EPIC Events

EPIC frequently hosts and participates in various events and policy briefings on important privacy and First Amendment-related issues. Check here for information on EPIC's upcoming and past events. For information on other relevant events, check the most recent issue of the biweekly EPIC Alert newsletter.

Upcoming Events

"Can Privacy Education Help Consumers?"
Marc Rotenberg, EPIC Executive Director
Annenberg Washington Series
National Press Club
Washington, DC
April 17, 2008

Second Annual Institute on CyberLaw: Expanding the Horizons
Lillie Coney, EPIC Associate Director
Panel: CyberLaw Essentials:, The Primer Before the Storm
Washington, DC
June 18, 2008

Second Annual Institute on CyberLaw: Expanding the Horizons
Marc Rotenberg, EPIC Executive Director
Live Debate: The NSA Wiretap, Program and the U.S. Constitution
Washington, DC
June 19, 2008

Second Annual Institute on CyberLaw: Expanding the Horizons
Lillie Coney, EPIC Associate Director
Panel: Privacy Rights vs. Profit Rights:, What Are the Limits for Tracking,
Data Mining, and Marketing, Online Practices of Internet Users?
Washington, DC
June 20, 2008

Recent Events

"Leading with Integrity: Ethics in Action"
Lillie Coney, EPIC Associate Director
Brookings Institute Executive Education
March 18, 2008

Alaska Senate Judiciary Committee: Hearing on SB 293: Electronic Communications Devices
Meilssa Ngo, EPIC Senior Counsel
Alaska Legislature
Via Teleconference
March 17, 2008

"Who's Watching You? A Conversation About Privacy on the Internet" (keynote)
Marc Rotenberg, EPIC Executive Director
ABA Techshow 2008
Hilton Chicago
March 13, 2007

"The Wiretap Debate"
Marc Rotenberg, EPIC Executive Director
Diane Rehm Show
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
(The program will be podcast and audiocast)

International Conference on the Right to Public Information
Marc Rotenberg, EPIC Executive Director
The Carter Center
Atlanta, GA
February 26-29, 2008

Discussion on Telecommunications & Surveillance Operations
Marc Rotenberg, Electronic Privacy Information Center, President & Patrick Philbin, Washington DC Attorney discuss the pros and cons of offering telecommunications companies retroactive immunity from lawsuits as a result of assisting the government in surveillance operations.
CSPAN2
8 pm, Feb 25, 2008
Webcast (RealPlayer)
Podcast

"Innovations in Policing"
Melissa Ngo, EPIC Senior Counsel
Justice Talking with Margot Adler
National Public Radio
February 18, 2008

Public Law Advocacy Week: Privacy and Security in the Information Age
John Verdi, Director, EPIC Open Government Project
Cardozo School of Law
New York, NY
January 30, 2008

"Data Privacy in Transatlantic perspective: Conflict or Cooperation?"
Allison Knight, Staff Counsel
Center for European Studies at Duke University
Durham, NC
January 28, 2008

Privacy and Security Problems of REAL ID Program
Melissa Ngo, EPIC Senior Counsel
"The Power Hour"
January 22, 2008

"Data Protection and Search Engines on Internet: the Google-DoubleClick case"
Marc Rotenberg, EPIC Executive Director
European Parliament, LIBE Committee
Brussels, Belgium
January 21, 2008

"Don't Be Evil": Privacy in the Age of Google
Marc Rotenberg, EPIC Executive Director
America's Future Foundation
1706 New Hampshire Ave., NW
Washington, DC
January 17, 2008

"Cloud Computing and Privacy"
Marc Rotenberg, EPIC Executive Director
Center for Information Technology Policy
Princeton, NJ
January 14, 2008

Implications of REAL ID Final Rule
Melissa Ngo, EPIC Senior Counsel
"Sounds of Dissent" with John Grebe
WZBC-FM 90.3
January 12, 2008

New REAL ID Regulations
Melissa Ngo, EPIC Senior Counsel
Gil Gross Show
KGO-AM 810
January 11, 2008

CCTV: Developing Privacy Best Practices
Melissa Ngo, EPIC Senior Counsel
Department of Homeland Security
Privacy Office
Arlington, VA
December 18, 2007

Congressional Hearing:
"Privacy and Cybercrime Enforcement Act of 2007"
Lillie Coney, EPIC Associate Director
House Judiciary Committee
2141 Raymond House Office Building
Washington, DC
December 18, 2007

Washington Jewish Film Festival
"Justice Louis D. Brandeis: The People’s Attorney"
Marc Rotenberg, EPIC Executive Director
Aaron & Cecile Goldman Theater
Washington, DC
Decmber 9, 2007

