Come join Digital Alberta for good food, bevies and a panel of mobile industry experts as we take a look at what’s the scoop in Mobile. We have Paul Poutanen and Stephen King of Mob4Hire who have enjoyed tremendous success from creating a business that harnesses the power of the crowd and their mobile devices. Listen to Jon Lam of Ph03nix New Media and his plans of raising $2 Million for the iPho3nix fund to develop 133 iPhone Apps. Richerd Chan, Tapium, who makes iPhone Games and cool applications and Michelle Sklar, host of BNetTV moderating an insightful look on the industry.

SAVE THE DATE and please join us April 30, 2010 at the Glen Ross Hall in Mount Royal University as we recognize and celebrate Alberta's Best of the Best at the mediaFRESH 2010 Digital Alberta Awards.

Buy tickets today!

The MediaFresh 2010 Awards are the premiere awards ceremony for Alberta-based digital media companies. If you haven’t done so already, get your applications completed by the February 22 deadline.

Please join us as the delegation of FIVE regal us with stories of their adventures in Austin, Texas from the Game Developers Conference they attended there mid-September. There shall be food, wine, merriment, and some knowledge sharing too at this FREE session! This will be beneficial to anyone considering attending a conference, or wishing to apply to future Digital Alberta Market Access Programs such as SXSWi in Texas, GDC 2010 in California or Casual Connect in Seattle.

Our cruise directors for this ride are:
Michael J. Sikorsky - Robots and Pencils Inc.

Please join us as the delegation of FIVE regal us with stories of their adventures in Austin, Texas from the Game Developers Conference they attended there mid-September. There shall be food, wine, merriment, and some knowledge sharing too at this FREE session! This will be beneficial to anyone considering attending a conference, or wishing to apply to future Digital Alberta Market Access Programs such as SXSWi in Texas, GDC 2010 in California or Casual Connect in Seattle.

Our cruise directors for this ride are:
Michael J. Sikorsky - Robots and Pencils Inc.

Social Media is in the mainstream now. According to comScore, out of all developed countries, Canada has

* highest Internet penetration (71%) – vs. U.S. of 61%

* time online (45 hours per month) – vs. 32 hours in the U.K. and 30 in the U.S.

* 84% of Canadians (c18mm) are active on social networks viewing 828 pages and spending 6 hours per month on these sites

Social Media is in the mainstream now. According to comScore, out of all developed countries, Canada has:

* highest Internet penetration (71%) – vs. U.S. of 61%
* time online (45 hours per month) – vs. 32 hours in the U.K. and 30 in the U.S.
* 84% of Canadians (c18mm) are active on social networks viewing 828 pages and spending 6 hours per month on these sites

Digital Alberta is hosting a pre-conference workshop led by Dante Anderson, an industry veteran, former GDC presenter and currently VP of Product Development at Kuma Reality Games, and Ken Bautista, an experienced entrepreneur and interactive creative director who has led and organized several digital media industry missions to Shanghai, Austin, Washington D.C., Hong Kong, Austin and San Francisco. Together, Dante and Ken will share their insights and experiences in successfully navigating an international conference like GDC Austin. From identifying key industry players, building a game plan for the conference, and networking effectively, we'll show you how to stand out, be memorable, and get the most out of being at GDC Austin.

Digital Alberta is pleased to announce the first in a series of upcoming workshops, all of which are geared to provide our members with unique opportunities to train directly with experts in their fields.

The first workshop in the series -- "Digital Painting" -- will be led by Jaysin from the brilliant DPI Studios.  He will walk through the step-by-step the process he uses, as you follow along creating the digital painting yourself.

Join us Thursday, June 11, 2009, as many of the Associations that represent the ICT and digital media industry in Calgary and surrounding area celebrate the end of their program year with one heck of a shaker and a fantastic networking opportunity.

The event will kick off with a tour of SMART Technologies' new headquarters and research center. Space for the multiple tours is limited so you must sign-up for the tour in advance and will be assigned a timed grouping.