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**APEC LSIF**

**Anti-counterfeiting Health Products Seminar**

# *Building International Cooperation to Protect Patients*

**Second of Two Asia Sessions: March 30 -- April 1, 2008**

######## Singapore

######## Furama RiverFront Hotel

The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Life Sciences Innovation Forum
along with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the U.S. Department of
Commerce, together with Singapore's Health Sciences Authority and the
U.S. -- ASEAN Business Council invite you to the second of a series of
seminars to enhance international awareness of the public health and
economic dangers of trade in counterfeit medical products, and to
maintain the integrity of the pharmaceutical products and medical
devices supply chain. The first two-day session of this series of
seminars, was held from January 13 to 15, 2008 in Singapore. The second
seminar will be held March 30 to April 1, also in Singapore. These two
seminars are intended as a train-the-trainer activity, giving regulatory
authorities, customs and law enforcement officials, and other
stakeholders the tools both to perform training exercises in their local
economies and regions throughout Asia and to enhance societal awareness
of the hazards of counterfeit pharmaceuticals and medical devices.

This first seminar included introductory modules on counterfeit hazards,
detection and prevention. The second two-day session, to be held from
March 30 through April 1, 2008, also in Singapore, is envisioned as an
advanced training course building on the first session with more
intensive modules on counterfeit avoidance and deterrence measures. In
order to truly combat and prevent trade in counterfeit medical products,
a wide variety of stakeholders will be exposed to capacity-building
activities, policymakers, regulators, customs officials, physicians and
representatives from the pharmaceutical and medical devices industries.

This series of seminars complements the efforts of the World Health
Organization's International Medical Products Anti-Counterfeiting
Taskforce (IMPACT) formed to develop international initiatives to fight
counterfeiting of medical products. IMPACT is a partnership comprised of
all major anti-counterfeiting players, including international
organizations, non-governmental organizations, enforcement agencies,
pharmaceutical manufacturers associations, and drug regulatory
authorities.

Activities at the first seminar provided:

-   An introductory module on the hazards of counterfeit medical
    products.

-   A best practices training module on the detection of counterfeit
    medical products at selected stages in the supply chain.

-   A module examining the unintended consequences of regulations and
    policies that may inadvertently contribute to the development or
    continuing existence of black markets.

-   A module on the impact of counterfeit products on innovation and
    access to advanced medical technology.

-   The opportunity to discuss the plans for the second seminar.

Activities at the second seminar will include:

-   Case studies by experts on best practices for preserving the
    integrity of the supply chain and combating counterfeiting.

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-   A module on best practices in deterring anti-counterfeiting at
    selected points in the supply chain.

-   Agreement on follow-up activities and methods to continue
    cooperative efforts.

> *On the internet: www.hsa.gov.sg/apec_lsif_seminar*

The seminar will include presentations, cases studies, and group
discussions led by health product anti-

counterfeiting experts, APEC economy drug regulatory officials who
participated in WHO anti-counterfeit training, experts from the
scientific and technical community, customs/intellectual property
experts and other policy experts from government, academia and industry.
The low speaker to participant ratio and the inclusion of case studies
will ensure a dynamic interchange between participants.

**LIMITED FUNDS FOR SUBSIDIZED TRAVEL**

There are limited funds available for travel subsidies (to be applied to
the cost of round trip economy-class airfare, lodging, and per diem) for
government representatives from the following APEC economies: China,
Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Russia, Thailand and
Viet Nam. If you are a government official from one of these economies
and you wish to be considered for the travel subsidies available, please
send e-mail to Gerry Zapiain at <gerry.zapiain@mail.doc.gov> *and*
Jeffrey Gren at <jeffrey.gren@mail.doc.gov>. Please include your name,
position, agency or ministry, a short narrative on why you and your
economy would benefit from your participation in the APEC seminar, and
your email address. We will need this e-mail submitted no later than
February 20, 2008, but cannot guarantee funds will be available at that
late date. You will be notified if you are selected for the travel
subsidy by March 15, 2008. An alternate method is to be nominated for
participation by an email from WHO, US Embassy staff, or APEC Life
Science Innovation Forum officials.

