Family Online Safety Institute to Participate in "What's Next" Panel on Internet Safety

October 15, 2008

WASHINGTON - Stephen Balkam, CEO of The Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI), will participate in a National Press Club "Newsmaker" media lunch briefing on online safety at noon on Thursday, October 16th. Other panelists include Brent Olson, Assistant Vice President of Regulatory Policy at AT&T and leading Internet privacy lawyer Christopher Wolf. This event, held during Cyber Security Awareness Month, will look at "what's next" in online safety. Taking an international perspective, the panelists will determine what the next challenges will be and what action is being taken right now to prevent those challenges. Media is encouraged to attend this free luncheon panel that will be held at the National Press Club in Washington, DC.

Date/Time: Thursday, October 16

12:00 noon (EST)

Location: National Press Club

(Lisagor Room)

529 14th Street NW

Washington, DC

Participants: Brent Olson, Assistant Vice President-Regulatory Policy for AT&T

Stephen Balkam, CEO of FOSI

Chris Wolf, Partner at Proskauer Rose LLP and chair of the International Network Against Cyberhate