Each week, MediaShift posts an ongoing list of upcoming events in the digital media and journalism world. These will be a mix of MediaShift-produced events and other events. If we’re missing any major events, or you’d like to pay to promote your event in the “featured event” spot of our weekly post, please contact Mark Glaser at mark [at] mediashift [dot] org. Any non-MediaShift events in the “featured event” slot are paid placements. Also, be sure to sign up for our events email newsletter to get notifications about future MediaShift events. Note: Event descriptions are excerpts, edited for length and clarity.
Featured Events
MobileMe&You2
Oct. 28-29, 2016
Chicago and San Francisco
The MobileMe&You2 conference will bring together mobile media leaders from across the nation, creating a spark of like-minded collaboration and opportunities to learn best practices from traditional and emerging media. MobileMe&You2 will be held Friday and Saturday, Oct. 28-29, with an opening reception on Thursday evening, Oct. 27. The conference will take place simultaneously in two locations – downtown Chicago and downtown San Francisco — thanks to digital connections between two of Northwestern University’s Medill School facilities in each city.
Register here for Chicago.
Register here for San Francisco.
OCTOBER 2016
The Future of Media: Using Stories and Journalism as Vehicles for Creating Change
Oct. 29, 2016
New York City
Media has an immense capacity to accelerate social progress or do just the opposite. At its core, media is a feedback mechanism for society and like any feedback mechanism, it has the capacity to encourage as well as inhibit thoughts, ideas, and actions on a multitude of levels. So a key question we must ask ourselves when thinking about the future of media is: What kind of content needs to be produced that creates a feedback loop enhancing society’s capacity to solve problems vs. diminishes it.
More information and registration here.
NOVEMBER 2016
ad:tech NY
Nov. 2-3, 2016
New York City
Ad:Tech is a conference and exhibition where the marketing, technology and media communities come together to share new ways of thinking, build strong partnerships, and define new strategies to address the key industry challenges and opportunities.
More information and registration here.
ad:tech London
Nov. 2-3, 2016
London
An exclusive gathering of 1000 elite brand, agency and media players in the heart of Shoreditch. The hottest start-ups pitching to become Unilever’s Next Big Thing. A new content and networking-fueled format dedicated to performance marketing & tech innovation
More information and registration here.
Digiday Video Anywhere Summit
Nov. 9-11, 2016
Austin, Texas
The question is no longer whether publishers need to invest in video, but rather how to make calculated investments in the right formats that will yield sizable returns. From the rise of livestreaming to vertical videos and platforms galore, the Digiday Video Anywhere Summit will gather publishing executives to discuss challenges around monetizing this moving content.
More information and registration here.
People-Powered Publishing Conference
Nov. 10, 2016
Chicago
In newsrooms, nonprofits and universities, civic-minded journalists, developers, and engagement practitioners are building tools and telling stories that put audiences first and push the envelope of the traditional reporting process. In partnership with Hearken, GroundSource, City Bureau and the Crowd Powered News Network, and with support from the Pulitzer Prize Centennial Campfires Initiative, Illinois Humanities is convening these like-minded pioneers for a one-day conference highlighting innovative projects and practices that build stronger connections between reporters and the publics they cover. This conference aims to provide opportunities to share resources, talk about what’s working, and strengthen one another’s work. We want you there. To propose a session for the conference, fill out the application by April 29th.
More information and registration here.
National High School Journalism Convention
Nov. 10-13, 2016
Indianapolis, Indiana
The National High School Journalism Convention is a semiannual gathering of high school journalists and advisers sponsored by the Journalism Education Association and its partner, the National Scholastic Press Association. The associations partner to prepare hundreds of practical and professional learning sessions, from high-profile keynotes to specific, problem-solving breakouts, hands-on workshops and discussion groups. Other convention activities include an exhibit hall with vendors who sell to student media, JEA’s on-site Write-off contests, NSPA’s Best of Show contest, receptions, awards convocations, critiques, career round tables and evening entertainment.
More information and registration here.
ad:tech New Zealand
Nov. 14, 2016
Auckland, New Zealand
ad:tech New Zealand is a one day marketing innovation conference & exhibition bringing together brand marketers, agencies, publishers and digital technology professionals.
More information and registration here.
DECEMBER 2016 & BEYOND
ad:tech Kansai
Dec. 1-2, 2016
Kansai, Japan
Ad:Tech is a conference and exhibition where the marketing, technology and media communities come together to share new ways of thinking, build strong partnerships, and define new strategies to address the key industry challenges and opportunities.
More information and registration here.
Consumer Electronics Show
Jan. 6-9, 2017
Las Vegas, Nevada
For 50 years, CES has been the launch pad for new innovation and technology that has changed the world. Held in Las Vegas every year, it is the world’s gathering place for all who thrive on the business of consumer technologies and where next-generation innovations are introduced to the marketplace.
More information and registration here.
CSPA Spring Convention
Mar. 15-17, 2017
New York City
This national gathering of student editors and faculty advisers to newspapers, yearbooks, magazines, video productions, and online media will be held at Columbia University. Delegates can choose from 350 or more sessions organized in seven sequences: newspaper, yearbook, magazine, online media, video/broadcasting, law and ethics and advisers. All seven sequences will run simultaneously throughout the three days of the Convention.
More information and registration here.
National High School Journalism Convention
Apr. 6-9, 2017
Seattle
The National High School Journalism Convention is a semiannual gathering of high school journalists and advisers co-sponsored by the Journalism Education Association and the National Scholastic Press Association. With typical attendance of more than 4,000 delegates, the JEA/NSPA convention is the largest gathering of student journalists in the country. The associations partner to prepare hundreds of practical and professional learning sessions, from high-profile keynotes to specific, problem-solving breakouts and hands-on workshops. Other convention activities an exhibit hall, JEA’s on-site Write-off contests, NSPA’s Best of Show contest, receptions, awards convocations, critiques and career roundtables.
More information and registration here.
