In the effort to provide all of our event attendees with chances to gather and connect with other privacy pros, we’ve got some favorite networking options from years past lined up for the IAPP Global Privacy Summit, as well as some brand new offerings, including Peer-to-Peer Roundtables, KnowledgeNet Chapter Meet-Ups and our first-ever LGBT Networking Happy Hour.
Set for March 4 at Number Nine, which is described as the newest offering “from the partnership that has given Washington, DC's gay community a history of substantial nightlife options for over two decades,” this GLBT Networking Happy Hour is part of the IAPP’s vision of giving its members diverse networking opportunities.
Christopher Wolf of Hogan Lovells, which is sponsoring refreshments at the event, said, “Just as affinity groups in law firms and corporations have fostered mutual support, collaboration and mentoring, my hope is that this new effort focused on LGBT privacy professionals will be equally beneficial."
“This is yet another great networking opportunity being offered by IAPP at the world’s largest privacy conference,” said NAI President and CEO Marc Groman, CIPP/US. “Everyone’s welcome. We’re expecting top CPOs, IAPP Board Members, high-ranking government officials as well as recent graduates and new privacy pros attending the Summit for the first time.”
Number Nine’s website describes it as “tremendously plush, comfortable and inviting … including extensive seating, sumptuous marble bars, hardwood floors, a fireplace and state-of-the-art sound and lighting.”
“It’s a great space just minutes from the Convention Center in DC’s hot Logan Circle neighborhood,” Groman said. “Bring an interest in privacy, your sense of humor and desire to meet new people."
“We are excited to connect members of all backgrounds,” IAPP Member Engagement Manager Katherine Gilchrest, CIPP/US, explained, adding, “We are always looking for new opportunities to bring members together to network, and what better place than at the reinvented Summit?”
Interested in attending? Please RSVP to Member Engagement Coordinator Marin Mathien at mmathien@privacyassociation.org by February 27.
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