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		<title>Final post on the CAS-IP blog…. but please join us at CLIPnet!</title>
		<link>http://casipblog.wordpress.com/2012/03/07/final-post-on-the-cas-ip-blog-but-please-join-us-at-clip-net/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 13:44:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>KChapman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since 2008 the CAS-IP blog published some 480 posts, and received as many comments.  But everything has an ending and now it’s time for us to say goodbye&#8230; it’s been a great journey!   As editor I learned a great &#8230; <a href="http://casipblog.wordpress.com/2012/03/07/final-post-on-the-cas-ip-blog-but-please-join-us-at-clip-net/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=casipblog.wordpress.com&#038;blog=4049556&#038;post=2734&#038;subd=casipblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Two Fully Funded PhD Opportunities</title>
		<link>http://casipblog.wordpress.com/2012/02/01/two-fully-funded-phd-opportunities/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:22:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>KChapman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[agriculture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PhD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[research]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I received a notice from the Hutton Institute who are offering two fully funded PhD studentships for international students in 2012.  Topics include: plant genetics, plant pathogens, land use, socio-economics, soils and biodiversity. Full details of the projects offered can &#8230; <a href="http://casipblog.wordpress.com/2012/02/01/two-fully-funded-phd-opportunities/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=casipblog.wordpress.com&#038;blog=4049556&#038;post=2724&#038;subd=casipblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>IP4inno training: free online sessions</title>
		<link>http://casipblog.wordpress.com/2012/01/24/ip4inno-training-free-online-sessions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:16:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>KChapman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[general IP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[innovation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[patent]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[training]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The European Commission project IP4inno is offering a series of free Virtual Classroom Lessons (VCLs) during February and March. These virtual sessions are tasters for training that will take place later in the  year.  More materials are available on their &#8230; <a href="http://casipblog.wordpress.com/2012/01/24/ip4inno-training-free-online-sessions/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=casipblog.wordpress.com&#038;blog=4049556&#038;post=2718&#038;subd=casipblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Request for input; Demarcation and Food Security</title>
		<link>http://casipblog.wordpress.com/2012/01/19/request-for-input-demarcation-and-food-security/</link>
		<comments>http://casipblog.wordpress.com/2012/01/19/request-for-input-demarcation-and-food-security/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:02:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>KChapman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A colleague from Moi University, Josam Musambayi contacted me recently with an outline for a paper he is writing on demarcation.  Whilst demarcation of land is not a topic we would normally cover on this blog, the issue may be &#8230; <a href="http://casipblog.wordpress.com/2012/01/19/request-for-input-demarcation-and-food-security/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=casipblog.wordpress.com&#038;blog=4049556&#038;post=2705&#038;subd=casipblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Online Piracy legislation: Wikipedia to go on strike over SOPA</title>
		<link>http://casipblog.wordpress.com/2012/01/17/online-piracy-legislation-wikipedia-to-go-on-strike-over-sopa/</link>
		<comments>http://casipblog.wordpress.com/2012/01/17/online-piracy-legislation-wikipedia-to-go-on-strike-over-sopa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:29:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>KChapman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[copyright]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fair use]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[piracy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[US legislation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The discussion of the US Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) has been causing plenty of noise online.  Wikipedia is planning a strike this week &#8211; for 24 hours they are going to pull the plug on their site.  This will &#8230; <a href="http://casipblog.wordpress.com/2012/01/17/online-piracy-legislation-wikipedia-to-go-on-strike-over-sopa/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=casipblog.wordpress.com&#038;blog=4049556&#038;post=2699&#038;subd=casipblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>High profile push for Open Access: George Monbiot – The Lairds of Learning</title>
		<link>http://casipblog.wordpress.com/2012/01/04/high-profile-push-for-open-access-george-monbiot-the-lairds-of-learning/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 08:14:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>KChapman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[the "opens"]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[open access]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Academic publishers make Murdoch look like a socialist&#8230;&#8221; &#8211; harsh words from George Monboit (a writer for the Guardian).  Good to see such a high-profile piece pushing Open Access.  Of course as we know the devil is in the detail &#8230; <a href="http://casipblog.wordpress.com/2012/01/04/high-profile-push-for-open-access-george-monbiot-the-lairds-of-learning/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=casipblog.wordpress.com&#038;blog=4049556&#038;post=2692&#038;subd=casipblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Intangible, invisible and of rapidily growing importance &#8211; IP</title>
		<link>http://casipblog.wordpress.com/2011/12/09/intangible-invisible-and-of-rapidily-growing-importance-ip/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 20:05:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>KChapman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[copyright]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[general IP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[digital]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This week I caught up with an episode of a BBC podcast &#8220;Peter Day&#8217;s World of Business&#8221; that was all about intellectual property. As you would expect the issue of copyright in the digital economy was discussed at length &#8211; &#8230; <a href="http://casipblog.wordpress.com/2011/12/09/intangible-invisible-and-of-rapidily-growing-importance-ip/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=casipblog.wordpress.com&#038;blog=4049556&#038;post=2682&#038;subd=casipblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Info and presentations from Open Access Africa 2011</title>
		<link>http://casipblog.wordpress.com/2011/11/16/info-and-presentations-from-open-access-africa-2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 09:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>KChapman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last month BioMed Central ran an event to coincide with Open Access Week.  In true open access style they have now made all the presentations available: &#8220;Open Access Africa 2011, hosted by BioMed Central in conjunction with Computer Aid International, &#8230; <a href="http://casipblog.wordpress.com/2011/11/16/info-and-presentations-from-open-access-africa-2011/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=casipblog.wordpress.com&#038;blog=4049556&#038;post=2676&#038;subd=casipblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Maple Agriculture Protection and Law Enforcement Act</title>
		<link>http://casipblog.wordpress.com/2011/10/27/the-maple-agriculture-protection-and-law-enforcement-act/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 14:06:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>KChapman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[G.I]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[New Englanders both enjoy and take great pride in their maple syrup.  In response to the appearance of “fake” syrup claiming to originate in Vermont, local senators have sponsored the proposed Maple Agriculture Protection and Law Enforcement, or MAPLE, Act. &#8230; <a href="http://casipblog.wordpress.com/2011/10/27/the-maple-agriculture-protection-and-law-enforcement-act/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=casipblog.wordpress.com&#038;blog=4049556&#038;post=2671&#038;subd=casipblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Addressing legal barriers in sharing of research data</title>
		<link>http://casipblog.wordpress.com/2011/10/24/addressing-legal-barriers-in-sharing-of-research-data/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 12:22:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>KChapman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[copyright]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following is a press release of interest from &#8220;Knowledge Exchange&#8221; &#8211; &#8220;a co-operative effort that supports the use and development of Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) infrastructure for higher education and research.&#8221; PRESS RELEASE. 4 October 2011.  &#8220;Addressing legal &#8230; <a href="http://casipblog.wordpress.com/2011/10/24/addressing-legal-barriers-in-sharing-of-research-data/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=casipblog.wordpress.com&#038;blog=4049556&#038;post=2665&#038;subd=casipblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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