This is a webcast of the webinar that took place earlier today, with added real time text captioning. Please be tolerant if our captioner may at times struggle with the accents! Unlike the EURALO effort on Monday <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/9918> which focused on practical implementation, today's Internet Society's Europe Bureau discussion took a wider view of the new law's novelties, challenges and opportunities.. <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/netneutrality18/edit> [image: Livestream] <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/isocgdpr>Today, *Thursday February 22 2018* at *1pm ET* (18:00 UTC) the *Internet Society Livestream Channe*l <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/isocgdpr/> presents a webcast of *Internet Society Webinar: GDPR: Novelties, Challenges and Opportunities <https://www.internetsociety.org/events/gdpr-webinar/>* earlier today. The EU *General Data Protection Regulation* <https://www.eugdpr.org/> (GDPR) which is going to enter into force on *25 May 2018* will bring fundamental changes to the Privacy and Data Protection scene on a global level. GDPR aims to harmonize data privacy laws across Europe, to protect and empower data privacy of EU citizens and to reshape the way organizations across the region approach data privacy. The expected global impact of GDPR has triggered a worldwide discussion and many organizations both within and outside the EU are currently busy getting ready for 25 May, to make sure they are in compliance with the GDPR, while there is still an ongoing debate on many provisions. This Internet Society webinar provided our community with a better understanding of the big picture when it comes to GDPR, its global impact, novelties, challenges and opportunities. Speakers: *Bojana Bellamy*, President, Centre for Information Policy Leadership; *Prof. Joe Cannataci*, UN Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy; *Oli* *​​* *vier Iteanu*, Founder and Managing Partner, Iteanu Avocats; *Nevena Ruzic*, Assistant Secretary General at Information Commissioner Serbia. Moderator: *Ceren Unal*, Internet Society European Regional Bureau. The webcast will also be available on *Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/InternetSociety/>* and will have ​​ *open captioning* <https://www.streamtext.net/text.aspx?event=CFI-ISOC>. *View on Livestream: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/isocgdpr/ <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/isocgdpr/>View on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InternetSociety/ <https://www.facebook.com/InternetSociety/>Real Time Text: https://www.streamtext.net/text.aspx?event=CFI-ISOC <https://www.streamtext.net/text.aspx?event=CFI-ISOC>Twitter: @InternetSociety + #GDPR http://bit.ly/isocgdpr <http://bit.ly/isocgdpr>* Comment <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/9935#respond> See all comments <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/9935#comments> *​Permalink* ​http://isoc-ny.org/p2/9935​ <https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/%E2%80%8Bhttp://isoc-ny.org/p2/9935%E2%80%8B> ​​ -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast -------------------------------------------------------------- -