International Conference "Keeping Children and Young People Safe Online" will be held in Warsaw, Poland, from 19 to 20 September 2017

Within the framework of the ITU European Regional Initiative on Building Confidence and Security in the use of Telecommunications/ICTs, adopted by the World Telecommunication Development Conference 2014 (WTDC-14), Dubai, the Conference is co-organized by the Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT) of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the Polish and German Safer Internet Centres, which have been working together within the European Commission’s Safer Internet Program. They will continue to cooperate within the recently introduced Connecting Europe Facility Programme. The main partners of the event is the Orange Foundation.

This event is highly relevant for representatives of the education sector, NGOs, the judiciary and law enforcement agencies and Internet content service providers. Addressing a broad spectrum of issues related to the safety of children and young people on the Internet, the Conference aims to raise awareness about the new challenges and opportunities in fighting online threats as well as to popularize best practices across different sectors.

Please note that the event will be paperless. Documents related to the event, including the draft agenda and practical information for participants will be posted on the ITU website at http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Regional-Presence/Europe/Pages/Events/2017/COP/Keeping-Children-and-Young-People-Safe-Online.aspx  and the host organization website at http://www.saferinternet.pl/en/conferences-and-trainings/11th-international-conference/  

The event will be conducted in English only.

Participants are requested to complete the online registration form available at http://www.saferinternet.pl/en/11th-ic-form-2017