Electionline.org Journalists' Forum on Election Reform
Lillie Coney, Coordinator, National Committee for Voting Integrity
Atlanta, GA
December 8, 2007

FOW-VVSG: First Open Workshop on the "Voluntary Voting System Guidelines"
Lillie Coney, Coordinator National Committee for Voting Integrity
December 6, 2007

6th Annual NCBCP Voices of the Electorate Democracy Symposium
Lillie Coney, Coordinator, National Committee for Voting Integrity
Washington, DC
December 5, 2007
Webcast

Mexico Release of "Privacy and Human Rights Report 2006"
Allison Knight, EPIC Staff Counsel
Katitza Rodriguez Pereda, EPIC International Policy Fellow
21st Guadalajara International Book Fair
Guadalajara, Mexico
November 30, 2007

The Case Against the Google-Doubleclick Merger
Marc Rotenberg, EPIC Executive Director
The Center for Internet and Society
Stanford Law School
Stanford, CA
November 19, 2007

Plenary on Security
Katitza Rodriguez, EPIC International Policy Fellow
Internet Governance Forum
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
November 14, 2007

"Resolved: In the war against terrorism, and with advances in technology, Americans need to lower their expectations of privacy."
Moderator - Ray Suarez, The NewsHour
PRO - Douglas W. Kmiec and K.A. Taipale
CON - Lord John Alderdice and Marc Rotenberg
Miller Center for Public Affairs
Washington, DC
November 13, 2007

Huffington Post Debate
"Privacy v. Security"
Privacy - Rotenberg
Security - Taipale

Technology: Friend or Foe of Elections? Transparent Integrity and Voter Misdirection
Lillie Coney, Coordinator, National Committee for Voting Integrity
University of the District of Columbia
Washington, DC
November 10, 2007

"The Haitkin Lecture: Google, Privacy and Social Responsibility"
Marc Rotenberg, EPIC Executive Director
NYU School of Business
New York, NY
November 12, 2007

Effects of Modern Technology on the Election Process
Lillie Coney, Associate Director
Columbia Political Union
Columbia University
New York, NY
October 17, 2007- Postponed
Rescheduled for November 12, 2007

"Camera Surveillance Systems"
Melissa Ngo, EPIC Senior Counsel
Politics of Culture
KCRW
October 30, 2007

The FCC's New Privacy Rules: How must telecom and VoIP providers comply?
Marc Rotenberg, EPIC Executive Director
Law Seminars International
Washington Marriott Hotel
Washington, DC
October 29, 2007

Why Audit Public Elections?
Lillie Coney, EPIC Associate Director
2007 Post Election Audit Summit
Minneapolis, MN
October 25-26, 2007

The Revealed I "Invisible"
Lillie Coney, EPIC Associate Director
On the Identity Trail
October 25-27, 2007

"Data Security and Breach Notifications: Pros and Cons"
Marc Rotenberg, EPIC Executive Director
RSA Europe
ExCel London
London, United Kingdom
October 22, 2007

"Reinventing Data Protection?"
Marc Rotenberg, EPIC Executive Director
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Brussels, Belgium
October 12-13, 2007

Washington Release of "Privacy and Human Rights Report 2006"
National Press Club, "First Admendment Room"
529 14th Street, NW
8:30 A.M.
Washington, DC
October 5, 2007

"New York Ring of Cameras: Prying or Protection?"
Melissa Ngo, EPIC Senior Counsel
Richard French Live
Regional News Network
October 4, 2007

"Shaping Policies for Creativity, Confidence and Convergence in the Digital World"
Marc Rotenberg, EPIC Executive Director
OECD and Industry Canada:
Ottawa, Canada
October 3, 2007

"An Examination of the Google-DoubleClick Merger and the Online Advertising Industry:
What Are the Risks for Competition and Privacy?"
Marc Rotenberg
EPIC Executive Director
Senate Judiciary Committee
Washington, DC
September 27, 2007

"Data Mining Panel Discussion"
2007 Annual Symposium and Training Conference
American Society of Access Professionals
Lillie Coney, Associate Director
September 27, 2007

"Presentation of EPIC Privacy and Human Rights Report"
Marc Rotenberg, EPIC Executive Director
Privacy Horizons
29th International Data
Protection Conference
Montréal, Québec
September 26, 2007

"Privacy Rights in a World Under Surveillance"
Allison Knight, EPIC Staff Counsel
The Public Voice
International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group
Montréal, Québec
September 25, 2007

"Privacy Horizons: Terra Incognita"
Marc Rotenberg, EPIC Executive Director
29th International Data Protection Conference
Montréal, Québec
September 25-26, 2007

