AOL President and COO Bob Pittman to Keynote E3Expo 2000.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers E3Expo 2000 LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 28, 2000 Interactive Digital Software Association (IDSA IDSA Infectious Diseases Society of America IDSA Industrial Designers Society of America IDSA Interactive Digital Software Association IDSA Institute for Defense Studies and Analyses (India) IDSA International Dark Sky Association ) president Doug Lowenstein Douglas Lowenstein is the founder and former President of the Entertainment Software Association. He resigned on February 12, 2007 [1] to head up the newly formed Private Equity Council [2]. today announced that Bob Pittman, president and chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. of America Online See AOL. Inc. (AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. ) will deliver the keynote address keynote address n. An opening address, as at a political convention, that outlines the issues to be considered. Also called keynote speech. Noun 1. at this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3Expo). The keynote address is scheduled for 9 a.m. on Thursday, May 11, at the Los Angeles Convention Center The Los Angeles Convention Center (abbreviated LACC) is a convention center in downtown Los Angeles. The LACC hosts annual events such as the Greater Los Angeles Auto Show, and was best known to video games fans as host to E3 until its cessation in 2006. , immediately following a media briefing by Lowenstein. E3Expo 2000, owned by the IDSA, is the world's premier interactive entertainment trade event, and is open to industry professionals May 11-13, with an in-depth conference and workshop program May 10-12. "Cyberspace is becoming increasingly important to the future of interactive entertainment as the online and digital entertainment worlds converge, and as video and computer games continue to exert a major impact on popular culture," said Lowenstein. "No one is better positioned than Bob Pittman to lay out a vision for how interactive entertainment and the Internet online industry will unfold in the coming years, and we are pleased and honored that he has agreed to keynote this year's E3Expo show," Lowenstein added. Pittman oversees the overall day-to-day operations of America Online, the world's leader in branded interactive services, with more than 24 million paying members in its combined online services and tens of millions of users of its Web products. Perhaps best known as the programmer who created MTV MTV in full Music Television U.S. cable television network, established in 1980 to present videos of musicians and singers performing new rock music. MTV won a wide following among rock-music fans worldwide and greatly affected the popular-music business. , Pittman has charted new ground in radio, television and cable network programming, the theme park industry and real estate, while building branded consumer businesses as the CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of MTV Networks, Quantum Media, Time Warner Enterprises, Six Flags Entertainment, and CENTURY 21 Real Estate Corp. Pittman joined AOL as president and chief executive officer of its AOL Networks unit in October 1996, and was appointed president and COO in February 1998. He currently serves on the board of directors of Cendant Corp., and was formerly a director of Electronic Arts, Atari Games Corp., MTV Networks and Excite Inc. Prior to the keynote address, Lowenstein will host the E3Expo 2000 Media Briefing & Breakfast, where he will discuss the state of the industry and release new findings from the IDSA's 2000 consumer PC and video game survey. The briefing is set for Thursday, May 11, at 7:30 a.m. Note: Access to the keynote and the briefing room will be on a first-come, first-served basis. An on-site overflow room will be available for additional attendees; however, individuals in the overflow room will not be able to ask questions of the speakers. Registration for E3Expo 2000 is available for industry professionals at www.e3expo.com until April 14 or by calling 800/315-1133. Attendees will save up to $50 by signing up during this early registration period. Early registration packages range from the $150 "Exhibits Only Package" to the $400 "Super Pass." Media registration also is available at the online media center at www.e3expo.com. E3Expo 2000 is the world's premier showcase for interactive entertainment and educational software and related products. E3Expo 2000 is wholly owned by the Interactive Digital Software Association (IDSA), the U.S. association dedicated to serving the business and public affairs needs of companies that publish games for video game consoles This is a list of video game consoles by the era they appeared in. Eras are named based on the dominant console type of the era (even though not all consoles of those eras are of the same type). Some eras are referred to based on how many bits a major console could process. , personal computers and the Internet. E3Expo is a trade event open only to members of the interactive industry. No one under the age of 18 will be admitted, including infants. 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