LOS ANGELES, Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Entertainment Technology Alliance, an
industry organization focused on educating and bringing together the
entertainment community with the latest technology, today announced ETA 2002,
a conference and exposition designed to discuss and debate current issues
surrounding the convergence of technology and the entertainment industry. To
be held February 22nd to the 23rd, 2002 at the Pasadena Convention Center in
Pasadena, California, the two-day event and expo will offer 5 parallel tracks
of 30-plus educational classes, keynote speeches and networking events
designed to offer attendees the information and contacts they need to more
effectively utilize the latest technologies.
ETA Expo is designed to enable industry professionals to increase their
technical knowledge, share creative experiences with colleagues, learn tips
from well-known industry professionals and provide highly targeted networking
opportunities. Session tracks will focus on pre- and post-production, digital
cinema, digital filmmaking and business, web technologies, management and
delivery technologies, and financial and production tools.
"The technology and tools available to entertainment professionals today
are different from what they were five months ago, let alone five years ago,"
says Todd Brockman, Chairman of ETA. "ETA Expo was created for the industry
in cooperation with industry organizations so that creative technology
executives can learn from their peers about real world solutions and what
works in this industry."
Key industry sponsors to date include: Apple Computer, AT&T Digital Media,
Cinesite - A Kodak Company, Compaq Computer, Film & Video Magazine, Jaguar
Consulting, Microsoft Windows Media, Millimeter Magazine, Production Hub.com,
Rogers & Cowan, Sony and Video Systems Magazine.
Association sponsors to date include: Association of Cinema and Video
Laboratories (ACVL), American Film and Marketing Association (AFMA),
Association of Independent Video Filmmakers (AIVF), Association of Moving
Image Archivists (AMIA), Financial Accounting & Management Executives in
Entertainment (FAME), Independent Feature Project East and West (IFP), Motion
Picture Editors Guild (MPEG), Society of Motion Picture and Television
Executives (SMPTE) and USC School of Cinema & Television.
Keynote and session speakers are currently being assembled working with
leading technology innovators and entertainment companies and will be
announced in January. ETA Expo is currently accepting speaker submissions
from accomplished experts and practitioners who desire to share their
expertise with a high-level audience of executives eager to launch or expand
their own entertainment technology initiatives. To submit a potential
speaker, please choose an appropriate session and submit to:
http://www.etaexpo.com/proposal.html .
ETA is an established name at the Cannes Film Festival, where it has
produced and hosted the daily ETA Cannes Seminar Series at the Palais with top
technologists and entertainment industry executives for the past two years.
For more information on the conference and exhibition, please visit:
http://www.etaexpo.com
About ETA
The Entertainment Technology Alliance (ETA) was founded in 1998 to
educate, and bring professionals together from within the entertainment and
technology industries. From digital cinema to the latest advances in special
effects and animation, ETA educates the entertainment industry on technology
trends, programming interests, operations and workforce strategies that
embrace the most cutting-edge technologies available.
SOURCE Entertainment Technology Alliance
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Related links:
http://www.etaexpo.com/proposal.html
http://www.etaexpo.com
CONTACT:
Molly Mulloy, +1-310-201-8821,
mmulloy@webershandwick.com, or Ted Angkasuwan, +1-310-201-8845,
teda@webershandwick.com, both of Rogers & Cowan, for ETA
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