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2014
June 2014
Week commencing 9 June
2014-06-10 'The future of distributed mobile cloud and materials research
- Member produced event by Telecom Council
- Tuesday 10th May, 17:00, Stanford University
- Registration and agenda
Week Commencing 16 June
2014-06-16 Oral Question on Digital Bill of Rights
- Question in Parliament
- Monday 16 June, 14:30, House of Lords, Main Chamber
- Oral Question by Lord Mitchell
- Parliamentary calendar
2014-06-16 Consumer Rights Bill
- Government bill
- Report stage, Monday 16 14:30, House of Commons, Main Chamber
- Consumer Rights Bill main page
2014-06-17 EU Committee report on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
- Debate
- Tuesday 17 14:30, House of Lords, Main Chamber
- Parliamentary calendar
July 2014
Week Commencing 30 June
2014-08-01 Review of the balance of competences
- Consultation
- Tuesday 1 July, online
- Consultation deadline for how EU acts on information rights
- Information page
Week Commencing 21 July
2014-07-25 Service Providers Telecom Council
- International Meeting
- TBC
- Calendar
Upcoming, no fixed date
Communications (Unsolicited Telephone Calls and Texts) Bill
- Private member's bill, second reading House of Commons
- Communications (Unsolicited Telephone Calls and Texts) Bill
Communication Support (Deafness) Bill
- Private Member's bill second reading House of Commons
- Communication Support (Deafness) Bill
Intellectual Property Bill
- Government bill, second reading House of Commons
- Intellectual Porperty bill
May
Week Commencing 12 May
2014-05-12 Communications Act 2003
- Orders and Regulations
- Grand Committee
- Parliamentary calendar
2014-05-14 Copyright Regulations 2014
- Orders and Regulations
- 15:00, Main Chamber
- Parliamentary calendar
2014-05-16 Electronic Patient Records (Continuity of Care) Bill
- Private members's bill
- Main Chamber, second reading
- Electronic Patient Records (Continuity of Care) Bill
Week Commencing 19 May
2014-05-19 Open Discussion Day
- a day to promote open communication systems and protocols.
- opendiscussionday.org
2014-05-22 European Parliamentary elections in UK
- wikipedia: European Parliament election, 2014 (United Kingdom)
- wepromise.eu candidates supporting digital rights charter
April
Week Commencing 7 April
2014-04-07 Introduction to Rights
- Conference
- Monday 7 April, 12:20-18:00 Earl's Court
- event programme
2014-04-07 Publishing for Digital Minds
- Conference
- Monday 7 April, The QEII Conference Centre, London
- event programme
2014-04-08 Your views on cutting crime with road cameras
- Public consultation
- Online
- Public survey
2014-04-09 The IP Considerations Affecting your Open Access Policy
- Seminar
- Wednesday 9 April, 14:30 - 15:30 The Faculty, EC1
- event programme
Week Commencing 14 April
2014-04-15 Measures to reduce the cost of deploying high-speed electronic communications networks
- European Legislation
- Debate in European Parliament 12:00-14:00
- details of the bill
Week Commencing 21 April
2014-04-23 Global Multistakeholder Meeting on the Future of Internet Governance
- International internet governance meeting
- Wednesday 23 April and Thursday 24 April in São Paulo, Transamérica Hotel
- Global Multistakeholder Meeting on the Future of Internet Governance Announcement
March
Week Commencing 3 March
2014-03-05 Public Consultation on the review of the EU copyright rules
- Consultation
- Wednesday 5 March deadline extended
- Public Consultation on the review of the EU copyright rules
2014-03-05 Transatlantic Data Flows and the Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP): Ensuring compatibility with European Data Protection standards
- Public Conference
- Wednesday 5 March 15:00-18:30, European Parliament, room ASP 1G3
- European Greens registration page
2014-03-05 Time for a Digital Bill of Rights
- Parliamentary Meeting
- Wednesday 5 March, 14:00 Committee Room 8, Houses of Parliament
- ORG meet up page
Week Commencing 10 March
2014-01-10 Copyright and Freedoms in a Digital Europe: Liability of Intermediaries
- Public debate
- Monday 10 March, 18:00-20:00 London School of Econonics, New Academic Building, Room LG.01
- Geoff Taylor (BPI) and Nick Lansman (ISPA), one more panel member and Anne Barron of LSE law chairing
- Further details yet to be released
2014-03-11 IP PROTECT EXPO 2014
- Conference
- Tuesday 11 March and Wednesday 12 March at Business Design Centre in Islington, London
- IP PROTECT EXPO 2014
Week Commencing 17 March
2014-03-17 Assisting the information technology sector in filling job vacancies in that sector
