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KidScreen Summit
Feb 07 - 10 2012
New York




http://summit.kidscreen.com/index.php

KidScreen Summit is renowned as the kids entertainment industry’s most important annual event. In 2012, the conference welcomed almost 1,500 attendees from 43 countries, with a record-setting 63% of delegates hailing from outside of the US. Top decision- and deal-makers in the kids business attend KidScreen Summit to engage in critical dialogue on issues that affect the industry and take advantage of some of the year’s best networking opportunities; recognize and understand current market needs, opportunities and challenges; learn more about key innovators and their visions; and share ideas that will drive their businesses forward.

DICE Summit
Feb 08, 2012
Las Vegas




The interactive entertainment industry has changed dramatically since the first Summit was held in 2002. With much of this dynamic growth fueled by its speakers and attendees. Every iteration of D.I.C.E. has been characterized by great topics and memorable presentations - speakers addressing real issues.
Register today to secure your place at what will be the most memorable Summit presented. We look forward to seeing you there in February 2011!

When:
February 7-9

Where:
Las Vegas

For more information click here.


www.dicesummit.org/

Social Media Week Toronto
Feb 13 - 17 2012
Toronto, ON

Social Media Week returns to Toronto on February 13-17, 2012. This event, held at different locations throughout Toronto over five consecutive days, features thought-provoking sessions with industry leaders, free of charge to registrants. For more info, visit http://socialmediaweek.org/toronto.


Social Media Week returns to Toronto on February 13-17, 2012. This event, held at different locations throughout Toronto over five consecutive days, features thought-provoking sessions with industry leaders, free of charge to registrants. For more info, visit http://socialmediaweek.org/toronto.
socialmediaweek.org/toronto/

iLunch 10.4 The Art of the Successful Game Pitch
Feb 16, 2012
Toronto



How do you seal the deal with a game publisher or investor? First, you need to be able to distinguish your game from the rest of the pack through great content, but secondly and just as importantly, your pitching style and execution must impress as well. This session will help you hone your pitching skills by hearing from the industry veterans as they talk about their own successes and failures. How did they get that crucial handshake, and what lessons were learned when they didn’t?

11:30am   Doors Open & Pre-event Networking
12:00pm   Lunch is Served
12:30pm   Session Begins
1:30pm     Q&A Period
2:00pm     Event Wrap & Post-Event Networking

Register here

ThingTank: Workshop 12 - Hacking the Body - Round 2
Feb 18, 2012
Toronto



Saturday, February 18, 2012, 10:30AM - 5:00PM

Thanks to the overwhelming response to our previous workshop, ThingTank Lab will be hosting a second instalment of “Hacking the Body” on Saturday February 18, 2012. In this all-day workshop we will look at how artists and scientists are currently hacking the body and we'll discuss the socio-technical, cultural and ethical issues we will be facing as these these hacks become widely possible, prevalent and undetectable.

ThingTank
376 Bathurst
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Mobile Web Design Workshop with Luke Wroblewski
Feb 23, 2012
Toronto


ToRCHI is proud to present...
Mobile Web Design Workshop with Luke Wroblewski
Author of “Mobile First” and “Web Form Design”

DATE: Thursday February 23, 2012
TIME: Registration starts at 8:30AM; Course from 9:00AM to 5:00PM
LOCATION: University of Toronto, 40 St George Street, Bahen Building Room 1130 (main floor)

TICKETS: Early bird discount in effect until Jan. 31, 2012. Limited student rates available. Ticket Price includes workshop, refreshments, lunch, and Luke's Mobile First book

Details and Registration at torchi.org

Each day, device manufacturers ship more than a million touch-screen phones that enable new ways for people to interact with the Web. But when they get to your Web site or application –what kind of experience will people with these devices have? Will they be delighted by your mobile Web experience or frustrated?

In this workshop on Web design best practices for modern mobile devices, Luke Wroblewski will detail how to think about and design for Web organization, actions, inputs, and layout on mobile. Through presentations, collaborative sessions, and lots of examples, you’ll learn how to:

Use “content first/navigate second” organizational structures optimized for small screens and mobile use cases.
Design for increasingly prevalent touch interactions with appropriate targets and gestures.

Construct forms and input fields to make input on mobile easier and more frequent.

Manage layouts across multiple devices with ruthless editing, device classes, and responsive/flexible designs.

And more...

Armed with these design best practices and principles, you can make sure people have a great mobile Web experience whenever they visit your site.

Luke Wroblewski
Luke W is an internationally recognized digital product leader who has designed or contributed to software used by more than 700 million people worldwide.

