Full schedule

10.00 - 11.00: Registration, with tea and coffee

11.00 - 11.15: Introductions

11.15 - 12.00: Internet safety, suicide and self-harm: How can we ensure people have safe and positive experiences online?

Francesca Edmans, Digital Products Manager - Online Harms, Samaritans, & Hannah Swirsky, Public Affairs Manager, Samaritans.

12.00 - 12.15 Remarks from Taiwo Owatemi, MP

Taiwo Owatemi is the Labour MP for Coventry North West, having first been elected to Parliament in 2019. Owatemi served as Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities between September 2021 and September 2022. She is Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on the West Midlands. She created the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Erasmus+ after the government failed to provide formal reassurances that the UK will continue to participate in the scheme after leaving the EU. The APPG sought to create an open dialogue between universities, EU institutions and the UK government.

Lunch

1.15 - 2.45: Bridging research and policy

Professor Jessica Ringrose, University College London & Dr Debbie Ging, Dublin City University.

This session will share the outcomes and insights of multiple studies and reports on the topics of young people, gender and sexual violence and educational interventions including:

‘Understanding and combatting youth experiences of image-based sexual harassment and abuse’ ; ‘The State of UK Boys: Understanding and Transforming Gender in the Lives of UK Boys’; and ‘Young People’s Experiences of Sexual and Genderbased Harassment and Abuse

During the Covid-19 Pandemic in Ireland’.

Tea and Coffee Break

3.00 - 3.45: Online safety as a public health concern

Rachel Chapman, Consultant in Public Health at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust and Coventry City Council

Tea and Coffee Break

4.15 - 5.00: Report launch, Postdigital Intimacies for Online Safety and discussion

Dr Lindsay Balfour, Dr Adrienne Evans, Dr Marcus Maloney, Dr Sarah Kate Merry

5.00 onwards: Refreshments and networking.

Other Information

Where to stay

There are a number of hotels in and around Coventry. Recommendations include:

Premier Inn - Belgrade Plaza, Bond Street, Coventry CV1 4AH.

Average price £45-£57

Premier Inn – Earlsdon Park, 53 Butts Road, Coventry CV1 3BH.

Average Price £40

Ramada Hotel Coventry – The Butts, Earlsdon, Coventry CV1 3GG.

Average Price £100-£110

Telegraph Hotel Coventry – 157 Corporation St, Coventry CV1

1GU. Average price £ 72

Other activities

Coventry is a city rich in art, entertainment, culture, and both recent and medieval heritage. Voted the UK’s 2021 City of Culture, Coventry has a wealth of public spaces, eating and drinking venues, museums, and events to enjoy while you are here. There are countless cafes, dining establishments and pubs within steps of campus. In particular we would recommend:

Golden Cross Pub

Belgrade Theatre

The Reel Store

Fargo Village and Twisted Barrel Brewery

Coventry Transport Museum

Herbert Art Gallery and Museum

Coventry Cathedral

Selmina’s

Basement Browns

The Botanist

Bean and Leaf Coffee

Thai Dusit

The UK Government has removed all COVID-19 restrictions including mask wearing and disclosing vaccination status. We would still recommend following safety and travel guidelines The venue is well ventilated with both AC and windows. Mask wearing during the conference will be up to individual discretion, unless there is a change to government regulations.

Code of conduct

We are committed to providing a welcoming, friendly, supportive, environment for all participants, regardless of age, background, belief, disability, ethnicity, race, religion, gender, identity, national origin, sexual orientation, or other protected characteristics. We pledge to provide a safe and professional environment where people from the broadest range of backgrounds can participate fully This code of conduct applies before, during and after our events, and in all physical and virtual spaces

Our Expectations

By participating in our meetings and events, we expect participants to abide by this Code of Conduct and accept the procedure by which any Code of Conduct incidents are resolved. We recognise that some of the issues covered are challenging, and in some cases triggering. Where these topics and issues are covered they will be sensitively signposted. Please treat everyone with respect. We expect all event participants and speakers to help ensure a safe and positive experience for everyone

Provide your true professional identity, affiliation, and, where appropriate, contact information, at registration and during attendance and participatory sessions, as required.

Behaviours we encourage

Use of welcoming and inclusive language

Showing respect for different viewpoints and experience. Make space for others to speak and ask questions. Appreciate that people will have different skill, levels of knowledge and expertise – be patient.