As a member of the Consortium for School Networking, we are proud to support the goals of CoSN as the association searches for and shares best practices for leadership in school networking. For a number of years, CB&A has been a conference sponsor. In 2012, the CoSN conference will take place March 5-7 in Washington DC.

Each year, our conference activities for the Florida Educational Technology Conference center on one-on-one media meetings where national and local media are invited to meet with our clients to discuss product offerings. FETC 2012 is on the calendar for January 23-26, 2012, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando.

Our client participation in the International Reading Association’s annual convention includes traditional print publishers, electronic content providers and those who bridge both media. Special events, media gatherings, presentations, and customer meetings are some of the services we provide our clients at this annual event. The 56th annual IRA convention took place May 8-11, 2011, in Orlando.

The Association of Educational Publishers is another industry association we are proud to support. AEP’s annual conference brings together editorial and business associates from throughout the educational publishing community. The 2011 AEP Summit, “Content in Context” ran June 6-9 at the Omni Shoreham Hotelin Washington, DC.

The annual International Society for Technology in Education conference (formerly NECC) is the leading national show for electronic educational publishers. Each year, CB&A hosts two full days of 1:1 meetings with top-tier educational media. ISTE 2011 took over Philadelphia June 26-29.

EdNET 2011, along with parent company MDR, the leading choice for education sales and marketing solutions, will bring the education industry’s 23rd premier networking and business development event to Denver on September 25-27, 2011. Top business executives and innovators will gather to build business relationships, share ideas, and hear directly from experts and educators. EdNET provides leaders with unique opportunities for dialogue on the latest market trends, business partnering opportunities, funding sources, new technologies, and activities of key market players.

Founded in 1980, the Texas Computer Education Association is the largest state organization devoted to the use of technology in education. Next year’s TCEA Annual Conference will occur February 6-10, 2012, at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, Texas.

The Software & Information Industry Association hosts several conferences throughout the year, the largest of which is a place for members to network and learn about rising industry trends. The 2011 SIIA Ed Tech Industry Summit and CODiE Awards Gala took place May 22-24 in San Francisco.

The Wisconsin Educational Media & Technology Association (WEMTA) is an independent professional association serving that state’s school library media and instructional technology professionals. WEMTA’s 2012 conference is slated for March 28-30 in Wisconsin Dells. For more information about the conference, visit www.wemtaonline.org.