Free patent and trademark seminar @UNM Library

The University of New Mexico will host a free all-day patent and trademark seminar on February 27th at the Zimmerman Library.

Researching Patent and Trademark Information
A Free Seminar for Inventors, Entrepreneurs, Educators & Legal Professionals
• Please register with Jackie Shane, 277-5327, jshane@unm.edu
Wednesday February 27, 2008
University of New Mexico
Zimmerman Library, Willard Reading Room
Sponsors: University of New Mexico Libraries Patent and Trademark Depository Library Program
of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

For details and registration information see:

http://elibrary.unm.edu/csel/handouts/public.pdf



Jackie C. Shane
Science Librarian/Instruction Coordinator
Centennial Science & Engineering Library
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque,  NM 87131

tel :505/277-5327
"Buy a bike.  You will not regret it..."  --Mark Twain

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ALONG THE PECOS @ The MOV-iN Gallery

The MOV-iN Gallery at the College of Santa Fe invites you to attend...

ALONG THE PECOS

A Collaborative Installation with surround-sound environment by Steven M. Miller and large-format black and white photographs by Jennifer Schlesinger.

OPENING RECEPTION on Friday, February 1st, 4:45-7:00pm

Along its course, the Pecos River links a multitude of geographies, joining a diversity of uses and abuses, personal and cultural relationships to it waters, and histories, myths, and possible futures.
The river traverses public and private lands, designated wilderness and urban space, agriculture and industry, as it winds its way through Eastern New Mexico and ultimately across West Texas to the Rio Grande/Rio Bravo. Mapping aural, visual, social, and physical geographies of the Pecos River through abstract representations of time and place, Along the Pecos offers an immersive multivalent experience of sonic and visual interpretations of the river and its surroundings. In bridging the aural and visual, documentation and abstract representation, site-specificity and portable installation, Along the Pecos is intended to refocus and recontextualize issues of ecology and relationship to place along the complex polymorphous river environment.

The MOV-iN Gallery is located at 1600 St. Michael's Drive on the College of Santa Fe campus (room adjacent to THE SCREEN). The MOV-iN Gallery is directed by David Stout and staffed by students from both Moving Image Arts and Visual Arts departments at CSF. The MOV-iN gallery is dedicated to transdisciplinary art  and technology works including animation, video art, sound art, web
art, robotics, networked performance, interactive sculpture, simulation environments, and other emergent forms.

Visit the MOV-iN Gallery at: http://www.mov-in.org/index.htm

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Save the Date: NM Filmmakers Conference & First Vision Forum March 27-29

Please plan to join the New Mexico State Film Office for the combined NM Filmmakers Conference and First Vision Forum, featuring workshops, networking opportunities, and informational sessions with film and television industry experts. 

Save the Date: March 27th – 29th 2008

Location: Hyatt Regency Albuquerque

330 Tijeras, NW

505-842-1234

Special room rate for conference attendees: $119 per night

Full schedule and registration to be posted at www.nmfilm.com in February.

Questions please email nm.filmmakers@nmfilm.com.

nmfilmmakers

Jodi Delaney, Program Director

Rochelle Bussey

New Mexico State Film Office

418 Montezuma Avenue

Santa Fe, NM  87501

Phone: 505-476-5600

Fax: 505-476-5601

nm.filmmakers@nmfilm.com

www.nmfilm.com

Peter Dekom This Wednesday (ONLINE)

Peter Dekom (who consults for New Mexico on film strategy and investment) is always well-informed and entertaining. It's been a while since I've heard him speak locally, but he'll be online this Wednesday (noon our time) at Spirit of Film

Hollywood vs the Future with top Hollywood Entertainment Lawyer Peter Dekom (1/30/08)

My guest is Peter Dekom, legendary deal maker and entertainment lawyer in Hollywood, who for more than 20 years has guided production companies and film czars behind the scenes. He is co-author of “Not on My Watch: Hollywood vs. the Future” which gives a perspective for what has become a daily news story - how digital technologies are shaking up the entertainment establishment with profound and far-reaching consequences.

