Cyber Safe? presented by Sgt. Lee Graf
Tuesday, September 26 at Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio No charge.    Please bring a friend.    Guests welcome. Please join us Tuesday night, September 26, 2006 for this free presentation in Room 101 Fawcett Hall, Wright State University. We'll begin at 7:30 p.m. Bring a friend. Please note that we're meeting at Fawcett Hall Room 101, Wright State University tonight! by Glady Campion, Editor pro tem The DataBus

You've seen the documentaries on TV. Someone posing as a young girl in a chat room on the Internet accepts an invitation to meet in person and maybe, just maybe…

But that couldn't happen at your house, right? You are aware of how Internet-savvy your children (or grandchildren) are. You try to watch when they are out on the web. You think you would know if they were regulars in the chat rooms or had personal pages on some of the social networking sites. And you trust they would tell you if someone on the Internet got a bit too friendly or suggested something inappropriate. But the reality may surprise you.

It's Sergeant Graf's business to recognize the dangers lurking on the web. He knows the victims and the behaviors that put them at risk. He teaches a Cyber Safety class in Springfield. Lee will explain many of the threats to young schoolchildren just learning message each other, as well as to college students exploring the social sites. He often sees peer pressure cause teens to engage in risky Internet behavior and knows the damage done to their reputations.

Lee will also walk us through a criminal investigation for Internet predators. Law enforcement has developed a “profile” of these offenders. He will tell us where they are likely to be found, and how they are identified and apprehended.

Learn what you can do to protect your family members from harm. Learn how to talk to children candidly about the dangers and how to avoid risky behavior. Make your Internet experiences safe ones.

Sgt. Graf is a native of Dayton and a graduate of Wright State. He is a 10-year veteran of the Springfield Police Division and currently holds the rank of Sergeant. He served with the US Dept. of State training Iraqi Police in Iraq from Sept. of 2004 to Sept. of 2005. Lee has been the Community Response Team Leader since the fall of 2003. His unit specializes in community outreach and education.

All are welcome. The meetings start at 7:30 p.m. Guests are always welcome. Directions are here.

Parking

WSU has agreed to issue temporary parking permits for the DMA Meetings. These permits cost two dollars each and are good for the entire Quarter. In other words, two bucks gets you a parking pass for all meetings through the end of the year. The alternative is to take a chance and park illegally.

• For the September meeting, write "DMA" prominently on an ordinary 8½ X 11" sheet of paper. Stick it in your windshield wiper.
• When you get to the meeting, fill out an application at the desk outside of Room 101 in Fawcett Hall when you pick up your raffle ticket. Pay your $2 at that time. We'll have hang tags for you.
• You cannot get the permit if you are a WSU student, faculty, or staff member! You should have your own parking pass. All applications will be checked against the WSU student and employee data base.

Although parking regulations are not enforced as stringently after 5:00 P.M., there is some enforcement. Two dollars is cheap insurance.

After the meeting, we'll enjoy pizza and conversation at the CiCi's Pizza in Beavercreek, behind Chili's and between Mall of India and the former OfficeMax store on the southeast corner of the intersection of North Fairfield and New Germany Trebein roads. See this Google map for approximate location. The Beavercreek CiCi's number is 427-2433.

Glady Campion, Editor pro tem
The DataBus
editor@dma.org

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