Objective
The main objective of Safer Internet Day 2009 is to bring together relevant public and private stakeholders, in as many countries as possible, to raise awareness about safe and responsible use of new technologies especially among children and young people.

Safer Internet Day Committees
Safer Internet Day committees will be set up in each participating country, with the support of public authorities and involving relevant stakeholders in the field of internet safety  (NGOs, industry, researchers) to carry out one ore more of the following activities.

If you are interested in taking part in Safer Internet Day 2009 you should contact your country node or if there isn't one, send your registration form  preferably before 20 October 2008 to the helpdesk SID-helpdesk@eun.org.

Process and calendar:
In order to increase the impact of the Safer Internet Day through a more integrated approach, the following process has been envisaged together with an indicative timetable:

1) The Secretariat of the Safer Internet Day will be carried out by the co-ordinator of the INSAFE network, the European Schoolnet, which will answer all questions sent to SID-helpdesk@eun.org and help you to get in touch with other stakeholders interested in building up the Safer Internet Day Committee in your country. Information regarding Safer Internet Day 2009 will be available at www.saferinternetday.org.

2) Those wishing to take part in Safer Internet Day activities are kindly invited to contact their country node, or if there isn't one fill the participation form and return it by e-mail to SID-helpdesk@eun.org preferably before 20 October 2008. Please note that only organisations (NGOs, industry, researchers, public authorities) can be accepted as Safer Internet Day supporters 2009.

3) The Secretariat will help stakeholders from the same country to get in touch with each other. Stakeholders will inform the Secretariat of the composition of the committees and of the planned activities and communicate the name of the national contact person.

4) From 3 November 2008 onwards, the Secretariat will inform them whether the registration of the Safer Internet Day Committee and national contact person has been validated, and post the contact details of the national contact person at www.saferinternetday.org. In certain cases, additional information or action may be requested before validation: for instance because of insufficient multi-stakeholder involvement or duplicate applications for the same country.

5) From mid-November onwards, Safer Internet Day Committees will be able to create profiles on the collaboration platform and they will receive the quiz.

6) Safer Internet Day Committees will also receive further information about the video clip that will be formally launched during the central event of Safer Internet Day organised on 10 February 2009 in Luxembourg.

7) By 25 February 2009 each Safer Internet Day Committee will provide feedback to INSAFE on the impact of the day.