16/3/04

Federal Privacy Commissioner, Malcolm Crompton, will deliver three key speeches in March (in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra) before he leaves his role as Australia's national privacy regulator.

SYDNEY: 30/3/04

Speech title:Proof of Identity required? Getting identity management right

In his Sydney speech, the Commissioner will explore the complex issue of identity management. Many organisations need to know who they are dealing with and it's in all our interest to ensure that identification and authentication happens in a privacy enhancing way.

The Commissioner will deliver the keynote address on behalf of the Australian Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers' Association Australian IT Security Forum in Sydney, 30/3/04.

Host: The Australian Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers' Association, Australian IT Security Forum (www.aeema.asn.au)

Date: Tuesday 30 March 2004

Venue: Shangri-La Hotel, 176 Cumberland Street, The Rocks, Sydney

Time: 12 noon for 12.30 to 2.30pm

Cost: $80 members, $95 non-member (lunch included)

During the speech the Commissioner will cover the following topics:

• The risks in the push to identify people more often and for more purposes
• The business costs in getting ID management and privacy wrong
• How companies get ID management wrong and right
• Building trust by building privacy in from the beginning
• Privacy and security are not natural opposites

More information is available @ www.aeema.asn.au/documents/index.cfm?type=AEEMA%20EVENTS

You can download the PDF registration @ www.aeema.asn.au/docs/cromptonregoform.pdf

Please RSVP to the Australian Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers' Association on (02) 6247 4655 or www.aeema.asn.au

MELBOURNE: 31/3/04

Speech title: "Light touch" or "soft touch": Reflections of a regulator implementing a new privacy regime.

In his Melbourne speech, the Commissioner will weigh up the last five years of the operation of the Privacy Act.

The speech will be hosted by the Committee for Economic Development of Australia, Melbourne, 31/3/04.

Host: Committee for Economic Development of Australia (www.ceda.com.au)

Date: Wednesday 31 March 2004

Venue: CEDA Conference Centre, 5/136 Exhibition Street, Melbourne

Time: 12.15 for 12.30 to 2.00pm

Cost: Members, $94.60 per person; non-members, $119.90 per person

During the speech the Commissioner will cover the following topics:

• What is a good regulator?
• How the Commissioner approached his regulatory role
• How effective his approach was
• Why his approach did or didn't work

More information is available @ www.ceda.com.au/New/Flash/html/events.html

You can download the WORD version registration form @ www.ceda.com.au/Melbourne/melbourne.html

Please RSVP to the Committee for Economic Development of Australia on (03) 9652 8412 or @ www.ceda.com.au

CANBERRA: 18/3/04

Speech title: "Light touch" or "soft touch": Reflections of a regulator implementing a new privacy regime.

In his Canberra speech, the Commissioner will weigh up the last five years of the operation of the Privacy Act.

The speech will be hosted by the National Institute of Governance, Canberra, 18/3/04.

Host: National Institute of Governance (www.governance.canberra.edu.au/)

When: Thursday 18 March 2004

Time: 4.00pm to 5.30pm (afternoon tea provided)

Where: University of Canberra, Building 5, Level C, Room 58 (see campus map [www.canberra.edu.au/university/maps.html] for further information)

Cost: $16.50 for members and $22 for non-members

During the speech the Commissioner will cover the following topics:

• What is a good regulator?
• How the Commissioner approached his regulatory role
• How effective his approach was
• Why his approach did or didn't work

More information available from the PDF flyer @ http://governance.canberra.edu.au/coming_events/regulator_flyer.pdf

You can download the PDF registration @ governance.canberra.edu.au/coming_events/regulator_rego.pdf

Please RSVP to the National Institute of Governance on (02) 6201 5607 or www.governance.canberra.edu.au/