Events: Conferences

THE WORLDS LARGEST ADVERTISING MARKETBringing Together The Business Of Advertising & introducing The Advertising Festival Awards (TAF)

Torcon3 is the World Science Fiction Convention, to be held Aug 28-Sept 1, 2003 in Toronto. The convention will have an Anime Room, a General SF/Fantasy Movie Room, a Game Room, one or more LARPS, an Art Show, a Masquerade, and more!! Come one, come all!!

This year's events feature guests of honour George R. R. Martin (Author), Frank Kelly Freas (Artist), Mike Glyer (Fan) and Spider Robinson. (Toastmaster).

Shoujocon 2003 is an annual Japanese animation and comics event celebrating women's contributions to these fields, and the women who enjoy such work. While shoujo (girls') and josei (women's) anime and manga (Japanese animation and comics, respectively) have been long enjoyed in Japan, these genres are quickly gaining popularity in the United States and elsewhere.

T-MODE 2003 is a two-day event that focuses on, but is not limited to tournament play. T-MODE 2003 also offers many other activates for the video game enthusiast. These events include: guest panels, gaming workshops, movies, video game music video competitions, our Merchant's and Gamer's Cafe rooms and other events related to the video game industry.

This year

Taking place at the Contemporary Art Center at 12 pm, Flashbang will hold a discussion with a variety of interactive experts. The day expo is free and will feature the following speakers: president & ceo Armchair Media Scott Woelfel; principals, Matter Jeff Harris and Ash Arnett; principal, Monumental Oliver Perrin; Discreet animation specialist Kelcey Privett; author of FLASH THE FUTURE and FLASH 5 CARTOONS AND GAMES FX/DESIGN Bill Turner; and animator and ASIFA board member Jerry Fuchs. Flashbang is presented by Monumental, ICE Design Group and Creative Know-Who. This year

Seoul International Cartoon & Animation Festival - SICAF 2003, the most popular festival in Asia, will run August 12-17, 2003 with new and various programs in the city of Seoul where history and the modern day blend beautifully together. With special programs and official contests for $50,000 in prize money, SICAF 2003 is waiting for the filmmakers around the world to participate in the festival.

Competition Categories

- Feature Film (produced for the purpose of the theatrical release)- Short Film (within 30 min.)

Wireless Developer 2003 offers speakers, workshops and sponsored programs targeted toward developers of wireless technology. The event is an opportunity for professionals to learn about marketing strategies, product roadmaps, SDKs and technical information to help them better run their businesses. The objective of the event is to

CLUB DIY will present an evening of live music and education at the Red Devil Lounge, located at 1695 Polk Street. Doors open at 7:00 pm for a networking cocktail party, followed by two panels and live music. Starting at 8:00 pm, "Film Marketing, Publicity and Promotion... And How To Tell The Difference" panel discussion will be moderated by DIY Convention chairman Bruce Haring and features John Howard Swain, producer, Full Circle Productions; Brian Ging, director, AMERICAN YEARBOOK; Glorinda Marie, actress and SF Indieclub leader; Ryan Harlin, producer, DO YOU REMEMBER?

Film format: 35mm, Beta and DVD don't have Categories. All formats will be consider film entry form: at homepage http://andrelbarroso.cjb.net

"Mundos Digitales" will take place from July 7-11, 2003 in A Coru

TV Programs, thematic channels and film distribution market aimed at broadcasters and Pay-TV operators from the emerging television marketplaces of Central & Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia.

This market focuses on 41 very active countries where television operators aggressively compete for an estimated US$4.5 billions to be spent in 2003 by advertisers on TV.

The North American IPv6 Global Summit, is taking place June 24-27, 2003 in San Diego, at the California State University of San Diego.The next generation of the Internet (also known as Internet Protocol version 6 - the old Internet is version 4) will profoundly affect companies involved in online gaming, in telecommunications or in other heavy online traffic such as multimedia presentations. The new Internet will spawn a generation of opportunities, including jobs and yet-to-be-invented new classes of products.