workshops

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

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 March 29 to 31, 2007, join top story artists from leading studios across North America in this exciting two-day workshop that explores storytelling in film, games, and advertising.

Joe Biglin, co-founder of BreakAway Games is going to be joining us for the Serious Games: Training the Next Generation Workshop we are hosting on April 3rd in Edmonton and April 4th in Calgary. This is rare opportunity to hear from this well established company who has been a pioneer in the Serious Games arena. BreakAway Games has provided solutions in multiple industry sectors.

Join us on April 3rd and 4th for a unique workshop focused on exploring the opportunities for a new generation of training solutions that have been popularized as "serious games." This workshop is designed to bring together game developers, buyers, and industry professionals to identify collaborative opportunities and to exchange ideas around serious gaming solutions in areas such as corporate training, first responders, health, and industry training.

The Banff New Media Institute Accelerator program and the Digital Media Association of Alberta presents Inside the Production Pipeline: Building Web Applications being held January 20-21, 2007 in Banff.

This two-day workshop is aimed at helping website managers and strategists, webmasters, interface architects, and developers take an interactive approach to mapping information and developing rich, interactive web applications.

Presented by the Digital Media Association of Alberta and the Accelerator Program at the Banff New Media Institute, this session will provide digital media producers with effective strategies for identifying funding opportunities and seeking financing for their projects. Key representatives from Canada Revenue Agency (SR&ED), Foreign Affairs & International Trade Canada, NRC-IRAP, and Telefilm Canada will walk participants through the ins and outs of the funding application process for their programs related to the digital media and technology sector.

Participants will learn about opportunities for funding and financing for Alberta digital media companies, and the value and benefit of the various programs available; how to find applicable financing programs and how to initiate the application process; tips for planning and preparation in meeting application deadlines; and, ensuring submissions are complete, align to program guidelines, and maximize effectiveness of applications.