Iris V Quadrio and Miguel B O'Farrell, attended the Leadership Meeting of the International Trademark Association (INTA), held in Scottsdale, Arizona, on November 13-16, 2002 as members of their committees, respectively. Miguel B O'Farrell also lectured on "The Present Situation of Intellectual Property in Latin America and its Future Perspective" at the joint meeting of ASIPI-WIPO, held on November 6, 2002 in San José de Costa Rica.