The agenda for the 7th Annual Conference of the International Bullying Prevention Association has been published on the conference website. Details of the keynotes, workshops, and panels, along with links to presenter bio pages, can be located on the “Information” page of the conference website. This year’s Conference will feature a day-long, ground-breaking panel session of cyberbullying researchers and experts. The panel, which was organized by Nancy Willard, Executive Director of the Center for Safe and Responsible Internet Use, will include: Sameer Hinduja, Justin Patchin, Patricia Agatston, Anne Collier, Larry Magid, Mike Donlin, Elizabeth Englander, Donnel Nunes, Sylvia Martinez, Andrew Agatston, Frank Dannehey, Rebekah Sills Lamm, Stan Davis, Lisa Jones, Linda Burch, Mark Trachtenbroit, Kim Sanchez, and Robin Sax. The Cyberbullying panel will convene on Monday, November 15th. The conference will include information about the latest research, including a massive effort being undertaken by Stan Davis and Charisse Nixon. They will unveil the results of their study involving thousands of students during the Wednesday session, November 17th. Sameer Hinduja and Justin Patchin, well-known authors and researchers, will discuss their new findings regarding girls and bullying and cyberbullying on Tuesday, November 16th. The legendary Dan Olweus will be presenting a workshop with Susan Limber of Clemson University. There will be general sessions for an International Panel and and Federal Panel (the latter moderated by Capt. Stephanie Bryn).
For detailed information about they sessions and the presenters, just CLICK ON THIS LINK, which will take you to the Conference Information Page. Links to the agenda are near the top of the page, just below the banner.
Those wishing to attend the conference can register and pay online, or simply send the information through the mail. The Conference is made possible by the Presenting Sponsor, the Microsoft Corporation. If you have any questions or require further information, you can email Mike Tully here. (Mike is the Chairperson of this year’s conference.)