On 7-8 July 2016 the director of the Institute of civil research T.E. Kaudyrov participated in the international conference “Security and protection of copyright and related rights in the Republic of Kazakhstan: state, issues and perspectives”. He was a moderator of Session I – “Collective management of property rights of authors, performers and producers of phonograms.” Active research activity of the director of the Institute of civil research T.E. Kaudyrov was awarded the Honorary Diploma of the Minister of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan B. Imashev.