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Cyberbullying Conference At The County Center |
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Posted by Westchester.com
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Sunday, 01 June 2008 |
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White Plains, NY - Westchester County has once again teamed up with Parry Aftab, an Internet safety expert, to help parents and kids deal with cyberbullying.
The county is co-sponsoring an event Monday, June 2 at the County Center, White Plains from 10:45 a.m. to 5 p.m. While the event is free, pre-registration is required. Go to www.wiredsafety.com.
The session is part of a two-day “International Stop Cyberbullying Conference” put together by Aftab. (The June 3 session at Pace University in Manhattan is geared to industry participants.)
Throughout the day, there will be panels of experts, victims of cyberbullying and presentations on cyberbullying research.
Since 2005, Westchester has worked with Aftab to combat the growing problem of cyberbullying. For more information on the county’s efforts – and information on what you can do to deal with cyberbullying – go to www.westchestergov.com/cybernet.
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The conference is free for pre-registered guests. There is a registration fee of $99 a day, or $149 for both days, for any at the door registrations.
we can tackle this problem if we work together.
Parry Aftab
Executive Director
WiredSafety.org (home of StopCyberbullying.org)