Connecting Generations - Discover the digital world together…safely! (Nicosia Conference)
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The international conference "Connecting Generations - Discover the digital world together...safely!" took place at the premises of the European university in Cyprus on the 17th of November 2011. It was co-organized by World Vision and the Cyberethics team of the Cyprus Neuroscience and Technology Institute.
Description
The conference was organized in order to promote safer internet within English speaking schools in Cyprus, among students (mainly of the European university) and also to support delegates from Armenia, Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine, Israel and Georgia in their efforts to promote safer internet in their respective countries. Participants included high school students from 6 English speaking secondary school of Cyprus, academics, university students (mainly from the European University where the conference was organized), representatives from civil society organizations, a number of journalists and 6 international delegates. The speakers also included the Head of the Cyber Crime unit of the Cyprus police and the Head of the Education Technology Department of the Pedagogical Institute of Cyprus.
Program
Time AGENDA
10:00 Welcoming / Introductions. Chair: Anna-Maria Drousiotou
10:05 Welcome speech Minister of Education
10:10 Welcome speech Mr. Mahdessian
10:40 Connecting generations, Yiannis Laouris, Cyprus Neuroscience and Technology Institute
10:50 World Vision – who we are; Ross Piper, World Vision
11:00 Interview of World Vision delegates; Interviewer: Mandy Yamanis, World Vision
11:20 Cyberethics project presentation Helpline and Hotline (live cases, games, cartoons), Iliada Spyrou, Cyberethics Helpline Coordinator
11:35 Cyber Crime in Cyprus: Markos Nikolettis, Cyprus Police, Cyber Crime Unit
11:50 Presentation: A success story on parent teacher cyber interaction in Cyprus: Anastasia Economou, Cyprus Pedagogical Institute
12:10 Videos created by students; Discussion with Audience. Coordinator: Yiannis Laouris, Cyberethics, Manager
12.30 End of Conference
12:35 Cocktail
Gallery
Participants right rows
Participants left rows
Mandy Yamanis, Delegates and Audience
Speakers, Delegates and Audience
Mr. Mahdessian, Armenian Community Representative
Ross Piper, World Vision
Iliada Spyrou interactive session
Iliada Spyrou questioning students
Radio show
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