3rd 2007 Technical Assistance Seminar on International Implementation of the APEC Privacy Framework
Allison Knight, EPIC Staff Counsel
Offices of the Information and Privacy
Commissioners for British Columbia and Alberta
Vancouver, British Columbia
September 22-23, 2007

"Fusion Centers and Privacy"
Lillie Coney, EPIC Associate Director
DHS Data Privacy and Integrity Committee
Arlington, VA
September 19, 2007

"Google, Online Advertising, and Privacy"
National Press Club
Washington, DC
Monday, September 17
Press Packet

Hearing on Warrantless Surveillance and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
"The Role of Checks and Balances in Protecting Americans’ Privacy Rights "
House Judiciary Committee
Washington, DC
September 5, 2007

The Privacy Summer Symposium
Marc Rotenberg, EPIC Executive Director
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
August 21-24, 2007

SafetyNet Training of Trainers
Lillie Coney, Melissa Ngo & Guilherme Roschke
National Network to End Domestic Violence
Kansas City, MO
August 13-17, 2007

"Secure Flight and Privacy"
Marc Rotenberg, EPIC Executive Director
The Situation Room with Wolf Blizter
CNN
August 9, 2007

"The Democrats and National Security"
Marc Rotenberg, EPIC Executive Director
Warren Olney
To The Point
KCRW
August 7, 2007

"Privacy and the Internet"
Marc Rotenberg, EPIC Executive Director
Peter Cullen, Microsoft Chief Privacy Strategist
BBC World Business Review
Friday, July 27
London, UK

"Legislation 2.0, Part 2: Open networks, privacy, and beyond" with Senator Dick Durbin
Marc Rotenberg, EPIC Executive Director
Open Left
July 25, 2007

"Surveillance Cameras"
Marc Rotenberg, EPIC Executive Director
The Diane Rehm Show
Washington, DC
July 10, 2007

Cameras and Civil Liberties
Melissa Ngo, EPIC Senior Counsel
Republic Broadcasting Network
National Intel Report
July 6, 2007

Camera Surveillance Systems
Melissa Ngo, EPIC Senior Counsel
C-Span
Washington Journal
July 5, 2007

CPNI Compliance -- the clock is ticking!
Melissa Ngo, EPIC Senior Counsel
Federal Communications Bar Association
Washington, DC
June 28, 2007

"Privacy Advocacy"
Allison Knight, EPIC Staff Counsel
Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic
University of Ottawa
Ottawa, Canada
June 27, 2007

ABA Institute Computing and the Law:  From Steps to Strides Into The New Age
Lillie Coney, Associate Director
San Francisco, CA
June 25-26, 2007

"Is the Library Open?"
Marc Rotenberg
EPIC Executive Director
American Library Association Annual Conference
Washington, DC
June 22, 2007

Congressional Hearing: "Protecting the Privacy of the Social Security Number from Identity Theft"
Marc Rotenberg, EPIC Executive Director
U.S. House of Representatives
Ways and Means Committee
Washington, DC
June 21, 2007
Committee Press Release
Submit Public Comment

Congressional Hearing: "Caller ID Spoofing"
Allison Knight, EPIC Staff Counsel
U.S. Senate
Commerce Committee
Washington, DC
June 21, 2007
Committee Press Release

Congressional Hearing:"Employment Eligibility Verification Systems, Identification and Privacy"
Marc Rotenberg, EPIC Executive Director
U.S. House of Representatives,
Ways and Means Committee
Washington, DC
June 7, 2007
Committee Press Release
Submit Public Comment

"First Annual Workshop on Privacy and Security"
Marc Rotenberg, EPIC Executive Director
Rutgers University
New Brunswick, New Jersey
May 22, 2007

Workplace Privacy
Lillie Coney, EPIC Associate Director
May 18, 2007
Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC

"Internet Governance and Security:
Exploring Global and National Solutions"
Marc Rotenberg, EPIC Executive Director
Internet Governance Project
Swiss Embassy
Washington, DC
May 17, 2007

"SPYING ON THE HOME FRONT"
Tuesday, May 15
FRONTLINE on PBS

Computer, Freedom and Privacy 2007, Montreal, Canada: Open Panel on Net Freedom with EPIC Board of Directors

"FTC Workshop on ID Authentication"
Melissa Ngo, Director, EPIC Identification and Surveillance Project
Federal Trade Commission
Washington, DC
April 23-24, 2007

"Ethics in Computing"
Lillie Coney, EPIC Associate Director
George Washington University
Department of Computer Science
Washington, DC
April 17, 2007

Security and Liberty Forum
Melissa Ngo, Director, EPIC Identification and Surveillance Project
NC ACLU
Chapel Hill, NC
April 14, 2007

