presenters plan to stay for the entire conference.

Requests to Present:

Requests to present at the conference should be submitted electronically no later than May 2, 2011 at www.regonline.com/ipsc_2011. Decisions on acceptance of requests to present will be made no later than May 23,2011, and requestors will be notified at that time.

Requests to Present must include the following information:

1. Presentation Topic
2. Presenter’s Name
3. Academic affiliation and contact information, including e-mail, office phone and address
4. Short biography or a link to a biography
5. Short abstract submitted as an attachment in Microsoft Word or Word Perfect format. Please follow the format of the sample abstract below and include the title (Arial font, centered, italicized, font size 14), name (Arial font, bolded, centered, font size 12) and text (Arial font, font size 12).