Maximising Digital Creativity, Sharing and Innovation

by Gerard Cunningham • January 14, 2014 • Comments Off

Event organised by Creative Commons Ireland and Faculty of Law, University College Cork

Lecture Theatre, National Gallery of Ireland, Clare Street entrance, Dublin 2

Friday 17 January 2014, 9.45 a.m. to 1.30 p.m.

Supported by Creative Commons Corporation

Supported by E Law Summer Institute, Faculty of Law, University College Cork

Speakers will include:

Adrian Acosta, COO, TheJournal.ie

Kristina Alexanderson, Photographer and Creative Commons Sweden
Louise Crowley, UCC Faculty of Law and CC Ireland
Gwen Franck, Creative Commons Regional Co-ordinator for Europe
Breeda Herlihy, Manager of Cork Open Research Archive, University College Cork
Aidan McCullen, CEO of Communicorp Digital
Marie McFeely, Images and Licensing Officer, National Gallery of Ireland
Eoin O’Dell, chairperson of the Copyright Review Committee
Antoin O Lachtnain, Digital Rights Ireland
Denis Parfenov, Ambassador for Ireland at Open Knowledge Foundation
David Post, Temple Law School, Philadelphia
Alek Tarkowski, Creative Commons Poland
Darius Whelan, UCC Faculty of Law and CC Ireland

For further information and to reserve a place, visit

http://www.creativecommonsireland.org/events/

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