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Upcoming Events

This section provides details on events and conferences where privacy issues will be discussed. Many of these events feature speeches or presentations by the Privacy Commissioner of Canada or other OPC officials.

November 5, 2007

• 2nd Annual Privacy Summit, organized by the Ontario Bar Association, Toronto, Ontario
  Jennifer Stoddart, Privacy Commissioner of Canada

November 8, 2007

• Law retreat for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), organized by the CBC, Ottawa, Ontario
  Hedy Kirkby, Legal Counsel

November 13-14, 20077

• Meetings with the Northern and Southern Saskatchewan Access and Privacy Law Sections of the Canadian Bar Association (CBA), organized by the Saskatchewan Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner, Saskatoon and Regina, Saskatchewan
  Elizabeth Denham, Assistant Privacy Commissioner of Canada

November 19, 2007

• 10^th International West Coast Security Forum, organized by Reboot Conference, Vancouver, B.C.
  Steven Johnston, Senior Security and Technology Advisor

November 20, 2007

• 2007 Canadian Access and Privacy Association (CAPA) Annual Conference, organized by CAPA, Ottawa, Ontario
  Jennifer Stoddart, Privacy Commissioner of Canada

November 21, 2007

• Privacy and Data Security Course, organized by York University, Toronto, Ontario
  Lisa Campbell, Assistant General Counsel

November 26, 2007

• Pharmacogenetics: Form Research to Practice, organized by the Population Therapeutics Research Group, St. John’s, Newfoundland
  Patricia Kosseim, General Counsel

November 27, 2007

• Financial Management Institute (FMI) Professional Development Week, organized by the FMI, Ottawa, Ontario
  Trevor Shaw, Director General, Audit and Review

December 3, 2007

• Electronic Health Information and Privacy Conference, organized by the Ottawa Centre for Research and Innovation (OCRI) and the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario
  Patricia Kosseim, General Counsel and Megan Brady, Legal Counsel

December 4-5, 2007

• Electronic Health Records Management and the Protection of Personal Information Conference, organized by Insight Information, Montreal, Quebec

January 23, 2008

• Luncheon Meeting of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Ottawa Chapter, Ottawa, Ontario André Lefebvre, Acting Director General of Investigation and Inquiries

February 4, 2008

• Ontario Bar Association (OBA) Institute Privacy Law Half Day Program, organized by the OBA, Toronto, Ontario
  Patricia Kosseim, General Counsel

February 15, 2008

• Payment Card Compliance Conference, organized by the Canadian Institute, Toronto, Ontario
  Elizabeth Denham, Assistant Privacy Commissioner of Canada

March 11, 2008

• Orientation to the Public Service, organized by the Canada School of Public Service, Ottawa, Ontario
  Raymond D’Aoust, Assistant Privacy Commissioner of Canada and Lisa Campbell, Assistant General Counsel

For more information, please call (613) 992-3745 or e-mail at vakujobi@privcom.gc.ca.