Ypulse Monthly Events Roundup: UGCX, Libraries 3.0: Teen Edition & More

Today we’re bringing you our monthly roundup of cool youth media and marketing events you or 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.

October Event Updates
Ed. Note: For more September and October events check last month’s roundup.

CARU Annual Conference 2009
Date: October 7, 2009
Location: New York, NY
Cost: CBBB Partners or CARU Supporters $650 / Non-Partners $800
Description: Expert panelists will consider challenging issues presently facing the Children’s Advertising Industry, focusing on how the digital age has changed the way companies market their products to children. Panelists will examine and demonstrate the practical application of governing standards and industry guidelines to these new emerging media platforms. More

Kids Online: Balance and Safety and Fun unConference
Date: October 12, 2009
Location: San Francisco, CA
Cost: $75-$95
Description: Our goal is to leave the day with greater clarity around some core best practices and have next steps as an industry to help kids being safer online. All of the attendees will make up the agenda together at the event itself. We do welcome ideas and suggestions for topics you hope get discussed the day of the event. More

CalSAC Spotlight on After School Conference
Date: October 14th -17, 2009
Location:Torrance, CA
Cost: $115 - $330
Description: Our statewide conference is our signature event, providing three days of informative and interactive workshops, lectures from the top professionals in the field, networking opportunities and, of course, fun! Our workshops are designed to meet the needs of site and administrative staff serving elementary, middle and high school children and youth. More

Mediabistro presents UGCX [User-Generated Content]
Date: October 20 - 21, 2009
Location: New York, NY
Cost:$345 - $375
Description: User-generated content has disrupted business as usual. The current economy is asking everyone to do more with less, while today’s digital environment is providing new opportunities to create unique products and services. Customers are marketers, new distribution models replace the traditional, and businesses everywhere are forced to rethink their revenue models. More

November

Future Trends ‘09
Date: November 2-4, 2009
Location: Miami, FL
Cost: $1,395 - $3,690
Description: FT’09 is your opportunity to join industry experts, corporate visionaries, trendsetters and other revolutionaries to uncover and action the trends that matter most to your business, brand and service. Look not only into the immediate future and way ahead- where will we be in 50 years or more? And focus on making it relevant for your business - before others do. Lead your team to relate trends to make decisions, engage in real conversations, and create meaningful change. More

Mobile Marketing Forum
Date: November 17, 2009
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Cost: $595 - $1195
Description: Make the most of your Mobile Marketing Forum experience and celebrate successful innovations with the industry’s crème-de-la crème. Discussing the latest developments and case studies in the most interactive event on the market, previous Mobile Marketing Forums in San Diego hosted hundreds of attendees from agencies, brands, carriers and other members of the global mobile marketing ecosystem. More

January

International Consumer Electronics Show
Date: January 7 - 10, 2010
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Cost: $100-$200
Description:The International CES is produced by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), the preeminent trade association promoting growth in the consumer technology industry. CEA represents more than 2,000 corporate members involved in the design, development, manufacturing, distribution and integration of consumer electronics products. All profits from CES are reinvested into industry services, including technical training and education, industry promotion, engineering standards development, market research and legislative advocacy. More

Libraries 3.0: Teen Edition at the ALA Midwinter Meeting
Date: January 15, 2009 (the Meeting will be held from 15-19)
Location: Boston, MA
Cost: $210 - $300
Description:There are over 30 million teens in America today and they are known as Digital Natives. Are you ready for them? Join us from 9:00 to 4:30 and explore what is new in the world of librarianship and how it can be applied to serving teens. Discover ways libraries can take advantage of free online tools to enhance and expand the services they offer the teens in their communities. More

The Sports Licensing & Tailgate Show
Date: January 20 - 22, 2010
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Cost: Trade only. Non-qualified Buyers $500
Description: More than 250 million fans cheer passionately for teams and athletes in one or more sports throughout the year. Fans show their team spirit, loyalty and camaraderie with their wallets purchasing everything from official jerseys and caps to keepsake heirlooms…and gathering by the millions to eat, drink and swap stories at tailgating events. More

