"The University Project" - The Global Meeting of University & College Professionals in Entertainment & Media Production and Studies
Digital Hollywood, March 30-April 1, 2005 - Loews Hotel, Santa Monica, California
Co- Sponsored by UCLA Extension's Department of Entertainment Studies and Performing Arts, Digital Hollywood & ACM Computers in Entertainment

Registration is completed in two steps: (1) Please fill out and submit the form below. (2) For University Affiliated - please register at the Academic Rate on the Digital Hollywood Registration Page, Click Here You will be emailed a confirmation with further details.

The Goal: To create a yearly gathering place for an international community of faculty and administrators in entertainment, media studies, production and technology to explore, to share and to help integrate the process of global media and entertainment education with the professional digital media experience. By being held in conjunction with Digital Hollywood, "The University Project" will immediately expose and introduce its participants to the three days of sessions and the thousands of professionals in the entertainment and technology industries already in attendance at this traditional gathering place in Los Angeles.

The University Project
(Open to all Digital Hollywood Conference Registrants)
Wednesday, March 30th
2:15 PM – 3:30 PM
"Global Media Strategies - Developing the Next Generation of Entertainment, Media & Technology Thinkers and Visionaries – Art vs. Commerce vs. Theory"
Bernie Laramie, Producer, “Threat Matrix” for ABC & “Aliens of the Deep,” Imax 3D
Nancy Uscher, Provost, CalArts
Teri Schwartz, Dean of Loyola Marymount University's School of Film and Television
Bob Slutske, SVP Strategic Planning, National Teleconsultants
Paul Levine, SVP Corporate Development, Ruckus Networks
David Traub, VP Business Development, Screen Media Technology
Dr. Bernard J. Luskin, Director, Media Studies, Executive Vice President, Fielding Graduate University, Moderator
For Session Description & Speaker Bios Click Here

3:45 PM - 5:00 PM
"Envisioning the Future of Digital Entertainment – As a Student Curriculum, as a Cultural Prototype and as a Digital Lifestyle"
John Fogarty, Associate Director, Business Development , Napster
Vin Crosbie, President and Managing Partner, Digital Deliverance
Doug Levin, Director of Education Policy - Cable in the Classroom
Dave Lambert, CIO, Georgetown University
Jeannie Novak, founder & CEO, Indiespace
Brett Goldberg, President, Cdigix
Chamath Palihapitiya, VP/General Manager - America Online's AIM and ICQ
Todd Richmond, Managing Director, Annenberg Center for Communication, USC, Moderator
For Session Description & Speaker Bios Click Here

5:15 PM - 6:30 PM:
"Research, Development and Investment in Entertainment Technologies and Media Studies Innovation: From the University to Industry Application"
Joe Gaucher, CTO, Video Furnace
Kenn Heller, Associate Director of UCLA's Center for Student Programming
Kathy Smith, Chair of Animation/Digital Arts, USC
Janet Pearce Stenzel, Director, Mobile Media Institute, USC
Tim Langdell, Information Technology Program, USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Vernon Smith, President & CEO, Amplify, Moderator
For Session Description & Speaker Bios Click Here

The "University Project" is a work-in-progress. As such, the Department of Entertainment Studies is interested in taking suggestions from attendees on how continue to develop new professional/educational connections and affiliations (and supplement existing ones) beyond the Digital Hollywood’s conferences.

Corporate Involvement - The University Project will look for creative ideas in corporate development, looking toward the future of entertainment and technology organizations and exploring their relationships with University and College programs, from scholarship to co-development concepts. "The University Project" will also be seeking Corporate Sponsorships for this and future events. Please call Victor Harwood - 212-352-9720.

Jane Kagon is the Director of UCLA Extension's Department of Entertainment Studies and Performing Arts, the largest and most highly acclaimed professional continuing education and training program for all sectors of the international entertainment industry. Considered to be the platinum standard for the certification of entertainment based training programs, the Department of Entertainment Studies serves as a central hub in a synergistic world-wide network of entertainment/education institutions. In her capacity as Director of the Department, Ms. Kagon is responsible for coordinating B-to-B custom programs on site and around the globe, as well as overseeing the implementation of over 500 courses a year in Los Angeles for approximately 10,000 enrollees. Prior to coming to UCLA, Jane was a long term production and development executive in Hollywood, working as Vice President of Production for Michael Douglas among other major producers, as well as being an independent film producer herself and a writer for interactive media, game projects and television animation series. Ms. Kagon began her career as an entertainment attorney, representing screenwriters, producers, film composers and actors.

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