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IEEE YP LETs Talk – Legal Intervention for a Safer Cyberspace - Event Report. Event Overview Topic : Legal Intervention for a Safer Cyberspace Description : “ Laws used to prevent and intervene in cyber abuse ” Resource Person : Mrs. Aparajitha Ariyadasa Date : 28th June, 2021 Time: 6.00 PM to 7.00 PM Venue: Online Session. Zoom Link: https://learn.zoom.us/j/64936141554?pwd=bCtya0JzYUhLSTFuQkJpOVF5bEc4dz09 Participation: IEEE Members: 31 Non- IEEE Members: 94 Speaker Profile Mrs Aparrajitha Ariyadasa is professionally an Attorney-at-Law, Lecturer, International Patent Agent, Company Secretarial, Arbitrator, and Legal Entrepreneur who is a law science hybrid as well as Senior Partner of the ATD Legal Associates having 20 years of experience. She entered the University of Sri Jayawardenapura Sri Lanka to study Forestry and Environmental Sciences in 1999, due to her passion for the environment and animals and ended up following a Bachelor of Science Degree in Zoology, Chemistry, forestry, and environmental sciences. Simultaneously she followed the Natural Sciences Degree in the Open University of Sri Lanka and the Attorneys-at-Law in the Law College of Sri Lanka and was called to the Bar Association of Sri Lanka in the year 2001. She Obtained her first Post Graduate Qualification from the University of Wales and second Masters qualification from the University of Colombo and she is reading for her PhD in cyber Law. The Program The Event started at 6.00 pm with the welcome speech of Miss Kavindya Imbulgoda (Secretary Team) and the speaker was introduced by him. After that Mrs. Aparajitha Ariyadasa started his online session with a little introduction about what he was going to present and then continued the session with these precious topics. What is cyberbullying Prudent planning and budgeting. Common places cyberbullying occur Forms and techniques of cyberbullying Common actions and legal steps taken in cyber-harassment situations Legal constitution for cyber harassment in Sri Lanka Her informative talk was followed with a 15 minute Q&A session.The session was very interactive, interesting and well documented. Event was closed with a vote of thanks, delivered by Miss Kavindya Imbulgoda (Secretary Team) thanking all the parties who supported the success of the online session.