Election Verification Network
Lillie Coney, EPIC Associate Director
Philadelphia, PA
April 12-13, 2007

"E-Mail Political Communications"
Marc Rotenberg, EPIC Executive Director
C-Span
Washington Journal
April 7, 2007

Seminar on Internet Freedom
Marc Rotenberg, EPIC Executive Director
Federal Communications Bar Association
Washington, DC
March 28, 2007

RFID in Public Safety and Homeland Security Applications
Melissa Ngo, Director, EPIC Identification and Surveillance Project
International Wireless Communications Expo
Las Vegas, NV
March 28, 2007

Seminar on Transatlantic Relations: PNR, SWIFT, Safe Harbor
Marc Rotenberg, EPIC Executive Director
European Parliament
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
Brussels, Belgium
March 26, 2007

Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee
Melissa Ngo, Director, EPIC ID and Surveillance Project
Department of Homeland Security
Washington, DC
March 21, 2007

"How the Electronic Information Explosion is Transforming the American Legal System"
Marc Rotenberg, EPIC Executive Director
Georgetown University Law Center
Washington, DC
March 20, 2007

"Consumer Authentication: How Do You Know It Is Really Me"
Marc Rotenberg, EPIC Executive Director
American Bar Association
Section of Business Law
Washington, DC
March 16, 2007

"Academic Freedom and the Internet"
Marc Rotenberg, EPIC Executive Director
Wolfe Institute for the Humanities
Brooklyn Law School
Brooklyn, New York
March 15, 2007

"RFID and Ubiquitous Computing"
Marc Rotenberg, EPIC Executive Director
Trans Atlantic Consumer Dialogue
Brussels, Belgium
March 12, 2007

Congressional Hearing: Prevention of Fraudulent Access
to Phone Records Act, H.R. 936
Marc Rotenberg, EPIC Executive Director
House Committee on Energy and Commerce
Washington, DC
March 9, 2007

Congressional Hearing: The Truth in Called ID Act of 2007
Allison Knight, EPIC Staff Counsel
House Committee on Energy and Commerce
Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet
Washington, DC
February 28, 2007

"New Approaches to Internet Privacy"
Lillie Coney,  EPIC Associate Director
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX
February 26, 2007

"Internet Privacy Symposium: Research Findings from the OPC Contributions Program"
Marc Rotenberg, EPIC Executive Director
Privacy Commissioner of Canada and Law and Technology Group
University of Ottawa
Ottawa, Ontario
February 23, 2007

Lecture: Constructing a Surveillance Society: Unintended Consequences
Lillie Coney, EPIC Associate Director
West Point Military Academy
February 20, 2007

Maryland General Assembly
"REAL ID Act of 2005 - Protest and Repeal"
Melissa Ngo, Director EPIC Identification and Surveillance Project
Judicial Proceedings Committee, Maryland Senate
Annapolis, MD
February 15, 2007

"The 2006 Elections and Voting Technologies"
Lillie Coney, EPIC Associate Director
LCCR and Common Cause
Washington, DC
US Capitol,
HC-5 from 8:30 to Noon
February 12, 2007

"Government ID Cards - What Works? What Doesn't?"
Marc Rotenberg, EPIC Executive Director
RSA Conference 2007
San Francisco, CA
February 7, 2007

"Dynamic Privacy Coalition"
Allison Knight, Director EPIC Int'l Privacy Project
Internet Governance Forum
Geneva, Switzerland
February 11, 2007

Impact of Maine's Rejection of "REAL ID Act"
Melissa Ngo, Director EPIC Identification & Surveillance Project
Uprising on KPFK FM
Washington, DC
February 5, 2007

"Data Privacy/Protection and Global Sourcing"
Marc Rotenberg, EPIC Executive Director
Georgetown Journal of International Law
Georgetown Univetsity Law Center
Washington, DC
January 25, 2007

Public Meeting with Privacy and Civil Liberties Experts
Marc Rotenberg, EPIC Executive Director
Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board
Georgetown University
Washington, DC
December 5, 2006

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Workshop on the U.S Voting System
Lillie Coney, Coordinator, National Committee for Voting Integrity
Washington, DC
November 27-28, 2006

"Emerging Trends in Information Security and the Law: Plausible Deniability is Dead"
Marc Rotenberg, EPIC Executive Director
Information Systems Security Association
Georgetown University Law Center
Washington, DC
November 9-10, 2006

National Coalition on Black Civic Participation, Inc.
"Impact of the Black Vote on the Mid-Term Election Cycle"
Lillie Coney, NCVI Coordinator
National Press Club
Washington, DC
November 9, 2006

