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WISE KIDS are in the process of organising a National Conference in Wales together with the Wales Internet Safety Partnership (WISP), entitled:

Young People, Mobile and Internet Technologies 2008 - Maximising Opportunities, Addressing Challenges

The conference will be held at the Richard Ley Development Centre in Swansea on the 20th of October 2008.

The conference will focus on raising awareness of young people’s use of Internet and mobile technologies, and will examine what issues educators, youth professionals and policy makers need to address to ensure that young people have the necessary skills and knowledge to use these media confidently, and explore the opportunities these present. Challenges and risks associated with these media will also be discussed, and the conference will explore the legal and safeguarding issues that schools and other organisations need to address to minimise risk caused by misuse of these media.

The key strands will be around innovative use of technology in education, children’s experiences in virtual worlds, digital literacy, e-safety - legal and good practice guidelines. It is hoped that this conference will
stimulate discussion, ideas and concrete action points that can help the sector move forward as a whole, in a way that truly supports young people, and those who work with them.

To register an interest in attending this conference, please visit:

http://www.wisekids.org.uk/conf

and complete the form. A notice will be sent when registration for this conference opens officially. This is anticipated to be the end of August 2008. It is anticipated that the conference registration fee will be
approximately 87 pounds.