ADVISORY/State-of-the-Art Internet Safety Initiative for Nation's Children to be Unveiled by Boys & Girls Clubs of America, National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, and Compaq.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers ADVISORY... for Wednesday Wednesday: see week. (Feb. 21) --(BUSINESS WIRE) Boys & Girls Clubs Girls Club is a 2002 American television series created by David E. Kelley, who was also it's producer and executive producer. Only two out of a total of thirteen episodes created were broadcast on Fox Television in the United States and Global Television in Canada. of America America [for Amerigo Vespucci], the lands of the Western Hemisphere—North America, Central (or Middle) America, and South America. The world map published in 1507 by Martin Waldseemüller is the first known cartographic use of the name. and the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children Partner on the NetSmartz Workshop  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . Netsmartz. , an Unprecedented Effort to Safeguard America's Youth Compaq Computer Corporation (company) Compaq Computer Corporation - The largest US manufacturer and vendor of IBM PC compatible personal computers and servers. Compaq was started in 1982 by three ex-Texas Instruments employees. Quarterly sales $2499M, profits $210M (Aug 1994). http://compaq.com/. to Extend Innovative Web-based Programming Globally to Children, Families and Educators WHO: Michael Capellas, Chairman and CEO, Compaq Computer Corporation The Honorable Arnold I. Burns, Chairman of the Board, Boys & Girls Clubs of America (B&GCA) Robbie Callaway, Chairman-Elect, National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) and Senior Vice President, Government Relations, B&GCA Ernie Allen, President, NCMEC WHAT: In June 2000, the NCMEC issued a report to Congress, Online Victimization: A Report on the Nation's Youth, providing surprising findings about the rates of online victimization, who the offenders are, and how youth and families are reacting to online sexual solicitations and sexually-explicit images. In response, B&GCA and NCMEC have teamed to launch an unprecedented Web-based, age-appropriate Internet safety program to be piloted in 50 Boys & Girls Clubs this month, and then rolled out nationally to their 2,800 clubs. Compaq Computer Corporation has donated $1.5 million to enable children, parents and educators worldwide to access the NetSmartz Workshop program via online audio and video streaming at www.NetSmartz.com. Through the Compaq/NetSmartz Studio, on site at NCMEC, new, innovative Internet safety activities utilizing the latest 3-D and Web technologies will be developed to teach kids, parents and educators about the risks online. WHEN: 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, February 21, 2001. WHERE: Ballroom, National Press Club, 529 14th Street, N.W., Washington, DC WHY: Almost 24 million children (10-17), are currently online regularly each month, exploring the Internet as the new medium of choice to learn, play and communicate with others. These new animated lesson plans provide fun, interactive lessons for three age groups, that will provide kids with the skills they need to stay safer online. Live video of the press conference will be available by going to the following web addresses: www.NetSmartz.org See .org. (networking) org - The top-level domain for organisations or individuals that don't fit any other top-level domain (national, com, edu, or gov). Though many have .org domains, it was never intended to be limited to non-profit organisations. RFC 1591. or to www.ConnectLive.com/events/protectchildren. You will need the FREE RealMedia A streaming media technology for the Internet from RealNetworks. Using the Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP), it is designed to handle any type of media, including audio, video, MIDI, text, animation and presentations. software downloaded and then also installed on your computer in order to view the event. If you do not already have the software, you can get it from the video web page. You may wish to test your computer to be sure it is properly setup See BIOS setup and install program. to access the video broadcast; samples are available at www.ConnectLive.com . The free video access software must be downloaded (takes about 20 minutes on a 28.8 modem modem [modulator/demodulator], an external device or internal electronic circuitry used to transmit and receive digital data over a communications line normally used for analog signals. ) and then installed (which takes about 3 minutes). We recommend doing this prior to the event. If you have questions, email the ConnectLive.com Broadcast Support Center at Support@ConnectLive.com. If you miss the live broadcast, it will be available online for at least 6 months after the event. |
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