The 24th annual Careers Conference
Date: January 25-26, 2010
Location: Madison, WI
Cost: $100 - $337
Description: The 24th annual Careers Conference, sponsored by the Center on Education and Work at University of Wisconsin-Madison, is designed to serve everyone and anyone who is involved with career development and education for work. This national conference presents learning opportunities at all levels, from a basic introduction for those starting out… to the very latest practices, strategies, and resources for those who are advanced in the field. More

February

Teens in Tech 2010
Date: February 6, 2010
Location: San Francisco, CA
Cost: N/A
Description: Looking into the lives of Teens in Technology, and why people are building technology for teenagers. More

KidScreen Summit
Date: February 10-12, 2010
Location: New York, NY
Cost: $1195 -$1590
Description: A kids entertainment annual event that brings 1,500 of the industry’s top players together for three days of networking and professional development. More

Digital Music East
Date: February 25 - 26, 2010
Location: New York, NY
Cost: N/A
Description: We are only event in the United States that brings together the top music, technology and policy leaders for high-level discussions and debate, intimate meetings and unrivaled networking about the future of digital music. More.

March

Game Developers Conference
Date: March 9 - 13, 2010
Location: San Francisco, CA
Description: The GDC attracts over 17,000 industry professionals, and is the primary forum where programmers, artists, producers, game designers, audio professionals, business decision-makers and others involved in the development of interactive games gather to exchange ideas and shape the future of the industry. The GDC is also the home of the annual Independent Games Festival (IGF), the first and largest competition for independent games, as well as the Game Developers Choice Awards presented by Gamasutra.com. More

SXSW Interactive
Date: March 12-16, 2010
Location: Austin, TX
Cost: $450-$550 (depending on when you register)
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

The 21st Annual National Service-Learning Conference
Date: March 24-27, 2010
Location: San Jose, California
Cost:$315 - $445
Description: The conference is the largest gathering of youth and practitioners involved in service-learning, drawing approximately 2,500 attendees from across the United States and many other countries each year. Through three days of general sessions, thought leader series, service-learning projects, and networking, the conference engages participants in local, national, and global issues that service-learning addresses. More

April

WonderCon
Date: April 2-4, 2010
Location: San Francisco, CA
Cost: N/A
Description: One of the country’s most popular comics conventions, WonderCon, returns to San Francisco’s Moscone Center South just in time for spring break in 2010! Mark April 2 through 4 on your calendar, as once again WonderCon brings some of the biggest stars in the world of comics back to the Bay area. More

The National Conference on Family Literacy
Dates: April 11 - 13, 2010
Location: San Antonio, TX
Description: The National Conference on Family Literacy brings together practitioners, philanthropists, volunteers, policy makers and literacy advocates. More

FUSE 2010
Date: April 14 - 16, 2010
Location: Chicago, IL
Description: A top destination for corporate superstars and design legends (Philippe Starck, Karim Rashid and Rem Koolhaas have taken the stage), FUSE reveals extraordinary ideas about design, culture, branding and packaging. The FUSE experience will empower you to connect more meaningfully with your consumers through design and brand strategy. More

May

Ypulse Youth Marketing Mashup 2010
Date: May 24-25, 2010
Location: San Francisco, CA
Cost: Registration opens in January
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 [Check Ypulse for more updates]

Book Expo America
Date: May 25-27, 2010
Location: New York, NY
Description: This year’s event promises to give you access to what’s new, what’s next and everything exciting in the world of books. More

June

The Licensing International Expo
Date: June 8-10, 2010
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Description: For more than 30 years Licensing International Expo has been the meeting place for the biggest names and the hottest properties in the industry. Attendees get a preview of the newest licensing and merchandising programs that will generate excitement and buying behavior among consumers. Licensing International Expo is the only event in the world where attendees gain this competitive advantage. More

E3 2010
Date: June 15-17, 2010
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Cost: Registration begins in December 2009.
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

Child and Teen Consumption 2010
Date: June 21-23, 2010
Location: Linköping University in Sweden
Cost: $400 - $472
Description: This conference aims to establish and continue a dialogue between specialists from a variety of academic disciplines in order to explore the phenomenon of children and teens as consumers in today’s society. More

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