NYC Council to Live Stream Cyberbullying Summit Tonight at 5PM EST

Tonight, the New York City Council will host a cyberbullying summit to discuss ways to combat online bullying and promote positive online social networking. Time Warner Cable will be there to provide support, as will new media, technology and Internet security heavyweights like MTV, Microsoft, Facebook and more.

The summit, led by New York City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn, will be streamed live on the New York City Council website starting around 5 p.m. and later, for free on Time Warner Cable Local On Demand channel 1111 in the NYC service area.

From the New York City Council’s official press release, below is the list of summit speakers and the event schedule.  In case you miss it, we’ll be back with our own recap of what was discussed.

What: Summit to address issue of cyberbullying among youth

Who:

City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn

City Council Member Gale Brewer

Facebook – Brooke Oberwetter, Associate Manager, Policy Communications

MTV – Jason Rzepka, Vice President of Public Affairs

Microsoft – Julie Inman-Grant, Global Director, Privacy and Internet Safety

AT&T – Kathy Heinz, Director Policy, Child Protection and Privacy

Department of Education – Kathleen Grimm, Deputy Chancellor

NYC Relationship Abuse Prevention Program – Liz Lasky

WiredSafety.org – Parry Aftab

Common Sense Media – Linda Burch

New York City youth with firsthand experiences with cyberbullying

When: Monday, July 18, 2011

Time:

5:00 pm – Doors open

6:00 pm – Performance by Enact, New York City student performance group

6:10 pm – Opening remarks

6:20 pm – 7:10 pm – Panel: “Understanding the Problem”

7:10 – 8:00 pm – Panel: “Tools and Resources”

For more information on Internet safety and digital literacy in the meantime, visit our partner Common Sense Media, the nation’s leading organization dedicated to helping families make sense of the overwhelming – and oftentimes scary – amount of information on the World Wide Web.

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