"The University Project" - The Global Meeting of University & College Professionals in Entertainment & Media Production and Studies
Media Summit New York, February 8-9, 2006 - McGraw-Hill Building, 49th Street and Ave. of the Americas, New York, NY
Co- Sponsored by UCLA Extension's Department of Entertainment Studies and Performing Arts, Digital Hollywood & ACM Computers in Entertainment

University Project Program at Media Summit New York
Produced by Digital Hollywood
(Open to all Media Summit Conference Registrants)
Wednesday, Febuary 8th
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
The University Project Workshop I
Developing the Next Generation of Entertainment, Media & Technology Thinkers and Visionaries – Science vs. Commerce vs. Theory
Allen Sabinson, Dean of Antoinette Westphal College of Media, Arts & Design. Drexel University
Carol Wilder, Associate Dean & Chair, Media Studies & Film, The New School
Paul Levinson, Ph.D., Professor and Chair of the communication and Media Studies Department, FORDHAM UNIVERSITY
Scott B. Barnett, Assoc. Director of Academic Computing, Sarah Lawrence College
Grant McCracken, Member, Branding Cultures Laboratory, M.I.T
Shubhro Sen, Ph.D, former professor, Northwestern, founder and Executive Director, Global Outsourcing Leadership Institute
Moderator, Anna Marie Piersimoni, Director, Internet Communications, Director, Media & Technology, American Film Institute
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3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
The University Project Workshop II
Research, Development and Investment in Entertainment Technologies and Media Studies Innovation: From the University to Industry Application
Mike Uretsky, co-director, NYU Center for Advanced Technology
Jessica Trybus, Edutainment Director, Carnegie Mellon University
Dennis Anderson, Ph.D., Associate Dean, Ivan G. Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems, Pace University
Chris Aliberto, Director, Newhouse Information and Computing Services, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, Syracuse University
Bruce Lincoln, Founder/ Chief Design Scientist, Urban Cyberspace Company, former, Senior Educational Technologist, Teachers College, Columbia University
Dr. David B. Smith, Chair, Entertainment Technology Department, NYC College of Technology, CUNY
Moderator: Martin Perlmutter, Executive Producer, META-4
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7:00 PM – University Project Dinner - Open to all University Project Guests
Dinner Hosted by:


Thursday, February 9th
10:30 - Noon
The University Project Workshops - Part III
Envisioning the Future of Digital Environment – As a Student Curriculum, as a Cultural Prototype and as a Digital Lifestyle
Phillip D. Long, Ph.D., Director, Learning Outreach, MIT iCampus
Nelson Gayton, Media & Entertainment, The Wharton School, General Partner, Crayon Venture Partners
Jeff Jarvis, Columnist, Blogger, Associate Professor and Director of the New Media Program the City University of New York’s new Graduate School of Journalism
Vin Crosbie, President - Digital Deliverance
Brett Goldberg, founder and EVP, cDigix
John Tarnoff, Senior Executive, DreamWorks Animation
Kevin Roebuck, Manager, Libraries and e-Learning - Sun Microsystems
Moderator: Wendy Dubit, President and CEO, Vergant Media
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1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
The University Project Workshops IV.
Inventing Next Generation Communications - Interdisciplinary Collaboration – Computer Science, Engineering, Design & Personal & Social Communication
Doug Rushkoff, Author – Get Back in the Box
John V. Pavlik, Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Department of Journalism and Media Studies, Director, Journalism Resources Institute, School of Communication, Information and Library Studies, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
Colleen Macklin, Chair, Communication Design and Technology, Parsons School of Design
Sasha Norkin, Associate Professor of Journalism, Boston University
Stuart Sim, Senior Architect, e-Learning and Collaboration, Sun Microsystems
David Traub, VP Business Development, Vidiva, Moderator
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Registration: (1) To register, please click through to the Media Summit registration form. Please note the Academic Rate for full time faculty and administration, 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.

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
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, Information Technology Program, USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Nancy Uscher, Provost, CalArts
Martin Perlmutter, Executive Producer, META-4
David Traub, VP Business Development, Screen Media Technology
Georgia Bergman, former Executive Vice President, Warner Bros. Music

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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