CARU West Coast Conference to Shed Light on Children’s
Online Behavior
Anastasia Goodstein of Inspire USA to Provide Keynote
April 26, 2011 | As previously reported in Toy News
Tuesday, the Children’s Advertising and Review Unit (CARU) will
host its 2011 Children’s Advertising and Online Privacy
Summit at the Sheraton Universal Hotel in Universal City, CA,
on Wednesday, May 18th.
The Children’s Advertising
Review Unit (CARU) is the children's
arm of the advertising industry's self-regulation program and evaluates
child-directed advertising and promotional material in all media to
advance truthfulness, accuracy and consistency with its Self-Regulatory
Guidelines for Children's Advertising and relevant laws.
Additional information can be found on the TIA
website under the heading “The Toy Biz” and the subheading
for “Responsible Marketing to
Children.”
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The one-day Summit will shed light on children’s online behavior,
hot button issues to consider when planning ad campaigns, socially
responsible messaging to children, mobile marketing, food marketing
campaigns, and sweepstakes and contests. Also on the agenda will
be a discussion of recent changes and enforcement actions to the
FTC’s Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)
Rule, which was enacted in April 2000 and requires Web site
operators to obtain parental consent before collecting, using, or
disclosing personal information from children under 13.
“The toy industry has requested assurance that CARU’s
self-regulatory guidelines not only reflect current technologies, but
that they are also regularly maintained to keep pace with the rapidly
changing communications culture,” said Carter Keithley, TIA
president. “We are pleased to see that online media will be
a key focus of this conference.”
Anastasia Goodstein, Director of Digital Programs, Inspire USA
Foundation will deliver the keynote address. The founder of Ypulse.com,
Ms. Goodstein is currently leading the expansion of Reachout.com and the
development of new social media and mobile applications for The Inspire
USA Foundation, a non-profit organization with the mission of helping
millions of young people lead happier lives. Her comments are
expected to will explore the domestic and global challenges to
self-regulation in the areas of virtual worlds, social networking.
Additional speakers include Alan Friel, Wildman Harrold Allen &
Dixon LLP; Timothy Ernst, VP & Associate General Counsel, Del Monte
Foods; Dr. J. Alison Bryant, President, PlayScience; Katie Harrington,
McBride, FTC; Kate Connally, Games & Social Media Expert; and Lisa
Manhart, EVP, Sales & Marketing, Ventura Associates, Inc.
Scheduled session topics include:
- Little Fingers = Big Impact: What Can the Experts Tell Us About
Children’s Online Behavior?
- Spotlight on the FTC – Recent Enforcement Actions, Changes to
the Rule, and the Safe Harbor Program
- They Found You, They Followed You, and They Registered For Your
Website: What’s New With Social Media and Kids
- Would You Like a Side of Tie-Ins With That Food Marketing
Campaign?
TIA will be represented by Ed Desmond, executive vice president of
external affairs, and Stacy Leistner, vice president of strategic
communications.
For more information about the conference, please visit the CARU event website or contact
CARU’s Reshma
Persaud (212.705.0113).
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