"A Surveillance Society?"
Marc Rotenberg, EPIC Executive Director
International Data Protection and
Privacy Commissioners' Conference
London, UK
November 1-3, 2006

Punchscan Voting System: Transparency, Auditability and Privacy
Lillie Coney, NCVI Coordinator
National Press Club
Washington, DC
November 2, 2006

Information Privacy Threats Faced by Domestic Violence Survivors
GW Law Feminist Forum
Guilherme Roschke, Skadden Fellow
November 1, 2006

"Identity Theft and Personal Data Security: International Issues for Practitioners and Scholars"
Marc Rotenberg, EPIC Executive Director
Cardozo School of Law
New York, NY
October 27, 2006

"International Transfers of Personal Data"
Marc Rotenberg, EPIC Executive Director
European Commission,
Article 29 Working Party,
US Dept. of Commerce
Brussels, Belgium
October 23-24, 2006

"CNN's Digital Life: Privacy"
Marc Rotenberg, EPIC Executive Director
with Renay San Miguel
CNN Podcast
October 20, 2006
(pod subscribe)
(ITunes feed)
(CNN podcasting info)

"Defending Internet Free Speech"
Guilherme Roschke, Skadden Fellow
Equal Justice Works Career Fair
University Of MD University College
Oct 19, 2006

"Privacy and Social Networking Sites"
Marc Rotenberg, EPIC Executive Director
University of Maryland
Ritchie Coliseum
College Park, MD
October 18, 2006

Camera Surveillance in Washington, DC
"Lunch and Later with Sam Litzinger"
Melissa Ngo, EPIC Staff Counsel
Washington Post Radio
October 18, 2006

Voter ID and Authentication
Marc Rotenberg, Lillie Coney
MIT
Cambridge, MA
October 5-6, 2006

Panel discussion, "Voting, Communications and Our Democracy"
Lillie Coney, EPIC Associate Director
Georgetown and Fordham University
Georgetown University
October 3, 2006

Informatik und Rüstung
Melissa Ngo, EPIC Staff Counsel
Forum InformatikerInnen für Frieden und gesellschaftliche Verantwortung (FIfF)
Berlin
September 29-30, 2006

Public Notions About Privacy Intrusions
ASAP Annual Symposium & Training Conference
Lillie Coney, Associate Director, EPIC
Washington, DC
September 26-27

"Provost Lecture Series: National Security and Civil Liberties"
Marc Rotenberg, EPIC Executive Director
Duke University
Durham, North Carolina
September 27, 2006

Identity Theft & REAL ID: A Town Hall
Melissa Ngo, EPIC Staff Counsel
EPIC, ACLU-SC, Occidental College
Los Angeles
September 21, 2006

"Corporate Spying, Pretexting, and Beyond"
Marc Rotenberg, EPIC Executive Director
Diane Rehm Show
Washington, DC
September 21, 2006

DC Citizens' Crime Summit
Melissa Ngo, EPIC Staff Counsel
John A. Wilson Building
Washington DC
September 18, 2006

Media Briefing on New Voter Suppression Strategies in the 2006 Elections
Lillie Coney,EPIC Associate Director
National Press Club
Wednesday, September 13, 2006
12:00 Noon

"Current State of Data Protectionand Privacy"
Marc Rotenberg
EPIC Executive Director
Society for Information Management
New York City
September 11, 2006

Eminent Jurists Panel, "Terrorism, Counter-Terrorism and Human Rights"
"The Impact on Privacy in the United States"
Marc Rotenberg, EPIC Executive Director
International Commission of Jurists
American University
Washington, DC
September 8, 2006
(open to the public)

CBC Annual Legislative Conference
"The New COINTELPRO"
Lillie Conney, EPIC Associate Director
Washington Convention Center
September 7, 2006
1pm-3pm
Room 143C

Safety Netís Training for Trainers
"Tools for Coalition building Around Technology and Privacy Issues"
Lillie Coney, EPIC Associate Director
Indianapolis, IN
August 16, 2006
2:30-4:45 p.m

"Privacy and Security--No Margin for Error."
United States Mint
Sherwin Siy, Staff Counsel
Washington, DC
August 9, 2006

Congressional Hearing:
ICANN and the WHOIS Database
House Committee on Financial Services
Marc Rotenberg,
EPIC Executive Director
Washington, DC
July 18, 2006

National Young Leaders Conference
Marc Rotenberg,
EPIC Executive Director
Washington, DC
July 12, 2006

Brainstorm
Marc Rotenberg, EPIC Excutive Director
Aspen, CO
June 28-30, 2006

Release of A Brennan Center Report
"THE MACHINERY OF DEMOCRACY:
PROTECTING ELECTIONS
IN AN ELECTRONIC WORLD"
Lillie Coney, EPIC Associate Director
Washington, DC
June 27, 2006

