ISPA News 31/05/06

Votes, Toasts And Networking
ISPA's AGM and summer reception

Child Protection Conference
More exclusive offers for ISPA members

Head Start For Entrants
The 2007 ISPAs Briefing pack available

New Members Keep Coming
Meet ISPA's two newest members

Effects Of The E-Commerce Reg's
ISPA's next Legal Forum 

Customer Focus
Upcoming issue of Hardcopy 



Votes, Toasts And Networking
ISPA's AGM and summer reception

ISPA’s AGM and annual summer reception will be held in July in Central London.

All ISPA members are invited to attend the AGM and review ISPA’s work over the past year.

Following the AGM, ISPA will host its summer reception giving members the opportunity to meet each other as well as MPs, and leading industry stakeholders.

The AGM and summer reception will be held on the afternoon of 5th July 2006 at the National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, London, SW1A 2HE.

All nominations and proposed resolutions will be circulated to members by the ISPA Secretariat shortly.

Members can register their interest in attending the AGM and Summer Reception by contacting the ISPA Secretariat. 

Child Protection Conference
Exclusive offers for ISPA Members

ISPA has arranged an exclusive discount for ISPA members to attend the Child Protection and the Internet conference.

The conference will bring together industry, social services and the police to examine the best means of ensuring the safety of children online.

Speakers will include Jim Gamble representing the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre, Peter Robbins from the IWF, Camille de Stempel from AOL, Paul Clark from Association of Directors of Social Services and Lancashire Police's Neil Hunter.

The conference will be held on 28th June 2006 in Central London.

Members are also able to access an exclusive discount to The 3rd Annual Digital Lifestyle Forum: Beyond the connected home, on the 28th & 29th June 2006 in Central London.  The forum will bring together all the key players in the value chain to discuss vital issues including creating brand, product and service propositions that are in-tune with your target market and harnessing increased market share.

For more information on these and all other exclusive offers currently available to ISPA members, please visit the deals for members area.

For more information on the benefits of joining ISPA - the UK's leading Internet trade association, please visit the benefits of membership area here.


Head Start For Entrants
The 2007 ISPAs Briefing pack available

If your company is interested in entering The 2007 ISPAs - The 9th Annual UK Internet Industry Awards and was not represented at the pre-entry briefing at Internet World 2006, you can request a briefing pack by contacting the ISPA Press Office here.

The briefing pack will provide prospective entrants with the following information:

• new categories and criteria
• entry procedures
• assessment processes
• specific responsibilities and requirements.

The 2007 ISPAs will be launched shortly. There is no charge to enter the awards and entry is open to both members and non-ISPA members.

Request your briefing pack by contacting the ISPA press office. 

New Members Keep Coming
Meet ISPA's two newest members

Two new companies, eager to enjoy the many benefits of membership, have joined ISPA this month.

PlayLouder MSP is a Music ISP, offering broadband bundled with a music service.

Fluidata have also joined ISPA this month. Fluidata's services include low contention DSL, Bonded Circuits and Leased Lines for businesses.

Take a look at the many benefits of membership your company could be enjoying here. If you have any questions regarding membership of ISPA, please contact the ISPA Secretariat. 



Effects Of The E-Commerce Reg's
ISPA's Next Legal Forum

Members are invited to gain some new insight and share your experience about the E-Commerce Regulations at ISPA's next legal forum.

Graham Smith, partner at Bird & Bird will be speaking at the forum which will be Chaired by Clive Gringas, partner at Olswang.

The presentations and Q&A session will be followed by the opportunity to network and meet fellow members of ISPA over a drink.

Hosted by Bird & Bird, the forum will be held at their London Offices from 3pm – 5.45pm on 7th June. Attendees are asked to arrive at 2:30pm for registration.

Places are limited. To register, please email the ISPA Secretariat.

Customer Focus
Upcoming issue of Hardcopy

The latest edition of Hardcopy - ISPAs biannual publication will soon be available.  In this sixth edition, Hardcopy tackles customer issues.

Hardcopy will be automatically distributed to all ISPA members. If you are not an ISPA member, but would like receive a copy and glean insights from the UK’s leading trade association of the Internet industry, please contact the ISPA press office.