18-21 January 2006 Roma, Italia Linux Club - Open Source of Copy Left - an event intended to promote the use of technology and Internet as instruments to state foundamental rights such as the freedom of expression and thinking.
http://punto-informatico.it/p.asp?i=57284&r=PI

24 January 2006 Brussels , Belgium Workshop on Review of the EU regulatory framework for electronic communications and services, including review of the Recommendation on relevant markets
http://europa.eu.int/information_society/policy/ecomm/info_centre/docu...

27 January 2006 Paris, France European Pluridisciplinary Seminar on the Role of ICTs in the Evolution of Security Policies in Europe Information and registration (free of charge) at:

EN
http://www-polytic.lip6.fr/article.php3?id_article=123

FR
http://www-polytic.lip6.fr/article.php3?id_article=122

28 January 2006 Amsterdam, Netherlands Dutch Big Brother Awards ceremony The Dutch NGO Bits of Freedom is presenting the fourth Big Brother Award ceremony in music centre Melkweg.
http://www.bigbrotherawards.nl

30-31 January 2006 Rome, Italy OECD Conference on the Future Digital Economy: Digital Content Creation, Distribution and Access
http://www.oecd.org/sti/digitalcontent/conference/registration

20-24 February 2006 Geneva, Switzerland Provisional Committee on Proposals Related to a WIPO Development Agenda : First Session
http://www.wipo.int/meetings/en/details.jsp?meeting_id=9643

1-3 March 2006 Geneva, Switzerland WIPO - Open Forum on the draft Substantive Patent Law Treaty (SPLT)
http://www.wipo.int/meetings/2006/scp_of_ge_06/en/