Don't miss AIGA New Mexico's "The Business of Design" Workshops

The Business of Design
Workshops for Creative Professionals

Saturday, February 2, 2008

AIGA New Mexico presents two workshops on
the business of design with guest speakers
Shel Perkins and Linda Joy Kattwinkel, Esq.

10 to 11:30 am
Intellectual Property Basics: A Designer's Guide to Copyrights, Trademarks and Patents

12 to 1:30 pm
An Introduction to the New AIGA Standard Form of Agreement for Design Services


WHERE
Continuing Education Conference Center at UNM Room G,
North Building, 1634 University Blvd NE, Albuquerque

COST
AIGA members: $15 for one workshop or $25 for both
Non-members: $25 for one workshop or $45 for both
Students: $10 for one workshop or $20 for both

RSVP
Space for these workshops is limited. Reserve now by emailing events@santafe.aiga.org or by calling Mandy Otter at 505.822.5516.
Visit the http://santafe.aiga.org web site for workshop descriptions and for more information about our guest speakers.
 

Global Green Indigenous Film Festival Deadline February 1

Global Green Indigenous Film Festival Accepting Film Submissions

Call for Submissions Deadline February 1, 2008
Albuquerque, NM - The National Tribal Environmental Council (NTEC)
and the New Mexico Tourism Department, will take the global stage,
April 18-20, 2008, launching its inaugural Global Green Indigenous
Film Festival. The film festival will be held in conjunction with
NTEC's 15th Environmental Conference April 15-18, 2008.

The Global Green Indigenous Film Festival and the conference will be
held at the El Museo Cultural de Santa Fe in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
"For nearly 20 years NTEC has been working with and assisting tribes
throughout the country to protect, regulate and manage their
environmental resources. An international film festival of this
caliber adds a new dimension that will bring innovative ideas together
as a means for protecting the environment that the global community
can benefit from. We extend an invitation to people around the world
to come see the powerful work being done by Indigenous communities to
protect mother earth," stated Jerry Pardilla, NTEC Executive Director.

Founded in 1991, NTEC a national non-profit organization based in
Albuquerque, New Mexico has a membership of 184 tribes working to
protect and preserve tribal environments. "NTEC can lend its strong
presence in Indian Country to provide a forum that gives Indigenous
people a voice about environmental concerns that lead to global
solutions. I believe this international film festival will let the
world know that Indigenous communities around the world are doing
their part to protect mother earth for generations to come," said Joe
Garcia, President of the National Congress of American Indians.

Award winning actor, director and musician Gary Farmer (Dead
Man/Smoke Signals), is a member of the film festival team. Charmaine
Jackson-John, film festival director is accepting submissions for
films and videos that address indigenous environmental concerns and
issues from all countries. Formats accepted: DVD, VHS, Beta SP. Film
entries should be mailed to: 2501 Rio Grande Boulevard, NW,
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87104, ATTN: Global Green Indigenous Film
Festival. Deadline for entries is February 1, 2008.

RioFest International Environmental Film Festival this Weekend in Socorro

From the NM Business Weekly:

Socorro hosts environmental film festival

The second RioFest International Environmental Film Festival kicks off this weekend in Socorro.

The event features 17 independent films, panels, a benefit luncheon and a discussion with performance artist, explorer and octogenarian activist Katie Lee. Lee battled the flooding of Glen Canyon in the 1960s and is only the third woman to run all of the Grand Canyon's river rapids.

The events all take place at the Macey Center at the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. The festival takes place Jan. 25-26.

Among the films are "Gimme Green," about America's obsession with lawns, and "French Fries to Go" about Telluride, Colo.'s biodiesel project.

There will be panels on Rio Grande water issues and discussions with filmmakers. A GreenFeast on Saturday will raise funds for an ecologically friendly bus shelter at Socorro's public charter school.

For more information, go to www.riofilmfest.com

Revolutions International Theatre Festival, now with stops in Santa Fe

Hey everyone... I feel a little sorry that I haven't posted much about theater here of late, but Tricklock Theatre Company's Revolutions International Theater Festival has been drawing great crowds here in Albuquerque, and will be making a few more stops this year in Santa Fe. 

