Upcoming events and conferences


To post details of an event, please contact info@aeforum.org.

Child and Teen Consumption 2008
Location: Trondheim, Norway
23-24 April 2008

Topic: Aims to establish and continue a dialogue between specialists from a variety of academic disciplines in order to explore the phenomenon of young consumers in today's society. Presented by the Norwegian Center for Child Research.


2008 AMA Marketing and Public Policy Conference
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
29-31 May

Topic: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Sound Policy: Research at the Birthplace of Our Democracy, hosted by the Villanova University Center for Marketing and Public Policy Research. The conference will discuss cutting-edge issues of continuing and current concern that are at the intersection of public policy and marketing.


Childhood and Society Symposium: The Sexualization of Childhood
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
13-14 June 2008
Topic: To discuss the impact of growing up in a sexualized culture on children's health and welfare, and how parents, mental health professionals, educators and policy makers can address these issues.


Food for Kids: Optimising Food for the Next Generation
Location: Surrey, United Kingdom
18 June 2008

Topic: The conference presented by Leatherhead Food International will look at: what children want to eat when they are asked; new rules for marketing of food for children; market trends and successful products; ideas for ingredients; and regulatory issues such as health claims referring to children's development and health. This one day conference's goal is to help understand what drives choice in children and learn how you can use this knowledge to develop products that are successful, as well as healthy, exciting and fun.

Showcomotion Children's Media Conference
Location: Sheffield, UK
2-4 July 2008

Topic: Discussing the relationship between licensing and content, between platforms and brands, between participation, interaction and linear content, and will commission extensive research into children's attitudes to gaming, social networking, and the effectiveness of cross-media content and brands. Will explore how children experience brands, and content, in a multi-platform environment, and how media and play interact in their busy lives, and how content owners, content creators and content distributors can come together in new relationships to meet children's needs.