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media literacy education-related Sites of the Week

Media Literacy Education
Conference & Events Calendar
plus some educational technology conferences,
and sometimes a few eye-opening media industry events

Specialty calendars

Free Press calendar of Media Reform Events Media/Communication Policy calendar from Benton Foundation UNESCO calendar of events on Children, Youth & Media Events Calendar of the National Association for Media Literacy Education Conference Alert's calendars of Communications and Media Conferences Worldwide and Film Studies Conferences Worldwide

Sept. 23-25, Washington, D.C.
AMP(Activism + Media + Politics) Summit is "an annual forum for influentials and thought leaders in the activist, media and political spheres. Public officials and regulators, experts from think tanks, trade associations, and public relations, and members of the media will attend. The people-powered movement fueled by the Internet and technology has forever changed the world of activism + media + politics. The goal of AMP Summit is to explore the ongoing, distributed conversation about this revolution."

Sept. 30 - Oct. 2, Austin, Texas
Flow Conference 2010, hosted by the graduate students and faculty of the Radio-Television-Film department at the University of Texas at Austin. The conference is a series of roundtable discussions organized around the future of television and media culture and scholarship.

November 2-6, nationwide in Canada
Media Education Week in Canada, conceived to promote media literacy as a key component in the education of young people and to encourage the integration and the practice of media education in Canadian homes, schools and communities.

Nov. 18-21, Orlando, Florida
The annual conference of the National Council of Teachers of English has several sessions incorporating themes of media literacy, digital literacy and more. Click "Searchable Online Program" on the home page, then search for your desired keywords.

Nov. 19-20, London, England
Media Literacy Conference 2010, a major gathering for all teachers, teacher trainers, researchers, policy-makers and media professionals interested in teaching and learning about the media. Jointly organised by the Media Education Association and the Centre for the Study of Children, Youth and Media at the Institute of Education, London, in partnership with Ofcom.

Nov. 25-26, Brussels, Belgium
The theme of the 2010 Media & Learning conference is Developing, Recognising and Embedding Media in Education and Training: Towards the Era of Digital Fluency.

2011

April 8-11, Boston, Mass.
The National Conference for Media Reform is "the largest and highest-profile gathering of media reform advocates in the nation. The conference brings together thousands of activists, media makers, educators, journalists, scholars, policymakers and engaged citizens to meet, tell their stories, share tactics, listen to great speakers and build the movement for better media in America."

June 23-26, Detroit, Michigan
Allied Media Conference, an excellent event for those "interested in using participatory media as a strategy for social justice organizing."

July 22-25, 2011 Philadelphia, Penn.
NAMLE 2011 Conference 2011-- panels, presentations, networking and professional development opportunities centered on the theme: Global Visions/Local Connections: Voices of Media Literacy Education.