Events

Here are some upcoming events that we think will be of interest to our readers. If you would like to submit an event to be listed here, please contact us.

Events for October 17, 2016 - June 16, 2016

National Association for Media Literacy Education

Philadelphia, the City of Brotherly Love, is ready to welcome the 2015 NAMLE conference. The dates are Thursday, June 25 for pre-conference sessions and an evening kick-off, and Friday and Saturday, June 26-27 for the full conference. Plans are growing to make this the best NAMLE conference yet, with inspiring keynotes, interactive sessions, new research, innovative exhibitors and a great time for all. The conference will be held at the beautiful Philadelphia Westin hotel, right in the heart of the city.…

Interaction Design and Children

The 14th international conference on Interaction Design & Children will be held on June 21-24, 2015 in Boston, Massachusetts. The IDC conference's mission is to bring together researchers, designers and educators to explore new forms of technology, design and engaged learning among children. The conference incorporates papers, presentations, speakers, workshops, participatory design experiences and discussions on how to create better interactive experiences for children. IDC 2015 will offer a wide-ranging program, supporting and facilitating the exchange of ideas within and…

E3 Expo

E3 is the world's premier trade show for computer, video and mobile games and related products. At E3, the video game industry's top talent pack the Los Angeles Convention Center, connecting tens of thousands of the best, brightest, and most innovative professionals in the interactive entertainment industry. For three exciting days, leading-edge companies, groundbreaking new technologies and never-before-seen products will be showcased. E3 connects you with both new and existing partners and provides unprecedented exposure to emerging markets. - See…

Digital Media and Learning Conference

The Digital Media and Learning Conference is an annual event supported by the MacArthur Foundation and organized by the Digital Media and Learning Hub located at the UC Humanities Research Institute, 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 dialogue and linking theory, empirical study, policy, and practice. The sixth annual conference – DML2015 – is organized around the theme “Equity…

Developing Apps For Kids Conference 2015

This conference is for anyone working in the children's app space. It is the go-to event for app developers, designers, illustrators, marketers, and other professionals who are working in the kid app and kid tech space. The conference will bring together industry leaders, top reviewers, and visionaries to discuss trends and innovations, best practices, and common challenges facing kid app developers. Experts will offer advice on creating apps, marketing and discovery, monetizing, consolidation of the industry, working with brands, and…

Dust or Magic AppCamp 2015

The idea for AppCamp came pre-iPad after several Dust or Magic Institute attendees from the West Coast wanted a Dust or Magic event on the west coast. We knew that a flood of apps was on the way, and that these products would need to be properly critiqued, debated and understood. As with all CTR-related work — AppCamp is independent; there are no sponsors or associations with Google, Apple or hidden commercial interests. The event is supported by registration fees;…

Webinar: Betting on Elmo, Martha, and Lena: The Promise of Technology to Reach & Support Parents in Creating Literacy and Language Rich Environments

Parents are too often an untapped asset in building young children’s pathways to literacy and overall success. They, more than anyone else, can have the greatest impact on children reading proficiently by the end of third grade when they create literacy- and language-rich environments, a key indicator of school readiness. Technology can be a powerful tool to reach the numbers of parents we need to reach. But how might we better use technology in ways that promote science-based learning and…

International Communication Association’s 65th Annual Conference

Communication Across the Life Span The 2015 conference theme "Communication Across the Life Span" encourages academics to explore the various ways in which our discipline provides a lens for interpreting the evolving meanings, relationships, experiences, and critical crossroads of the life course. Technological evolution, economic changes, medical advancements, environmental turbulence, political movements, and other evolving circumstances not only influence our experiences across the life span, but also the development of social policies and ethical frameworks that shape societies. Across domains,…

Transformational Experiences Summit

The inaugural Transformational Experiences Summit will focus on the art, science and design of making media that matters. The summmit will explore experiences that span learning, health, training, social impact, civics, entertainment and more; made through media that range from games, animation, location-based installations, augmented reality, mobile devices, robotics, interactive performances, transmedia storytelling, etc. The Cooney Center's Michael Levine will speak at 3:45 on "Early Learning and Tech: Pathways to 'Readialand.'" Learn more and register for the conference at http://tes.etc.cmu.edu/…

Games for Change Festival

The Games for Change Festival is the leading international event uniting game creators with those who believe in the positive power of digital games. The 2015 G4C Festival will again join the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City from April 21-23 & 25. See videos, photos, and articles from 2014. http://www.gamesforchange.org

Conversations with Authors Webinar Series: Pioneering Literacy in the Digital Age

In a world where young children are surrounded by media choices, can digital tools be better deployed to enhance early literacy skills? Lisa Guernsey (Director, Early Education Initiative and Director, Learning Technologies Project New America) and Michael Levine (Executive Director, The Joan Ganz Cooney Center) will address this question and share findings from their forthcoming book, Tap, Click, Read, which analyzes the current digital media and literacy marketplace. These experts in early childhood program and policy development will also share findings from The Seeding…

CHI Conference

For over 30 years, the CHI conference (pronounced ‘kai’) has attracted the world’s leading researchers and practitioners in the field of Human Computer Interaction (HCI) from businesses and universities to share ground-breaking research and innovations related to how humans interact with digital technologies. The Association for Computing Machinery’s (ACM) CHI conference is the world's premiere conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, presenting a highly selective showcase of the very best advances across the disciplines of computer science, cognitive psychology,…