- Debate
- Monday 14:30, House of Lords with Lord Empey / Viscount Younger of Leckie
2014-03-20 Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, External Affairs (EU Sub-Committee C)
- Inquiry
- Witnesses Lord Livingston of Parkhead, Minister of State for Trade and Investment, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
- Thursday 10:00 Room 1, Palace of Westminster
- Inquiry page
Week Commencing 24 March
2014-03-24 Whistleblowing
- Inquiry
- Monday 24 March, 15:15
- Parliamentary calendar page
2014-03-24 Ensuring that the standards and systems adopted by public wi-fi providers will protect children from potentially harmful content
- Oral Question
- Tuesday 24 March, 14:30, Main Chamber House of Lords
Week Commencing Monday 31 March
2014-04-03 Net Neutrality vote in European Parliament
- EU parliament vote
- EDRi article
2014-03-30 Science and Technology Committee (Commons) Social media data and real time analytics inquiry
- Inquiry (submission deadline)
- Social media data and real time analytics
February
Week commencing 3 February
2014-02-05 Public Consultation on the review of the EU copyright rules
- Consultation
- Sunday 2 February
- This is the consultation's close date Public Consultation on the review of the EU copyright rules
2014-02-07 Looking ahead, staying ahead: Towards a 2020 vision for information rights
- Consultation
- Friday 7 February
- Consultation by ICO on proposed new measures for information rights
- Looking ahead, staying ahead: Towards a 2020 vision for information rights
2014-02-07 Intelligence and Security Committee 'Privacy and Security Inquiry'
- Call for evidence
- Friday 7 February
- Call for papers
2014-02-08 Data Privacy Legal Hackathon
- International Event
- Saturday 8 February and Sunday 9 February
- London, New York, San Francisco
- hackerleague.org
Week commencing 10 February
2013-02-11 Safer Internet Day
- Event
- Tuesday 11 February
- saferinternetday.org
2013-02-11 "'The Day We Fight Back'"
- Online protest
- Tuesday 11 February
- thedaywefightback.org
2014-02-13 Debate on Government Response: Support for the Creative Economy
- Debate
- Thursday 13 January
- Government response and debate announcement (bottom of page)
2014-02-13 The Right to your Data
- Workshop
- Thursday 13 February 19:00, Department of Architecture, Royal College Of Arts
2014-02-13 Consultation on the extension of the Public Lending Right to Rights of holders of books in non-print formats
- Consultation
- Deadline Thursday 13 March 2014
- Consultation page
2014-02-13 Covert surveillance
- Open Consultation
- Deadline Thursday 27 March 2014
- Consultation page
Week commencing 17 February
2014-02-22 Open Data Day
- Event (distributed hackathon)
- Saturday 22 February
- Open Data Day
2014-02-23 Flood Hackathon
- Online event
- Sunday 23 February
- Hackpad UK flood help
Week commencing 24 February
2014-02-24 Net neutrality vote Industry, Research and Energy Committee
- Vote
- Monday 24 February
- ITRE Committee Agenda for 24th February
2014-02-25 The power of patient data: how information can transform the NHS’s capacity for innovation
- Event
- Tuesday 25 February, 13.00-14.30 Social Market Foundation, 11 Tufton Street, Westminster SW1P 3QB
- Event Registration
2014-02-25 care.data database
- Inquiry
- Tuesday 25 February, Room 15, Main Committee Corridor, Palace of Westminster
- care.data database
2014-02-28 Intellectual Property Office: Orphan works
- Consultation
- Deadline: 28 Feb 2014
- Copyright works: seeking the lost Bill
- See also Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013
2014-02-28 Surveillance of Telecommunications (Judicial Oversight) Bill
- Private member's bill, second reading House of Commons
- Friday 28 February
- Surveillance of Telecommunications (Judicial Oversight) Bill
2014-02-28 Electronic Patient Records (Continuity of Care) Bill
- Private member's bill, second reading House of Commons
- Friday 28 February
- Electronic Patient Records (Continuity of Care) Bill
2014-02-28 Anonymisation Code of Practice
- Public consultation
- Friday 28 February
- Short public online survey for the Anonymisation Code of Practise
- Anonymisation
January
Week commencing 30 December
2014-01-03 New statutory powers for the Forensic Science Regulator
- Consultation
- Friday 3 January
- New statutory powers for the Forensic Science Regulator
Week commencing 6 January
2014-01-08 Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill
- Government bill, report stage House of Lords
- Wednesday 8 January
- Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill
Week commencing 13 January
2014-01-13 Balance of Competences Fundamental Rights Review
- Consultation
- Monday 13 January
- Balance of Competences Fundamental Rights Review
2014-01-14 Introduction of a new computer system at National Savings and Investments - Lord Naseby
- Oral Questions
- Tuesday 14 January
- Introduction of a new computer system at National Savings and Investments - Lord Naseby
2014-01-16 25th anniversary of the World Wide Web and its effects on society
- Debate
- Thursday 16 in House of Lords, Main Chamber
- 25th anniversary of the World Wide Web and its effects on society
2014-01-16 External Affairs (EU Sub-Committee C):Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
- Inquiry
- Thursday16 January
- Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
2014-01-17 Collection of Nationality Data Bill- Second Reading
- Private Member's Bill
- Friday 17 January
- Collection of Nationality Data Bill
Week commencing 20 January
2014-01-23 External Affairs (EU Sub-Committee C)
- Inquiry, oral evidence
- Thursday 23 January
- Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
Week commencing 27 January
2014-01-27 Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill
- Government bill, third reading House of Lords
- Monday 27 January
- Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill parliament timetable
2014-01-28 Data Privacy Day
- Tuesday 28 January
- Data Privacy Day
2014-01-28 Intellectual Property Bill
- Government bill, to be seen by public bill committee
- Tuesday 28 January
- Intellectual Property bill
2014-01-28 Consumer Rights Bill
- Government bill, second reading House of Commons
- Tuesday 28 January
- Amendment to existing legislation to introduce digital purchasing rights for the first time
- Consumer Rights bill
2014-01-29 The application of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights in the UK
- Inquiry
- Thursday 29 January
- The application of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights in the UK
2014-01-30 ICANN Vision and 5-year Strategic Plan
- International Internet governance consultation
- Thursday 30 January
- ICANN: Vision and 5-year Strategic Plan (to come)
2013
December
Week commencing 2 December
2013-12-02 Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing
- Public bill- committee stage House of Lords
- Monday 2 December
- progress of bill
2013-12-03 Counter-terrorism
- Home Affairs select committee
- Tuesday 3 December
- Counter-terrorism
2013-12-04 Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill
- Public bill, House of Lords committe (day 6)
- Wednesday 4 December
- Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill
2013-12-05 Debate on copyright
- Short debate on copyright, House of Lords, Grand Committee
- Thursday 5 December, 1pm onwards
- Plans to modernise copyright exceptions; and the effect of those plans and their impact on the economy and growth - Baroness Buscombe / Viscount Younger of Leckie
- House of Lords Short Debate
2013-12-06 Online Safety
- Public bill- second reading House of Commons
- Friday 6 December
- progress of bill
2013-12-06 Future of the BBC
- Consultation
- Friday 6 December
- Future of the BBC
- Written evidence to be submitted by this date. Includes the question "What role should the BBC play in developing technology and new ways of distributing content?"
Week commencing 9 December
2013-12-09 Intellectual Property bill
- Government bill, second reading
- Monday 9 December
- Intellectual Property Bill
2013-12-09 Meeting of task force to combat child sexual exploitation crimes
- Meeting with "UK Policing Minister and the US Assistant Attorney General to co-chair the first meeting of the taskforce combat online child sexual exploitation crimes"
- Monday 9 December
- Details pending, information first given in Brokenshire speech at ISPA conference
2013-12-11 13th Annual international copyright law conference
- International Conference, London
- 11-12th December, Grange City Hotel, London
- International copyright law conference
2013-12-12 Opinion in Joined Cases C-293/12 Digital Rights Ireland & C-594/12 Seitlinger
- Legal opinion
- Thursday 12 December, European Court of Justice
- CJ - Irish High Court and the Austrian Verfassungsgerichtshof (Constitutional Court) asked the European Court of Justice whether the Data Retention Directive (2006/24/EC) is valid in light of the EU Treaty and fundamental rights, notably the right to private and family life, the right to protection of personal data and the right to freedom of expression.
