37th International Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners Conference

WPF will be attending the 37th International Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners Conference in Amsterdam Oct. 27-29, 2015.

This conference is the assembly of all accredited data protection and privacy commissioners from around the world. More than one hundred authorities from 63 countries and 1 international organisation (the European Union) have been accredited as members, and 16 authorities from 7 countries and 5 international organisations have observer status. The World Privacy Forum works on data protection activities globally. WPF is a member of the TransAtlantic Consumer Dialogue, The Civil Society Information Society Advisory Council (CSISAC) which is the “voice of civil society” at the OECD, and Executive Director Pam Dixon is an expert advisor member of the OECD Advisory Expert Group for the Development of an OECD Draft Recommendation on the Use of Personal Health Data.

See the International Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners Conference website for conference details, venue, and registration.

Posted September 18, 2015 in

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