Technology Leaders and Online Safety Advocates Discuss Internet Safety in Natick, MA

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Apr 30, 2013, 07:00 ET

BOSTON, April 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

WHAT:	Panel session: "From Digital Conversion to Digital Citizenship," where national experts will discuss the impact of bringing Internet-connected technology into children's lives at younger and younger ages and the roles of all participants, including parents, educators and communities. The panel will discuss how school districts across the nation are increasingly focused on using these tools to improve both learning and teaching.

WHO:	Trend Micro Internet Safety for Kids and the Natick Public School will be hosting the panel that includes:
	•	Anne Collier - Editor and Founder, NetFamilyNews and Co-director, ConnectSafely
	•	Brooke Oberwetter - Associate Manager of External Affairs for Policy, Facebook
	•	Del Harvey - Director of Trust and Safety, Twitter
	•	Larry Magid - On-air technology analyst, CBS News, Co-director of ConnectSafely, Founder of SafeKids.com and SafeTeens.com.
	•	Lynette Owens - Global Director, Internet Safety for Kids and Families Program, Trend Micro
	•	Mia Doces - New Mission Ventures Manager, Committee for Children

WHERE:	Natick High School, Digital Learning Lab; 15 West Street, Natick, MA 01760

WHEN:	Tuesday, May 7, 2013 from 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. EDT

LINKS:	For Trend Micro's free Internet safety tips, tools and advice, visit:
	www.trendmicro.com/go/safety

Trend Micro's Commitment to the Internet Safety of Kids and Families
To support its vision of making the world safe for exchanging digital information, Trend Micro aspires to make a difference by using its expertise to make the world at large a better place. Trend Micro has made a commitment to make the Internet a safer place for young people around the world through its world-wide employee volunteer program, grants and donations to eligible organizations, and partnerships with those who share its vision and mission. For Trend Micro's free Internet safety tips, tools and advice, visit: www.trendmicro.com/go/safety

About Trend Micro
Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), the global cloud security leader, creates a world safe for exchanging digital information with its Internet content security and threat management solutions for businesses and consumers. A pioneer in server security with over 20 years' experience, we deliver top-ranked client, server and cloud-based security that fits our customers' and partners' needs, stops new threats faster, and protects data in physical, virtualized and cloud environments. Powered by the industry-leading Trend Micro™ Smart Protection Network™ global threat intelligence data mining framework, our products and services stop threats where they emerge – from the Internet. They are supported by 1,000+ threat intelligence experts around the globe.

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