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#####  REGISTRATION FORM 

To register for the Seminar, please mail or fax this Registration Form
(two pages) together with appropriate payment to:

U.S. ASEAN Business Council, c/o Susan McKinney

100 Beach Road

#22-04/05 Shaw Towers

Singapore, 189702

Tel: 65 6339 8885; **Fax: 65 6339 1982**

Email: <apec_lsif_seminar_singapore2008@usasean.org>

###### A. Participant's Information Mr. \_\_\_ Mrs. \_\_\_ Ms. \_\_\_ Dr. \_\_\_ Prof. \_\_\_

Last Name:
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First Name:
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Organization:
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Title:
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Tel:
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Fax:
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Address:
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Email: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Dietary
Requests: Vegetarian □ Beef Free □ Pork Free □ None □

I will attend the hospitality reception on March 30, 2008 Yes □ No □

I will attend the hospitality dinner on March 31, 2008 Yes □ No □

Accompanying Spouse to attend reception and dinner\* Yes □ No □

\*Please add US\$75 for accompanying spouse and kindly provide his/her
name: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

**B. Registration Fee Details (**Please tick one)

□ Non-Government participants: US\$200.00 fee □ Government officials: No
registration fee

**C. Payment Methods** Registration Form must be accompanied by full
payment. (Tick where appropriate)

□ [Telegraphic Transfers]{.underline} payable to:

Name of Account: US-ASEAN Council for Business & Technology, Inc.

Name of Bank: Citibank, FSB

Bank Address: 1000 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036

Account no: 6678 6282; ABA/Routing: 254070116; Swift no: CITI US 33

Please note that telegraphic transfer charges, both outgoing and
incoming, must be paid by sender. These

charges are approximately US\$25.00. Attach a copy of the TT form to
your Registration Form.

□ [Bank Draft / Money Orders]{.underline} are payable to: US-ASEAN
Council for Business & Technology, Inc.

Please submit with Registration Form to:

U.S. ASEAN Business Council, c/o Susan McKinney

100 Beach Road, #22-04/05 Shaw Towers Singapore 189702

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#####  REGISTRATION FORM (*continued)* 

**C. Payment Methods (*continued*)**

**\_\_\_\_ Payment by credit card**

Type of card: \_\_\_\_\_ Visa \_\_\_\_\_MasterCard

Name on credit card:
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Credit Card Number:
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(Ann: Can we accept AMEX? If so, please advise of any other information
that may be required to accept their payment via this method.)

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####### REGISTRATION

Registration is on a first-come-first-serve basis. The last day for
registration is March 21, 2007. There is a limited capacity for

participants at the Seminar. Attendees will be admitted on a
space-available basis.

All non-government participants must pay registration fees in advance.
Registration will only be confirmed upon receipt of

payment. The registration fee includes refreshments and lunch during the
Seminar and receptions as well as handout materials.

####### CONFIRMATION

> All registrations, once acknowledged, are considered confirmed. Please
> note that attendee registration is available to representatives from
> APEC economies and the non-APEC economies of Laos, Cambodia and India.
> The cancellation clauses will apply for any cancellations received
> after registration with payment is duly acknowledged.

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####### CANCELLATIONS AND TRANSFERS

If you are unable to attend, a substitute attendee is welcome at no
extra charge. Please provide the name and the title of the

substitute attendee on or before March 28, 2008. In the event of
cancellation of registration with payment, 50% of the registration

fee will be refunded if the cancellation notice is received on or before
March 21, 2008. No refund will be made if the

cancellation is received after March 21, 2008.

**HOTEL RESERVATIONS**

> Hotel charges are at the participant's own account and reservations
> must be made directly with the hotel. To enjoy the special room rates
> at the Furama RiverFront Hotel, complete the enclosed Hotel Booking
> Form and send direct to the hotel, fax +65 6733 1588 or email:
> <riverfront@furama.com>. The special room rates apply for reservations
> made by 30 March 2008. After this date, prevailing room rates will
> apply. For more information on the hotel, Furama RiverFront 405
> Havelock Road Singapore 169633, please visit
> [www.riverfront@furama.com]()
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> □ I will be staying at the Furama RiverFront Hotel □ I will be staying
> at other hotel
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**LIMITED FUNDS FOR SUBSIDIZED TRAVEL**

> There are limited funds available for travel subsidies (to be applied
> to the cost of round trip economy-class airfare, lodging cost, and per
> diem) for government representatives from the following APEC
> economies: China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines,
> Russia, Thailand and Viet Nam. If you are a government official from
> one of these economies and you wish to be considered for the travel
> subsidies available, please send e-mail to Gerry Zapiain at
> <gerry.zapiain@mail.doc.gov> *and* Jeffrey Gren at
> <jeffrey.gren@mail.doc.gov>. Please include your name, position,
> agency or ministry, a short narrative on why you and your economy
> would benefit from your participation in the APEC seminar, and your
> email address. We will need this e-mail submitted no later than
> February 20, 2008, but cannot guarantee funds will still be available
> . You will be notified if you are selected for the travel subsidy by
> March 15, 2008. An alternate method is to be nominated for
> participation from WHO, US Embassy staff, or APEC Life Science
> Innovation Forum officials.

***On the internet:**
[www.hsa.gov.sg/apec_lsif_seminar](http://www.hsa.gov.sg/apec_lsif_seminar)*