WiredKids Summit, May 25, 2005

WiredKids and The WiredSafety Group’s FBI-trained Teenangels and Tweenangels invite you to join them at their WiredKids Summit given entirely by these expert teens and pre-teens.

Teenangels and Tweenangels share:

• What do Kids Currently Use the Internet for?
• What are the Latest Interactive Technologies and How Do Kids Use Them?
• What Sites Do Kids Visit the Most and Why?
• What’s the Latest on Kids and Cyberbullying, Blogs, Cyberdating, Downloading Media, Privacy, Security, Cell phones and Text messaging as well as Predators on the Web?

Come Join Us and Hear from the Real Experts – The Teens and Preteens Themselves

Panel discussions: The summit will consist of panel discussions run entirely by FBI-trained preteens and teens, our real Internet experts. Moderated by Parry Aftab, cyberlawyer and Executive Director of WiredKids and the WiredSafety Group, four separate panels will allow the expert preteens and teens to share their expertise, views and accolades about the Internet, their favorite sites and visionaries.

An Awards Ceremony take place throughout the summit, including our Internet Super Hero Award which will be presented this year by Marvel’s Spider-Man and Parry Aftab.

A special lunch will be served for invited guests from 1:15 P.M. – 2:30 P.M. Over lunch, the Tweenangels and Teenangels will join the guests and share their expertise and presentations on Internet predators will be delivered by Teenangels with bestselling author, Katie Tarbox. (Sorry, luncheon invitations are reserved for special guests, WiredKids advisory board members and Teenangel supporters.)

• Panel 1: Stop Cyberbullying! presents information about how young people are using the internet to harass other kids online. The panel will cover real cases, prevention, and safety tips for parents, kids and schools.
• Panel 2: Keeping Kids and Families Safe in a Digital World will share information about the 4Ps – privacy, predators, pornography and piracy, the new WiredSafety.org video, the Teenangels’ and Tweenangels’ own safety tips and what parents, schools and industry leaders should know.
• Panel 3: The Secret World of Kids Online will share hidden risks of new technologies and showcase products and improvements created or enhanced by the TeenAngels as well as recommendations for features to existing products to enhance online safety, privacy and security.
• Panel 4: Just for Fun will explore what kids enjoy doing online including their favorite sites and activities. (The WiredKids Best of the Web Awards will be given during this panel.)

Awards Ceremony:

The Summit will include awards for the following:

• The Teenangels Hero Awards
• WiredSafety’s Super Librarian of the Year
• The Wired Cops Awards
• The Educational Superstar Award
• The WiredKids’ Best of the Web Awards
• The Internet Visionary Award
• And for the first time, our Internet Super Hero Award will be presented by Marvel’s Super Heroes, including Spider-Man and The Incredible Hulk

In addition, the Internet safety video – The 4Ps – Privacy, Predators, Porn and Pop-ups will be released in honor of Christina Long, the first confirmed murder victim by an Internet sexual predator.