On Thursday, December 6, 2007 Executive Director Tim Lordan moderated a panel at the first annual Family Online Safety Institute conference. The roundtable, called “What methods and messages do we need to effectively reach parents, teachers and children?” included Marsali S. Hancock, President, Internet Keep Safe Coalition, John Carosella, VP of Content Control, Blue Coat Systems, Marian Merritt, Internet Safety Advocate, Symantec, and Rudi Vansnick, President & CEO, Internet Society Belgium, & Treasurer ISOC-ECC Barcelona, Spain. The wide ranging discussion included issues related to federal funding of Internet safety education, appropriate messages for parents and children, and the role of schools in teaching Internet safety and media literacy.