[eccr] 2003-11-20 DE, Berlin - The Internet in 2004: Safe or Just Safer? - an INHOPE Initiative

>
> INHOPE CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT
>
> "The Internet in 2004: Safe or Just Safer? - an INHOPE Initiative"
>
> 20 November 2003
> Grand Hotel Esplanade Berlin
>
> Register now on www.inhope.org!
>
>
> INHOPE is hosting a major one-day international conference called "The
> Internet in 2004:Safe or Just Safer? - an INHOPE Initiative" in the 
> Grand
> Hotel Esplanade in Berlin on 20 November 2003.
>
> The INHOPE inaugural one-day conference will create an exciting forum 
> and
> target an audience representing the areas of law enforcement, child 
> welfare,
> Internet Service Providers (ISP's) and the interested parents of 
> children
> all eager for 'frank talk.'
>
> This conference will demonstrate the importance of protecting people's
> rights, especially childrens'; preventing victimization through 
> consumer
> education; promote a network linking the experts and specialists in the
> field of sexual exploitation and online illegal content and enable the
> expansion of the INHOPE network to new and diverse stakeholders.
>
> At this stage, INHOPE has 18 members in 16 countries world wide 
> tackling
> illegal material online. However, INHOPE believes that a safer 
> environment
> on the Internet can only be created once all relevant stakeholders
> co-operate and exchange expertise.
>
> The conference will promote a multinational panel of 'frank speaking' 
> and
> 'no nonsense' specialists uniting for one day to highlight the need to
> protect people's rights online. During the conference there will be 
> three
> breakout sessions enabling in-depth discussions amongst experts on the
> following three topics:
>
> - Internet, Technology, Self Regulation and Defense Strategies
> - Criminal Activity, Effective Investigation and Prosecution and
> - Internet Safety Education - Are we reaching the key audiences?
>
> The conference will identify defense strategies against exploitation 
> on the
> Internet. It will identify current trends in Cybercrime and discuss and
> develop solutions. INHOPE will contribute the expertise and knowledge 
> gained
> since its foundation four years ago with 8 members to a globally 
> respected
> organisation.
>
> This will help to make the Internet a safer place for people of all 
> ages to
> learn, play and work.
>
> From the knowledge shared at the conference the conference team will 
> produce
> a summary document reflecting the achievements and issues encountered 
> by the
> different stakeholders over the last years. This document will provide
> important feedback and recommendations to national agencies active in 
> this
> area, including national governments and EC funded programs.
>
> The language of the conference will be English. No translation service 
> will
> be available.
>
> We encourage you to register on our website on
> http://www.inhope.org/english/conf
>
>

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