"The University Project" - The Global Meeting of University & College Professionals in Entertainment & Media Production and Studies
Digital Hollywood, October 24-26, 2006 - Loews Hotel, Santa Monica, California
Co- Sponsored by UCLA Extension's Department of Entertainment Studies and Performing Arts, Digital Hollywood & ACM Computers in Entertainment

University Project - Board of Advisors
Kenn Heller, Associate Director of UCLA's Center for Student Programming
Jane Kagon, Director of UCLA Extension's Department of Entertainment Studies and Performing Arts
Gina Fegan, Chief Executive, South East Media Network
Newton Lee, Senior Producer, Disney Online, and Editor-in-Chief, ACM Computers in Entertainment
Dr. Bernard J. Luskin, Director, Media Studies, Executive Vice President, Fielding Graduate University
Anna Marie Piersimoni, Director, Internet Communications, Director, Media & Technology, American Film Institute
Dana Plautz, Chair Art and Entertainment Research Council Committee, Intel Research
Todd Richmond, Managing Director, Annenberg Center for Communication, USC
Kevin Roebuck, Manager, Libraries and e-Learning, Global Education and Research, Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Teri Schwartz, Dean of Loyola Marymount University's School of Film and Television
Kathy Smith, Chair of Animation/Digital Arts, USC
Tim Langdell, Ph.D., Chair, Department of Media, School of Media & Communication, National University
Nancy Uscher, Provost, CalArts
Martin Perlmutter, Executive Producer, META-4
David Traub, VP Business Development, Vidiva
Georgia Bergman, former Executive Vice President, Warner Bros. Music

Registration: (1) To register, please click through to the Digital Hollywood registration form. Please note the Academic Rate for full time faculty and administration, Click Here You will be emailed a confirmation with further details.

University Project Agenda at Digital Hollywood
Tuesday, October 24th
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
University Project Workshop
Developing the Next Generation of Entertainment, Media & Technology Thinkers and Visionaries – Science vs. Commerce vs. Theory
Bernard J. Luskin, Director, EVP Media Studies, Fielding Graduate University, Moderator
Tracy Fullerton, Interactive Media Division, USC
Linda Sellheim, Academic Director, Game Art and Design Art Institute SD
Michael Carter, Chief Technology Officer, AFI Software Development
Bernie Laramie, CEO, M.O.S Sync, Inc
Scot Byrd, Publicist, Rhythm & Hues Studios
Dr. Jean Pierre Isbouts, Professor Media Psychology, Fielding Graduate University

2:15 PM – 3: 30 PM
University Project Workshop
Research, Development and Investment in Entertainment Technologies and Media Studies Innovation: From the University to Industry Application
Philip Cruver, President/CEO, Kidz Online
Todd Richmond, Managing Director, Annenberg School
Rajit Gadh, Director, UCLA's Wireless Internet for the Mobile Enterprise Consortium
Tim Langdell, Ph.D., Chair, Department of Media, School of Media & Communication, National University
Anna Deane Berman, UCLA Laboratory of Neuro Imaging
Suzanne Stefanac, Director, AFI Digital Content Lab
Martin Perlmutter, Executive Producer, META-4
Stuart Volkow, Contributing Editor, CMS Newsline

Wednesday, October 25th
10:30 AM - Noon
University Project Workshop
Envisioning the Future of Digital Entertainment – As a Student Curriculum, as a Cultural Prototype and as a Digital Lifestyle
Kenn Heller, Associate Director of UCLA's Center for Student Programming, moderator
Mary C. Schaffer, Assistant Professor, Multimedia, Cinema and Television Arts, California State University, Northridge
Jeannie Novak, founder & CEO, Indiespace
Kathy Smith, Chair of Animation/Digital Arts, USC
John Tarnoff, Senior Executive, DreamWorks Animation

The University Project Workshop
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Inventing Next Generation Communications - Interdisciplinary Collaboration – Computer Science, Engineering, Design & Personal & Social Communication
David Traub, VP Business Development, Vidiva - moderator
Jeff Burke, Executive Director, UCLA Center for Research in Engineering, Media and Performance
Stuart Sim, Senior Architect, e-Learning and Collaboration, Sun Microsystems
Sirah Vetesse, Author and Educator
Steven Berman, Consultant, UCLA/ DC Government

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" 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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