Forthcoming Events at the Family Online Safety Institute
FOSI/Oxford Internet Institute Thursday Evening Lecture and Reception, Oxford. 5:30 p.m.
Guest Lecturers: Dr. Tanya Byron and Professor John Palfrey
Asked by British Prime Minister Gordon Brown to investigate the new dangers to children being brought up in the digital age, Dr. Tanya Byron, under the auspices of the Department for Children, Schools and Families, produced a 224-page report. The child psychologist's recommendations included a cinema-style system of classification for video games and a thorough public education campaign and educational efforts in schools. She also warned that protecting children against all risks stunts their development and that an important part of growing up is learning to assess and deal with danger.
The Family Online Safety Institute has teamed with the Oxford Internet Institute to bring you a Thursday Evening Lecture at the OII to hear Tanya Byron's reactions to the Review's launch and on the feedback she has received since.
Consumer groups, charities, government departments, trade bodies and other stakeholders will have an opportunity to hear more about recommendations mentioned in the report, the one-stop shop, the universal rating debate and kite-marking and the Council proposed in the Review.
Professor John Palfrey, Clinical Professor of Law at Harvard Law School and Executive Director of the Berkman Center for Internet & Society, focuses on Internet law, intellectual property, and the potential of new technologies to strengthen democracies both locally and internationally. He has also recently been appointed Chair of the Internet Safety Technical Task Force, set up in early 2008 to focus on identifying effective online safety tools and technologies that can be used by many companies across multiple platforms.
The Evening Lecture will be video-recorded and will be available from the OII and FOSI websites within two or three days of the event.
FOSI/OII Roundtable & Lunch, Oxford (Invitee only).
Following the success of FOSI's first Online Safety Education Initiative roundtable at the NCTA in April, we are co-hosting the second one with the Oxford Internet Institute in the UK, as an opportunity to explore a more European and international perspective on what online safety education there is, how successfully it is being delivered, and how its impact is being measured.
Using ideas and questions from the Thursday Evening Lecture, there will be an opportunity to delve deeper into the meaningful delivery of online safety education at the roundtable on June 13th. Dr Tanya Byron will share thoughts in her opening remarks, and then invited stakeholders will be invited to discuss and share views.
For more information on either of the FOSI/OII events taking place in Oxford, please contact FOSI.
Together with US Law Firm Dow Lohnes, FOSI will host its first in a series of forums looking at current legislation on harmful and illegal content - the first of these fora will focus on the situation in the US and take place in central Washington DC. The FOSI Forum will bring together internet companies, law firms interested in this area and FTC, FCC and other government officials for a morning of presentations and debate. The FOSI Forum will provide an opportunity for all stakeholders to learn current and future regulatory issues on the Hill and what they might mean for internet companies in the coming year.
As part of FOSI's Online Safety Education Initiative 2008, FOSI will hold its third roundtable in September at the Googleplex, Mountain View on September 19, after the FOSI Board Meeting that will take place in the same venue on September 18.
Following the successful April 2008 screening of the critically acclaimed PBS documentary 'Growing Up Online' at the NCTA HQ in Washington DC, FOSI is looking to screen the documentary on the West Coast at the September roundtable, with producer Rachel Dretzen in attendance for Q&A and discussion. Watch this space for more information.
FOSI Annual Conference
After last year's success, this year's conference will provide an excellent opportunity to review the achievements of 2008 and set the agenda for 2009.
