NMITSA 10/7: The ROI of Leadership

NMITSA Membership October Luncheon Features Author Michael Shenkman
"The ROI of Leadership" Subject Of Talk

[Albuquerque, NM, SEP 30, 2008] ­ The New Mexico Information Technology anand Software Association (NMITSA), the state¹s largest advocacy group for IT &
software related business, announced today that author and mentorship
evangelist Michael Shenkman will be the featured speaker at the October
membership luncheon on Thursday October 9th, 11:30 am to 1:00 pm at the
Flying Star Café downtown on 723 Silver SW.


What are the qualities that distinguish a great company from a good one;
that lead to continued success, year after year?  Michael Shenkman, author
of "Leader Mentoring" and "The Arch and the Path: The Life of Leading
Greatly" encourages business to consider returns from the "immediate,
day-to-day, across-the-board impacts" of leadership when looking at their
bottom line:


"Every company today competes increasingly on its value proposition and the
ways it is able to differentiate from the competition and away from
commoditization. Value gets created in the development of products and
services, in the right hiring and development of talent, in strategic market
positioning to name a few of the big ones," Shenkman said.

"But the real value that feeds into all of these is what leaders bring to
the enterprise with their compelling visions, and their ability to integrate
disparate ideas and solutions into competitive advantages, and their energy
in driving cross-functional innovation," he said.

The event is free to NMITSA Members, $25.00 to other guests.

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About Michael Shenkman:

Michael Shenkman, Ph.D., is founder and president of the Arch of Leadership,
a leader mentoring company. This article was adapted from his new book, The
Arch and The Path, the Life of Leading Greatly (Sandia Heights Media, 2004)
For more information, visit the Arch of Leadership Website.

About NMITSA:

The New Mexico Information Technology and Software Association (NMITSA) is
poised to become a nationally-recognized information technology and software
industry advocacy organization by providing focused, value-added services
and initiatives to both industry and associate members. While programming is
targeted to commercial enterprises that operate in the software, computer
hardware, internet-related and telecommunications sectors, New Mexico's
entire business community stands to significantly benefit from NMITSA's
organizational presence.

Through the delivery of focused programming to the business communities
operating within its purview, NMITSA is strengthening corporate
competitiveness and linkages, enhancing New Mexico's high-tech workforce,
and assisting in the development of core competencies among its members.

NMITSA firmly believes that only a full-time regional information technology
association (RITA) can raise the competitiveness and presence of New
Mexico's IT sector relative to other competitor regions throughout the
United States and the world.

New Mexico possesses unique information technology resources, and there is
an urgent need to leverage these assets for commercial success. As the
state's only regional information technology association, NMITSA is now
positioned to lead and unify the information technology sectors, and to
advance the agendas of private sector-oriented IT enterprises. In
collaboration with other generalist business organizations, NMITSA will
serve the IT business community and promote business-friendly public
policies for its members.

To achieve these goals, it is imperative that the association attracts
investment from both its industry and associate members. In so using these
funds to broaden its professional services and formalize its role in the
state, the association will enhance the national competitiveness of New
Mexico and stimulate sectors of our economy that are increasingly important.

NMITSA is the regional member in the Council of Regional Information
Technology Associations <http://www.crita.org/> . CRITA is the world's
largest IT and Tech-oriented association with more than 20,000 member
companies in more than 50 member associations.

NMITSA is also affiliated with the Information Technology Association of
America <http://www.itaa.org/> .

SW Gay & Lesbian Film Festival starts this Weekend

One of New Mexico's best and longest running film festivals, the Southwest Gay and Lesbian Film Festival kicks off this Friday...

FILM FESTIVAL IS APPROACHING!
Closet Cinema, the producer of the annual Southwest Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, invites the movie-going public to the festival's opening night party!

Immediately after the screening on September 26th of the amazing Tom Gustafson film Were the World Mine, the place to be is Laru Ni Hati, in Nob Hill. Special guest Djs will keep this welcome party spinning into the night . Fuel your inner dancing queen with plenty of scrumptious Cuban cuisine, courtesy of Laru Ni Hati / Cafe Cubano!

Don't miss out on the fun! Be there to kick off the week-long festival! After all, with all of the actors and actresses coming into town for the festival, who knows who you might meet...

Tickets for the festival are available online at www.closetcinema.org. Tickets are also on sale at Self Serve, 3904B Central SE, in Nob Hill. General admission is $9 ($8 for Closet Cinema members) and Full Festival passes to all events are $100. Back for a third year is the $50 movie punch card, which is good for any 8 films.