Tricklock is one of the groups really making the case for how our local arts scene can help build our film business, with the talents of Kate Schroeder behind and in front of the camera (soon to be seen in Swing Vote), and Chad Brummett (3:10 to Yuma, Spirit), and Tricklock's overall mission includes bringing groups from around the world to NM and vice versa. 

Here are a couple of the Santa Fe shows (I saw Elephants last night -- very fun and inventive), but there more info available about all the shows, ticketss, etc., at:  http://www.tricklock.com

Free Speech Comedy Arts Series in Santa Fe: Sunday Jan. 27, 6pm.

Nile Seguin (Fear of a Brown Planet) and
John Fugelsang (Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher)

Santa Fe Armory for the Arts
Sunday January 27, 6pm

(Tickets: General $18, Students & Seniors $12, Available at NHCC Box Office 505.724.4771)

About Nile Seguin

Nile Séguin joins the FSCAS fresh from the tour of his solo show Fear of a Brown Planet. Having been praised by critics for his "...razor-sharp wit... perceptive, confrontational and...unabashedly gutsy comedy... " (The Hour Magazine, Montreal) Séguin's work explores his response to the overly simplified racial categories that are grossly prominent in the entertainment industry.

"...Seguin has laughing audiences in the palm of his hand...has a comic ease with an audience...delivers more laughs and entertainment than most comedy clubs." - Eye Magazine

"...razor-sharp wit...perceptive, confrontational and...unabashedly gutsy... one of the best comedic sets you will see in Montreal or anywhere." - The Hour Magazine (Montréal)

About John Fugelsang

"One of my favorite comedians" - BILL MAHER

Whether on stage or in front of the camera, John Fugelsang's intelligent humor and versatility have earned him critical acclaim and audience recognition across multiple entertainment mediums. Credits include CSI:Crime Scene Investigation, co-hosting America's Funniest Home Videos, and appearing on Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher more than 20 times. His stand-up has been seen in festivals including Montreal's Just for Laughs Festival and HBO's US Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen. His one man show Junk Male earned him rave reviews and a variety of awards, including "New York Monologist of the Year" at Lincoln Center from the Manhattan Association of Cabarets and Clubs, as well as "Comedian of the Year" from Backstage.

"Entertaining and hilarious." - NY POST "The jokes are worthy of Leno or Letterman ." THE NEW YORK TIMES

"Fugelsang has the soul of an iconoclast." - THE NEW YORKER

Polish Puppet Theatre Company performing in Santa Fe this weekend

Sunday Jan. 27, 4pm

The Smell of Elephants After The Smell of Elephants after the Rain Teatr Figur Krakow, Poland Santa Fe Armory for the Arts Sunday January 27, 4pm (Tickets: General $18, Students & Seniors $12, Available at NHCC Box Office 505.724.4771) Teatr Figur of Krakow, Poland makes its US debut with two different shows featured in this year's Revolutions Festival. Using puppetry, shadow theatre, object manipulation, and physical performance, this ensemble of actors, jugglers and social artists bring to life the story of two men from different worlds finding a way to connect in The Smell of Elephants after the Rain. Based on the Italo Calvino novel "Invisible Cities," the play follows young traveler Marco Polo and venerable leader Kublai Khan as they abandon words and turn to music, puppetry, and poetic physical illustration to establish and understand their differences, similarities, and the indelible ties that bind all mankind.

Fwd: [Gfx-cafe] GFX Cafe Seminar Friday Jan 25, 2008

GFX Café Seminar Friday Jan 25, 2008
12noon, ECE118
(Electrical & Computer Engineering Building, UNM Main Campus)

Food will be served

TITLE:
SIGGRAPH @ UNM
Computational Cameras: Convergence of Optics and Software
by Shree Nayar, Columbia University


ABSTRACT:
This week, we are proud to present the first of our SIGGRAPH @ UNM series,
where we bring actual SIGGRAPH presentations to the UNM community.  This
week, we present Shree Nayar's talk from the popular SIGGRAPH course on
computational photography.

Computational cameras use unconventional optics and software to produce
new forms of visual information, including wide field-of-view images,
high dynamic range images, multispectral images,and depth images.  Using
a controllable optical system to form the image and a programmable light
source as the camera's flash can further enhance the capabilities of
these cameras.


