Media Industries Summit and Conference (Jan 11 & 12 @ UNM)

[Eric Renz-Whitmore]

Greetings -- and best wishes for the New Year!

As several of you are aware, this year in addition to the
fourth annual Media Industries (MISP) conference, we're
including a special one day summit to help develop
strategies for extending New Mexico's success in film and
digital media.

A few of the FRIAM members I know are already invited, but
I believe we could use a few more, especially those of you
with a special interest in education and the media
technologies we'll be using increasingly in the next 5-10
years.

We also have a few sessions during Saturday's Media
Industries Conference that I expect will be of interest,
from basic digital media production, to panels on web and
software trends, and sessions on visualization and
immersive media.

For more information, please visit our ARTS Lab page at:
 http://artslab.unm.edu/newsevents

If you'd like to sign up for the conference, you can
register at:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=pQi_2ffY_2bfdJFPVJP_2bRAvBGA_3d_3d

Meanwhile, please take a look at the info on Friday's
summit I've provided below. If you're interested in
signing up, let me know!

Best wishes,

Eric Renz-Whitmore



 

The summit will be held on January 11th, 2008, 9:00am ?
5:00pm at the UNM main campus in Albuquerque.  The day
will begin with an Executive Summary of activities and
trends across the range of media as well as updates on
work being done in Education and other factors affecting
growth.  In the afternoon, participants will break into
one of the three working groups (below) for facilitated
sessions.  Each invitee has already been assigned a topic,
but you are welcome to contact our MISP Coordinator if you
wish to sit in a group that better fits your needs and
expertise.

 

Afternoon Working Groups:

 

EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

Every company looking to move or grow in New Mexico is
concerned about having a pool of qualified potential
employees to draw from; and we want to prepare New
Mexico?s youth for our increasingly media-rich environment
and to take these highly skilled high wage jobs.  This
session continues the work that was begun at the Governor
Higher Education Summit (?New Media, New Needs: Serving
the Developing Film and Digital Arts Industry in New
Mexico?), including filling areas of weakness in education
for movies, games, animation and visual effects; building
bridges with our primary and secondary schools; developing
resources, infrastructure and more.



BUILDING NEW MEXICO BASED PRODUCTION

Continued growth of New Mexico?s media industries depends
on a balance of visiting productions and an active local
community that produces its own work.  Local production
builds infrastructure and an ongoing job base; when the
property is created in state, the profits, jobs and
related infrastructure stay in the state.  This session
will develop strategies for encouraging more local
production in all media, and increasing New Mexico?s share
of post-production work.

 

NEW MEXICO MEDIA NEXT

The world of media is experiencing more rapid change than
ever before, with new formats and technologies
transforming not only entertainment but the infrastructure
that underlies business and every aspect of our lives.
 This session will match technology and market trends with
identified strengths in New Mexico?s creative media
ecosystem.

 

Each session will include 30-50 representative leaders
from industry, education, and organizations supporting
media industry growth. At the conclusion of break out
sessions at 4:30pm, summit participants will gather for a
brief final session to hear summaries and recommendations
from all groups as well as action items for going forward.



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For more information about ARTS Lab and Media Industries
Events, visit:
http://artslab.unm.edu/newsevents
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Eric Renz-Whitmore, Program Coordinator
ARTS Lab & Arts Technology Center
505-277-2253
FAX [phone]
http://artslab.unm.edu