- Court documents
2013-12-12 Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
- Inquiry by External Affairs (EU Sub-Committee C)
- Thursday 12 December, committee room 1
- Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
2013-12-13 Staff elimination DNA databases
- Consultation
- Friday 13 December
- Staff elimination DNA databases
Week commencing 16 December
2013-12-16 Home Affairs Committee Inquiry into Counter-Terrorism
- Inquiry
- Monday 16 December, Wilson Room, Portcullis House 14:30pm
- Evidence to be given by Secretary of State Theresa May
- Committee to hear from the Home Secretary
2013-12-17 ‘GCHQ and the fight against terrorism: does UK surveillance go too far?
- Debate
- Tuesday 17 December, Committee room 6, Houses of Parliament
- GCHQ and the fight against terrorism: does UK surveillance go too far?
2013-12-17 'Unsolicited Telephone Communications Bill
- Private member's bill, third reading in the House of Lords
- Tuesday 17 December, House of Lords
- Unsolicited Telephone Communications Bill
2013-12-20 International infrastructure and governance of the internet
- Debate
- Friday 20 December Westminster Hall 11:00-11:30
- International infrastructure and governance of the internet,
Week commencing 23 December
2013-12-27 Chaos Computer Congress 2013
- International Conference, Hamburg
- 27th–30th December 2013, CCH, Hamburg
- Chaos Computer Congress 2013
November
Week commencing 4 November
2013-11-7 ISC open evidence session
- Hearing
- Thursday 7 November, Parliament Estate, 14:00pm
- ISC open evidence session with sir Iain Lobban, Director, GCHQ; Mr Andrew Parker, Director General, Security Service and Sir John Sawers, Chief, Secret Intelligence Service
2013-11-11 Open Data
- Inquiry
- Monday 11 November
- Open Data Oral Evidence
Week commencing 18 November
2013-11-18 Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill
- House of Lords committee stage (day 2)
- Monday 18 November in Main Chamber
- progress of bill
2013-11-19 Online Safety
- Oral Evidence Session
- Tuesday 19 November, Room 15, Palace of Westminster
- progress of inquiry
2013-11-20 Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill
- House of Lords committee stage (day 3) Legislation
- Wednesday 20 November, Main Chamber, House of Lords
- progress of bill
2013-11-20 Which Minister authorised GCHQ’s Project Tempora
- Oral Question by Lord Strasburger
- Wednesday 20 December 15:00pm, Main Chamber, House of Lords
- calendar
2013-11-22 Consultation on guidelines on recommended standard licences, datasets and charging for the re-use of public sector information
- Consultation
- Friday 22 November
- Consultation on guidelines on recommended standard licences, datasets and charging for the re-use of public sector information
2013-11-22 Knowledge strategy: harnessing the power of information to improve the public’s health
- Consultation
- Friday 22 November
- Knowledge strategy: harnessing the power of information to improve the public’s health
Week commencing 25 November
2013-11-25 Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill
- House of Lords committee stage (day 4) Public bill
- Monday 25 November
- progress of bill
2013-11-26 Research Councils UK reponse on Open Access inquiry
- Publication
- Tuesday 26 November, 11:00am
- RCUK response to Open Access
2013-11-26 Transforming the services of the Office of the Public Guardian - enabling digital by default
- Consultation
- Tuesday 26 November
- Transforming the services of the Office of the Public Guardian - enabling digital by default
2013-11-27 Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988: transitional provisions for repeal of section 52
- Consultation, call for evidence
- Wednesday 27 November
- Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988: transitional provisions for repeal of section 52
2013-11-27 ISPA Conference
October
Week commencing 28 October
2013-10-29 Online Safety
- Inquiry
- Tuesday 29 October, The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
- CMS committee hold evidence session for Online Safety
2013-10-31 8th Parliament and Internet Conference
- Conference
- Thursday 31 October, Attlee Suite, Portcullis House, London.
- Conference on internet security, internet governance, surveillance and internet morality
2013-10-31 Oversight of the intelligence and security services
- Debate
- Thursday 31 October, Westminster Hall, 13:30-16:30pm
- Debate on "Oversight "