8 May 2005, Dresden, Germany
1 day symposium on the future of data protection in relation to the increased technological surveillance powers
http://datenspuren.dresden.ccc.de/2005/

12 May 2005, Berlin, Germany
The 1st "Linux in BERLIN" - conference and communication platform about free software, open source and open content
http://www.linuxinberlin.de

21 May 2005, London, UK
Conference: Suspect Communities, the real 'war on terror' in Europe
http://www.londonmet.ac.uk/research-units/hrsj/events/events_home.cfm

27-28 May 2005, Florence, Italy, E-Privacy Conference 2005
This edition of the foremost Italian conference on privacy in the digital age will focus on automatic data collection and retention. During the conference the first Italian Big Brother Award Ceremony will be held in the stunningly beautiful Palazzo Vecchio.
http://e-privacy.firenze.linux.it/

30 May - 1 June 2005, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
First Holland Open Software Conference, with keynotes by representatives from IBM, Sun, Philips, Apache, Wikipedia and the FFII. The fee for attendees is 185 euro including coffee, tea, two lunches, a dinner and party. Reduced entrance fee for students.
http://www.hosc.nl

6-11 June 2005, Benevento (Naples), Italy
Digital Communities 2005
http://www.ssc.msu.edu/~espace/DC2005.html

13 June 2005, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
European Commission Information day on the first call for proposals of the Safer Internet plus programme. Subject to the completion of all the necessary procedures, it is intended to launch a call in June 2005 with a deadline for proposals in October 2005.
http://europa.eu.int/information_society/activities/sip/news_events/in...

14 June 2005, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Plenary session of the Safer Internet Forum focussed on child safety and mobile phones
http://europa.eu.int/information_society/activities/sip/news_events/mo...

17-18 June 2005, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
3d Amsterdam Internet Conference organised by OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
http://www.osce.org/fom/item_6_9759.html

30 June - 1 July 2005, Geneva, Switzerland
International Symposium on Intellectual Property (IP) Education and Research, organised by WIPO
http://www.wipo.int/academy/en/meetings/iped_sym_05/

11-15 July 2005, Genova, Italy, OSS 2005
http://oss2005.case.unibz.it/index.html

28-31 July 2005, Den Bosch, The Netherlands
What The Hack, major open air hacker / internet lifestyle event. Reduced early bird entrance fee available until 10 May 2005.
http://www.whatthehack.org/

8-9 September 2005, Brussels, Belgium
EuroSOCAP Workshop on confidentiality and privacy in healthcare 3 year programme to develop new ethical standards for privacy and patient access to (electronical) files, started on 31 January 2003.
http://www.eurosocap.org