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

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.

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