Our top priority? Kid escapism.

The tail end of our Advertising & Promoting to Kids Conference in New York came to an abrupt and grim halt last Tuesday when the now-infamous terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center towers took upwards of 5,000 lives and struck a powerful blow at life as we know it. Thankfully, our 11-strong contingent of KidScreeners were safely tucked away in the Grand Hyatt hotel, but we all watched in stunned silence as the horrific events played out on a giant screen that had been set up for our Golden Marbles award ceremony later that afternoon, and our hearts ached as we saw our New York-based attendees pacing the conference foyer like zombies, desperately trying to get a cell phone line out to reach their loved ones.