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Activities

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Education for Organizations:

CiviliNation offers guest lecturers, presentations and training to organizations interested in learning how they and their members can positively participate in an unpredictable online environment and deal with the personal and professional impact of online hostility.

Education for Colleges and Universities:

CiviliNation offers guest lecturers, presentations and training to colleges and universities interested in learning how they and their members can positively participate in an unpredictable online environment, and how they can both minimize and effectively respond to incidences of online hostility in a hyper-connected world.

Education for Online Communities & Community Managers:

CiviliNation offers guest lecturers and presentations to online communities and their community managers on the basics of conflict analysis and resolution. CiviliNation is also creating a conflict management education and skills training program for online community managers so they can learn how to constructively deal with the inevitable conflicts that occur within their communities.

Online Hostility Legal Support Program:

CiviliNation is creating a network of attorneys and law firms that individuals can contact free of charge to identify their legal issues and determine the legal viability of their specific case.[/tab]

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Online Community:

CiviliNation’s online community Civilicommunity (slated for July 2011) is a place for individuals to discuss the issue of cybercivility, to share their concerns and experience with online hostility, the talk about the impact online hostility has had on them, to offer each other support, and to share ideas on how to create a positive online culture where people can freely engage without fear or threat of harassment or abuse.

Best Practices:

CiviliNation publishes Quick Overview summaries and other papers that identify and teach the most effective ways to engage online while balancing the important interests of freedom of speech, privacy, responsibility and accountability.[/tab]

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In the News:

CiviliNation founder Andrea Weckerle is a frequent speaker at events, conferences and in the media regarding the issues of freedom of speech and online hostility. See the News Tab for more information.

Taking A Stand Campaign:

CiviliNation’s Taking A Stand campaign lets people show their support for an online culture where everyone has a voice without fear or threat of attack.

WCVL Radio

CiviliNation’s WCVL Civility Speaks Out, a collaborative effort between CiviliNation and The Civility CEO, is a monthly online radio show addressing incivility at work, in our communities, in politics and online, and discusses how individuals can make a positive change.[/tab]

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Annual Conference  & Awards:

CiviliNation’s future conferences will feature experts from the fields of law, technology, media, conflict resolution, communications, psychology/psychiatry and neuroscience discussing the issue of online hostility, its impact on society, and how to positively impact the online communications environment.

The Cybercivility Awards will recognize individuals, media entities, educational institutions, organizations and companies that substantially contribute to the promotion, education or research of cybercivility. Award categories include:

  • Cybercivility Visionary
  • Cybercivility Innovator (individual)
  • Cybercivility Innovator (business)
  • Cybercivility Innovator (non-profit)
  • Cybercivility Film/Video or Podcast
  • Cybercivility Online Campaign
  • Online Reputation Management Service Provider.

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Advisors

Picture 1Arthur Bushkin
Arthur Bushkin is the Chairman & CEO of the Stargazer Foundation, where his principal cause is Harnessing the Power of Technology for Social Good.

In the 1960s, he was present at the creation of what became the Internet, working with and consulting to the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) in the Defense Department. In the 1970s, he was the Director of U.S. President Jimmy Carter’s Privacy Initiative, where he was instrumental in passage of the Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978 and served as the principal U.S. Delegate to the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) on Information, Computer & Communications Policy. In the 1990s, he was President of Bell Atlantic Video Services (now Verizon) and pioneered the creation of video-on-demand and other aspects of the Web.

He has both a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and taught computer science at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Wellesley College.

 

Lester Hoffman
Lester Hoffman, Ph.D. is an author, researcher, and expert on workplace issues such as bullying, incivility, bias/diversity, talent management, and employee engagement and retention.

He is the author of book “Moving Beyond Bias: Bias-Free Communication Strategies for Today’s Workplace” and his second book, “Beyond Bullying, Incivility, & Bias: How to Recognize, Handle, & Overcome the Twelve Types of Destructive Managers and Cultures,” will be available later in 2011.

With over 25 years experience in the human resources and training development field, he has a combination of academic research and “in the trenches” experience in workplace issues like bullying and employee engagement and retention.

His list of private-sector clients include IBM, Xerox, Mitsubishi, JP Morgan/Chase, AT&T, Credit Suisse, Lockheed-Martin, Pfizer, Bank of America, GlaxoSmithKline, Avon, Goldman-Sachs, Novartis, Federal Express, Merck, Citigroup, Bristol-Meyers-Squibb, Northern Telecom, Symbol Technologies, Simon & Schuster, Grey Advertising, and Arrow Electronics.   In the public sector, Lester has instructed or consulted with the US Navy, the IRS, National Cancer Institute, the Pentagon, the Department of Commerce, Voice of America, Department of Veterans’ Affairs, National Ocean Service, the NIH, US Census Bureau, USDA, the FCC, the Department of Energy, and the US Weather Service.

He has lectured as an invited faculty member at 25 University-based Executive Development Programs nationwide, including:  SUNY, RPI, Rutgers, Michigan State, Clemson, University of Maryland, Southern Methodist, University of Vermont, and William & Mary. In addition to teaching at Harvard for 4 years, Lester has also held faculty appointments at New York University, Long Island University, the City University of New York, The New School, and the Fordham Graduate School of Business.

He earned both his M.A. and Ph.D. from Harvard University.

 

head shot 2Kami Watson Huyse
Kami Huyse, APR, is the President and COO of Zoetica, which serves nonprofits and socially conscious companies with top-tier, word-of-mouth communication services. She is a 16-year-veteran of public relations who speaks at conferences and social media events across the United States.

Kami’s work in social media has earned her the Society for New Communication’s 2008 Reputation Management award and the International Association of Business Communicator’s 2009 Gold Quill of Excellence Award. She was named the Public Relations Professional of the Year by the Public Relations Association of America San Antonio, and was recognized for a Social Media award by the Austin-American Statesman. She ran the virtual PR agency My PR Pro from 2002-2009, where she was the strategic architect for many successful social media campaigns.

 

Beverly Magda
Beverly Magda, Ph.D. is the Associate Dean of the Technology Management master’s program at Georgetown University. Dr. Magda has nearly 20 years of experience in information technology—more the half in education and not-for-profit organizations. Previously, she lead IT initiatives at the Humane Society of the United States and Johns Hopkins University. She also served on the faculty at Johns Hopkins University and Hood College. Her research on mitigation of the effects of technological change in organizations leads her to presentations across the country and consultations at organizations undergoing technological change.

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