Ypulse Monthly Events Roundup: SXSW Interactive, MI6 2010 Annual Conference & 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.

She’s Geeky
Date: January 29-31
Location: Mountain View, CA
Cost: $75 [one day] - $210 [three days]
Description: Are you a woman? Are you a Geek? This event is for you! We invite women from a diverse array of technological fields and those doing technology within non-technical fields. All three days will be run the same, beginning with group/interactive agenda setting in the morning. Choose which day(s) you’ll come based on your schedule. Choose how many days based on how much community exposure and opportunity you want and need. Each day will have new things to offer! More

February

Toy Fair 2010
Date: February 14-17
Location: New York, NY
Cost: $125 [Trade Guest] - $500 [Non-member]
Description: With over 20,000 attendees, 350,000 square feet of exhibit space, 100,000 products with over 7,000 never before seen in the world, 1200+ exhibitors, 1000 global media representatives, the latest updates on Safety legislation and what they mean for your business and four days under one roof to do an entire year’s worth of business, Toy Fair is where the industry gathers. More

The Digital Media and Learning Conference
Date: February 18-20
Location: La Jolla, California
Cost: N/A
Description: The Digital Media and Learning Conference is an annual event supported by the MacArthur Foundation and organized by the Digital Media and Learning Hub at University of California, Irvine. The conference is meant to be an inclusive, international and annual gathering of scholars and practitioners in the field, focused on fostering interdisciplinary and participatory dialog and linking theory, empirical study, policy, and practice. 
For this inaugural year, the theme will be “Diversifying Participation”. Henry Jenkins is the Conference Chair. The conference committee includes David Theo Goldberg, Heather Horst, Mimi Ito, Jabari Mahiri and Holly Willis. More

March

Campus Market Expo 2010
Date: March 12-15
Location: Orlando, FL
Cost: $465 [Member] $655 [non-member]
Description: CAMEX has a long history of being the collegiate retailing industry’s meeting place. For more than 80 years, volunteers and staff of the National Association of College Stores (NACS) have worked together to create and grow this premier industry event. Today CAMEX is the industry’s largest trade show and educational event attracting attendees from more than 1,100 college stores and more than 700 exhibiting companies. More

AllyKatzz Tween Town Hall Meeting
Date: March 13
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Cost: N/A
Description: 150 girls from across California and the US will descend on UCLA’s Campus! These girls will join together to SPEAK UP AND BE HEARD by the world. They’ll meet people in high places including politics, media, entertainment, fashion, sports, and celebrities. People who will listen to what tween girls want. People who will help tween girls change their world. More

SXSW Interactive
Date:March 12-21
Cost: $395-550 [Interactive Badge]
Location: Austin, Texas
Description: SXSW Interactive features five days of compelling presentations from the brightest minds in emerging technology, scores of exciting networking events hosted by industry leaders and an unbeatable line up of special programs showcasing the best new websites, video games and startup ideas the community has to offer. Join us March 2010 for the panels, the parties, the 13th Annual Web Awards, the ScreenBurn at SXSW Arcade, the Film and Interactive Trade Show and Exhibition, Microsoft BizSpark Accelerator at SXSW and, of course, the inspirational experience that only SXSW can deliver. More

April

The MI6 2010 Annual Conference [Marketing in Gaming]
Date: April 1
Location: San Francisco, CA
Description: Attendees will hear from those who have defined the game industry to date — and those who are redefining it. Organizers are taking the opportunity to reflect what is currently happening in the industry by opening a call for submissions and speaker proposals in line with this year’s theme, “It’s Everybody’s Game Now.”  More

ThinkMobile
Date: April 7-8
Location: New York, NY
Cost: $150-250
Description: How do people use mobile devices? They’re media consumption gadgets. But they’re also entertainment devices: e-books, music, movies, and so on. In other words, it’s not about the devices; it’s about the mobility that these devices bring. In the near future, what will the mobile device become? What does this all mean for cell phones? More