US Datamining of SWIFT
Financial Records
Marc Rotenberg, EPIC Executive Director
Diane Rehm Show
Washington, DC
June 26, 2006

Korea Association for Info-Media Law
Marc Rotenber, EPIC Executive Director
Seoul, South Korea
June 21-23, 2006

"Privacy and Civil Liberties"
Marc Rotenberg, EPIC Executive Director
Identitymashup
Harvard Law School
Cambridge, Mass.
June 19-20, 2006

"Challenging the Government's Post 9/11 Policies"
Marc Rotenberg, EPIC Executive Director
American Constitution Society Annual Convention
Washington, DC
June 16, 2006

"Consumer Protection in a Deregulated Broadband Era"
Marc Rotenberg, EPIC Executive Director
National Conference of Regulatory Attorneys
Phoenix, Arizona
June 14, 2006

"Cross -Border Privacy Rules in the APEC Region"
Marc Rotenberg, EPIC Executive Director
Dept. of Commerece
Washington, DC
June 13, 2006

Threat Analyses for Voting System Categories
A Workshop on Rating Voting Methods
Lillie Coney, EPIC Associate Director
George Washington University
Washington, DC
June 8-9, 2006

Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee
Lillie Coney, EPIC Associate Director
Department of Homeland Security
San Francisco, CA
June 7, 2006

Privacy and Consumer Enforcement Issues
Jonathan S. Adelstein, FCC Commissioner (keynote); Marc Rotenberg, EPIC Executive Director, and others
Federal Communications Bar Association
Washington, DC
May 24, 2006
Register (pdf)
(reduced fee for government and academic employees, and law students)

The Hayden Nomination and NSA Surveillance
Marc Rotenberg, EPIC Executive Director
Warren Olney, To The Point
PRI
May 17, 2006

Congressional Hearing: The Truth in Caller ID Act of 2006
Marc Rotenberg, EPIC Executive Director
House Committee on Energy and Commerce
Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet
Washington, DC
May 18, 2006

NSA Surveillance
Marc Rotenberg, EPIC Executive Director
Diane Rehm Show
NPR
May 15, 2006

Congressional Hearing: The Social Security Number and Threats to Privacy
Marc Rotenberg, EPIC Executive Director
House Commerce Committee
Washington, DC
May 11, 2006

Securing the Internet: The Role of Consumers, Industry and Government
Marc Rotenberg, EPIC Executive Director
Progress and Freedom Foundation
Washington, DC
May 10, 2006

Life, Liberty and Digital Rights
Lillie Coney, Chris Hoofnagle, Melissa Ngo
Computers, Freedom and Privacy 2006
Washington, DC
May 3-5, 2006

Silent Partners: A Symposium on Security and Privacy
Marc Rotenberg, EPIC Executive Director
Provisions Library
Washington, DC
May 2, 2006

Upholding the Truth and Defending the Constitution
Marc Rotenberg, EPIC Executive Director
Former Army Capt. James Yee
Former General Janis Karpinski
Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR)
Cleveland, OH
April 30, 2006

Rethinking the Discourse on Race: A Symposium on How the Lack of Racial Diversity in the Media Affects Social Justice and Policy
Oscar Gandy & Jerry Kang, EPIC Advisory Board
St. John's University
Queens, NY
April 28-29, 2006

The Patriot Act and the Case of Tariq Ramadan
Marc Rotenberg, EPIC Executive Director
Georgetown University Law Center
Washington, DC
April 13, 2006

Transparency and Accountability: The Use of Personal Information within the Government
David L. Sobel, EPIC General Counsel
Department of Homeland Security
Privacy Office Workshop Series
Washington, DC
April 5, 2006

DNA on Trial: A Teach-In on Genetic Justice
Marc Rotenberg, EPIC Executive Director
Provisions Library
Washington, DC
April 1, 2006

National Lawyers Guild Mid Atlantic Conference
Panel Discussion: Terrorism Legislation
Lillie Coney, EPIC Associate Director
Saturday March 25, 1:45-3:15 PM

American Constitution Society for Law and Policy, DC Chapter
Lunch Discussion on Whistleblower Protection
Lillie Coney, EPIC Associate Director
Thursday, March 23, 2006, Noon-1:30 PM

Information Law Institute, NYU and Center for Information Technology Policy, Princeton University
Workshop on Spyware
Marc Rotenberg, EPIC Executive Director
March 16-17, 2006
NYU Law School, New York, NY

