Conference review: 2018 AIPPI World Congress, Cancun
The 2018 AIPPI World Congress was held in Cancun from September 23 to 26. The days of the meeting went really fast, and we enjoyed it. What everybody took back home was the congenial atmosphere of the Caribbean-style meeting thanks to the efforts of all people involved in the organisation, and with special thanks to the Mexican group of AIPPI.
It was the first ‘no ties’ meeting, and we hosted a white-themed closing dinner complete with the traditional guayabera shirts and blouses. These were prepared by the Mayan community especially for the AIPPI participants, as were the Congress bags. Local people also helped us with some of the gifts for our speakers and panellists during the Congress.
This makes us feel that we have helped a little with preserving the Mayan traditions. A nod to the local culture was also made in the opening and closing entertainment shows, which revealed some of the rituals, dances and music of the Yucatan peninsula and of Mexico.
Sessions
The sessions were well attended and the discussions were fruitful for all of us. AIPPI is a truly global IP organisation, and the issues discussed this year were no exception from the rule of covering as many current cutting-edge IP topics as possible. The programme included:
