Ypulse Monthly Events Roundup: Streaming Media East, Ypulse Youth Marketing Mashup & More

Today we’re bringing you our monthly roundup of cool youth media and marketing events you or colleagues from your company may want to attend. If your company hosts an event relevant to the youth media or marketing space that you’d like us to highlight, email me...

January Event Updates
Ed. Note: For more upcoming events check the last roundup.

The Great ALA Midwinter Kids/YA Lit Tweet-Up
Date: January 16
Location: Boston, MA
Cost: Free (sold out)
Description: Coming to Boston for the ALA Midwinter conference?  If you’re a tweeting librarian, author, illustrator, publisher, agent, editor, reviewer, blogger, or anyone interested in children’s and YA lit, join us!  Talk social media, chat about books, share program ideas, meet the people you’ve been re-tweeting, listing, and following, see old friends. More

Augmented Reality: is it for real and why should you care?
Date: January 21st
Location: New York, NY
Cost: $20.00
Description:Augmented Reality may be new to your lexicon, but if you watch televised football, its already part of your weekend routine: the 1st and 10 line is a leading example of this emerging technology. From Esquire magazine to James Cameron’s blockbuster “Avatar,” technologists are redefining photorealism by integrating graphics from the screen with our real-world environments. Augmented reality blurs the line between what’s real and what’s computer-generated to enhance what we see, hear, feel and smell. At our next event, well explore and predict the business potential for Augmented Reality…from advertising to marketing, to entertainment and education…and beyond. More

February

Teens in Tech Conference
Date: February 6
Location: San Francisco, CA
Cost: $35 (18 and under) - $50
Description: Bringing youth and technology together in San Francisco. Learn from teenagers what they think about the current trends of teenage technology. Feel inspired to create technology, at a younger age all the Teens in Tech Conference. From developers, to entrepreneurs, to video-blogging, find it all the Teens in Tech Conference. The Teens in Tech Conference Conference is Co-Chaired by Sam Levin and Daniel Brusilovsky. More

KidScreen Summit 2010
Date: February 10-12
Location: New York, NY
Cost: $1,395
Description: KidScreen Summit is renowned as the kid’s entertainment industry’s most important annual event. In 2009, the conference welcomed 1400+ attendees from 40 countries, with a record setting 60% of delegates attending from outside of the US. Top decision- and deal –makers in the kids business attend KidScreen Summit to engage in critical dialogue on issues that affect the industry; take advantage of some of the years best networking opportunities; recognise and understand current market needs, opportunities and challenges; learn more about key innovators and their visions: and find and share ideas that will drive your businesses forward. More

America’s Hottest Brands Awards Luncheon
Date: February 10
Location: New York, NY
Cost: $260.00
Description: Join us for a celebration and the chance to meet with and hear from the people behind the hottest brands in America. They’ve grown sales, gained share of mind and established the brands that America loves. Listen as they divulge the secrets of their success. More

Engage! Expo 2010
Date: February 16-17
Location: New York, NY
Cost: $695 (early registration) -  $1295
Description: Engage! Expo 2010,  running concurrently with the American International Toy Fair, provides companies the critical information they need to engage with and monetize kids and youth online. Coverage includes virtual worlds, games, virtual goods, social media, web-enabled toys and mobile devices. More

sex::tech
Date: February 26-27
Location: San Francisco, CA
Cost: $25 (student) -$250
Description: The Internet and mobile technologies have strengthened youth networks, provided new avenues for expression, and increased youth access to tools and information designed to improve their sexual health. Sex::Tech explores available tools and methods for reaching youth with culturally appropriate STD/HIV prevention and sex education interventions. Technology developers, accidental techies, educators, researchers, youth, public health professionals, activists are all welcome. It’s time to show what you know and learn something new. More

March

Investigating the Business of College Athletics
Date: March 10
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Cost: FREE
Description: Wondering how to dig into the finances of your local colleges athletic programs? Come get grounded in the basics of how to report on your college athletic departments financial situation. Learn how public documents, databases, message boards and social media can help you cover the money of college sports at this free workshop on the eve of the Big Ten Tournament in Indianapolis. Theres never been a better time to dig into the business of college sports. The economic recession has led universities across the country to kill many mens and womens teams, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education. During the last school year alone, 29 teams were dropped because universities could no longer afford them. At the same time, major college conferences have inked multi-billion dollar broadcast deals that are ballooning spending on football and basketball programs. More

Kids Licensing Forum
Date: March 23-25
Location: Bologna, Italy
Cost: N/A
Description: The Kids Licensing Forum is the only European event entirely devoted to the children’s and teenager’s market in Europe, with news and focuses on the latest trends, plus networking for everyone operating in the field of licenses and rights. The Kids Licensing Forum provides a meeting point for key players in the licensing sector and supports companies’ decision-making processes for defining their marketing strategies and developing their brands. The event is exclusively aimed at an audience of professionals such as licensors, licensees, licensing agencies, audiovisual production companies, broadcasters, distributors, retailers. The Kids Licensing Forum is promoted by international trade magazines, such as Kidscreen, License! Global Magazine and Total Licensing, among the others. More

April

What Teens Want
Date: N/A
Location: New York, NY
Cost: N/A
Description: The 12th annual What Teens Want Marketing Conference, powered by expert thought leaders from AdweekMedia, will take place in New York City. More than 300 leading executives from top brands, agencies, media, retail, music and film industries attend What Teens Want because they know they are going to hear exclusive research findings and case study presentations on social networking, mobile advertising, technology, gaming, music branding, movie marketing, sports and entertainment and more. More

The London Book Fair
Date: April 19-21st
Location: London, UK
Cost: $39.97 (£25)
Description: The London Book Fair is the global marketplace for rights negotiation and the sale and distribution of content across print, audio, TV, film and digital channels. Taking place every spring in the world’s premier publishing and cultural capital, it is a unique opportunity to explore, understand and capitalise on the innovations shaping the publishing world. The London Book Fair brings you direct access to customers, content and emerging markets. More

May

WebVideo Summit
Date: May 2010
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Cost: N/A
Description: With the rise of web video and online entertainment, is small the new big? New media tools and ubiquitous content distribution mean opportunities for content creators to produce original film and video programs without the need for a big studio. Though it’s been predicted that web video will be a high growth area, how can digital and multimedia producers, writers, and studios survive given the current economic environment? To stay competitive, you have to develop a story that can be distributed across multiple platforms, so versatility is key. This two day conference will focus on the growing business of the digital studio, the tools you need to produce for new media, and how to develop programming to attract ad dollars and syndicate across media platforms. More

Fame/Fashion 2 Go
Date: May 2-4
Location: New York, NY
Cost: N/A
Description: FAME serves the fashion industry as a premiere venue for Junior and Young Contemporary resources, in addition to a vast supply of immediate resources in Fame’s Fashion2Go. FAME continues to build an undeniable buzz with in the fashion industry and has proven to be a fantastic resource for retailers to unearth fresh, innovative and established trend driven lines and immediate resources. FAME earned the reputation as a fresh, up beat trade event which attracts an eclectic mix of buyers, offers an impressive array of amenities and provides a fun, hip, and energetic shopping environment. More

Streaming Media East 2010
Date: May 11-12
Location: New York, NY
Cost: N/A
Description: Now in its 13th year, the Streaming Media East show is the number-one place to come see, learn, and discuss what is taking place with all forms of online video business models and technology. Content owners, viral video creators, online marketers, enterprise corporations, broadcast professionals, ad agencies, educators and others all come to Streaming Media East to see and hear the latest online video technology but, more importantly, to discuss the business models that are coming of age.  More

Ypulse Youth Marketing Mashup 2010
Date: May 24-25
Location: San Francisco, CA
Cost: Registration now open: $845 (Early Adopter rate available until April 2, 2010) - $945. Non-profit rates also available!
Description: Where top brand, corporate and social marketers, media professionals, educators and non-profit organizations gather to share best practices, research and latest strategies on marketing to youth with technology. More

June

Mediabisro Circus
Date: June 9-10
Location: New York, NY
Cost: N/A
Description: Mediabistro Circus, Extraordinary Impact explores the convergence of media and technology, why it matters, and how it affects the work you do. It’s two days of inspired programming designed to bring together hundreds of top-level professionals from across the media disciplines. More

Advertising 2.0
Date: June 10-11
Location: New York, NY
Cost: $735
Description: A forum to chart the future of global media, advertising, and branding, presented by Advertising Age and Digital Hollywood. More

E3 Expo 2010
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Date: June 15-17
Cost: N/A
Description: E3 Expo 2010 is the world’s most important annual gathering for everything that is interactive entertainment - it’s where business gets done, connections are made, and the future of the industry is revealed. Mark your calendar today. More

July

Aspen Ideas Festival
Date: July 5-11
Cost: $2450
Location: Aspen, CO
Description: Entering its sixth year, the Aspen Ideas Festival is a conversation-packed exploration of some of the most important ideas and pressing issues we face. Presented by the Aspen Institute and The Atlantic magazine, the Festival strives to highlight the ideas of experts at the forefront of their fields and of leaders whose actions are changing the world. More

September

Think Mobile
Date: September
Location: California
Cost: N/A
Description: Mobile devices present strong, unique opportunities for media and business. Developers, marketers, content creators, and media professionals alike need to be sure their mobile strategies are up to par. At Think Mobile, experts will discuss and uncover opportunities in mobile marketing, advertising, content creation, and audience engagement through a series of presentations and roundtable discussions.  More

The 21st Cartoon Forum
Date: September 14-17
Location: Hungary, Budapest
Cost: N/A
Description:The Cartoon Forum is neither a fair nor a festival, but rather a co-production forum, where European producers can negotiate financing for new animation projects. The Forum combines trailer presentations, working sessions and business meetings with opportunities for socialising and sightseeing: the relaxed setting of the Cartoon Forum has become an intrinsic element for the whole European animation industry.  More

October

Billboard’s Mobile Entertainment Live!
Date: October 5
Location: San Francisco, CA
Cost: N/A
Description: Billboard’s Mobile Entertainment Live! will explore how today’s advanced devices and applications have revolutionized the music industry, and how artists, promoters and managers are using mobile to promote and profit in new ways. More

Cinekid Festival
Date: October 26-29
Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Cost: N/A
Description: From a modest film festival for children held in the autumn school holidays, Cinekid has now grown into a substantial organisation that throughout the year develops activities for children in the areas of film, television and the new media. Alongside the annual Cinekid Festival, Cinekid has developed activities that are in harmony with a generally acknowledged demand in the field for the growth of knowledge, the transfer of expertise, the development of product and the stimulation of education. More

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