BIO:
Shree K. Nayar is the T. C. Chang Chaired Professor in the Department
of Computer Science at Columbia University. He received his PhD
degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the Robotics
Institute at Carnegie Mellon University. At Columbia, he is co-director
of the Columbia Vision and Graphics Center and heads the Computer Vision
Laboratory (CAVE), which is dedicated to the development of advanced
computer vision systems. His research is focused on three broad areas,
namely, the creation of novel vision sensors, the design of physics based
models for vision, and the development of algorithms for scene
interpretation. The work conducted by his research team is motivated by
applications in the fields of digital imaging, computer graphics,
human-machine interfaces and robotics.


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Pradeep Sen
Assistant Professor
Advanced Graphics Lab
Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering
University of New Mexico
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Business and Community Development Calendar Launched

Many of the groups within New Mexico's broader film and media community have their own calendars for their events and others of interest (we try to post the media related events over at http://nm-media.blogspot.com/ but that's a little Albuquerque-centric and hit and miss). 

Now NM EDD and a handful of good organizations committed to Economic Development have put together a really good functional site for activities statewide.  In and of itself, that's good, but it includes a special section for Film, Media and Art events -- that's already well populated.  Please check it out.  The site is here (http://edc alendar.nmccap.org/), but if you have a chance you might also look through the revamped site for NMEDD and its community partners.
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The New Mexico Economic Development Department (NMEDD) recently announced the public launch of the New Mexico Business and Community Development Calendar ( http://edc alendar.nmccap.org/), an interactive online calendar of economic and community development events. The calendar is geared toward business owners, academics and economic and development professionals and will serve as a single reference source for business, educational and training activities across the state.

A strategic initiative of NMEDD, the New Mexico Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network and the New Mexico Finance Authority (NMFA), the calendar was developed and is hosted by New Mexico Community Capital (NMCC). Businesses, associations and other organizations may set up free accounts for posting their events. Everyone, from employees to consultants to community leaders, can browse these events by industry, region and date, and can be directed to links for sign-up information.

"New Mexico's economic development professionals in the public, private and nonprofit sectors will benefit enormously from a single clearinghouse of economic and community development-related events - from seminars and conferences, to town hall meetings and formalized trainings," said NMEDD Cabinet Secretary Designate Fred Mondragon. "The New Mexico Business Calendar is the first tool anyone interested in growing New Mexico's economy should reach for."

"The New Mexico Business Calendar provides a much-needed, content-rich way to access statewide information in an easily accessible format," said William Sisneros, CEO of NMFA. "Anyone can create an account and add events and job postings, subscribe to RSS feeds, or just browse at their leisure. It is a great one-stop business resource."

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YPulse College Mashup (in Santa Monica)

One of the threads during the recent NM Media Industries Summit & Conference was the need to incorporate the technology being used by students in public and higher ed schools. If you're in the Santa Monica area at the end of this month and want to be immersed in the latest tools, you might check out the Ypulse College Mashup...

January 15, 2008

Take A 'Roadtrip' To The Ypulse College Mashup

Posted by anastasia

We're heading into the final days before the latest Ypulse conference happening January 31-February 1 in Santa Monica, CA. I'm incredibly excited about our program -- if you're trying to reach college students, you should not miss this event. Other conferences may have "college tracks," but none promise this type of day-long immersion with some of the most knowledgeable people in this field. You can register online here. And on that note, we have added a final speaker, Mike Marriner, one of the founders of "Roadtrip Nation," the series following young people who hit the road after graduation in an attempt to learn from inspirational leaders who forged their own paths. More about Mike:

Post-graduation, feeling sheltered and underexposed to the world around him, Mike hit the road (with friends Brian McAllister and Nathan Gebhard) in an unsound 1985 Green RV to interview people who defined their own roads in life including the founder of Starbucks, Lobstermen, artists, the founder of Barnes and Noble, CEO of National Geographic Ventures, the scientist who decoded the human genome, CEO of Dell Computers, truck drivers, filmmakers, social activists, and many others. Contrary to what they had learned in school or from growing up in California, they learned that people can build lives in line with their passions and individuality.

