CMA Debuts Music &Technology Conference Series; Rollout Of New Email &Web Presence On Music/Tech News Also Planned.Entertainment Editors NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Jan. 27, 2000 Following up on CMA's successful Town Meeting and in order to provide the Nashville music community with flexible, regularly scheduled networking and educational opportunities about the latest technology developments, CMA CMA - Concert Multithread Architecture from DEC. announced plans to create a new &uot;Music Industry &New Technologies (MINT mint, in finance mint, place where legal coinage is manufactured. The name is derived from the temple of Juno Moneta, Rome, where silver coins were made as early as 269 B.C. ) Conference Series.&uot; These afternoon sessions represent an evolution from CMA's previous full-day &uot;MINT&uot; Conferences in that they will address specific issues and needs across the changing business landscape. CMA will also be creating an email service See Internet e-mail service. and Web presence with information on the latest music/technology news via partnerships with selected wire and Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the information destinations. The MINT Conference Series will feature presentations, panels, speakers and open discussion with leading executives on such subjects as rights management, digital distribution, online music marketing, venture capital, broadband broadband Term describing the radiation from a source that produces a broad, continuous spectrum of frequencies (contrasted with a laser, which produces a single frequency or very narrow range of frequencies). capabilities, Internet broadcasting Internet Broadcasting (formerly Internet Broadcasting Systems), or IBS, is a provider of television station web sites. IBS hosts over 70 local stations' sites, and co-produced NBCOlympics. , industry trends, satellite radio, music portals, artist chats, website development, webcasts and much more. Registrations will be coordinated through CMA's website, www.CMAworld.com CMA Executive Director Ed Benson noted, &uot;Technology opportunities and the attendant ATTENDANT. One who owes a duty or service to another, or in some sort depends upon him. Termes de la Ley, h.t. As to attendant terms, see Powell on Morts. Index, tit. Attendant term; Park on Dower, c. 1 7. legal developments are advancing on a daily basis. With our industry embracing new strategies, business models and marketing platforms, it became clear that Music Row would be better served with continuous, compact educational experiences and information that would not demand being away from the office for a full day. These low-cost sessions will be accessible to everyone.&uot; David M. Ross, Chairman of CMA's Future Markets Task Force, added, &uot;The MINT Conferences have been very successful at creating awareness of the major issues our music community is facing. We believe the new MINT Conference Series will further serve the needs of our industry with regular interaction and education. Our Task Force did a beta test A test of new or revised hardware or software that is performed by users at their facilities under normal operating conditions. Beta testing follows alpha testing. Vendors of packaged software often offer their customers the opportunity of beta testing new releases or versions, and the of this model at the Tennessee Economic Development Center recently, and reaction was overwhelmingly positive. It will be great to get together as an industry on an ongoing basis and have ready access to the latest news.&uot; CMA will be announcing details of the first events and information on the email news service in the near future. Numerous Nashville-based technology companies, portals, legal and financial leaders, web developers and organizations -- as well as globally recognized leaders from Amazon.com to Yahoo! -- have expressed interest in participating in MINT activities. Anyone interested in the MINT Conference Series sessions or receiving music technology news are encouraged to visit CMA's home page at CMAworld.com and click on the &uot;e-news&uot; icon. Companies or individuals interested in speaking or presenting at the Series should contact Jeff Green Jeff Green may refer to:
Founded in 1958, the Country Music Association was the first trade organization formed to promote a type of music. More than 6,800 music industry professionals and companies from 43 countries around the world are members of CMA. The organization's objectives are to guide and enhance the growth of Country Music and to demonstrate it as a viable medium to advertisers, consumers and media throughout the world. CMA is headquartered in Nashville with offices/representatives in London, Cologne Cologne (kəlōn`), Ger. Köln, city (1994 pop. 962,500), North Rhine–Westphalia, W Germany, on the Rhine River. It is a commercial, financial, and industrial center, a rail and road junction, and a river port. and Sydney. |
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