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Veranstaltungen

In dieser Sitzung finden Sie einen Überblick über Veranstaltungen, Konferenzen und Treffen, die der EDSB organisiert oder an denen er teilnimmt. Bitte lesen Sie unsere Leitlinien für Referententätigkeiten, wenn Sie uns einladen möchten, während einer Veranstaltung Vorträge zu halten.

7
Oct
2009

Data protection in criminal proceedings - 2nd edition

In the framework of the "Criminal Justice" Programme of the European Commission and in close cooperation with the Council of Europe, the University of Castilla-La Mancha organised the second edition of the Workshops on Data Protection in Criminal Proceedings.

The main objective of the workshops was to facilitate the knowledge of the principles, rights and proceedings of data protection in the particular field of the criminal investigations against serious forms of crime.

The EDPS is a partner of the "Data Protection in Criminal Proceedings – DPiCP Project". Peter Hustinx delivered the closing speech and Giovanni Buttarelli chaired two workshops sessions.

30
Sep
2009

EDPS workshop on video-surveillance, Brussels

The EDPS published the first consultation draft of his video-surveillance guidelines on 7 July 2009. Data Protection Officers of the European institutions and bodies and other stakeholders were invited to comment on these guidelines by 15 September 2009. The EDPS held a workshop on 30 September with a view to elicit further feedback to improve the draft Guidelines and increase cooperation to ensure compliance with data protection principles.

14
Sep
2009

EESC Public hearing on social networking

Giovanni Buttarelli participated to a public hearing organised by the European Economic and Social Committee on the "Impact of social networking websites".

Chaired by Ms Brenda King, this event brought together more than 50 persons representing the industry, various stakeholders' associations and NGOs, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), the Committee of the Regions (CoR), the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS), the European Commission and other European Union institutions, in a lively debate on the pros and cons of social networking sites.

9
May
2009

EU Open Day 2009

On Saturday 9 May from 11.00 a.m. to 16.00, the staff of European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) welcomed visitors at their information stand in the EP Parliament (ASP Building, Main Street). The event was organised in the framework of the Open Day at the European Institutions. The Schumann roundabout hosted a large number of different activities.

The visitors were invited to participate to a quiz concerning data protection. Within the correct answers, a lottery awarded 20 USB keys.

You will find the quiz below with the correct answers.

Verfügbare Sprachen: Englisch
28
Jan
2009

Third European Data Protection Day

The Member States of the Council of Europe, as well as the European institutions and bodies celebrated Data Protection Day for the third time.

To mark the event, just as the two previous years, the EDPS held an information stand on three consecutive days in the European Commission (26 January), the Council (27 January) and the European Parliament (28 January).

The event gave the EDPS and Data Protection Officers the opportunity to focus on raising awareness among the EU staff about their rights and obligations regarding data protection. A number of communication tools, multimedia material and information brochures have been made available as a support.

A quiz on both the EDPS and Data Protection Officers' respective roles was also made available on the spot. A random draw determined the winners of USB keys.

Practical information:

  • European Commission: Monday 26 January ; 11.30 - 16.00 Berlaymont Building , main entrance hall
  • Council: 27 January ; 11.30 - 16.00
    Justus Lipsius Building, Atrium
  • European Parliament: 28 January 2008 ; 11.30 - 16.00
    ASP Building , main street

The EDPS quiz designed for the Data Protection Day 2009 is now available. The right answers are:
1.a)     2.b)    3.b)    4.c)    5.c)    6.c)

EDPS participation to European Schoolnet Data Protection Competition

To celebrate Data Protection Day on 28 January 2009,  European Schoolnet has launched a video competition, targeting young people from 15 to 19 years old, to encourage reflection on privacy and data protection. Participants were invited to express their thoughts and concerns about the use of their personal information in a 30-90 second video on the theme “Surf the internet – think Privacy” and to upload it before the 20 January 2009. Representatives from winning teams were invited in Brussels to attend the Data Protection Ceremony on 28 January 2009 at the European Parliament.

The European Data Protection Supervisor, Peter Hustinx, took part to this event by serving as a member of the jury and providing his conclusions and closing remarks in connection with the panel discussion at the event.

The Data Protection Competition was organised by European Schoolnet (www.eun.org) with the support of Microsoft.

Event programme

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Data Protection Day 2009 Poster
Verfügbare Sprachen: Englisch, Französisch