That trip inspired them to create Roadtrip Nation, a grassroots organization that mobilizes students to hit the road, interview leaders from all walks of life, and explore the world for themselves. Footage from these trips are shared with individuals everywhere through the Roadtrip Nation Series on PBS, books, various broadcast partnerships, and online at www.roadtripnation.com.

Also, due to financial constraints on our end, our friends at Gorilla Soapbox will not be recording this event for us. So if you aren't there in person, you won't find it online. They will be posting video from the Tween Mashup soon...

The Ypulse College Mashup would not be happening without our sponsors -- a big thanks to our founding sponsor, Mr. Youth, our sponsor CollegeWeekLive, our research sponsor SurveyU and our exhibitors CafeScribe, Imagine Marketing Agency and our newest exhibitor, Nokia NSeries. Thanks also to our friends at Cynopsis, Youth Market Alerts, EMF, and New Music Tip Sheet for helping to get the word out.

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Peak Media XDCAM EX Open House (2/11-12) in Albuquerque

Peak Media Denver serves the NM, AZ and CO region, and will be hosting open house and demo events in each state. they'll be showcasing the new Sony XDCAM EX but also will have other Sony, Panasonic, and JVC products on hand. Refreshments will be served. They ask for your RSVP as space is limited. We hope to see you there!
Albuquerque, NM Open House

DATE: February 11th-12th
TIME:

2/11-1:30pm-5:30pm

2/12-8:30am-12:00pm

LOCATION:

1113 Rhode Island NE Abluquerque, NM 87110

Click Here for A Map!

WHAT: We will be featuring the new XDCAM EX. A short product presentation will begin at the top of each hour followed by Q&A and the opprotunity to get your hands on the camera. JVC will also be on hand with their HDV cameras to demo those as well. Feel free to come and go at any time during these hours.

Click here to RSVP to attend the February 11th session from 1:30pm-5:30pm!

Click here to RSVP to attend the February 12th session from 8:30am-12:00pm!

Games, Adobe & Screenwriting, here at ARTS Lab

Hi everyone...

Been a busy year already.  Another big and exciting year for the state's Media Industries, and there are lots of things going on here at UNM's ARTS Lab.

R U GAME ?  UNM Game Design Class starts this week!

Game Development today brings together programmers, designers, artists and creative thinkers in a digital medium that's changing the world.  During this hands-on production class, student teams will learn game design and production essentials from game industry pros, and build a playable demo using Microsoft's XNA tools for XBox game development.

Topics in Game Development
Course #'s: ECE 495/595   CS 491/591
Times: T/TH 9:30 - 10:45
Location: ME 300
For more information on the class and how to sign up through other departments, contact Ed Angel ( angel@cs.unm.edu) or Tom Caudell (tpc@ece.unm.edu)

ADOBE AIR TOUR
Thursday 1/24
Location: ARTS Lab
This Thursday from 6-8 PM, ARTS Lab continues to work with the people of New Mexico's Adobe Users Group to bring Kevin Hoyt of the Adobe Flex / AIR team to New Mexico. For more information, visit our events site at: http://artslab.unm.edu/newsevents/index.htm#air

SCREENWRITING: ABOVE THE LINE ($)
Saturday 1/26
Location: ARTS Lab
This workshop with professional screenwriter Matt McDuffie is designed to create scripts for the emerging New Mexico film market.  To get more information and reserve your space, call 265-2569 or write buzzblanco@comcast.net

Where is ARTS Lab?  What else is going on?  Visit us at:
http://artslab.unm.edu/contact/index.htm
http://artslab.unm.edu/newsevents

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ARTS Lab
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1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131
505-277-2253
http://artslab.unm.edu

CVF Jan 17: Tech Transfer Best Practices

Hey everyone...

One of the really good things during this past weekend's summit and conference was the participation of many people doing very interesting work at places like Los Alamos and Sandia National Labs, WSMR, AFRL and the like.  While the traditional rap on the labs has often been that their technology is a long way from commercialization, many of the projects discussed this past weekend, and other local tech transfer stories suggest very real opportunities -- especially for those of us in the same neighborhood.

