[bestbits] [ICDPPC 2018] mailing list for coordination & other updates

[Sheetal Kumar]

Dear all,

In case of interest, please find below the open call for support to attend
the 40th edition of the ICDPPC below:

EPIC is granting a scholarship to 20 Civil Society NGOs wishing to
participate in the Open Session of the 40th ICDPPC. In order to be eligible
please send an email, no later than 10 September, to
privacyconference2018 at edps.europa.eu mentioning "EPIC Public Voice" in the
subject line and describing your organisation, why you are applying and who
is the beneficiary of the scholarship. Applications will be considered on a
first-come-first-served basis.

You can find the call here:
https://www.privacyconference2018.org/en/40th-international-conference-data-protection-privacy-commissioners


More information about the Public Voice side conference which will be held
in conjunction with the 40th International Conference of Data Protection
and Privacy Commissioners can be found here:
https://thepublicvoice.org/events/brussels18/


Best
Sheetal.


On 1 May 2018 at 17:38, Sheetal Kumar <sheetal at gp-digital.org> wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> In case of interest and particularly for those working on data protection
> and privacy at the global level, please find below some updates about civil
> society engagement at the upcoming ICDPPC, which will be jointly hosted by
> the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) and the Bulgarian DPA. The
> main conference will be held in Brussels in October and will focus on
> digital ethics. More information can be found here:
> https://icdppc.org/news-events/forthcoming-conference-updates/
>
> Before the last ICDPPC, I shared information regarding a joint civil
> society letter which was presented to the Conference organisers, calling
> for a more open, inclusive and transparent process for civil society
> engagement in the Conference. Thanks to those who supported the letter - it
> can be found on the Access Now website
> <https://www.accessnow.org/civil-society-global-joint-statement-international-conference-data-protection-privacy-commissioners/>
> and also here on bestbits: https://bestbits.net/icdppc/
>
> The letter resulted in a response from the hosts of the next Conference
> and which can be found here: https://www.europa-nu.nl/id/vk
> kb6v79c1z3/nieuws/open_letter_to_the_global_civil_society?
> ctx=vhsih95vppua&tab=0
>
> The hosts have also set up a multistakeholder advisory committee to inform
> the organisation of the next Conference, with two civil society 'slots'. I
> shared details of the call on Bestbits and can inform you that Fanny
> Hidvegi (Access Now) and Valeria Milanes (ADC) were selected to sit on the
> committee.
>
> Civil society groups that have engaged in previous conferences have set up
> a mailing list. The main aim of the mailing list is to coordinate ahead of
> the conference as well as support the two CSOs who are part of the
> Organising Committee as they take on their roles rather than for it to be a
> general mailing list. If you are interested, please feel free to subscribe
> for this mailing list at the following link https://mailman.edri.org/
> mailman/listinfo/icdppc
>
> Finally, you may be interested to participate in a public consultation
> which the ICDPPC has launched via this call on its future (deadline 31
> May): https://icdppc.org/promoting-data-protection-and-privacy-
> rights-at-global-level-have-your-say-on-the-future-of-the-
> international-conference/
>
> Best
> Sheetal.
>
> --
> *Sheetal Kumar*
> Programme Lead | GLOBAL PARTNERS DIGITAL
> Second Home, 68-80 Hanbury Street, London, E1 5JL
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>


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*Sheetal Kumar*
Programme Lead | GLOBAL PARTNERS DIGITAL
Second Home, 68-80 Hanbury Street, London, E1 5JL
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