events

Jim Louderback of Revision3 To Deliver Day Two Keynote at nextMEDIA - The Future of Digital Content

Join us at Hudson's in Edmonton and Brewsters on 11th Ave in Calgary at 5pm for an informal networker as we welcome in the New Year and get back to work.

 For more information or to register, email rene@digitalalberta.com

Digital Alberta and CIPS Edmonton are partnering to bring together a feature presentation on the relationship between digital media and technology. Fuel Industries' Chief Strategy Officer will deliver a presentaiton titled "The Role of the CIO in Navigating the Shifting Mediascape". Brady Gilchrist, will explain how technology is fundamentally changing how people interact with each other and with mass media, how it's affecting the marketing and advertising industry and why it will be the CIO who is increasingly called upon to solve marketing challenges. He will provide real-life case studies of the technical and strategic sides of how branded entertainment, viral marketing and social media have been deployed for major brands, with a focus on helping to establish best practices for developing the backbone of a major online campaign.

The Massive Technology Show is an annual event that provides a user-friendly environment to explore technologies for business. It is the largest B2B technology show of its kind in Canada, held in Vancouver, Toronto and now, Edmonton. In this action-packed day of interactive exhibits, informative presentations and networking opportunities, companies learn how to achieve their goals faster using technology.

Please join us for sociables and snackies at 5:00 PM on Thursday, September 20 when we will announce what the DMAA has in store for the upcoming 2007-2008 Program Year like our Storytelling and Social Networking Workshops, our involvement in the Tri-Media Conference, ICE Conference, Market Access Programs, Awards Festival and much more! Calgary's Mixer will be held at Brewster's on 11 Avenue SW. Edmonton's Mixer will be held at Hudsons Downtown (Oliver Square). For more information and to RSVP, contact rene@dmaa.ca. Hope to see you there!

Calgary blogger Kempton Lam reports that DemoCampCalgary3 was a great success. Held on August 30 at the University of Calgary, several Alberta companies and digital media pros demoed their software including MoboVivo, Popfly, and FrameBuyFrame. Be sure to register today for DemoCampCalgary4 being held Sept 27.

The Interactive Advertising Bureau of Canada's Intensive, One-Day Course In Social Media Marketing, is designed to simplify and demonstrate the many new channels of marketing, advertising and communication that make up the Social Media and Web 2.0 space. This year, the course will be offered in Calgary, on September 7. Attendees will learn about Online Social Networks, RSS, Tags, Consumer Generated Content, Blogs, Podcasts, Wikis and Virtual Worlds – and more importantly, how to leverage these marketing channels for optimal results.

From August 12 to 17, the Banff New Media Institute is hosting "Interactive Screen 0.7: User Friendly Is Not Enough!". Each year the majestic mountain setting of Banff is host to a mix of international and Canadian new media luminaries and rising stars. For 12 years participants have come to Interactive Screen at BNMI to reflect on the current state of new media and the shape of things to come.

The Vancouver International Digital Festival is an event for the top creative minds working in digital media. Attracting visionaries from games and digital entertainment, Web 2.0, interactive design, animation and mobile applications, it is an annual ‘must-attend’ in Vancouver, Canada. The event includes international business matchmaking, ‘big picture’ conference sessions on the latest trends and markets in digital media, a recruiting fair, high-level seminars for creators, designers, and producers, and loads of networking parties.

This year, more then any other, has been the year of the digital media executive, and nextMEDIA - The Future of Digital Content, held June 8-10, in Banff was the place to be, scoring record delegate attendance from leading digital media executives from around the world. The sold-out, three-day event, which wrapped on Sunday with a fascinating question and answer session with BBC Director General Mark Thompson, attracted close to 350 attendees.