CVF January is in Bernalillo
Tech Transfer: Best Practices

Thursday, January 17th, 2008
6:00 - 6:30 pm: Hors d'oeuvres & Networking
6:30 - 8:00 pm: Presentation

Note the Special Location in Bernalillo:
Prairie Star
288 Prairie Star Rd
Bernalillo, NM
Google Map

About This Event:

A Townhall discussion with a panel of experts from the labs and entrepreneurial community to share ideas and best practices concerning licensing, IP and technology transfer.

One More Day! RSVP by Wednesday, Jan 16! Walk-ins are allowed however the fee goes up to $25 and only cash and checks are accepted at the door.

Guest Speakers:

Ned A. Godshall - Founder and President/CEO of Altela, Inc.
Andy Alsop - President & CEO of Packet Analytics
Duncan McBranch - Deputy Principal Associate Director for Science, Technology and Engineering at Los Alamos National Laboratory
Paul M. Smith - Licensing Executive at Sandia National Laboratories

Registration Details:

All general attendees, please RSVP here by Wednesday Jan 16th.
CVF sponsors, please RSVP here.

Please visit our web site for complete speaker bios.

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CVF Sponsors

Coronado Ventures Forum sponsors are nationally and locally prominent organizations, businesses, and firms interested in economic development in New Mexico. You can find links to each of our sponsors on our web site.

Platinum Level:
Los Alamos National Laboratory; Technology Ventures Corporation

Gold Level:
Bare Feet Studios; Los Alamos National Bank; Los Alamos Research Park; Psilos; Sandia National Laboratories; Verge Fund; Vertex Consulting

Silver Level:
Blue Sage Capital; Brownstein, Hyatt, Farber, Shreck; Fort Washington; Invencor; New Mexico Small Business Development Centers; Public Service Company of New Mexico; Regional Development Corporation; Santa Fe Business Incubator; Sun Mountain Capital; Talent Capital Group; vSpring Capital; Village Ventures; and Wasatch Venture Fund

© 2008 Coronado Ventures Forum
190 Central Park Square Los Alamos, NM 87544 • 505-662-0048
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Albuquerque, NM 87131
505-277-2253
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Next @ ARTS Lab: GFX Cafe w/ Imageworks & Adobe's AIR Tour

Two NEW and very special events coming soon to the ARTS Lab Garage:

1st, GFX Cafe kicks off 2008 with a special presentation on Digital Hair and Fur this Friday at noon in the ARTS Lab
2nd, Next Thursday (1/24) ARTS Lab hosts the NM Adobe Users Group and Adobe's AIR | Flex 3 Pre-release Tour (which is hitting only select cities, like Albuquerque)


GFX CAFE:
TITLE:
Advanced Digital Hair/Fur Pipeline at Sony Pictures Imageworks
by Armin Bruderlin, Sony Imageworks

ABSTRACT:
A practical animal fur and human hair pipeline for digital characters has been in development at Sony Pictures Imageworks since its initial implementation in 1998. To date, our hair/fur pipeline has been successfully utilized in 14 motion pictures, both live-action and computer animated. The system has proven capable of producing a wide range of looks requested by our clients, from short animal fur to long human hair, and, most challengingly, the accurate reproduction of the hair of real actors.

In this talk, I will introduce the core building blocks that make up the pipeline. Some of the more recent features are presented in more detail.

BIO:
Armin Bruderlin is currently a senior software engineer and the 3D-tools lead at Sony Pictures Imageworks in Culver City, California. Since joining in 1997, he has been working in the software department while supporting the production of movies such as "Surf's Up", "Open Season", the "Spiderman" movies, "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe", "The Polar Express", "The Chubb Chubbs", and "Stuart Little".

Armin received a B.Sc. in Informatik from the Fachhochschule Furtwagen in Germany, and an M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Computer Science
from Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada. Armin's interests in computer graphics include all aspects of making
believable computer animated characters.
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Adobe in ABQ!