Luke was Co-founder and Chief Product Officer (CPO) of Bagcheck which was acquired by Twitter Inc. just nine months after being launched publicly. Prior to this, Luke was an Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR) atBenchmark Capital and the Chief Design Architect (VP) at Yahoo! Inc. where he worked on product alignment and forward-thinking integrated customer experiences on the Web, mobile, TV, and beyond.

Luke is the author of the new book Mobile First, two already popular Web design books (Web Form Design & Site-Seeing: A Visual Approach to Web Usability) and many articles about digital product design and strategy. He is also a consistently top-rated speaker at conferences and companies around the world, and a Co-founder and former Board member of the Interaction Design Association (IxDA).

Previously, Luke was the Lead User Interface Designer of eBay Inc.'s platform team, where he led the strategic design of new consumer products (such as eBay Express and Kijiji) and internal tools and processes. He also founded LukeW Ideation & Design, a product strategy and design consultancy, taught graduate interface design courses at the University of Illinois and worked as a Senior Interface Designer at the Nationa l Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA), the birthplace of the first popular graphical Web browser, NCSA Mosaic.

CMPA Prime Time in Ottawa 2012
Feb 29 - Mar 02 2012
Ottawa


PRIME TIME IN OTTAWA, FEBRUARY 29TH - MARCH 2ND


Program Highlights
  • Get the latest on global trends with media visionary Robert Tercek and comScore’s Brent Bernie
  • Learn how the new GLR policy framework will benefit you
  • Find out what it takes to access private financing
  • Hear how to build, engage and retain your audience
  • A spotlight on talented, up and coming writers, producers and directors
  • Case studies on Brand Integration, and creating and selling formats
  • Come to Prime Time in Ottawa to network, do business and, of course, have fun

Registration & Travel
  • Registration is open
  • CMPA members can take advantage of the Early Bird Registration until December 16th and save $100.
  • Rooms are going fast at the Westin Hotel. Book now for 15% off at the Westin Ottawa.
  • Flying to Prime Time? Save 10% with Air Canada to save 10%. To redeem, you must book online and enter promotional code FXT3MJY1.
 
Conference - Tools & Technology
  • In addition to our Prime Time iPhone/iPad Touch app, now delegates using any WiFi smart phone will have web access to our conference materials

Showcase & Promote
  • Prime Time’s paperless initiative continues this year and is now expanded to allsmart phone devices
  • Take this opportunity to showcase your
  • Hundreds of Canada’s most prominent decision-makers video advertisement in the independent production, broadcasting and telecommunications industries will view your video advertisement in a high-quality format
  • Check out your options here.

Partner with us!
  • There are also many sponsorship, exhibition and other partnership opportunities.
  • For more information please click here.

For more information click here.

Giving Voice: Filmmakers Working with Filmmakers 2012 Submissions Now Open
Feb 29, 2012


CBC’s digital channel documentary and the Documentary Organization of Canada | l’Association des documentaristes du Canada (DOC) are proud to announce the second deadline of Giving Voice: Filmmakers Working with Filmmakers, a documentary apprenticeship program. The program represents a unique opportunity for documentary filmmakers searching for their creative voice.

CBC’s digital channel documentary and the Documentary Organization of Canada | l’Association des documentaristes du Canada (DOC) are proud to announce the second deadline of Giving Voice: Filmmakers Working with Filmmakers, a documentary apprenticeship program. The program represents a unique opportunity for documentary filmmakers searching for their creative voice.

Deadline for submissions: February 29th, 2012

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
About Giving Voice: Filmmakers Working with Filmmakers

The Apprenticeship Program is the opportunity for documentary professionals from across Canada to apprentice with a seasoned documentary filmmaker on a specific project the proposed Mentor has underway. The program’s objective is to assist documentary professionals interested in transitioning their career to further their filmmaking expertise and deepen their authorial voice. The duration of the apprenticeship is 4 months during which time the Apprentice is paid an honorarium. The submission process is a joint one between mentor and apprentice who will devise and submit a workplan as part of the program application.

Giving Voice: Filmmakers Working with Filmmakers is designed as an exchange where both participants benefit from each other’s experience. The mentor will benefit by working with a passionate and creative resource, while the Apprentice will have unprecedented access to the Mentor’s creative process and expertise.

Giving Voice: Filmmakers Working with Filmmakers is committed to inclusion and diversity in the documentary industry. Please let us know if you are from an underrepresented community – visible minority, disability or Aboriginal.