Congressional Hearing: "Social Security Number High-Risk Issues"
Marc Rotenberg, EPIC Executive Director
March 16, 2006
House Ways and Means Committee
Washington, DC

Biometric IDs: A Solution to the Identity Problem, or a Bigger Problem?
International Association of Privacy Professionals National Summit
Melissa Ngo, EPIC Staff Counsel
March 9, 2006
Washington, DC

Congressional Hearing: "Protecting Consumers' Phone Records"
Marc Rotenberg, EPIC Executive Director
February 8, 2006
Senate Commerce Committee
Washington, DC
(webcast)

DATA DEVOLUTION: Corporate Information Security, Consumers and the Future of Regulation
Chris Hoofnagle, Director, EPIC West
February 3-4, 2006
Fredric G. Levin College of Law
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida

Congressional Hearing: "Phone Records for Sale"
Marc Rotenberg, EPIC Executive Director
February 1, 2006
House Commerce Committee
Washington, DC
Webcast

Emergency Town Meeting
Administration's Domestic Spying Program
Rep. Ed Markey
Marc Rotenberg, EPIC Executive Director
Carol Rose and Ann Beeson, ACLU
January 30, 2006
Faneuil Hall
Boston, Mass.
Details (pdf)

Privacy in the Information Age: Databases, Digital Dossiers, and Surveillance
24th Annual Computer & High Technology Law Journal Symposium
Chris Hoofnagle, Director, EPIC West
January 27, 2006
Santa Clara University School of Law
San Jose, CA

Domestic Surveillance and the Rule of Law
Marc Rotenberg
EPIC Executive Director
American Constitution Society
Georgetown University Law Center
Washington, DC
January 25, 2006

The American Constitution Society and the Liberty Coalition present
Former Vice President Al Gore
introduced by Former Rep. Bob Barr
The NSA's Domestic Surveillance Program and the Rule of Law
Monday, January 16, 2006
Constitution Hall
1776 D St., NW
Washington, DC

Emergency Town Meeting on Domestic Surveillance
Rep. Edward Markey
Marc Rotenberg, EPIC
Carol Rose, ACLU
January 4, 2006
National Heritage Museum
Lexington, Mass

"Law, Privacy, and Technology"
January 2, 2006
C-SPAN
Washington Journal

Press Conference: Release of Documents Concerning PATRIOT Act Renewal
EPIC Staff
December 13, 2005
Fund for Constitutional Government
122 Maryland Ave. NE
Washington, DC
Media Advisory
Press Release

"Consentement éclairé au partage transfrontalier, outsourcing et l'impact du USA Patriot Act"
Cédric Laurant, EPIC, Director, International Privacy Project
Insight Information Conferences
Gestion des renseignements personnels en entreprise
December 7-8, 2005
Montreal, Canada

Planning Meeting for A Possible All-Academies Effort on Developing A Sound Analytical Basis for Improving Public Participating and Confidence in 21st Century Elections
Lillie Coney, EPIC Associate Director; Director, National Committee for Voting Integrity
December 5-6, 2005
The National Academies, Keck Center, Room 201, 500 5th Street, NW, Washington, DC

Regulating Search
Yale Law School
Chris Hoofnagle, EPIC West
Dec. 3, 2005

Katherine Albrecht, author
"Spychips"
Privacy Coalition
Washington, DC
November 18, 2005

"Financial Services: Identity Theft and Privacy"
Marc Rotenberg, EPIC Executive Director
National Lawyers Convention
Federalist Society
Washington, DC
November 11, 2005

ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security
"Protecting Privacy"
Marc Rotenberg
EPIC Executive Director
ACM SIGSAC
Washington, DC
November 8, 2005

Red Iberoamericana de Protección de Datos
IV Encuentro Iberoamericano de Protección de Datos
Cedric Laurant, Director, International Privacy Project
Katitza Rodríguez Pereda, International Policy Fellow
November 2-4, 2005
Mexico City

No Place to Hide: Privacy as Corporate Social Responsibility
Marc Rotenberg, EPIC Executive Director
Business for Social Responsibility Annual Conference
November 4, 2005
Washington, DC

CNet: Online Roundtable Discussion on Data Broker Bills
Chris Hoofnagle, EPIC West Director
October 24-28, 2005
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Launch of Medical Privacy Petition
EPIC and Patient Privacy Rights
October 27, 2005
Washington, DC
Press Release

Patriots to Restore Checks and Balances
Marc Rotenberg, EPIC Executive Director
October 26, 2005
Capitol Hill
Washington, DC
Press Release (pdf)

Panel Discussion: "Monsters Under the Bed: U.S. Parents, Fearful of Web's Dark Side, Hold Kids' Sites in Low Regard"
Hosted by Consumer Reports
Lillie Coney, EPIC Associate Director
National Press Club, Washington, DC
October 26, 2005, 2:00 PM

