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[ecrea] Conference - Children, risk and safety online

Thu Aug 11 07:10:54 GMT 2011



*CONFERENCE DEADLINE APPROACHING*

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*Children, risk and safety online:*

*Research and policy challenges in comparative perspective *

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*When and where*

§ An international conference for researchers and stakeholders.

§ 22-23 September 2011.

§ London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.

*Conference theme*

The conference will ask a series of pressing questions:

§ Are all children benefiting from the internet and if not, why not?

§ What new digital literacies and coping skills are they developing?

§ How can parents and policy makers balance online opportunities and risks for children?

§ How do children themselves perceive online risk and safety issues?

§ Why do risks differ from country to country, and what new risks are emerging?

§ How can governments, educators, NGOs and industry better support children online?

Papers will be presented by researchers from over 20 countries in Europe and beyond.

Please note that the programme is now complete and regretfully we are unable to accept further paper proposals.

*/EU Kids Online/** survey results*

The conference will showcase final results and recommendations regarding online activities, risks and safety, based on a survey of 25,000 European children conducted by the /EU Kids Online /network of more than 100 researchers in 25 countries and funded by the European Commission's Safer Internet Programme.

*Registration*

Registration is now open at www.eukidsonline.net <http://www.eukidsonline.net/>.

§ Full programme is now online.

§ A non-refundable conference fee of £40 covers the conference reception and materials.

§ Deadline for registration: *Extended to 31^st August 2011*

We look forward to welcoming you to LSE to celebrate the end of our project and to debate the future agenda for research and evidence-based policy on children, risk and safety online.

*Prof. Sonia Livingstone, Dr Leslie Haddon and the EU Kids Online network*




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