Illinois

Register to attend the ICE Conference! (This is copy and pasted directly from the ICE site itself (www.iceberg.org).

Information will be forthcoming about DEN events at the ICE confrence!

 WHO SHOULD USE THIS ONLINE REGISTRATION FORM?
Anyone wishing to register for the conference should complete the form below (including current ICE members, past conference attendees, and first-timers).

CONFERENCE RATES
ICE Conference 2009 is comprised of the following:

• Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 24-25: Full-Day, Pre-Conference Workshop Registration - $150 per workshop
• Wednesday, Feb. 25: ICE Conference Kick-Off Reception in the exhibit hall. Free to all paid conference registrants.
• Thursday and Friday, Feb. 26 and 27: General Conference Day Registration (45-minute concurrent sessions throughout the day) - $110 per conference day
• Thursday Keynote Luncheon, Feb. 26: $160 for luncheon and general conference registration / $50 for luncheon registration only.
• Thursday and Friday, Feb. 26 and 27: 1/2-day workshops followed by 1/2-day at the general conference - $150 per day (Note: 1/2-day workshop registrants will not be able to register for the Thursday Keynote Luncheon due to time overlap.)

CONFERENCE FEE PAYMENT / PAYMENT DEADLINES
ICE accepts payment via purchase order number or credit card through Feb. 15. All registrations submitted after Feb. 15 must be submitted using a credit card.

Before completing this registration form, be sure to have either your credit card number or PO number in front of you to complete the payment fields below. Conference fees must be paid prior to the conference. Credit cards will be charged for conference fees immediately. Only those who have paid their registration fees by Feb. 4 will be mailed their conference namebadge, which acts as your “ticket” to enter the conference. Those who have not paid registration fees by Feb. 4 should plan to pick up his/her conference namebadge upon arrival at the conference.

Please make checks out to “ICE Conference 2009″ and mail conference fee payments to:

ICE Conference 2009
777 Army Trail Blvd.
Addison, IL 60101
PRINT YOUR OWN INVOICE
Each registrant must complete the registration form below individually. If securing your registration with a purchase order number, after you hit the “submit” button below, you will be taken to an invoice page. Print that invoice and be certain to give a copy of the invoice to your business office to process and mail in payment. An invoice will not be mailed to you.
GROUP REGISTRATION
Anyone wishing to attend the conference must register individually using this online registration system. Groups of people may share the same PO number to secure payment. For groups sharing a PO, simply collect the invoices from each individual sharing the same PO number. One check may be processed and mailed in for that group of individuals. Note: The last date to submit registrations with a PO number to secure payment is Feb. 15. Any registrations submitted after Feb. 15 MUST be paid by credit card.

REGISTRATION DEADLINE
Registration for full-day and half-day workshops and the Thursday Keynote Luncheon will close Feb. 6 or when the sessions fill to capacity. Online registration for the Thursday and Friday general conference days will remain open through the conference (until Feb. 27).

HELP?
If you need assistance with this registration process please contact Allison Larsen, ICE Conference registration committee member, at:
Phone: (800) 311-3871 and E-mail: ajlarsen@earthlink.net

Information will be forthcoming about DEN events at the ICE confrence!

It’s the Law!

Creates the Internet Safety Education Act to inform and protect students from inappropriate or illegal communications and solicitation and to require school districts to provide education about Internet threats and risks. Creates the Internet Safety Education Alliance under the authority of the Office of the Attorney General. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Internet Safety Education Fund. Amends the School Code to mandate the provision by every public school of instruction and discussion on effective methods by which students may recognize and report inappropriate, illegal, or threatening communications on the Internet on or before the start of the 2008-2009 school year.

http://www.ilga.gov/

  Actions

Bill Status of 2426 - The bill is in the Governor’s hands waiting to be signed…

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Harassing and Obscene Communications Act. Creates the Cyberbullying Law. Provides that the offense of harassment through electronic communications also includes the use of electronic communication for making a harassing statement for the purpose of alarming, tormenting, or terrorizing a specific person on at least 2 separate occasions; or creating and maintaining an Internet website or webpage, which is accessible to one or more third parties for a period of at least 24 hours, and which contains harassing statements made for the purpose of alarming, tormenting, or terrorizing a specific person. Establishes penalties. Effective immediately.

As posted by http://davidormsby.wordpress.com/2008/03/:

… Zap teen “cyberbullying” via the Internet, text messages, and e-mail. The legislation targets iHarassment, iTormenting or iTerrorizing a specific person at least twice, including posting Web site smackdowns.

The cyberbullies would be yanked from their gizzmos for up to one year in the slammer for a first offense. Yikes. Repeat iPests would be staring at 1-3 years in the pokey. Double Yikes.

Hmm… Where do educators in Illinois stand on this bill? What should the punishments of this kind of behavior be? Speak up…