[Privsec] International Meeting on Data Retention, Berlin, 31 August and 1 September

[Ralf Bendrath]

Please circulate this invitation to groups that are active against data
retention across Europe. For travel funding, see below.

=International Meeting on Data Retention=

==Date==

Berlin, 31 August and 1 September 2007

==Where?==

newthinking store
Tucholskystrasse 48
10117 Berlin, Germnany
S-train stop: Oranienburger Strasse
Bus stop: Tucholskystrasse
Map:
<http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=fr&q=Tucholskystrasse+48+Berlin&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=81.930975,114.433594&ie=UTF8&z=16&iw&loc=addr&om=1>

== Invitation to European privacy and data protection activists ==

Following developments in EU countries related to the 2006 EU data
retention Directive adoption and its transposition process in member
states, European privacy and data protection activists have felt the need
to coordinate efforts at the European level to protest against these
threats to privacy and other fundamental rights.

EDRI, the federation of European Digital Rights NGOs, has been involved in
the European activities against data retention for a number of years. In
Germany, the opposition against data retention is coordinated by AK Vorrat
(Working Group on Data Retention).

EDRI members will meet in Berlin on September 1-2, 2007 for their 2007
General Assembly. They have decided to dedicate part of this time to an
open discussion with other data protection and privacy activists in
Europe. AK Vorrat, with the support of EDRi, has decided to invite to a
related meeting on the day before the EDRi General Assembly, August 31,
2007. Privacy International also supports the meeting and calls for broad
participation.

==Draft Agenda==

===August 31, 2007===

I. Data Retention: State of affairs and latest developments

* Short introduction on telecommunications data retention
* Connections between data retention and other issues, such as
IPR-enforcement and retention of CCTV or genetic data
* Tour de table with quick factual briefing on national situations across
Europe, also: data retention elsewhere

II. Opposition and perspectives at national levels

* short presentation on the activities and lessons learned in the AK
Vorrat in Germany
* Overview of activities in different countries, collection of best practices
** Legal challenges and plans
** Technical tools and plans
** Political activities and plans

===September 1, 2007===

III. Opposition and perspectives at European level - The way ahead

* Stock-taking of previous networking meetings and campaigns
* Lessons learned from the EDRi-PI EU-level campaign “data retention is no
solution"
* Discussion on a EU-level campaign and general conference
* Identification of next opportunities for networking meetings
* Joint press release

==Travel Funding==

AK Vorrat has secured 2000 EUR for travel assistance. People interested in
participating on both days who could not otherwise afford the trip to
Berlin should contact Ricardo Cristof Remmert-Fontes
<mailto:rcrf at vorratsdatenspeicherung.de> with the following information:
Name, E-mail, Organisation if any, Country, website, a short summary of
previous and planned activities in this field, and an indication on why
the funding is needed. The funding will with priority be given to unpaid
volunteers, members of unfunded groups and participants from EU accession
countries.

==Participants==

People interested in participating in this meeting are kindly asked to
inform the EDRI board of their intention, by sending an email to
<mailto:board at edri.org> with the following information: Name, E-mail,
Organisation if any, Country, website.

If you need grants for travel or if you need a private place to rest,
please let us know by mail: <mailto:ricardo.cristof at remmert-fontes.de>

==Platform for coordination==

===Coordination of agenda etc===
<http://wiki.freunde-der-freiheit.de/index.php/Strategy-Meeting>

===Coordination Team===
for EDRi:
* EDRi Board <mailto:board.edri.org>

for AK Vorrat:
* Ralf Bendrath] (AK Vorrat, Germany), mailto:bendrath at zedat.fu-berlin.de
* Ricardo Cristof Remmert-Fontes (AK Vorrat, Germany),
<mailto:rcrf at vorratsdatenspeicherung.de> - Mobile: +49-170-2487266


==Information on EDRI==
European Digital Rights was founded in June 2002. It currently has 26
members from 16 different countries. EDRi members are privacy and civil
rights NGOs. More at: <http://www.edri.org/>

==Information on AK Vorrat==
The opposition against data retention in the host country Germany is
coordinated by the AK Vorrat (Working Group on Data Retention), with the
active involvement of EDRi's German members and a growing number of other
groups and individuals. More at: <http://www.vorratsdatenspeicherung.de/>