Each of the executives discussed a set of events that they will be running this year. If you have suggestions or questions, you can contact them by email.

Sie Tjew is organizing firm tours. The plan is to visit two IP boutiques and the IP department of one full-service firm. The list is not finalized. It is possible that all three tours may be in a single day. He requests that first-years interested email him with their opinions.

There will be five Osler speakers this year. The dates and topics are not set. We may also host additional speakers outside the Osler series If you have any topic requests, please contact Rebecca Rodal. Some suggestions were telecommunications, copyright reform and internet law. Past topics have included Trademarks 101, net neutrality, and IP litigation.

The TIP Group is launching an IP blog. We are looking for two groups of volunteers. The small first group will be responsible for finding interesting news and blog articles to report on the website. The second group will contribute a few articles of approximately 500 words (two doublespaced pages) over the course of the year. The articles will cover a recent news item or concept in IP law. It’s a great opportunity. Email Billy Barnes if you’re interested.

The TIP conference is a series of talks on a theme in IP law given over a week or in a single day. We need volunteers to help organize and run the event. Contact Jean Lee to volunteer.

We are interested in joining the Fox IP moot next year, but we need to get started this year. If you are interested in IP and mooting, please email Fereshteh Ghadyani.

Following the TIP Group online is easier than ever before. We have launched a new website, a mailing list, and a public calendar. And there is more to come.

The new website was designed by Jean Lee and Billy Barnes. It will feature a variety of content including announcements of events held by the TIP Group and other IP related events. If you miss an event, check our website afterwards for a recap. You can subscribe to updates using an RSS reader (try Google Reader, NetNewsWire for Mac, FeedDemon for Windows) or by email.

You can sign up for our mailing list on the site’s main page to receive event notices and (eventually) our newsletter. The mailing list is hosted by Google Groups, but you do not need to sign up for an account to receive it.

Finally, you can subscribe to our public calendar to have upcoming TIP Group events show up automatically in your own calendar program.

We hope that these services will be helpful and that we will see many of you at our events this year.

IP Osgoode is holding an all-day conference on Friday, September 18, 2009. The title of the conference is “The Intellectual Property Bargain: Consumer Perspectives in a Global Economy”. The conference features presentations by six professors including Ariel Katz who teaches IP and competition law at UofT. The conference will close with a panel discussion and Q&A. If you can make it out, it should be very interesting. The conference is free to all and lunch will be served. You must RSVP by September 16 to attend. Visit the conference website for more information.