35TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF DATA PROTECTION AND PRIVACY COMMISSIONERS IN WARSAW, POLAND

Warsaw, Poland - June 25, 2013 - The Inspector General for Personal Data Protection (GIODO) will be the host of the 35^th International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners.

The Conference will be held on 23-26 September 2013 in Warsaw.

International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners is the most important international meeting devoted to data protection and privacy. It brings together commissioners related to personal data protection and privacy regulation, experts, civil society and academia representatives. Previous editions took place in Israel, Mexico and Uruguay. This time the 35^th International Conference returns to Europe.

The program of the Conference has been divided into three streams, which will allow for an in-depth discussion. Each stream consists of a plenary session corresponding to the topic of this stream and four panels focusing on detailed issues. 

 Stream I

Reforms all over the world. Interoperability between the regions

 Stream II

Privacy and technology

 Stream III

Actors: perspectives, roles, interests.

Apart from 3 plenary sessions within streams an introductory plenary session will be held.

The Conference foremost serves as a place for free exchange of opinions and establishing common standpoints by the representatives of various circles involved in data protection and privacy. Attendance of high profile key persons is expected. International Conferences have been regularly held for 34 years and are usually attended by ca. 500 participants.

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About International Conferences of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners.

The International Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners Conference, which is the most important international meeting devoted to data protection and privacy, was established in 1979 and convenes once a year. In recent years, the Conference has grown into a one week event, comprising an Open Session accessible to all privacy professionals, a Closed Session only accessible to data protection and privacy authorities, as well as several side meetings organized by international and non-governmental organizations. In 2011, it was decided that the Closed Session would form the main part of the Conference. It is left up to the discretion of the Hosting Authority – elected in the previous year by the membership of the Conference – to organize an Open Session as well. During the International Conference, all issues related to data protection and privacy can be discussed.

Decision on granting to the Inspector General for Personal Data Protection the status of the host of the 35th International Conference was taken at the 34th International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners, which took place in October 2012 in Uruguay.

The Conference will be held on 23-26 September 2013 in Warsaw.

More information about the conference at www.privacyconference2013.org.