Private: Monthly Events Roundup: Kidscreen Summit, Toy Fair, SXSW Interactive

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 Ypulse to highlight, email us…

GET READY for the Millennial Mega Mashup presented by Ypulse and IIR, May 7-9, 2011 in Miami, Florida! More details below…

Featured Events

February

Online Marketing Summit
Date: February 6-10
Location: San Diego, CA
Cost: $2195 for an all-access pass; $795 for a one-day pass
Description: Online Marketing Summit is the premier global educational event for marketing professionals. Join over 1,500 of your marketing peers as they share ideas, hear from expert practitioners, and learn best practices in the areas of: Social Media, Demand Generation, Search, Email, Analytics, Mobile, Integrated Marketing and more. Events include hands-on training workshops, one-on-one personalized labs with experts, thought-leadership presentations, and peer-to-peer collaboration. More

Intelligence Group Trend School
Date: February 7
Location: New York, NY
Cost: $2,500
Description: Every quarter, the Intelligence Group brings its industry-leading Cassandra Report to life in this intimate, interactive, daylong immersion into youth culture and social trends. We go beyond what’s happening with young consumers by delving into why they’re acting, and reacting, the way they are. Our Los Angeles and New York Trend Schools will take aim at Digital Media and Technology, the uncommon and unpredictable force that is driving so much of Gen Y’s ever-changing consumption behavior. More

Social Media Strategies Summit
Date: February 7-9
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Cost: $1,795 and up for the full conference; $495 and up for workshops
Description: Social Media Strategies Summit has six tracks, each outlined to focus on a particular industry. Each track includes sessions focused on the following categories: Corporate Case Studies; Community Engagement and Customer Service; Measurements, including analytics, ROI and tools; Sales Approach; Legal Risks & Strategies; and Marketing Strategies & Tactics. If you or your team are responsible for your company’s branding, marketing, strategy development, monitoring, customer relations, community engagement, public relations, media sales, business development, or legal, or you are the Chief Executive, Chief Marketing or Chief Branding Officer this summit was designed with you in mind. More

Kidscreen Summit 
Date: February 7-10
Location: New York, NY
Cost: $1,395
Description: A key event in the kids’ entertainment industry for executives, producers, creators, distributors, retailers, licensors, marketers, digital media content creators, and distributions to learn about issues relevant to the field. Moreover, attendees will learn about current market needs, opportunities, and challenges, interact with other leaders, and build their businesses. More

Media That Matters Summit
Date: February 10-11
Location: Washington, DC
Cost: Contact Media That Matters Summit
Description: This year’s theme, “Storytelling across Platforms,” focuses on today’s evolving media world in which publics can engage with creative projects across platforms such as radio, the web and mobile devices, as well as film and TV. More

Toy Fair
Date: February 12-14
Location: New York, NY
Cost: n/a
Description: The 109th annual American International Toy Fair is the largest toy and youth product marketplace in the Western Hemisphere, bringing together more than 1,100 exhibiting manufacturers, distributors, importers, and sales agents from around the globe to showcase their toy and entertainment products. From classic toys to interactive entertainment and everything in between, the Toy Fair playground includes: action figures and dolls, games and puzzles, construction toys, arts and creative activities, earth-friendly products, bicycles, tricycles and ride-ons, radio-controlled vehicles, infant and preschool toys, cars, trucks, and trains, puppets and plush, audio and video cassettes, computer software and video games, playground and sporting equipment, Halloween, Christmas, books, stationary, party supplies, and much more. More

March

Media Summit
Date: March 7-8
Location: New York, NY
Cost: n/a
Description: The international conference on media, advertising, television, broadband, social media, mobile, cable & satellite, publishing & magazines, radio, news media, motion pictures, and marketing. More

SXSW Interactive
Date: March 9-13
Location: Austin, TX
Cost: $950 (early bird discounts available)
Description: An incubator of cutting-edge technologies, 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. From hands-on training to big-picture analysis of the future, SXSW Interactive has become the place to experience a preview of what is unfolding in the world of technology. Join us for the panels, the parties, the 15th Annual Interactive Awards, Startup Village, ScreenBurn at SXSW, the SXSW Trade Show and, of course, the inspirational experience that only SXSW can deliver. More

Mobile Marketing Conference
Date: March 19-21
Location: Miami, FL
Cost: $2,495 – $3,490 (plus early bird registration discounts)
Description: The Mobile Marketing Conference will unite today’s pioneering marketers on a quest to uncover the value of the mobile medium as an “always on” channel to engage consumers and convert mobile interactions to transactions. Featuring a robust agenda of real world case studies shared by clients themselves, this program has co-created by practitioners, mobile experts and visionaries in order to be truly reflective of the industry’s immediate learning goals. Best in class case studies will be presented by Intercontinental Hotels Group, Gap Inc, Pandora, Taco Bell, Google, The Wharton School, Intuit, Time Inc, Allergan Pharmaceuticals and more! More

Bologna Children’s Book Fair
Date: March 19-22
Location: Bologna, Italy
Cost: €25 – €60
Description: The Bologna Children’s Book Fair is the most important international event dedicated to the children’s publishing and multimedia industry. In Bologna, authors, illustrators, literary agents, licensors and licensees, packagers, distributors, printers, booksellers, and librarians meet to sell and buy copyright, find the very best of children’s publishing and multimedia production, generate and gather new contacts while strengthening professional relationships, discover new business opportunities, and discuss and debate the latest sector trends. More

