Responsible Netism 8th National Cyber Psychology Conference 2024
Theme: “Evolution of Cyber Wellness in Education”
Date: Saturday, January 20, 2024 | 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM | HYBRID
As India embraces digital transformation, education evolves. To create engaging school systems, we must harness technology as an inclusive tool. Equipping educators with digital skills is vital. As education goes digital, ensuring children’s online safety is a new challenge.
Responsible Netism is committed to protecting children’s internet safety, making the online world happy and safe for learning. We believe in instilling resilience and cyber hygiene values from early education to promote cyber wellness.
Presenting the Responsible Netism 8th National Cyber Psychology Conference 2024 themed, “Evolution of Cyber Wellness in Education”
Conference Objectives:
- Building capacities of educators on cyber wellness
- Coping with new challenges of online distress
- Learning to safeguard children as first responders to online distress
The conference invites all stakeholders dedicated to children’s well-being to collaborate in advancing cyber wellness, as a nationwide movement. It seeks to foster collaboration among government entities, educators, parents, law enforcement, mental health professionals, and technology providers to collectively enhance the meaningfulness of our education systems. We eagerly anticipate uniting cyber wellness advocates to promote the responsible and positive use of technology.
Roundatables:
Prior to the conference, we wish to host 3 round tables to build momentum and collective action.
- 1st Run-Up Nashik: Saturday, December 9, 2023; 9:00 AM - 1:30 PM (Offline Mode)
- 2nd Run-up Nagpur: Saturday, December 19, 2023; 9:00 AM - 1:30 PM (Offline Mode)
- 3rd Run-Up Bengaluru: Saturday, January 6, 2023; 9:00 AM - 1:30 PM (Offline Mode)
For more details, call the CYBER WELLNESS HELPLINE on +91 7353107353
Responsible Netism 6th National Cyber Psychology Conference 2023
Theme: Cyber Wellness: Ensuring Mental Well-being in Cyberspace
Date: Saturday, January 21, 2023 | 10:00 AM – 5:30 PM | HYBRID |
Cyber is the new weapon, violence in cyber space can permanently, psychologically impact the victims and their families. Various forms of threats ranging from morphing, stalking, solicitation of children for sexual purposes, online grooming, have grave consequences on the victims especially on children, disturbing their mental well-being. Maintaining mental well-being in cyber space is a mission we wish to promote and advocate for, in order to build cyber resilience and minimize the damage caused due to online distress.
The holistic solution to this is Cyber Wellness. Cyber wellness is the well-being of internet users in cyberspace. Cyber Wellness focuses on the preventive aspect of equipping netizens with the knowledge and skills for positive and safe usage of the internet and also provides support during online distress, thereby building cyber resilience.
We are excited to host our 7th National Conference on Cyber Psychology themed “Cyber Wellness: Ensuring Mental Well-being in Cyberspace” on January 21, 2023 at the Upper Room (Hall), 8th Floor, Silvio Heights, St. Inez, Panaji in Goa – 403001. The conference aims at building capacities of mental health professionals to understand strategies of handling online distress and related challenges.
Objectives of the conference:
- Educate mental health care-givers with strategies to understand and address online distress
- Build a strong support system of cyber care-givers to minimize cyber vulnerabilities and make India cyber safe
The conference would be graced by the Hon. Chief Minister of Goa, respected Dr. Pramod Sawant along with stalwarts and domain experts as speakers from the fields of mental health, law enforcement, academia, intermediaries, media houses and the I.T. sector to collectively find solutions to ease online distress and promote cyber wellness. This day-long, free of cost, hybrid conference invites over 10,000 mental health professionals and educators across the country to attend this programme.
Responsible Netism 6th National Cyber Psychology Conference 2022
Theme: India Fights Cyber Violence against Women and Children
Date: January 22, 2022 | Online Live Streaming
CYBER is the new weapon today! Cyber Violence is violence in cyber-space that has led to violation of cyber rights of individuals, especially those of children and women. We stand against violation of cyber rights of women and children and strongly believe; it is critical to allow everyone to feel safe online. Netizen’s safety rights must be protected from all kinds of abuse and violence. Setting a mission of ‘Making India Cyber Safe for Children and Women’, Responsible Netism a social purpose organization in association with Cyber Peace Foundation, an award-winning Cyber Security think tank, hosted its Responsible Netism 6th National Cyber Psychology Conference themed “India Fights Cyber Violence”, on Saturday,
January 22, 2022.
Objectives of the conference:
Creating awareness and providing training about online safety protocols among stakeholders working with children and women
Training people about reporting mechanisms
Creating a strong support system for mental well-being related to online distress
Building collective action towards making India cyber safe for women and children
Roundatables:
Prior to the conference, we wish to host 2 round tables to build momentum and collective action.
The 1st Round Table was scheduled on November 22, 2021 for Non-profits working with children
1st Round Table is scheduled on November 22, 2021 from 3 – 5 PM for Nonprofits working with women
The two roundtables were chaired by our dignitaries Shri. Priyank Kanoongo – Chairperson NCPCR and Smt. Rekha Sharma – Chairperson NCW respectively. The 2 round tables focused on educating and training participants about reporting mechanisms so as to strengthen reporting locally and empower organisations to take immediate collective action.
Responsible Netism 5th National Cyber Psychology Conference 2021
Theme: Coping With Technology, New Education Policy And New Normal
Date: January 23, 2021 | Online Live Streaming
Objectives of the conference:
Conveying opportunities of virtual learning
Coping with new challenges of online distress
Preparing children and educators to cope with new method, mediums and strategies
Learning to safeguard children and themselves in the virtual world.
Responsible Netism 4th National Cyber Psychology Conference 2020
Theme: Child Online Protection
Date: January 23-24, 2020 | Pune
Objectives of the conference:
To build strong support systems and a network of professionals to handle online distress across the country.
Responsible Netism 3rd National Cyber Psychology Conference 2019
Theme:Child Online Protection
Date:January 8, 2019 – Run-up event at Kohapur
January 18, 2019 – Run-up event at Aurangabad
January 23, 2019 – Main event at Mumbai
Objectives of the conference:
Mass awareness on online safety across Maharashtra about child online protection
Creating a force of trainers and educators on cyber safety.
Responsible Netism 2nd National Cyber Psychology Conference 2018
Theme: Building Cyber Hygiene Culture
Date:January 18-19, 2018 | Mumbai
Objectives of the conference:
The conference aims at formulating policies of protection prevention and intervention on Cyber Hygiene within educational institutions and build a network of digital guardians and support systems across the state.
Responsible Netism 1st National Cyber Psychology Conference 2017
Theme: Living Life 2.0: Coming together to Interface our Online and Offline Lives
Date: January 20-21, 2017 | Mumbai
Objectives of the conference:
The conference aims at building and bringing together to interface our online and offline lives.
