The International Intellectual Property Institute (IIPI) is organising the
conference "Strategies for Building Software Industries in Developing
Countries." It will be co-sponsored by the University of Hawai'i, at Manoa,
and the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), and will take
place at the East-West Center at the University of Hawai'i, in Honolulu, May
19-21, 2004.

This conference will bring together experts and software industry
professionals from around the world to identify, discuss and debate various
policy options governments have to promote their software industries and
what strategies software companies can employ to better ensure success in
the international marketplace.

Main topics: intellectual property; Open Source software; the role of governments in building national software industries; business strategies for software companies; marketing software products.