The NM Adobe User Groups in cooperation with the ARTS Lab are proud to announce the Adobe AIR | Flex 3 Pre-release Tour!

Kevin Hoyt of the Adobe Flex/AIR product team is traveling to select cities across the country to show off the great new features of Flex 3 and AIR in anticipation of its release.

This is your chance to:
- learn about new technologies before they are release
- meet and talk with Adobe pro, Kevin Hoyt
- discover how these tools will increase your productivity
- learn about new income opportunities that will exist

And . . .
- enjoy a wine and cheese reception with your colleagues
- be entered in our drawing to win over $3000 in software!
- Flex Builder 3 Professional
- Adobe Creative Suite CS3 Web Premium

WHEN: January 24, 2007 6-8pm
WHERE: Arts Lab
131 Pine St. NE
Just north of Central and
one block west of University

You MUST register to attend!

Registration is FREE - but only a limited number of tickets are available. We are currently over 80% sold-out, so be sure and get your tickets NOW!

To get your FREE ticket, go to:
http://www.eventbrite.com/event/87832710

Media Industries Summit & Conference this past weekend

Hi everyone...

We'd like to thank all those of you who participated in this past weekend's NM Media Industries Summit and Conference.  We had over 300 people participating in our combined events -- and with over 250 at the Legislative Finance Committee Hearing, that's a great showing for our community.

We'll be posting information and updates shortly at the Summit & Conference sites, and making documents available at the MISP altmedianm site as well.

Before that, I'd like to apologize for a scheduling screw-up I made for the session on the WGA Writers Strike.  I somehow gave the wrong times for the session to two of New Mexico's most prominent voices for the Writers Guild of America here in New Mexico.  While I think attendees got a good feel for the issues involved from Terry Borst, Carolyn Miller and moderator Gene Grant, Kirk Ellis and Matt McDuffie were both very eager to express their views for our attendees.  I regret that my mistake kept them from doing so.

Best wishes,

Eric

 

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ARTS Lab
MSC04 2570
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131
505-277-2253
http://artslab.unm.edu

Media Industries Conference TOMORROW!

We may have forgotten to mention this, but... the 4th Annual NM Media Industries Conference is tomorrow (Saturday, January 12th).

For more information and the link to register, please visit the conference site at: http://artslab.unm.edu/newsevents/MI4NMF.htm

I hate to single out any one session (if you'd like to get more info out about yours, please send it), but there are a few updates to mention (all are at the site).

First, for our Digital Media 101 Session (9:35 - 10:30 AM | Ballroom A), Sony Pictures Imageworks' Sande Scoredos will be talking about "Considering an Exciting Career in Visual Effects and Animation" including where Imageworks sits in the world of high end visual media, and how you, your students and friends can get involved.

At the same time, the NM Film Office Deputy Director Jennifer Schwalenberg and producer Eileen Street will be talking about the state's rebate program and making it work for you. Rebates are a big deal, and New Mexico has the best program going -- it's relatively easy to use, and they can tell you how.

As I hope you've heard, a proposal for capping those rebates will be heard during the Saturday afternoon Legislative Finance Committee session in Santa Fe. For more information on that session, voicing opinions, etc., please visit: http://groups.google.com/group/nm-media-industries/browse_thread/thread/8e6a95d82f2f8cfc

From 10:35 - 11:30, the good folks at the Art Center Design College will take us through "Animation 101: Intro to 2D Character Animation and 3D Animation" in Ballroom A. They've got a great team together, and will include practical demonstrations of the tools necessary to make great things happen (their bios are kinda funny, too).

Following that, we have "Understanding and Using Symbols in Visual Communication"
with Maggie Macnab in Ballroom B. Understanding the power of design and using symbols effectively are two qualities that separate the excellent from the merely okay, the Apple from the... company you've never heard of. Please join us for this special session.

For the afternoon... we have an update on the Trends in Web and Software Development session: it now includes Adobe Expert Elaine Montoya, Agile New Mexico's Frank LaFond, Apple's Bill Hanson, and Duke City Fix creator Chantal Foster, moderated by ARTS Lab's (and the College of Fine Arts) own William F. Collins.

