A dozen sessions on a wide variety of topics are planned for the 7th International Conference of Information Commissioners (ICIC 2011) in Ottawa, Canada, on Oct. 4 and 5.
The topics of sessions are:
Oversight: Is there an optimal model for protecting access to information rights?
Freedom of Information across frontiers: The lifeblood of human rights.
Access to economic growth: the business case for greater access to information
Accessing democracy: Freedom of information as a democratic right
Radical Access: The challenges and opportunities presented by WikiLeaks and the radical release of information
Limiting the limitations: Designing exemptions that balance both effective and accountable governance
Diagnosing access: Developing tools for evaluating access to information regimes
Controlling access: Responding to political and administrative resistance to access
20/20 Vision: Can freedom of information laws be future proofed?
Accessing citizens: Engaging and leveraging stakeholders in the cause of access to information
Open data: A world of possibilities
The Challenge of implementing a technological platform of information
The official web page can be found here: http://www.oic-ci.gc.ca/eng/icic-cici.aspx
The Registration button will then take you to a page of the Canadian Bar Association, which is also hosting the meeting. The CBA is also hosting a Privacy Law Symposium Oct. 3. Registration is also available for that meeting.
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