March

CREATIVITY INTERNATIONAL AWARDS
March 12 is the deadline for entering the 40th annual edition of this media competition.
March 12, 2010
Location: CIA, Louisville, Ky.
URL: www.creativityawards.com

HERMES CREATIVE AWARDS
March 12 is the entry deadline for this competition that honors the messengers and creators of traditional and emerging media.
March 12, 2010
Location: HCA, Arlington, Texas
URL: www.hermesawards.com

AEF ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM
"Advertising and the Asian-American Community: Capture a Market Opportunity" is the topic of this Advertising Educational Foundation event.
March 12, 2010
Location: Leo Burnett, Chicago
URL: www.aef.com

BUZZ AWARDS
March 15 is the deadline for entering this competition, which honors the best in brand/media integration.
March 15, 2010
Location: AdweekMedia, New York
URL: www.adweekbuzz.com

MEDIA BUYING ACADEMY'S BOOT CAMP
MBA presents a four-day, five-part media buying course. (Also scheduled for Seattle, March 22-25, Las Vegas, March 29-April 1, and Minneapolis, April 5-8.)
March 15, 2010 - March 18, 2010
Location: Baltimore
URL: www.mediabuyingacademy.com

THE MOBILE UPFRONT
Senior leaders of Aegis, Havas, IPG, MDC, Omnicom and WPP provide actionable insights on creative, content, measurement, targeting, technology and monetization.
March 16, 2010
Location: Angel Orensanz Foundation of the Arts, New York
URL: www.mobileupfront.com

ADVERTISING LAW AND PUBLIC POLICY
A conference produced by the Association of National Advertisers.
March 17, 2010 - March 18, 2010
Location: Park Hyatt, Washington, D.C.
URL: www.ana.net/events/conferencemtg/LAW-MAR10

NEXTARGETING SUMMIT
An all-day, invitation-only conference on real-time audience targeting.
March 18, 2010
Location: W Hotel, New York
URL: www.nextargeting.com

RE:THINK 2010
The 56th annual convention and expo of the Advertising Research Foundation.
March 22, 2010 - March 24, 2010
Location: Marriott Marquis, New York
URL: www.thearf.org/assets/rethink-10

SEARCH ENGINE STRATEGIES 2010
SES New York incorporates 70+ sessions, multiple keynotes, 100+ exhibitors, networking events and parties.
March 22, 2010 - March 26, 2010
Location: Hilton Hotel, New York
URL: www.searchenginestrategies.com/newyork/?utm_source=prweb

PMA'S INTEGRATED MARKETING CONFERENCE
"Blur: The Conference That Erases Lines" is the theme of the Promotion Marketing Association's annual meeting.
March 23, 2010 - March 24, 2010
Location: Fairmont Hotel, Chicago
URL: www.pmalink.org/?annual2010

PR MEASUREMENT CONFERENCE
Covers how to measure all key areas of communications initiatives.
March 23, 2010
Location: National Press Club, Washington, D.C.
URL: www.prnewsonline.com/eventcalendar

AWNY'S ANNUAL ROAST
The Advertising Women of New York honors Irwin Gotlieb, CEO, GroupM.
March 23, 2010
Location: Gotham Hall, New York
URL: www.awny.org/EventsCalendar.html

CUSTOM CONTENT CONFERENCE
"Taking Advantage of Content in a Custom Media Age" is the theme of this event.
March 24, 2010 - March 26, 2010
Location: Hutton Hotel, Nashville, Tenn.
URL: www.custompublishingcouncil.com/ccc2010.asp

BRITE 2010 CONFERENCE
Brands, innovation and technology converge at this Columbia Business School event.
March 31, 2010 - April 01, 2010
Location: Columbia University, New York
URL: www.briteconference.com

THE ONE SHOW
March 31 is the deadline for entering The One Show Interactive competition.
March 31, 2010
Location: The One Club, New York
URL: www.enteroneshow.org/

April

MEDIA PLAN OF THE YEAR AWARDS
April 5 is the deadline for entering Mediaweek's annual competition. (Awards luncheon is set for New York on June 16.)
April 05, 2010
Location: AdweekMedia, New York
URL: www.mediaplanoftheyear.com

DIGITAL MEDIA MEASUREMENT AND PRICING SUMMIT
Defining metrics, optimizing ad spend, maximizing reach and improving ROI are among the topics at the third annual edition of this conference.
April 07, 2010 - April 08, 2010
Location: Doubletree Metropolitan Hotel, New York
URL: www.digitalmediaroi.net

SEARCH MARKETING EXPO TORONTO
Four tracks and 30+ sessions cover business strategies, SEO, analytics and emerging technologies.
April 08, 2010 - April 09, 2010
Location: Delta Chelsea Hotel, Toronto
URL: www.searchmarketingexpo.ca

STREAMY AWARDS
Honors excellence in original Web TV programming and those who create it.
April 11, 2010
Location: Henry Fonda Theater, Los Angeles
URL: www.streamys.org

MIRREN NEW BUSINESS CONFERENCE
More than 35 sessions examine best practices of how agencies experience growth.
April 12, 2010 - April 14, 2010
Location: Digital Sandbox Network, New York
URL: www.newbusinessconference.com

SENTIMENT ANALYSIS SYMPOSIUM
Launched to answer the question: What are your customers thinking (and blogging, tweeting and posting)?
April 13, 2010
Location: Executive Conference Center, New York
URL: www.sentimentsymposium.com

PUBCON SOUTH
Speakers and sessions focus on SEO, search engine marketing and social media.
April 13, 2010 - April 15, 2010
Location: Richardson Conference and Civic Center, Dallas
URL: www.pubcon.com/dallas2010

2010 MATRIX AWARDS
New York Women in Communications' 40th anniversary of honoring achievements of women in the communications industry.
April 19, 2010
Location: Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York
URL: www.nywici.org/matrix

NEWCOMM FORUM 2010
"The Social Web: Redefining Business" is the theme of this conference.
April 20, 2010 - April 23, 2010
Location: Marriott, San Mateo, Calif.
URL: www.newcommforum.com