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1. Monday, September 29 - 3:30 to 4:30 -
University of Winnipeg,
Eckhardt-Gramatte Hall
Public presentation by Dr. Alasdair Roberts, Professor of Law and
Public Policy, Suffolk
University, Boston, titled: "Blacked Out: Government Secrecy in the
Information Age".
2. Wednesday, October 1 - noon to 1:00 -
Portage Place, Edmonton Court
Public information event, "Know Your Right to Know", with participants
from the media, other
experienced access to information seekers and access to information
professionals sharing their
experiences and addressing questions.
3. Friday, October 3 - noon to 1:00 - St
Boniface College, Room 1531
Public presentation, in French, by Suzanne Legault, Assistant
Information Commissioner of
Canada, titled: <<Moderniser l’accès à l’information au Canada:
de crieur public au village mondial...>>.
MORE DETAILS ON THESE EVENTS, SPONSORED BY
THE MANITOBA RIGHT TO
KNOW COMMITTEE, TO BE POSTED AT www.ombudsman.mb.ca
4. Tuesday, October 21 - Delta Winnipeg,
Workshops associated with Prairie Health
Information Privacy Day
Workshops organized by Manitoba Ombudsman and the Offices of the
Information and Privacy
Commissioners of Alberta and Saskatchewan:
Morning - "PIA (Privacy Impact
Assessment) Primer"
Afternoon - "Advanced PIAs...When
the Answers are Not So Clear"
5. Wednesday, October 22 - Delta
Winnipeg, Prairie Health Information Privacy Day
Conference organized and co-hosted by Manitoba Ombudsman and the
Offices of the Information and Privacy Commissioners of Alberta and
Saskatchewan, for access and privacy personnel,
health professionals and health organizations, all staff of provincial
and municipal government,
school divisions, universities and the interested public.
REGISTRATION DETAILS AND DETAILS AT www.verney.ca
Hope to see you at these Right to Know
Week and Prairie Health
Information Privacy Day events!
Gail Perry
Manager, Research and Education
Manitoba Ombudsman
(204) 982-9139 (Winnipeg); 1-800-665-0531 (toll free in Manitoba)
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