Eligibility

Apprentice
•    Must have a minimum of 2 broadcast credits or equivalent professional
experience
•    Must be a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident of Canada legally entitled to
work
•    Must not currently be enrolled as a student
•    Cannot be employed by, or have a family relationship, with the Mentor or the
Mentor’s company with whom the Apprentice is submitting an application
•    Must be available to work full time for the designated apprenticeship period

Mentor
•    Must be a DOC member in good standing
•    Must contribute a minimum of $ 4000 toward Apprentice’s honorarium
•    The Mentor must primarily make documentaries and be recognized by their
peers as an established filmmaker
•    Cannot be the employer of, have family relationship to, or be currently engaged
as a mentor to the Apprentice with whom they are submitting the application

Submission process
•    The application is a joint application between the Apprentice and the Mentor
where both portions of the application must be filled out at the time of
submission.
•    If an Apprentice wishes to apply to the program but has not identified a Mentor,
they are encouraged to contact DOC as soon as possible to discuss their
application.
•    Only electronic submissions will be considered. Only complete applications will
be considered.

Submissions will be accepted from across Canada until February 29th 2012.

Application requirements
•    The Apprentice must submit a maximum of 500 words describing:
a) his/her rationale behind their choice of Mentor (why this particular Mentor?)
b) what professional and creative goals/experience s/he is hoping to achieve through the apprenticeship
c) if applicable, the Apprentice will describe how s/he considers him/herself to hail from an under-represented community
•    The Apprentice will submit audiovisual support material highlighting his/her previous professional accomplishments (clips, photos, etc). The Apprentice and Mentor will jointly submit a work plan outlining the proposed apprentice’s work and how it will meet the apprentice’s professional goals
•    The Apprentice and Mentor will each submit a 1-2 page professional résumé
•    The Mentor will submit an outline (250 words maximum) describing:
a) the project the apprentice will be participating in/working on
b) how the apprenticeship will benefit him/her
c) the duration of the apprenticeship
•    The Mentor will submit proof that the production will be going ahead (ex: letter of funding commitment from a broadcaster or funding agency)
•    The submission must be signed by both parties

Application format
•    Applications will be accepted via e-mail
•    Audiovisual material must be submitted electronically; a link can be provided to
a website or an attachment can be added to the e-mail – no audiovisual
material will be accepted by hard copy or by mail.
•    The total running time of audiovisual material cannot exceed 5 minutes
*All applicants are responsible for the proper functioning and compatibility of their audiovisual material

Selection process and assessment criteria A jury composed of 3-5 industry professionals will review all completed applications. The jury will aim to be regionally representative and diverse and will select, based on applications received, apprentices from a wide range of communities across Canada.

Three broad criteria will be used to assess the applications:
•    Professional merit
•    Impact
•    Viability of the proposed project and partnership.
The selection committee will assess the applications by asking questions such as:
•    What is the professional merit of the application?
•    How will this help forward the apprentice’s career?
•    Will the project be carried out to the end and does it come at an opportune time
in the apprentice’s career?
•    Is the Applicant from an underrepresented community?

For any inquiries please contact: Adèle Charlebois 416.599.3844 x2 | toll free 1 877 467.4485 x2 adele@docorg.ca

ThingTank: Border Town Design Jam
Mar 02 - 04 2012
Toronto



From Friday March 2, 2012 to Sunday March 4, teams of clever people will get together to solve a User Experience problem relating to border towns. Would you like to be one of them?

Border Town Design Jam (#btownDJ)
Using border towns as a point of entry, we’ll approach political geography as a design problem. This design jam will take place over 2 days (and a half), from March 2 to 4, 2012.

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Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2012
Mar 05 - 09 2012
San Francisco


The GDC attracts over 19,000 attendees, and is the primary forum where programmers, artists, producers, game designers, audio professionals, business decision-makers and others involved in the development of interactive games gather to exchange ideas and shape the future of the industry. The GDC is produced by the UBM TechWeb Game Network.

This market defining conference features over 400 lectures, panels, tutorials and round-table discussions on a comprehensive selection of game development topics taught by leading industry experts. In addition, the GDC expo showcases all of the most relevant game development tools, platforms and services helping to drive the industry forward. The conference also features the fourteenth annual Independent Games Festival, where new, unpublished games compete for the attention of the publishing community, and the twelfth annual Game Developers Choice Awards, the premier accolades for peer-recognition in the digital games industry.


www.gdconf.com

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Deadlines

IO Events

INplay 2012
May 15 - 16 2012
Toronto

Ontario Events

Digital Media Summit
Feb 01, 2012
Toronto
Social Media Week Toronto
Feb 13 - 17 2012
Toronto, ON
ThingTank: Border Town Design Jam
Mar 02 - 04 2012
Toronto
IEEE 2012
Jun 10 - 15 2012
Ottawa, Ontario

Canadian Events

CMPA Prime Time in Ottawa 2012
Feb 29 - Mar 02 2012
Ottawa

International Events

KidScreen Summit
Feb 07 - 10 2012
New York
DICE Summit
Feb 08, 2012
Las Vegas
Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2012
Mar 05 - 09 2012
San Francisco