E CDIP/5/8 ORIGINAL: English WIPO DATE: March 16, 2010 WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION GENEVA COMMITTEE ON DEVELOPMENT AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (CDIP) Fifth Session Geneva, April 26 to 30, 2010 ACCREDITATION OF OBSERVERS Document prepared by the Secretariat 1. The Rules of Procedure for the Committee on Development and Intellectual Property (CDIP) provide for ad hoc accreditation as observers of intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations for a period of one year (document CDIP/1/2 Rev.). 2. The Annex to this document contains information about one non-governmental organization (NGO), namely, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, who have requested for ad hoc observer status. 3. The CDIP is invited to take a decision on the request for accreditation of the NGO contained in the Annex to this document as an ad hoc observer for a period of one year. [Annex follows] CDIP/5/8 ANNEX FRIEDRICH EBERT STIFTUNG (FES) Name of the Organization Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) Organization Representative Mr. Phillip Winter, Official ([email protected]) Mandate and Objectives of the Organization Statuts de la Fondation Friedrich Ebert (Association) Founded in 1925, then banned in 1933 by the Nazis and re-established in 1947 (Bonn/Germany) President: Ms. Anke Fuchs, Germany Secretary-General: Dr. Roland Schmidt, Germany FES Berlin Headquarters 20 FES Offices in Germany 100 office representations worldwide Board of Governors: Ms. Anke Fuchs, Dieter Schulte, Dr. Peter Struck, Dr. Roland Schmidt, Dr. Christine Bergmann, Prof. Dr. Peter Brandt, Dr. Jürgen Burckhardt, Sabine Kaspereit, Hans-Ulrich Klose, Dr. Werner Müller, Matthias Platzeck The objectives/fields of FES are: Political education/democracy education; Scholarships for young students; International cooperation through international solidarity; Research and Publications. Full Contact Information Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) 6bis, chemin du Point-du-Jour 1202 Geneva Switzerland Tel: 00-41-22-733-3450 Fax: 00-41-22-733-3545 E-mail: [email protected] www.fes-globalization.org [End of Annex and of document] .