IPI-ConfEx is steered by an international Board of Counselors. The current IPI-ConfEx Board is comprised of the following eminent professionals representing different patent information user associations that are well known for their active participation in matters of importance to the patent information community:
AIDB (Italian patent information user group)
ARPAD (patent user group of associations in Germany)
CFIB (patent information group in France)
PATMG (Patent & Trademark Group in the UK)
PDG (Patent Documentation Group – Europewide)
Pharma Industry representative and Chairman of IPI-Award Selection Board
PIF (Patent Information Forum – Denmark)
Patent Information representative in Sweden
Aalt van de Kuilen
WON (patent information group in the Netherlands)
The guidance of the Board and the feedback and requests from their association members helps in maintaining the high quality and direct relevance of the program, conference structure and overall activities.
Also on the International Board of Counselors are:
Ford Khorsandian and Trudi Jones together form the backbone of the organisational team. Both have extensive experience in organising conferences in North America and in Europe.