Farewell Dinner

Everyone was sad to see the inevitable; no one wanted the Geneva Program to end. On our last night, we all got together for a farewell dinner at a tasty Italian restaurant in the hip area of Carouge. We even had some of our prominent guest lecturers attend the dinner. Some of us took the [...]

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Attending Local Fundraisers

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Outsourcing, WIPO and Lee Tuthill on Telecommunications

We began the day with a class examining the politicized issue of outsourcing.  We looked at arguments both for and against outsourcing, including empirical data.
Next, we visited the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).  We considered the role of Intellectual Property services within many areas, including development.  Some students discussed the relationship between implementation of the [...]

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And Let the Deliberations Begin…

The final week of CCT Geneva 2009 kicked off with yet another jam-packed day of speakers from academia, WIPO and the WTO. The day concluded with an intense (yeah, it got real hot) mock trade deliberation. Xavier Castañer of the University of Lausanne lectured on the influence of creative industries in international business decisions. Donna [...]

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Impressive speakers, the 4th of July and Montreux Jazz Festival

On Thursday we were honored to have two of Professor Singh’s colleagues join us for drinks on the Hotel Drake patio.  William Isasi is Senior Attorney at the General Counsel’s Office of the Department of Commerce, while Marisa Goldstein works in the legal trade division of the World Trade Organization.  Both Mr. Isasi and Ms. [...]

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Telecommunications and Old Town

We began the day with a class on telecommunication policy, one of Professor Singh’s many areas of expertise. Telecommunication policy is one of the most classic issues of the global service economy.   We examined in particular the shift from national monopolies within telecommunication toward gradual liberalization through an opening up of the market.  We [...]

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“TRIP”in, IP Law, State Subsidized Raves

Each and every day at CCT Geneva is jam packed with action and today was no exception. Dr. Singh started the morning with an excellent overview of intellectual property. After wards, we were delighted to have Mrs. Jayashree Watal of the World Trade Organization for our afternoon speaker. She gave a talk on her negotiation [...]

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Goodbye Heather; New Class

On Monday, Heather returned to Washington, DC after two weeks with the CCT Geneva program.  We will miss her!
That same day, we began the second of our two courses: The Global Services Economy, taught by Professor Singh.  On Tuesday, we walked to the World Trade Organization to hear Rudolph Adlung speak about services liberalization.  An [...]

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Sunday Visit to Annecy, France

On Sunday, June 28 we took an hour-long bus trip to Annecy, France – often called the “Venice of France.” Annecy has lots of medieval buildings, jails, churches, a castle – and gorgeous canals! On Sunday, they have a wonderful farmer’s market in old town, which provided an opportunity to meet the people [...]

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Globalization and Conflict Resolution: a final farewell

Two intense weeks of reflection paper writing, literature reviews, workshops with WTO representatives, trade policy and development bank experts concluded yesterday with a European-style exam (two essays in two hours) followed by drinks on The Graduate Institute lawn.  The Georgetown representatives in attendance had the chance to say farewell to many of the international students [...]

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