Multicultural Media Forum
Date: March 21
Location: New York, NY
Cost: $425 (early bird registration discounts available); $49 for students
Description: For over 10 years, the Forum has attracted an audience of about 300 executives in television programming and distribution, marketing and advertising, and technology, as well as advertisers and the trade press. The 2012 Multicultural Media Forum explores the word “community†from various perspectives including: The Multicultural Community, as the general market shifts to become a multicultural market and how business models must adapt to remain relevant to all consumers; Communities Within Communities across all industries as companies are looking to multicultural communities for growth, not just in America’s major metro areas, but across the country; Virtual Communities and how social media—driven is by broadband and digital technologies to reshape the concept and power of community locally, nationally, and internationally; and Research Communities and how major media brands are harnessing the power of online research communities to listen to, engage with, and learn from their consumers. More

Re:Think 2012
Date: March 25-28
Location: New York, NY
Cost: $1,745 and up
Description: Continuing to explore the possibilities and opportunities afforded by dynamic technologies and new research methods, Re:think 2012 will again convene over 3,000 executives from around the globe to examine the state of advertising research — where is it now, and where is it heading? What game-changing techniques, approaches and components are on the precipice? More

PSFK Conference
Date: March 30
Location: New York, NY
Cost: $395
Description: PSFK will host its sixth annual conference celebrating new ideas. An audience of creative professionals from across advertising, design, marketing, and technology industries will listen to a mix of inspirational speakers curated by the PSFK editorial team. A diverse program of speakers bring backgrounds in art, technology, design, marketing, and media, creating an environment where disparate ideas can come together in new ways to fuel work that changes the world for the better. The conference agenda allows participants to meet and discuss with one another, together sharing and building upon the ideas brought forth from the stage. More

TEDxTeen
Date: March 31
Location: New York, NY
Cost: Free
Description: TEDxTeen has curated a lineup of international youth (sprinkled with some compelling adults) who are tackling the big questions and big problems with passion and action. What are teens across the globe doing to make a difference? You might be surprised! More

April

Sex::Tech
Date: April 1-3
Location: San Francisco, CA
Cost: $185 – $375 for professionals; $30 for students
Description: Sex::Tech 2012 brings health and technology professionals together with youth, parents, and community leaders to advance the sexual health of youth in the U.S. and abroad. Sex::Tech is the only conference event that showcases high-tech educational content (mobile, social media, Internet) developed by professionals, highlights national and local program successes, and puts youth leadership at the forefront. Conference tracks for 2012 include: Healthy Sexuality, Field Insights That Advance Sexual Health, and Grassroots Advocacy. More

Digital Kids Conference
Date: April 25-26
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Cost: $795 – $1,195 (early bird discounts available)
Description: DigitalKids promises to deliver a robust experience to participants and conference goers alike, as growth in the digital youth market continues to skyrocket. Its goal is to continue bringing to light the best practices in digital product development, marketing and business strategies to reach and engage kids and youth. Digital Kids provides companies the critical information they need to reach digital kids and connected youth through online and mobile technologies. Coverage will include social games, mobile and tablet apps, virtual worlds, social media and marketing, and more. With the participation from industry leaders worldwide, this year’s conference includes dedicated tracks on operations, safety, business, production, and market research. More

May

Digital Hollywood
Date: May 2-5
Location: Marina del Rey, CA
Cost: $735
Description: Digital Hollywood debuted in 1990 and has from its start been among the leading trade conferences in its field with over 15,000 top executives in the film, television, music, home video, cable, telecommunications and computer industries attending the various events each year. More

Millennial Mega Mashup
Date: May 7-9
Location: Miami, FL
Cost: $2,595 – $3,595 (early bird discounts available)
Description: Join IIRUSA and Ypulse for the sixth annual Millennial Mega Mashup! It’s the only event that explores Millennial culture, how youth habits and attitudes are evolving, and what this means for your brand and business. Millennials are the largest American generation ever, wielding enormous spending power, and they’re still figuring our their brand preferences and opinions. Unlike their predecessors, this group entered the world as tech smart, media-savvy kids, and they’ve grown up expecting more from the companies and brands vying for their attention. An All-Star team of speakers from the biggest names in youth culture will fill you in on what matters most to Millennials. More

June

Book Expo America
Date: June 5-7
Location: New York, NY
Cost: See site for details
Description: BEA is the leading event in North American publishing, and it returns in 2012 with even more new and exciting features to keep pace with the industry, including a totally revamped and expanded IDPF Digital Zone, live streaming of favorite BEA events, totally refreshed BEA Education Program, and favorite and up-and-coming authors. More

American Library Association Annual Conference
Date: June 21-26
Location: Anaheim, CA
Cost: Price varies based on membership status
Description: The ALA Annual Conference is the world’s largest event for the library community. Bringing together more than 25,000 librarians, educators, authors, publishers, literacy experts, illustrators and the leading suppliers to the market, the Annual Conference gives you a once-a-year opportunity to advance your career and improve your library. More

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