> Colleagues,
>
> With apologies for cross-posting, a brief reminder that bookings for the
> one day conference outlined below will be taken up to and including Friday
> of this week (19 January):
>
> SROC Day Conference on 'The Data Protection Act 1998 - issues for student
> data'
>
>
> What are the implications for Academic Registrars, Student Records
> Officers and other administrators of student data of the Data Protection
> Act 1998?
>
> Following the publication of the JISC Data Protection Code of Practice for
> the HE and FE sectors in October 2000, SROC is sponsoring a major national
> one-day conference to explain and explore the implications of the Act and
> the administrative support it will require.
>
> Speakers will include: -
>
> + Paul Bloomfield, Senior Compliance Manager from the Data Protection
> Commissioner's Office who will explain the changes in the 1998 Act;
>
> + Andrew Charlesworth, Director of the Information, Law and Technology
> Unit at the University of Hull, and author of the JISC Code of Practice;
>
> + Members of the HEFCE-funded Data Protection Project at Lancaster
> University charged with producing guidelines for the HE sector on how to
> comply with the Act;
>
> + There will the opportunity for discussion of the issues raised during
> each session;
>
> The session will be introduced by Professor Barry Lee, PVC for Human
> Resources and External Affairs at Huddersfield, and will end with a
> discussion of the support networks that are available to administrators to
> help them with Data Protection issues.
>
> The aims of the day are to: -
>
> + Brief you about changes to the Act and the Code of Practice;
>
> + Illustrate and discuss some of the good practice which already exists;
>
> + Put you in contact with the networks which can help support you.
>
> The day conference will be held at the University of Huddersfield on
> Thursday 25 January 2001 from 10.30 a.m. until 3.30 and will cost GBP20,
> including a buffet lunch.
>
> For further information and a booking form please reply to this email
> stating your name and full postal address. Information will be mailed to
> you on 5 January.
>
> If you wish to make a booking directly, please print out, complete and
> return the form set out below together with a cheque made payable to the
> University of Huddersfield for GBP20 : -
> ________________________________________________________
>
> I wish to book a place for the Day Conference on the Data Protection Act
> 1998: issues for student data at the University of Huddersfield on 25
> January 2001
>
>
> Name (please print)
> .........................................................
>
> Job Title
> .........................................................
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> Institution
> .........................................................
>
> Postal Address
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> .........................................................
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> Postcode
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> Email address
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>
> Do you require car parking? Y / N (Note: car parking on campus is very
> limited. Reserved parking may be provided a short walk off-campus)
>
>
> Signed
> ...........................................Date..........
>
> Please post the completed form together with a cheque payable to the
> University of Huddersfield for GBP 20 to:
>
> Judith Davison, Assistant Academic Registrar, University of Huddersfield,
> Queensgate, Huddersfield, HD1 3DH
> ________________________________________________________
>
> This event is sponsored by SROC, the Student Record Officers' Conference.
> The main conference has been held annually since 1986 with the aim of
> bringing together university student records officers from across the UK
> to discuss matters of mutual concern and to hear keynote speeches on
> issues of current interest. SROC reports to CVCP and is subject to the
> CVCP Code of Practice on
> University Administrative Organisations.
>
>
> Judith
>
> Judith A Davison
> Assistant Academic Registrar
> University of Huddersfield, Queensgate, Huddersfield HD1 3DH
> Tel: 01484 472744
> Fax: 01484 472765
> e-mail: [log in to unmask]
>
>
>
> Judith A Davison
> Assistant Academic Registrar
>
>
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