There are lots of great sessions across the board -- please check them out at: http://artslab.unm.edu/newsevents/MI4NMF.htm

CVF Jan 17: Tech Transfer Best Practices

From Coronado Ventures Forum...

CVF January is in Bernalillo
Tech Transfer: Best Practices

Thursday, January 17th, 2008
6:00 - 6:30 pm: Hors d'oeuvres & Networking
6:30 - 8:00 pm: Presentation

Note the Special Location in Bernalillo:
Prairie Star
288 Prairie Star Rd
Bernalillo, NM
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About This Event:

A Townhall discussion with a panel of experts from the labs and entrepreneurial community to share ideas and best practices concerning licensing, IP and technology transfer.

Guest Speakers:

Ned A. Godshall - Founder and President/CEO of Altela, Inc.
Andy Alsop - President & CEO of Packet Analytics
Duncan McBranch - Deputy Principal Associate Director for Science, Technology and Engineering at Los Alamos National Laboratory
Paul M. Smith - Licensing Executive at Sandia National Laboratories

Registration Details:

All general attendees, please RSVP here.
CVF sponsors, please RSVP here.

Please visit our web site for complete speaker bios.

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CVF Sponsors

Coronado Ventures Forum sponsors are nationally and locally prominent organizations, businesses, and firms interested in economic development in New Mexico. You can find links to each of our sponsors on our web site.

Platinum Level:
Los Alamos National Laboratory; Technology Ventures Corporation

Gold Level:
Bare Feet Studios; Los Alamos National Bank; Los Alamos Research Park; Psilos; Sandia National Laboratories; Verge Fund; Vertex Consulting

Silver Level:
Blue Sage Capital; Brownstein, Hyatt, Farber, Shreck; Fort Washington; Invencor; New Mexico Small Business Development Centers; Public Service Company of New Mexico; Regional Development Corporation; Santa Fe Business Incubator; Sun Mountain Capital; Talent Capital Group; vSpring Capital; Village Ventures; and Wasatch Venture Fund

© 2008 Coronado Ventures Forum
190 Central Park Square Los Alamos, NM 87544 • 505-662-0048
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Eric Renz-Whitmore, Program Coordinator
ARTS Lab
MSC04 2570
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131
505-277-2253
http://artslab.unm.edu

NM Economic (& Media Community) Development (@ UNM)

Hey everyone...

This is a big week for Economic Development -- and for getting involved with New Mexico's media scene.

THE 2008 NEW MEXICO Economic Outlook Conference will be held Wednesday, Jan. 9, at the Embassy Suites Hotel, located just west of Lomas Blvd. NE
and I-25, in Albuquerque. Registration and breakfast will be held from 7:30 to 9 a.m., while the conference runs from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. The third annual conference will present a morning devoted to the assessment of and outlook for the United States and New Mexico economies.
http://www.unm.edu/~market/cgi-bin/archives/002495.html#more
http://abqchamber.com/economicoutlook/outlookconf.htm

The BBER Economic Outlook Conference is always an interesting -- and valuable -- event, especially if you have an interest in the conditions and trends affecting New Mexico's business climate.  It's also a nice prelude to...

MEMBERS OF NEW MEXICO'S media-related worlds - including film, animation, games, education, research and technology development - will
converge at the Fourth Annual N.M. Media Industries Conference: Media 4 New Mexico's Future, hosted by the University of New Mexico ARTS Lab on Saturday, Jan. 12, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the UNM Student Union Building. The event is free, but registration is required. More information, including a complete schedule, is available at: http://artslab.unm.edu .

There's a lot going on Saturday, including a session with local Writers Guild of America members discussing the Writer's Strike, sessions on Animation basics and getting involved in New Mexico's animation community, using New Mexico's world-renowned media production rebate program, Symbology and Design with Maggie Macnab, highlights of new software from NM Adobe Users Group's Elaine Montoya and Apple's Bill Hanson... and much much more.

Please join us!



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For more information about NM Media-related Events, visit: http://nm-media.blogspot.com/
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Eric Renz-Whitmore, Program Coordinator
ARTS Lab
MSC04 2570
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131
505-277-2253
http://artslab.unm.edu