Information on the opening night party and all 2008 SWGLFF-related events can be found at the world?s best website, www.closetcinema.org, or by calling 505-243-1870. Don?t miss out on the fastest-growing GLBT event in the state-get your tickets now!

NYT bestselling-author: Mark Albion' on Duke City Fix!

Also this Wednesday...

NET IMPACT presents NY Times bestselling-author: Mark Albion' on Duke City Fix!
(And... a brief shout-out regarding the Duke City Fix website and community. It's Albuquerque focused, but it's been a key part of recent efforts here to bring together an active software and web development community. I believe it's the best single place for Albuquerque events of all kinds.)

Time: September 24, 2008 from 5:30pm to 7:30pm
Location: Dekker Perich Sabatini: Green architectural firm, 7601 Jefferson NE
Organized By: NET IMPACT UNM and Professional Chapters: Posted by Randy Burge

Event Description: FREE event! We are the change we seek.

International Net Impact cofounder and New York Times bestselling-author Mark Albion will speak about several of his popular balancing-business-with-life books at a special reception and conversation Wednesday after work at Dekker Perich Sabatini.

For registration and inquiries, please contact
abqnetimpact@gmail.com

One of the books to be covered as part of Mark's conversation:

True to Yourself: Leading a Values-Based Business

How do you build the kind of company you've always wanted to work in--one that serves people and the planet while being financially successful too?

What do you do when you believe that business should serve the common good, but everyday business pressures--meeting payroll, battling competition, keeping customers and investors happy--are at a fever pitch?

Leading a business when you measure success more broadly than with a single financial bottom line is no easy task.

Mark Albion's book, True to Yourself: Leading a Values-Based Business is a practical guide to doing just that.

This event will draw on Mark's writing and experience as a social entrepreneur, highlighting tools that you can use to combine profit with purpose, margin with mission, value with values.

Net Impact UNM and Albuquerque Professional chapters are part of the Net Impact network.

Net Impact is an international nonprofit organization whose mission is to make a positive impact on society by growing and strengthening a community of leaders who use business to improve the world. We offer a portfolio of programs to educate, equip, and inspire more than 10,000 members to make a tangible difference in their universities, organizations, and communities.

Person Mark Albion

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Santa Fe Complex this Wednesday: Scanning the Horizon and More

Two cool events this Wednesday. This week's 'Blender' at the Santa Fe Complex has an amazing lineup, including part of the team we at ARTS Lab are working with on Maya Skies. The Complex continues to do great work -- check them out...

Scanning the Horizon and More

Three-dimensions are the rage in this fall’s movie line-up. They’re also increasingly important in historical, archeological and paleontological research, as we’ve seen in three prior blenders at Santa Fe Complex. We continue our series on Stereo-Computational Photography with an in-depth look at 3D laser scanning in modern research.

Our look includes demonstration courtesy of Faro Technologies, a global leader in 3D scanning technology, and discussions on the use of 3D scanning for preservation. The blender will continue on Wednesday with follow-up work at the Fuller Lodge in Los Alamos and the ArtsLab at UNM. The blender begins at 6:00 at Santa Fe Complex, 632 Agua Fria St. (Parking via Romero Street.) A $5.00 donation is encouraged.

Ralph Chapman (formerly of the Smithsonian and the Idaho Virtualization Laboratories) will introduce the speakers and say a few words about his own use of laser scanning in paleontology and virtualization of artifacts. Wednesday night’s speakers include:

• Paul Oberle of FARO Technologies who will demonstrate the use of their Photon 80/20 scanner including a presentation of a scan he will be taking at the Palace of the Governors earlier in the day.
• Tom Pederson, a local GIS expert, will describe his use of laser scanning technology for historical preservation.
• Tim Thomas (UNM/HPC) and Catherine Baudoin (Maxwell Museum) will speak briefly about their work in distributed digital archives for virtualized cultural artifacts.
• Patrick French will discuss the creation of 3D models of objects from photographs using readily available software.

The 3D work will continue on Thursday in Los Alamos and Albuquerque. From 10:00 am to noon, the discussion will continue at Fuller Lodge with archivists and preservationists from Los Alamos Historic Preservation Societyand the LANL museum

The discussion continues with a demonstration of 3D scanning for staff at the UNM ARTS Lab in Albuquerque followed by a discussion with Kevin Cain, director of InsightDigital, the Institute for the Study and Integration of Graphical Heritage Techniques. Cain is collaborating with UNM and others on the Maya Skies project.

For more information, please contact Steve Smith or call 505/920.0252.

The Palace of the Governors

Trinity Site Open

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We're lucky about a lot of things here in New Mexico, and we also have quite a few really unique spots that are recognized internationally as such (no offense to, say, the "Corn Palace").

