Welcome to the Toronto Computer Lawyers Group

EVENT:

The next meeting of the Toronto Computer Lawyers' Group (TCLG) is being held on Thursday, May 17, 2012, from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the offices of Miller Thomson LLP, 5800-40 King Street West, Toronto.  Lunch will be served at noon and the presentation will begin at 12:30 p.m.

TOPIC: "Information Technology and E-Commerce In Conversation with Industry Canada: An Update on Canada’s Anti-spam Legislation (CASL)"

In December 2010, the Federal government enacted Bill C-28: Canada’s anti-spam legislation (CASL).

While the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has recently finalized its draft regulations under CASL, Industry Canada is working towards another release date for its draft regulations.

Andy Kaplan-Myrth will be delivering prepared remarks on the status of CASL and Industry Canada’s regulations.  He will then answer questions received from in-person program attendees as well as selected questions received by email.

If you have a question that you would like to ask Andy Kaplan-Myrth, please forward it to asprague@millerthomson.com and/or mfekete@osler.com.  Selected questions will be raised during the program by the moderator.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER:

Andy Kaplan-Myrth is a Policy Advisor in the Electronic Commerce Branch at Industry Canada and a member of the team that developed and is implementing Canada’s anti-spam legislation.  Before joining Industry Canada, Andy was called to the Ontario Bar in 2005 and managed the Law & Technology Program at the University of Ottawa until 2009.

COST FOR ATTENDANCE:

Cost for lunch: ten dollars ($10) for members and students, twenty-five dollars ($25) for non-members, payable at the meeting. Receipts will be available. Cheques should be made payable to the Toronto Computer Lawyers’ Group.
 
Date: Thursday, May 17, 2012
Time: 12:00pm to 2:00pm

Location:
Miller Thomson
5800-40 King Street West
Toronto, ON  M5H 3S1

Dress Code: Business Casual

Please RSVP by replying to secretary@tclg.org.

Please circulate this notice to business associates, clients, colleagues or others who may be interested in attending a meeting or joining the TCLG.