Fall Institute 2016

This "hall of magic" leads into the Riverside room, which is full people, technology, demos and help.
This “hall of magic” leads into the Riverside room, which is full people, technology, demos and help.

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Announcing the 16th Annual Dust or Magic Fall Institute

WHEN: Nov. 6-8, 2016, 5:00 PM Sunday through 1:30 PM Tuesday.

WHAT: A group of reviewers, designers and researchers meet to review the past year in children’s interactive media, as well as the latest research, writing and trends. The three day event—equivalent to a graduate level course—includes review of child development theory applied to the latest interactive media, plus demos, critiques, testing and brainstorming sessions.

This agenda is not defined by social or commercial agendas. Selling is not permitted; there are no sponsors or booths. Dust or Magic is an outgrowth of Children’s Technology Review’s ongoing study of children’s interactive media.

WHO: Speakers are selected based on the recent products, books or research that they publish. View the 2016 Agenda.

WHERE: The Inn at Lambertville Station, 11 Bridge Street, Lambertville, NJ. This is the site of the “original” 2001 event and the agenda follows a similar path.

We set the stage for demos.
We set the stage for demos.

TRAVEL: We provide transportation to and from Newark Liberty airport (EWR), which is 90 minutes from The Inn at Lambertville Station. We are 1 hour from Philadelphia, and a short distance from Trenton. Lambertville is on the commuter bus route to and from Port Authority in New York City; for easy access from all points on the east coast of the USA. The best airport is Newark Liberty (EWR). For more logistics, click here.

COSTS: $1480 for one seat, $990 each for 2 or more. Registration fee includes meals (except dinner Monday night), handouts, materials and a ride to/from Newark airport. Rooms at the Inn cost $140 per night. Don’t delay, space is limited and we’ve run out of space every year.

Dust or Magic is designed around the concept of editorial independence, without sponsors or affiliations with organizations like Apple, Google, Microsoft or Amazon. Costs are covered by registration fees.