Chirp: The Official Twitter Developer Conference
Date: April 14-15
Cost: $469
Location: San Francisco, CA
Description: The conference, which will be keynoted by Twitter’s leadership, including co-founders Biz Stone and Evan Williams, will be a two-day shindig. The first day will go over subjects such as Oauth, geolocation and business strategies, while the second day will be a 24-hour hack-a-thon for building apps and sharing ideas. More

May

The Youth & Family Marketing Mega Event
Date: May 10-12
Location: Chicago, IL
Cost: $2,095 [Conference only]  - $3,390 [Conference and summit]
Description: The Youth & Family Marketing Mega Event is the destination for those looking to deeply connect with all segments of the contemporary family to drive innovation, make smarter decisions and ultimately create what’s next first, before your competitors. More

Global Learn Asia Pacific
Date: May 17-19
Location: Penang, Malaysia
Description:The mission of the Global Learn Asia Pacific conference, organized by the Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), is to further the advancement and innovation in learning and technology. As the educational world becomes increasingly global, new ways to explore, learn, and share knowledge are needed. 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

Prix Jeunesse 2010
Date: May 28 - June 2
Location: Munich, Germany
Cost: N/A
Description: The world’s leading festival and competition for children’s and youth television and media. Prix Jeunesse International 2010 is not just a competition, but also a forum for evaluating the “state of the industry”. By sending your best productions, you contribute to a week of eye-opening screenings, stimulating international discussion groups and informative new research results on children and media. More

June

ASTRA’s Marketplace & Academy
Date: June 13-16
Location: Providence, RI
Cost: $289
Description: Set Your Course To Profits At ASTRA’s Marketplace & Academy. It’s A Whale Of A Show: Huge Selection Of Hot-Selling Products, The Best New Exhibitors, Show-Only Manufacturer’s Discounts, And Fresh Business Strategies To Put Wind In Your 4th Quarter Sales! More

Forrester’s Customer Experience Forum 2010
Date: June 29-30
Location: New York, NY
Cost: $1795  [non-member] - $1995 [member]
Description: Now more than ever, executives say that customer experience is critical to how their firms compete. They’re right: Forrester’s research shows a high correlation between good customer experience and increased customer loyalty. Forrester’s Customer Experience Forum 2010 will provide insights on how Customer Experience executives can succeed every day. Please continue to check back to this page for additional event information as we get closer to the event. More

October

Healthy Students . . . Successful Learners
Date: October 13-16
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Cost:N/A
Description: The mission of the American School Health Association is to protect and promote the health of children and youth by supporting coordinated school health programs as a foundation for success. More

Mobile Internet World 2010
Date: October 19-21
Location: Chicago, IL
Cost: N/A
Description: The Mobile Internet will allow consumers and businesses to connect to others, access new types of applications, and download new forms of content from anywhere. The development of this new Mobile Internet marketplace has just begun. Over the next decade, the expansion of the Mobile Internet will represent the single largest definable growth marketplace in the communications industry. The Mobile Internet World Conference & Expo will, for the first time, bring together all the key players in the emerging mobile internet ecosystem. Mobile Internet World is poised to be the defining event for this industry. More

November

YALSA’s Young Adult Literature Symposium 2010
Date: November 5-7
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Cost: N/A
Description: In November 2008, more than 600 librarians, educators and fans of young adult literature gathered in Nashville for How We Read Now, YALSA’s first Young Adult Literature Symposium. Over the course of three days, they attended receptions, educational sessions, paper presentations on the dynamic and growing field of young adult literature and enjoyed one-on-one interactions with popular young adult authors. The symposium is sponsored in part by the William C. Morris Endowment. More

Social Media Forum
Date: November 9-10
Location: Santa Clara, CA
Cost: Free
Description: Two day conference dedicated to Social Media, Free to attend workshops, and exhibition. Building your social media marketing campaign, and integrating it into your marketing mix? Featuring key speakers from social networking publishers, advertising agencies, industry analysts, software developers and equipment manufacturers, mobile operators, plus many more. More