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2008 Cox Teen Summit on Internet Safety
and Grassroots Advocacy
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
8 AM - 5 PM
Agenda
Registration / Continental Breakfast
Keynote Address by John Walsh, host of
the TV Show America's Most Wanted
Morning Breakout Sessions
Lunch
Afternoon Breakout Sessions
Tour of the Capitol for Teens
How to be an Effective Grassroots
Advocate Presentation and Q&A Session
Rally on the Steps of the Capitol |
Inaugural Louisiana Teen Summit
on Internet Safety and Grassroots Advocacy a Success!
Cox Communications and Prevent Child
Abuse (PCA) Louisiana hosted a Louisiana Teen Summit on
Internet Safety & Grassroots Advocacy on May 2nd at the
Holiday Inn Select in Baton Rouge. The Summit was a
gathering of more than 100 students from around the state who are interested
in keeping themselves and their peers safe online, and who wanted
to learn how to be effective advocates.
Miss America 2007 Lauren
Nelson was presented on Senate Floor |
Clay Rives with Internet
Crimes Against Children conducted special presentations |
Miss America 2007 Lauren
Nelson delivered the keynote address at lunch |
Students had an opportunity
to meet with legislators like Representative Mike
Walsworth at the State Capitol |
Teens and parents heard
presentations from Representative John Smith and Senator
Sharon Weston Broome in the House and Senate Galleries |
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Teens had
the unique opportunity to take a picture on the Senate
floor |
From left to right: Vickie
Harris, Prevent Child Abuse Louisiana Board President,
Attorney General Charles Foti, Miss America 2007 Lauren
Nelson and Jacqui Vines, Vice President and Region
Manager of Cox Greater Louisiana |
Miss America signed
autographs for summit attendees at a reception at the
Governor's Mansion |
Governor Kathleen Blanco
made a special appearance at the summit reception |
Internet Safety
Town Hall Meeting
Wednesday, May
23
On Wednesday, May 23,
Cox partnered with Prevent Child Abuse Louisiana to
present an Internet Safety Town Hall meeting at the
LITE center, located at 537 Cajundome Blvd,
Lafayette, Louisiana. Clayton Rives, Director of the
Louisiana Attorney General's Internet Crimes Against
Children (ICAC) Task Force, conducted a riveting
Internet Safety presentation.
Cox is committed
to keeping our kids safe online.
For more information on our
corporate Take Charge! initiative,
click here. |
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