"IAPP members prove time and again the importance of connectedness to a professional association. Whether they are organizing one of the dozens of local KnowledgeNet chapters or volunteering to speak at a web conference, privacy professionals always seem to be coming up with new ways to trade ideas and business cards," writes IAPP Westin Fellow Cobun Keegan, CIPP/US, CIPM. "This year during Pride Month, a group of IAPP members has been working hard behind the scenes to build a lasting network of LGBTQ privacy professionals. These efforts culminated in the creation of a new LinkedIn group, LGBTQ Privacy & Tech Network, as well as two local KnowledgeNet events." In this post for Privacy Perspectives, Keegan provides details and his personal thoughts on these latest networking efforts.
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