Public Voice event: Launch of the 2005 edition of "Privacy and Human Rights"
Bogota, Colombia
October 20-21, 2005
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Conference on Passenger Facilitation—Newest trends in achieving a seamless air travel experience
Marcia Hofmann, EPIC
Director, International Privacy Project
Singapore Aviation Academy and International Air Transport Association
October 3-5, 2005

"Technology, Privacy and Justice"
Marc Rotenberg, EPIC Executive Director
Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice
Toronto, Canada
September 29, 2005

NGO Pre-Event to the Data Protection Commissioners Conference 2005
"Strategies for International Privacy Protection—Issues, Actors, and Future cooperation"
Cedric Laurant, EPIC, Director, International Privacy Project
Montreux, Switzerland
September 13, 2005

Privacy and Technology Workshop
Chris Hoofnagle, EPIC West Director
Department of Homeland Security
Washington, DC
September 8-9, 2005

Election Assistance Commission, Public Hearing on Voluntary Voting System Guidelines
Lillie Coney, EPIC Associate Director
Denver, Colorado
August 23, 2005
More information and webcast

Data Security: The Discussion Draft of Data Protection Legislation
House Committee on Energy and Commerce
Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection
July 28, 2005
2123 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC

Progress and Freedom Foundation Congressional Seminar
"Data Security and Privacy Protection: What is the Public Sector's Role?"
Marc Rotenberg
EPIC Executive Director
July 22, 2005
Capitol Hill
Washington DC

Seminar: Smart IDs: A Smart Idea?
featuring Lillie Coney, EPIC Associate Director
The Keck Center of the National Academies
Washington, DC
July 15, 2005

Conference: "Evolving Systems"
featuring Cédric Laurant, EPIC Director of the International Privacy Project
TTI/Vanguard
Miami, Florida
July 12-13, 2005

"Privacy & Data Protection: Transatlantic Issues"
Marc Rotenberg, EPIC Executive Director
Atlantic Council
Rayburn Office Building
U.S. Capitol
Washington, DC
June 27, 2005

"Identity Theft"
Senate Commerce Committee
Washington, DC
June 16, 2005
(webcast)
EPIC Testimony on ID Theft (pdf)
Model Privacy Regime

National ID at the Crossroads: The Future of Privacy in America
The Washington Club
15 Dupont Circle
Washington, DC
June 6, 2005

Open to Exploitation: American Shoppers Online and Offline
Marc Rotenberg, EPIC Executive Director
June 1, 2005
Annenberg Public Policy Center
National Press Club
Washington, DC

WSIS and UK Civil Society: Towards Equitable Information Societies
Marc Rotenberg
EPIC Executive Director
May 24, 2005
Manchester, UK

Symposium: "Link Research on Information and Communication Technologies to Development"
featuring Cédric Laurant, EPIC Director of the International Privacy Project
Azur Développement
Brazzaville, Republic of Congo
May 16-18, 2005
en français

Big Brother in the Information Age: Law, Technology, and Privacy Rights
Marc Rotenberg
EPIC Executive Director
Harvard Journal of Law and Technology
Harvard Law School
Cambridge, Mass.
April 21, 2005

The 15th Annual Conference on Computers, Freedom & Privacy
April 12-15, 2005
Westin Hotel, Seattle

Featuring:
Lillie Coney, EPIC Associate Director
Marcia Hofmann, EPIC Staff Counsel
Chris Hoofnagle, Director, EPIC West
Cédric Laurant, EPIC Policy Counsel
Stephanie Perrin, EPIC Senior Fellow

Emerging Issues in National and International Security
Marc Rotenberg
EPIC Executive Director
March 21-22, 2005
Washington College of Law
Washington, DC

2005 National FOI Day Conference
David Sobel, EPIC General Counsel
March 16, 2005
Arlington, VA

House Energy and Commerce Committee Hearing on Choicepoint
Marc Rotenberg, EPIC Executive Director
March 15, 2005
Washington, DC
webcast

California Assembly Hearing on Gmail
Chris Jay Hoofnagle, EPIC West Director
March 15, 2005
Sacramento, CA

March 8-11, 2005
Palacio Municipal de Congresos Parque Ferial Juan Carlos I
Madrid, Spain
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Is Consumer Protection an Anachronism in the Information Economy?
Friday, March 4, 2005
William H. Gates Hall
University of Washington School of Law
"Privacy Self-Regulation: A Decade of Disappointment"
Chris Jay Hoofnagle
Director, EPIC West

March 4-5, 2005
University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law
Ottawa, Canada
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