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   |place= Nicosia <br>Cyprus
   |place= Nicosia <br>Cyprus
   |dates= 17 November 2011
   |dates= 17 November 2011
   |participants_type=Students, business people, civil society, journalists, students
   |participants_type=High school students, university students, international delegates, academics, civil society, journalists
   |participants_num= approx. 100
   |participants_num= approx. 100
   |total_duration=1/2 day
   |total_duration=1/2 day
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==Description==
==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, Israel and Georgia in their efforts to promote safer internet in their respective countries.
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, 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.