Certain types of organisations are allowed to have exhibitions in the Upper Waiting Hall corridor space which Ministers & MPs pass through to reach chambers & committee rooms.

 

The idea is to provide  non-commercial organisations access to these Government officials in order to deliver key messages and raise awareness of the work they do, or around certain issues and topics.

 

The IWF has been granted permission for a corridor exhibition for the week beginning 31^st January 2005. The exhibiton is kindly sponsored by Brian White, MP, a keen supporter of the IWF.

 

This purpose of our exhibition is to promote the work of the IWF and the key role of IWF members in the funding & support of the organisation, to Parliamentarians: Ministers, MPs and senior political representatives.

 

To effectively discuss the successful partnerships between the IWF and the UK internet industry, IWF Members have been invited to take part in the exhibition in order to discuss their own Corporate Social Responsibility work in combating illegal images online, in conjunction with the IWF remit and their membership.

 

ISPs, Mobile Operators, Content Providers and Filtering companies will be available to talk about how they work with the IWF and explain some of the potential risks when using the internet, how to combat them and what they are doing to make the web safer for all of us online in the UK, including the mechanisms they employ to protect the UK internet consumers who use their services and products.

 

The IWF is the only authorised organisation in the UK which provides an internet ‘hotline’ for the public to report their exposure to illegal content online.

 

We aim to minimise the availability of potentally illegal internet content that specifically;

We work in partnership with UK Government Departments such as the Home Office and the Department of Trade and Industry to influence initiatives and programmes developed to combat online abuse.

Representatives of the IWF, the ISP Association (ISPA) and the London Internet Exchange (LINX) will be available each day

 

AOL, Ask Jeeves and O2

 

BT, Vodafone & Iomart

 

MSN, Thus, T-Mobile & Easynet

Wanadoo, 3,  APACS & Streamshield

 

If you are not a Member of the House, visiting the exhibition is by prior arrangement only, however we wish to encourage people to take advantage of this opportunity.

 

Please contact Media for more information.