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FIRST CLOUD LAW INTERNATIONAL SUMMIT TO LAUNCH IN LONDON IN FEBRUARY 2010.
London, December 2, 2009 – International consulting firm BroadGroup has announced that the first Cloud Law Summit will take place in London on February 10 to tackle the commercial and legal issues rising from the shift to cloud based business and computing services.
http://www.poweredbycloud.com/cloudlawsummit/
The summit follows the second annual PoweredByCloud conference, also hosted by BroadGroup, which will take place in London, February 8-9 2010 at the America Square Conference Centre and features industry leaders from Amazon, BT, Cisco, HP, IBM, and Intel among others.
Legal experts and commercial leaders from Europe and the US will gather with at the Cloud Law Summit to debate the concerns and risks associated with Cloud technology and the services deployed. Questions related to privacy, security, the Data Protection Directive, implications of the US Patriot Act, internet geography and compliance mechanisms will be top of the agenda .
Programme highlights include:
The “Big Two” Panel - Implications of the US Patriot Act and the European Union Data Protection Directive
Privacy in the Cloud- Connecting data protection and the geographical location
Open Law Panel- The implications of new standards, or the lack of them
Cloud Content and Liability - Security issues and managing liability
Negotiating Contracts - Service level agreements and more for cloud services
Future Law Panel - what will be the legal ramification of regulators next moves
“We are delighted to announce the first Cloud Law Summit at such a crucial time for the industry” commented Dominic Lowndes, Managing Director of the TMT Group at BroadGroup, the summit researcher and organiser. “It provides a tremendous opportunity for leading IT lawyers to tackle the legal obstacles of cloud based services in more detail, and will help clarify concerns for enterprises and users as well as governments and legislators.”
PoweredByCloud has established itself as the market leading cloud computing conference for business leaders and strategists. With representation from both sides of the Atlantic, the summit offers both content insight and an outstanding opportunity to network with senior legal advisers, government officials, professional intermediaries, experts, technologists and enterprise leaders.
For more information on sponsorship or speaking opportunities, contact Dominic Lowndes on + 44 (0) 20 8425 1336 or at dominic.lowndes@tmtfinance.com
Register Now and Save! - super early bird discounts expire at the end of December 2009.
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