Northeast Media Literacy Conference
When:
March 26, 2010
Where:
Storrs CT In our eighth annual Northeast Media Literacy Conference, a major focus will be on media literacy as the critical 21st century skill and the growing need to help young people to develop critical thinking skills in understanding and interpreting the ubiquitous media world and its impact upon the changing youth culture – in terms of its use of time, thinking, priorities, decisions, actions, and values – and the implications for possible changes in our media literacy efforts in our schools and youth-oriented organizations.
South By Southwest
When:
March 12, 2010 - March 21, 2010
Where:
Austin, TX
Website:
http://sxsw.com/ Year after year, the event is a launching pad for new creative content. New media presentations, music showcases and film screenings provide buzz-generating exposure for creators and compelling entertainment for audiences. Conference panel discussions present a forum for learning, business activity thrives at the Trade Shows and global networking opportunities abound. Austin serves as the perfect backdrop for SXSW, where career development flourishes amid the relaxed atmosphere. Intellectual and creative intermingling among industry leaders continues to spark new ideas and carve the path for the future of each ever-evolving field, long after the events’ conclusion.
We Media
When:
March 9, 2010 - March 11, 2010
Where:
Miami FL
Website:
http://wemedia.com/miami/ We Media connects individuals and organizations from across industries who believe the power of media, communication and human ingenuity should be applied to innovate in business AND to make the world better through media. Leaders from all sectors, fields and disciplines join enterprising citizens in participatory programs, unscripted dialogue, workshops, demos and networking events aimed at using the power of our media to strengthen communities geographic and virtual.
Online Marketing Summit
When:
February 22, 2010 - February 25, 2010
Where:
San Diego, CA Covering the topics of Social Media, Search, Email, Demand Generation, Analytics, Usability and Integrated Marketing, Online Marketing Summit offers attendees the opportunity to learn actionable best practices, strategies and tactics from leading authors, academics, brand marketers, and online pioneers.
Case studies, personalized one-on-one labs, panel discussions, advanced tactics roundtables and networking events present OMS attendees with countless options to learn without the distractions of vendor sales pitches.
Technology Conference and Expo
When:
February 10, 2010 - February 12, 2010
Where:
Washington DC
Website:
http://www.technologyconference.org/ Get ready for another top-notch, high-tech learning experience! The Conference is designed to equip associations and nonprofit organizations with the tools needed to keep pace with the rapidly changing world; to strategically use technology to better serve their members, effect social change and uphold their missions. The 2010 Technology Conference & Expo in Washington, DC brings renowned thought leaders, representing a diverse cache of technology industries, for two and a half days of networking, interactive discussion, and hands-on learning all focused around the most pressing technology issues affecting organizations today.
Allied Media Conference
When:
June 18, 2010 - June 20, 2010
Where:
Detroit, MI The Allied Media Conference is the central project of the Allied Media Projects (AMP) network, which emerges out of ten years of organic relationship-building. Since the first conference (then the Midwest Zine Conference) in 1999, people have been compelled by the concept of do-it-yourself media. Later, as the Underground Publishing Conference, the emphasis was on building a movement of alternative media makers. With the shift towards Allied Media, the AMC has attracted more and more people who are interested in using participatory media as a strategy for social justice organizing.
DrupalCon
When:
April 19, 2010 - April 21, 2010
Where:
San Fransisco, CA
Website:
http://sf2010.drupal.org/ DrupalCon San Francisco will feature three full days of sessions from the best and brightest in the Drupal community and around Silicon Valley. In addition, the weekend before the conference, we will be hosting a Core Developer Summit (4/17), a Drupal Sprint and BOF Day (4/18), and professional Drupal training (4/18). The traditional Code Sprint will happen the day after the conference (4/22).
Nonprofit Technology Conference
When:
April 8, 2010 - April 10, 2010
Where:
Atlanta, GA
Website:
http://www.nten.org/ntc The Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) will bring together an outstanding group of nonprofit leaders, IT innovators, communications gurus, fundraising superstars amongst other nonprofit staff looking to learn the latest trends, practical how-tos, and IT solutions to optimize their organization’s technology to further their missions to create more social good in the world.
Left Forum- The Center Cannot Hold: Rekindling the Radical Imagination
When:
March 19, 2010 - March 21, 2010
Where:
New York, NY
Website:
http://www.leftforum.org/node/13 The ongoing capitalist crisis generated high hopes that the parties and social movements of the Left, both in the U.S. and elsewhere in the world, would be re-energized. So far this has not happened. The Left remains fractured and confused, drifting away from its labor base, while the Right seems to have emerged as the stronger or at least the more strident force. The result is that unemployment remains high, wages low, and insecurity grows. In the U.S., the Obama administration negotiates from the center, and concedes more and more to business interests and political conservatives. Can this be turned around? Can the hardships and opportunities generated by the capitalist crisis yet become the trigger for the revival of a transformative left?
World Affairs Conference
When:
March 11, 2010 - March 12, 2010
Where:
San Francisco, CA WorldAffairs 2010, the annual community-based experience presented by the World Affairs Council, blends penetrating analysis of key international issues from leading global experts with activities and opportunities to explore the diverse international landscape of San Francisco. The world that the Obama administration inherited a year ago is already a very different place. From global economic crisis to climate change, from international security dilemmas to development challenges, new policy prescriptions abound. At the same time, social media and new technologies have catapulted the international conversation into a new context. The path forward will require innovation from all sectors. Government, non-governmental organizations, private sector initiatives and individual actors must all contribute.