Higher Ed 2010 Events and Conferences for Web, marketing and PR teams

January 28th, 2010 Karine Joly 7 Comments

You might not know it, but I maintain a Google calendar of higher ed events and conferences where I keep track of anything interesting for web and marketing teams.

It’s a useful tool, but here’s a selection of the most interesting ones (as well as a recap of upcoming HEE webinars ;-) including highlights deadlines for registration, call for proposals and other interesting information like registration fees.

  • Web Redesign Bootcamp -3-Webinar Series – February 16-18, 2010
    What you need to know before jumping into a redesign project

    This webinar series will feature 3 great higher ed web redesign experts: Stewart Foss (eduStyle), Ben Riseling (Duke University) and Chas Grundy (The University of Notre Dame).
    HEE Members: $350 per connection (HEE membership is open and free to people working in institutions)
    Register online by February 8, 2010 at www.higheredexperts.com/redesignbootcamp.
  • 2010 CUPRAP Annual Spring Professional Development Conference – March 10-12, 2010
    Mainly targeted to the higher ed PR and communications professionals of Pennsylvania, this conference takes place at the Hershey Hotel in Hershey, PA.
    Member: $250; Nonmember: $315; Student $65
  • Analytics 360 3-Webinar Series – March 10-11, 2010
    How to track and measure (and show to your boss) the ROI of your marketing initiatives

    This webinar series will feature 2 great higher ed analytics experts: Shelby Thayer and Joshua Ellis, both from Penn State.
    HEE Members: $350 per connection (HEE membership is open and free to people working in institutions)
    Register online by March 1st at www.higheredexperts.com/analytics360.
  • CASE Conference for Media Relations Professionals – March 18-19, 2010 in Washington, DC
    Members $580, Nonmember: $825
    Register online
  • CASE Editors Forum – March 24-26, 2010 in Boston, MA
    Members $760, Nonmember: $1060
    Register online
  • Open Source CMS Fair 3-Webinar Series – April 13-15, 2010
    Why Drupal, WordPress/MU or DotCMS could be your next Web CMS

    This webinar series will feature 3 great higher ed professionals: Shelley Keith (SAU), Michael Fienen (Pittsburg University) and Blyth Morrell (Duke University).
    HEE Members: $350 per connection (HEE membership is open and free to people working in institutions)
    Register online by April 5 at www.higheredexperts.com/cmsfair.
  • CASE Social Media & Community Conference – April 14-16, 2010 in Chicago, IL
    Members $690, Nonmember: $975
    Register online
  • EduComm 2010 – June 7-9, 2010 in Las Vegas, NV
    Organized by the magazine University Business, this conference has 5 different tracks including Social Media/Web Innovation and Marketing Your Institution with Digital Media. This year, I’m a presenter with a session titled “Measure Twice, Cut Once: 7-Step Plan to Your Measurement Strategy for Digital Marketing.” Brad Ward and Mike Richwalsky will also present at this conference.
    Early Bird: $495 for Members, $695 for others Advance: $545 for Members, $745 for others
    Register online by April 23 for the early bird pricing.
  • EduWeb 2010 – July 26-28, 2010 in Chicago, IL
    This year, the opening keynote will be given by Terry Flannery, Executive Director for University Communications and Marketing at American University.
    You can submit your proposal before March 19.
    Early Bird: $595, Regular: $695
    Register online by June 21st to get the early bird pricing.
  • HighEdWeb Conference – October 10-13, 2010, in Cincinnati, OH
    The call for proposal isn’t open yet and no information about conference fee and registration is available now is open.
    Early Bird: $525, Regular: $650
    Registration will open online on March 15, 2010

Have I missed any good conferences?
Please let us know by posting a comment.

7 Responses

  1. UCDA’s annual summit is called “Beyond Branding,” and is March 18-20 in Nashville, TN. Of course, I’m a smidge bias, because I’m a faculty member this year. More info here: http://ucda.com/summit.lasso

  2. Also, SUNY CUAD — the SUNY Council for University Advancement – has PR/marketing/Web tracks for SUNY staffers, and is June 9-11 in Buffalo, NY. More info will be posted here: http://sunycuad.org/node/250

  3. Karine –

    Here are two more for your list:

    J. Boye Conference
    May 4-6, 2010
    Philadelphia
    http://www.jboye.com/conferences/philadelphia10/

    National Conference on Student Recruitment, Marketing and Retention
    July 21-23, 2010
    Atlanta
    https://www.noellevitz.com/Events/National+Conference+on+Student+Recruitment+Marketing+Retention/2010+Conference.htm

  4. The Insitutional Web Management Workshop will be held July 12-14 in Sheffield, England. I attended last year, and it was very informative. http://iwmw.ukoln.ac.uk/iwmw2010/

  5. Peter Baron says:

    The edSocialMedia Summit takes place on 2/16 in Boston. Hosted by Beaver Country Day School, the Summit explores how social media is transforming the way schools communicate and educate.

    Most of the presenters are from the k12 world, but our keynote is Ben Jones from Oberlin. Kyle James from Hubspot is presenting as well.

  6. Thanks for sharing this list. Here are a few more:

    Feb 10-12 UCEA Marketing Seminar
    http://www.ucea.edu/profdev/seminars/2010marketing/index.html

    Feb 23-25 Stamats 2nd Annual Adult Student Marketing Conference
    http://www.stamats.com/events/seminars/simadultstudents.asp

    Mar 14-17 NCMPR Annual Conference
    http://www.ncmpr.org/conferences

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