Future of Entertainment Forum Set For September 22 in Atlanta.Entertainment Editors/Business Editors ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 8, 2003 Senior executives from Turner Entertainment Group, Coca-Cola and Scientific-Atlanta will keynote at the inaugural Future of Entertainment Forum in Atlanta on Monday, September 22, 2003. To register for the event, go to: http://www.digitalmediawire.com/events/entertainmentforum.htm The one-day event one-day event a contraction of the three-day event but like that contest is aimed at selecting the best all-round horse and rider. The events usually contested are show-jumping, dressage and cross-country. will feature futuristic fu·tur·is·tic adj. 1. Of or relating to the future. 2. a. Of, characterized by, or expressing a vision of the future: futuristic decor. b. discussions with key decision makers of many leading entertainment and media companies including Coca-Cola, NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. , Turner Entertainment Group, Paramount Pictures, Yahoo!, Jupiter Research, Scientific- Atlanta, Persistent Pictures, River Wood Studios, IFC (Internet Foundation Classes) A class library from Netscape that provides an application framework and graphical user interface (GUI) routines for Java programmers. IFC was later made part of the Java Foundation Classes (JFC). See JFC, AFC and AWT. See also ICF. and Cox Communications Cox Communications is a privately owned subsidiary of Cox Enterprises providing digital cable television and telecommunications services in the United States. It is the third-largest[2] cable television provider in the United States, serving more than 6. . The event is presented by Digital Media Wire and Georgia State University's Digital Arts Entertainment Laboratory (DAEL) in association with Georgia Film, Video and Music Office, Georgia Centers for Advanced Telecommunication telecommunication Communication between parties at a distance from one another. Modern telecommunication systems—capable of transmitting telephone, fax, data, radio, or television signals—can transmit large volumes of information over long distances. Technology, and IMAGE Film & Video Center, and will be held at Georgia State University History Georgia State University was founded in 1913 as the Georgia School of Technology's "School of Commerce." The school focused on what was called "the new science of business. Speaker's Auditorium auditorium Portion of a theater or hall where an audience sits, as distinct from the stage. The auditorium originated in the theaters of ancient Greece, as a semicircular seating area cut into a hillside. , 44 Courtland Street, Downtown Atlanta Downtown Atlanta refers to the largest financial district for the city of Atlanta. As defined by the Central Atlanta Progress (CAP) organization, the area measures approximately 4 mi², and was home to 23,300 as of 2006. . "Everyone is curious where the entertainment industry is heading," said Dr. Kay KAY Kick Ass Year KAY Kansas Association of Youth Beck, Director of DAEL. "The Forum is going to provide a great venue for leading executives from different sectors of the entertainment community to share their collective ideas about the direction of the industry." Confirmed Speakers include: Mark Lazarus - President, Turner Entertainment Group Michael Harney - President, Subscriber Networks, Scientific-Atlanta Jeff Herbert, SVP, Coca-Cola Trademark & Portfolio Strategy Erica Conaty - VP, Bravo Marketing, NBC Cable Networks Drew Reifenberger - EVP, Acquisitions & Interactive, Turner Sports Joe Franzetta - SVP, Business Development, GoldPocket Interactive Adam Gelles - Director, Industry Initiatives, Interactive Advertising Bureau Ed Palluth- SVP, Western Division & Alternate Technologies, IFC Companies Wanda Dell - Owner, Dell Films Karen Lennon - CEO, Beyond Z Interactive, Co-Chairman, iTV Alliance Tyler Goldman - VP, Business Development, Movielink Mark Workman - CEO, FirstFireworks Group Marty Lafferty, CEO, Distributed Computing Industry Association George deGolian - Producer in Residence, GSU's Digital Arts & Entertainment Lab Scott Shamp - Director, New Media Institute, University of Georgia John Genga - Partner, Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP Joey Reiman - CEO, BrightHouse Kevin Hill - Director of Marketing, Video Services, Cox Communications Keith Ferrazzi - CEO, YaYa Stratton Leopold - Executive Producer, Paramount Pictures Paul Lombardi - Owner, River Wood Studios Kevin Loughery - Owner, Persistent Pictures Lydia Loizides - Senior Analyst, Jupiter Research Bob Van Orden, VP, Product Strategy, Scientific-Atlanta David Del Beccaro - CEO, MusicChoice Ned Sherman - CEO, Digital Media Wire Phil Corwin - Partner, Butera & Andrews Greg Torre - Director, Georgia Film, Video, and Music Office Jonathan Potter - Executive Director, Digital Media Association Gabe Zichermann - VP, Strategy and Communication, Trymedia Systems George Stewart - Exec. Dir. / Category Leader, Music on Yahoo! Simon Kornblit - former EVP & Head of Worldwide Marketing, Universal Pictures Tom Wilde - Global Manager, Search Services, Terra Lycos The agenda, a comprehensive list of speakers and registration information is available at: http://www.digitalmediawire.com/events/entertainmentforum.htm. Sponsors of the event represent a dynamic group of entertainment, law and media companies, including Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol , Scientific-Atlanta, TechLinks and Southeast Tech Wire. About Digital Media Wire: Digital Media Wire is the leading news organization focused on the convergence of media, entertainment and technology. For more information, contact Tinzar Than (tinzar@digitalmediawire.com), 323-464-0793, or visit DMW's web site at www.digitalmediawire.com. About Digital Arts Entertainment Lab: DAEL is an advanced digital media production, post-production and audience research facility associated with the Department of Communication at Georgia State University. For more information, contact Dr. Kay Beck, 404-651-2587, or visit DAEL's web site at www.dael.gsu.edu. |
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