On 16 December in Wellington, the MED is holding a series of meetings to provide an update on the ACTA negotiation process.

The invite reads:

"Last November 2008 at an intellectual property rights enforcement workshop organised by the Ministry of Economic Development, New Zealand’s negotiating team involved in the development of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) gave a presentation about ACTA. The negotiating team would like to give you an update on recent developments with ACTA and discuss the key elements of the agreement being negotiated."

It is essential to RSVP for the sessions as they are likely to be oversubscribed. To RSVP, email George Wardle, the lead negotiator, on george.wardle@med.govt.nz or ring 04 474 2196

More information about New Zealand's involvement ACTA can be found at on the MED site.

If you can't attend the meetings, but have questions you'd like answered, you can submit those on this site (you'll need to create user account first).