Conference to focus on children, cybercrimes

A conference next month at SIU will focus on educating and protecting children and students from cybercrimes.

The "CYBERNET: Education and Protection Conference" is from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Nov. 5 in Student Center Ballroom B.

The conference is the second in a series that addresses important issues pertaining to children and student safety, said Meera Komarraju, SIU Carbondale provost and vice chancellor of academic affairs.

The conference will provide informative and educational presentations on cyber safety that students, parents, teachers, community professionals and school administrators will find beneficial, according to Komarraju.

The presenters, with their respective topics are:

• Hussein Soliman, professor, School of Social Work, "Family Dynamics as Protective Measures."

• Mary Louise Cashel, associate professor, psychology, "Parent Resources and Support for Mitigating Social Media."

• Jennifer A. Brobst, associate professor, SIU School of Law, "State and Federal Legal Protections for Youth."

• Rana Salameh, assistant lecturer, School of Computing, "Cybersecurity Essentials at Homes, Schools and Work."

• Khaled Ahmed, assistant professor, School of Computing, "Cybercrimes Mitigation Technology Challenges."

The conference is free and open to the public, but pre-registration at cyberconference@siu.edu is requested.

For more information about the conference, contact Soliman at 618-453-5738 or soliman@siu.edu.