Advisory: Carnegie Mellon, FBI to Announce Internet Safety Program
Byron Spice
Department
of Media Relations
Carnegie Mellon University
Alumni House
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Fax: 412-268-6929
Contact: Byron Spice For immediate release:
Carnegie Mellon University October 8, 2010
Julie Halferty
FBI Pittsburgh Division
Media Advisory:
Carnegie Mellon and FBI Officials To Announce
National Program Promoting Internet Safety
Event: The Internet offers young people a rich resource for learning and a popular means of socializing. But predators solicit one in seven children online, according to a recent study, which makes educating young people about safe Internet use a high priority for the FBI and Carnegie Mellon University, a world leader in computer science and cybersecurity. Gordon M. Snow, assistant director of the FBI’s Cyber Division, and Michael A. Rodriguez, special agent in charge of the FBI Pittsburgh Division, will join Jeannette Wing, head of Carnegie Mellon’s Computer Science Department, and Wanda Dann, director of Carnegie Mellon’s Alice Project, to announce a new national competition that will increase the awareness of safe Internet practices among middle and high school students.
When: 10 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 12
Where: Raj Reddy Conference Room (Room 4405), Gates and Hillman centers, 4902 Forbes Ave., on Carnegie Mellon’s Pittsburgh campus.
Parking is available in the Gates and Hillman garage, which can be accessed from Frew Street via Roberts Drive. The entrance to Roberts Drive is between Scaife and Porter halls; keep left on Roberts and follow it down the hill; at the base of the hill, continue straight to reach the Gates and Hillman garage, which will be to your left. Take the elevator to the fourth floor and follow the signs to the news conference.
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About Carnegie Mellon University: Carnegie Mellon (www.cmu.edu) is a private, internationally ranked research university with programs in areas ranging from science, technology and business, to public policy, the humanities and the arts. More than 11,000 students in the university’s seven schools and colleges benefit from a small student-to-faculty ratio and an education characterized by its focus on creating and implementing solutions for real problems, interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation. A global university, Carnegie Mellon’s main campus in the United States is in Pittsburgh, Pa. It has campuses in California’s Silicon Valley and Qatar, and programs in Asia, Australia, Europe and Mexico. The university is in the midst of a $1 billion fundraising campaign, titled “Inspire Innovation: The Campaign for Carnegie Mellon University,” which aims to build its endowment, support faculty, students and innovative research, and enhance the physical campus with equipment and facility improvements.
