ProtectingOnline

	*India Society of Worcester*
	ProtectingOnline

Protecting yourself & your children online - Panel Discussion
Friday July 27th - 7:30 pm to 9 pm - at India Center

It is estimated that over 35 million children in the US have access to the Internet. In a connected world, kids can learn of distant cultures and cutting edge ideas while making friends around the world. With this freedom parents are also faced with a new set of issues ranging from cyber-bullying, to internet stalking; from rogue viruses that threaten to hijack your systems to online fraud and identity thieves.

How can you protect yourself and your family from these online assaults? What are some of the simple steps to keep your self and your systems safe?

We have brought together a panel of experts from the Education, law enforcement and IT fields that will help you cut through the confusion and answer your questions.

Panelists:

	Adam Winter, President Swiftec IT, Inc. (Click here to see the handout provided by Adam Winter)
	Ellen Miller, District Attorney Joseph Early Jr.'s Office (Click here to see one of the handouts from the District Attorney's office on Staying Safe on the Internet)

Speaker Bios:

Adam Winter, President Swiftec IT, Inc.

Adam Winter has been in the field of Information Technology for over 20 years. He received a Bachelors of Business Administration from Pace University in New York, with a concentration in Management Information Systems, and a Masters of Business Administration from Clark University. His past employers include: General Foods, Gillette, Coopers & Lybrand, EMC, Allmerica as well as a few startup companies. Currently, he is President of Swiftec IT, Inc, (http://SwiftecIT.com) located in Northborough. Swiftec's focus is providing outsourced IT services to businesses in the MetroWest Area.

In his spare time Adam does volunteer work for: Corridor Nine Chamber of Commerce, Rotary (Northborough, Westborough, and the local District), Congregation B'nai Shalom (Westborough), Home Safety Network (www.HomeSafetyNetwork.org), as well as the Northborough Family League ( www.northboroughfamilyleague.com). His email is awinter@swiftecit.com if you have any questions.

Ellen Miller, District Attorney Joseph Early Jr.'s Office

Ellen Miller received her BA in Criminal Justice from Anna Maria College. Over the past ten years she has been with the District Attorney’s Office-Worcester County. In 2000, she was assigned to the Community & School Programs Unit where she has been establishing working relationships with school districts though the 59 cities & towns within Worcester County, and she continues to do so for the new District Attorney Joseph D. Early, Jr.’s Office. Mrs. Miller provides training for police, teachers, students and communities throughout the Middle District on topics such as Internet Safety, Date Rape and Designer Drugs, the Criminal and Juvenile Justice Systems, and Mock Trial presentations. Over the past ten years, she has given almost 1,000 presentations reaching over 75,000 people.