[Privsec] report from meeting with IWGDPT chair / WGIG follow-up

[karen banks]

hi ralf

great work, thanks a lot.. looking forward to working with you on the WGIG 
response (and anything else i can usefully do)

karen

At 17:53 25/07/2005, Ralf Bendrath wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>as announced, I had a meeting with the chair of the International Working 
>Group on Data Protection in Telecommunications (the "Berlin Group"), the 
>Berlin Data Protection Commissioner Alexander Dix.
>
>The meeting was quite good, I was able to give him some concrete, 
>operationalised ideas on how to proceed from their side with WGIG 
>follow-up and the general WSIS process.
>
>1. DP Commissioners Input into WGIG follow-up:
>The Berlin Group will now submit written comments to the WGIG report until 
>15th August, and Dix will also try to get more concrete language into the 
>draft of the final declaration for the international data protection 
>conference in Montreux right before PrepCom3. He also noted WHOIS as an 
>important point.
>(I will try to draft a statement of this group together with Karen until 
>14 August, so we can submit it in time).
>
>2. Working Relationship with the Berlin Group
>Dix also was happy about my question about options for involvement from 
>our side in the Berlin Group, and as Gus had announced interest in 
>participation, he will now get an invitation to join them. :-)
>
>3. side-event on privacy during the PrepCom:
>The Human Rights Caucus is preparing an event in the first week, either on 
>21, 22, or 23 Septeber. They will book a four-hour slot and have offered 
>to pass one half to us for a privacy panel.
>Dix will not be able to particpate there, but recommended to ask the Swiss 
>DP commissioner. The Montreux conference is hosted by them, the final 
>declaration from there will mostly focus on internet related issues, and 
>the Swiss are drafting it. So they should have an interest in speaking 
>publicly about the outcomes of the conference and relate them to the 
>internet governance debate. We have to decide about the concrete format of 
>this event in due time, so please give your ideas.
>(I am not sure, though, if we should really do it after the HR Caucus and 
>in the same room, as their meeting will probably again be in a energetic 
>atmosphere with all the Tunisian GONGOs around. Will be tough to get 
>everybody calm again. If we book our own event for the 18th or so, we also 
>have a bigger chance of making people from the Montreux meeting stay there 
>over the weekend.)
>
>4. Montreux pre-event:
>Also, European Digital Rights is currently planning a pre-event in 
>Montreux on 13 September, probably from 15:00 to 17:00. Dix was interested 
>in participating, and if anybody from this group will be there anyway, 
>please let us know.
>
>So far for today.
>
>Best, Ralf
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