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2nd European Data Protection Law Summer School: The GDPR is Now

The Brussels Privacy Hub is proud to announce the 2^nd European Data Protection Law Summer School, which will take place between 26 – 30 June 2017. Building on the success of the inaugural 2016 session, and under the title ‘The GDPR is Now’, the 2^nd European Data Protection Law Summer School will equip participants to deal with the many challenges that lie ahead when the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) enters into force in May 2018. This practical dimension will be combined with a more general exploration of the evolving global and European privacy landscape, with a particular emphasis on transatlantic issues, and current policy debates (including the ongoing review of the EU E-Privacy Directive).

The Brussels Privacy Hub’s European Data Protection Law Summer School has a marked multi-stakeholder character, and allows participants to network with the principal EU data protection institutions and actors in Brussels. Teaching staff will consist of leading academics in EU data protection law, public and private legal practitioners, and representatives of key EU institutions.

Goals: Participants in the European Data Protection Law Summer School:

• acquired solid knowledge of the EU data protection landscape, and in particular EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other key EU data protection legal instruments, covering key issues such as:
  • obligations of data controllers and data processors (including accountability,
  • data subject rights,
  • data protection and privacy impact assessments (DPIAs),
  • data breach notifications,
  • Data Protection Officers (DPOs),
  • the role of Data Protection Authorities (DPAs) and the European Data Protection Board (EDPB);
• understand the legal challenges of privacy from a European perspective, with special focus on transatlantic discussions;
• gained first hand insights into the functioning of EU-level privacy and personal data protection law.

Programme: The provisional programme is now available. Please note that the programme may be subject to change.

Date: 26-30 June 2017

Location: Institute for European Studies (IES) of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Pleinlaan 5, B-1050, Brussels.

Language: English.

Target audience: The summer school is aimed at legal practitioners, public and private sector data protection professionals – including compliance officers, data protection officers, data policy officers – civil society professionals, early career academic researchers, and others who work in the areas of privacy and data protection law. Prior familiarity with the field is required.

Certificate: Participants will receive a certificate of attendance indicating that they have attended the full programme.

Registration:

Participants can register for the course by completing the Registration Form.

NB: The number of places is limited to 30 places.

The deadlines for registration are as follows:

• Early bird registration: 31 March 2017
• Standard registration:  2 June 2017

​Accommodation: The registration fee does not include accommodation.

• The VUB U-residence provides accommodation on the VUB Campus
• Other accommodation is available in Brussels: www.booking.com or www.airbnb.com

Summer school organisers

• Professor Gloria González Fuster, Summer School Co-ordinator
• Amy Weatherburn, Summer School Assistant

Previous summer schools

•  2016 – 1st European Data Protection Law Summer School: Getting to Grips with the GDPR

Cancellation Policy

Cancellation must be done in writing.

Cancellation one month before the beginning of the summer school: 100% refund

Cancellation less than one month before the beginning of the summer school: 250 euros.

Cancellation less than two weeks before the beginning of the summer school: no refund available.

Further information

Amy Weatherburn
Brussels Privacy Hub, Law Science and Technology,
Building B,
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Pleinlaan 2
B-1050 Brussels
Belgium
E: [email protected]
W: www.brusselsprivacyhub.org

The Federal Trade Commission and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) will hold a workshop on June 28, 2017 in Washington, D.C., to examine the consumer privacy and security issues posed by automated and connected motor vehicles.

The workshop will feature opening remarks by Acting FTC Chairman Maureen K. Ohlhausen and will bring together a variety of stakeholders, including industry representatives, consumer advocates, academics, and government regulators, to discuss various issues related to connected and automated vehicles that collect data. They include:

• the types of data vehicles with wireless interfaces collect, store, transmit, and share;
• potential benefits and challenges posed by such data collection;
• the privacy and security practices of vehicle manufacturers;
• the role of the FTC, NHTSA, and other government agencies regarding privacy and security issues related to connected vehicles; and
• self-regulatory standards that might apply to privacy and security issues related to connected vehicles.

Modern motor vehicles increasingly are being equipped with technologies that enable them to access information via the Internet and gather, store and transmit data for entertainment, performance and safety purposes. Automated vehicles, vehicles with Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communications technology, and other connected vehicles (i.e. with some form of wireless connectivity) can provide important benefits to consumers and have the potential to revolutionize motor vehicle safety. At the same time, these automated and connected vehicles are expected to generate an enormous amount of data, some of which will be personal and sensitive, such as real time precise geolocation data and the contents of driver communications that result when drivers connect their mobile phones to a vehicle’s computer system. The workshop will explore the consumer privacy and security issues that automated and connected vehicles pose.

The FTC and NHTSA invite comments from the public on the topics this workshop will cover. For further information on the workshop and the public comment process, including a list of suggested questions open for comment, please see the workshop’s detailed public notice.

The workshop, which is free and open to the public, will be at the FTC’s Constitution Center, 400 7th St., SW, Washington, DC. It will be webcast live on the FTC’s website. Registration information, an agenda, directions to the FTC’s Constitution Center building, and a list of speakers will be available in the near future on the event webpage. Advance registration is not required but is strongly encouraged.

Join us for a full problem-based learning experience. This complete one-week certification training gives you the “do’s and don’ts” and the most effective methodology to comply with GDPR requirements and perform effectively the role and tasks of a DPO. he training covers an in depth insight of the GDPR and all implementation obligations; a step-by-step model to put in place the necessary privacy compliant data protection and information security policies in your organisation; guidance in the most cost-effective and efficient ways to comply with the GDPR.

The experienced trainers in the programme follow Maastricht University’s well-known Problem Based Learning methodology: Throughout our training programme you are stimulated to actively work on real-life issues in order to acquire the skills needed to perform most effectively as a DPO in your organisation. Holding the ECPC-B certification from Maastricht University shows employers you are a knowledgeable professional who has acquired the optimal methodology to manage privacy compliance effectively and interact with the rest of your organization in the fast-changing professional environment in which you need to operate.

Get your ECPC-B DPO Certification from Maastricht University!

We are excited to announce that registration is now open to participate in the fifth Annual Summer Course on Privacy Law and Policy organised by the Institute for Information Law (IViR) at the University of Amsterdam (UvA).

The focus of the course is on latest developments in privacy law and policy related to the internet, electronic communications, online and social media. The program will feature a distinguished faculty of European and US academics, regulators and practitioners who will investigate the EU and US legal frameworks and how they operate together.

For questions, please feel free to contact the course organiser Dr. Kristina Irion ([email protected]).

This conference will address how to ensure that the golden age of innovation does not become the dark age of information privacy. Sessions will show how the apparent car crash between innovation and privacy does not need to be a disaster. At one end of the spectrum, innovation can be the enemy of privacy and at the other end, innovation can be an enabler. This conference seeks willingness on both sides to connect with each other in a civilised manner and to find solutions