Information Rights Conference

The Northumbria Information Rights Conference: Rising to the Challenge, 30th
June 2006 at the Marriott Gosforth Park Hotel, Newcastle Upon Tyne

Confirmed speakers include:

Richard Thomas, The Information Commissioner - giving The Information Commissioner's Perspective
Maurice Frankel, Director of Campaign for Freedom of Information - Assessing the first 18 months
Philip Coppel, Barrister 4-5 Grays Inn Square - The Environmental Information Regulations 2004
Baroness Ashton of Upholland, Department for Constitutional Affairs
Professor Philip Jones, Staffordshire County Council - The challenge of sustaining successful information management in a corporate environment
Timothy Pitt-Payne, Barrister 11 Kings Bench Walk - the Data Protection Act 1998 after Durant v FSA
Helen Morris, Programme Leader LLM Information Rights Law and Practice - The Information Rights Qualification

The price of the conference is £250 per delegate, although a discounted rate of £200 is available for bookings made prior to 30 April 2006 and for academics, NGOs, or where three or more delegates book from the same organisations.

A full brochure in PDF format is available from
maureen.cooke@northumbria.ac.uk or 0191 243 7597