Social Media:
Promises, Pitfalls & Perils
3-5 p.m., Friday, January 22, 2010
Levin College of Law Chesterfield Smith Ceremonial Classroom (room 180)
It´s fun, free and easy, and more people each day use it for business as well as for pleasure. But what are the liabilities and legal pitfalls of using Facebook, Twitter and other social media? Are there special concerns related to public institutions operating under the Sunshine Law? Learn more about the safe and effective use of social media from our panel of UF experts:
- Moderator, Center for Governmental Responsibility Founding and Current Director Jon L. Mills, Professor of Law, UF Law Dean Emeritus, author of Privacy: The Lost Right, Oxford Univ. Press, 2008: Overview of social media; the inherent conflict between social media and information disclosure in public institutions
- Stephen C. O'Connell Chair and Professor of Law Lyrissa Lidsky: Laws and topics related to the Internet and social media, touching on libel, public forums, free speech and academic freedom
- Chief Privacy Officer Susan Blair: Privacy regulations and UF information privacy policy, case studies, recent developments, resources
- Associate Vice President and First Deputy General Counsel Barbara Wingo: Social media legal and policy considerations specific to UF, including public records, Sunshine Law, Acceptable Use Policy, and student disciplinary issues
- Human Resource Services Vice President Paula Fussell: Review of employment-related issues
- University Relations Vice President Jane Adams: Power and potential of social media
Webcast live via a link on the UF Law home page
RSVP
Free and open to the public. RSVP by Jan. 19 to UF Strategic Communications Chair Debra Amirin at amirin@law.ufl.edu. Comprehensive information on social media courtesy of the Subcommittee on Online and Electronic Communications, and new UF guidelines for official use of social media available online after the event.
