Information Governance (InfoGovernance) is the specification of decision rights and an accountability framework to encourage desirable behavior in the valuation, creation, storage, use, archiving and deletion of information. It includes the processes, roles, standards and metrics that ensure the effective and efficient use of information to enable an organization to achieve its goals. Information governance should be an element in planning an enterprise's information architecture.

(Gartner Hype Cycle for Legal and Regulatory Information Governance, 2009, December 2009).

An Engagement Area (EA) is an area where the commander of a military force intends to contain and destroy an enemy force with the massed effects of all available weapons systems.

(FM 1-02, Operational Terms and Graphics, September 2004).

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Weekly eDiscovery News and Views - October 27, 2010

Provided for your review/use is this week's snapshot update of key industry news, views, and events highlighting key electronic discovery related stories, developments, and announcements.

eDiscovery News
Context for Considering Discovery

  1. Backup? There's a Service for That - http://tinyurl.com/2e3jo6l
  2. Clawbacks: Trick or Treat? http://tinyurl.com/36do6lg
  3. Court Orders Production of Plaintiff's User Names and Passwords for Social Network Accounts - http://tinyurl.com/24obegz
  4. Cyber Criminals Take Aim – At Your Firm - http://tinyurl.com/2fem88w
  5. eDiscovery: Does Platform Integration Matter? http://tinyurl.com/2chmz4u
  6. E-Mail Spam Falls After Russian Crackdown - http://tinyurl.com/28jh878
  7. Ethics Committees and the Bystander Effect - http://tinyurl.com/2eu2sl4
  8. Europe and US to Bang Heads over Data Privacy - http://tinyurl.com/38lo4nz
  9. Feds To Access Email From Cloud - http://tinyurl.com/37d4fn4
  10. Free Speech Protects Amazon Buyers' Data, Federal Judge Rules - http://tinyurl.com/25ywt6q
  11. Friends, Followers, and Feeds: A National Survey of Social Media Use in State Government - http://tinyurl.com/35odpyu
  12. Google Admits It 'Mistakenly' Captured E-Mails, E-Mail Addresses, Passwords - http://tinyurl.com/2ejprdl
  13. How the Cloud Is Spurring Reform of Federal Law - http://tinyurl.com/3agxv45
  14. Is eDiscovery Certifiable? http://tinyurl.com/25gkh36
  15. Law Firms Feel Pressure From New Breed of Competitors - http://tinyurl.com/2frhk7d
  16. Law Firms Staff Experts to Manage EDD - http://tinyurl.com/26ju6h9
  17. NARA Wants US Government Social Media Content Tamed -http://tinyurl.com/2cgsr3d
  18. National eDiscovery Institute at Georgetown - Interview (Monica Bay/Patrick Oot) - http://tinyurl.com/28rf9mz
  19. Online Profilers Use Browser Cookies to Collect Consumer Information - http://tinyurl.com/2chzq7j
  20. Pa. Court Opens Door to Discovery of Social Networks - http://tinyurl.com/2aw8fld
  21. Proportionality Requires Planning to Implement - Canadian eDiscovery - http://tinyurl.com/2afrze3
  22. Sanctions for Spoliation Are Not Made on Hunches - http://tinyurl.com/2comfkq
  23. Social Media Advisor - Background Checks The New-Fashioned Way - http://tinyurl.com/2dl9qsm
  24. Spoliation: Go to Jail. Go directly to Jail. Do not pass GO. http://tinyurl.com/23m6fqf
  25. The Perils of Implied Messages for Reg FD - http://p2.to/ZGZ
  26. UK E-Disclosure Risks are Calculable and Containable - http://bit.ly/9yfZGi
  27. UK - Every Email and Website to be Stored - http://tinyurl.com/28tug22
  28. Why Cloud Security Worries Are Overblown - http://tinyurl.com/2br2m8t
  29. Why Data Governance Agreement Matters to Data Analytics - http://bit.ly/cLZ8D2
  30. Would You 'Friend' the Judge? http://tinyurl.com/358umkd


Compositions for Education: Presentations, Reports, Reviews, Surveys, and White Papers
Content for Understanding Technology
Vendor Views
Industry Landscape
eDiscovery Events

OCTOBER

Sedona Conference, Antitrust Law & Litigation XII
October 28-29, 2010
Phoenix, AZ
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NOVEMBER

InfoSecurity – Netherlands
November 3-4, 2010
Utrecht, Netherlands
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55th Annual ARMA International Conference and Expo
November 07-10, 2010
San Francisco, CA
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InfoSecurity – Russia
November 17-19, 2010
Moscow, Russia
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Gartner Identity and Access Management Summit
November 17, 2010
San Diego, CA
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7th Annual Advanced E-Discovery Institute
November 18-19, 2010
Arlington, VA
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Gartner Data Center Summit
November 22-23, 2010
London, UK
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DECEMBER

Gartner Data Center Conference
December 6-9, 2010
Las Vegas, NV
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ALM – Virtual LegalTech
December 14, 2010
Online
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2011

JANUARY


LegalTech New York
January 31 - February 2, 2011
New York, New York
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FEBRUARY

IQPC eDiscovery for Financial Services Conference

February 14-16, 2011
New York, NY
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APRIL

ABA TECHSHOW
April 11 - 12, 2011
Chicago, IL
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JUNE

LegalTech West
June 15-16, 2011
Los Angeles, CA
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JULY

Carmel Valley E-Discovery Retreat
July 17-21, 2011
Carmel, California
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