One of them is the Trinity test site which is open in just under two weeks. Anyone heading that way?

Trinity Site Directions
Trinity Site is open to the public twice a year--on the first Saturday in April and October-- no reservations are required.

There are two ways of entering the restricted missile range:

1) Stallion Gate Entrance - Exit I-25 on mile marker 139 (San Antonio, N.M.) and head 12 miles east; or, exit Highway 54 onto Highway 380 and head west 53 miles of Carrizozo, N.M. Turn on the Stallion Gate entrance and head south five miles of Highway 380. The gate is opened from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Visitors are allowed to enter and exit unescorted anytime during these special days.

For a pdf format New Mexico State highway map follow this link to the state's map page. Trinity Site is clearly marked below U.S. Highway 380 on the large road map.

2) Alamogordo Alternative - The Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce sponsors a convoy for visitors that desire a tour. The Alamogordo caravan meeting site will be at the Tularosa High School Athletic Field Parking lot. Turn west off Hwy. 54/70 in Tularosa at Higuero St. Proceed west to La Luz Ave. Turn right on La Luz Ave. (north) to athletic field. Line up will begin at 7 a.m. Caravan departs at 8 a.m. Visitors entering this way will travel as an escorted group to and from Trinity Site. The drive is 145 miles roundtrip and there are no service station facilities on the missile range. The convoy is scheduled to leave Trinity Site at 12:30 or 1 p.m., depending on its size, for the return to Tularosa. The convoy may leave later if there is a large number of vehicles returning.

Cameras are allowed at Trinity Site but their use is strictly prohibited anywhere else on White Sands Missile Range.

There are no ceremonies or speakers.

For more information contact the missile range Public Affairs Office at (505) 678-1134/1700.

Film and Media Industries Town Hall (9/27)

The Governor's Council on Film and Media Industries Town Hall is this coming Saturday in Santa Fe; a serious step toward the next phase of New Mexico's Media Industries Strategy. If you'd like to be part of the process, here's a great chance...

Dear Friends:

As Chairman of the Governor's Council on Film and Media Industries, I would
like to invite you to a Town Hall. The focus of the Town Hall is to get
input from YOU that will help determine the future of the Film and Media
Industries in New Mexico. Please join us at:

Date: Saturday, September 27, 2008

Time: 9:30 am – 4:00 pm.

Location: Santa Fe State Capitol Building, Room 307

490 Old Santa Fe Trail

Santa Fe, NM 87501

The Town Hall will focus on three areas: 1. Education and Career Training
for film and digital media; 2. Impact on Communities: Location Concerns;
Entrepreneurial Opportunities; and 3. Incentives and Economic Impact.

The morning of the Town Hall will be your opportunity to express your ideas
and suggestions about the three areas of focus. In the afternoon we will
break into small groups to discuss the concerns/ideas brought to attention
in the morning session. Below is an outline of the day:

*9:30 am*

Check-in for pre-registered participants and on-site registration

Room 307, Third Floor

* *

*10:00 – 12:00 pm*

General Session

Room 307, Third Floor

* *

*12:00 pm – 1:00 pm *

Lunch (on your own)

*1:00 pm - 2:30 pm*

Three simultaneous break-out sessions:

• Education and Career Training for film and digital media – Room 309
• Impact on Communities: Location Concerns; Entrepreneurial Opportunities – Room 311
• Incentives and Economic Impact – Room 307

*2:30 pm – 3:00 pm*

Break

*3:00 pm – 4:00 pm*

Summarize issues from the Breakout groups

Room 307, Third Floor

Please pre-register on-line at:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=I2ThkUhKpVBpAv3QvHJ3mQ_3d_3d

If you have any questions please contact Rochelle Bussey, Executive Director
at rochelle@nmfilm.com or call 505-476-5604.

Sincerely,

Michael Kaye

Chairman

Local Indie Premieres Sunday 9/21 at the Kimo

"Hide" to screen at "Legal Hawks" premiere this Sunday, Sept. 21

The latest Trifecta+ short film, Hide, written and directed by Scott Milder and starring Sequoia Adams Price and Ross Kelly, will hit the screen this Sunday, Sept. 21, at the KiMo Theater in downtown Albuquerque as part of the premiere of Legal Hawks, a new comedy pilot produced by A+1 Productions. Trifecta+ cinematographer Corey Weintraub was behind the camera for both projects, which were produced with help and crews from the Central New Mexico Community College Film Technician Training Program.

The event, which is being sponsored by the city of Albuquerque, will begin at 7 p.m. and is free of charge. Donations will go to help a local firefighter.

Original press release from A+#1 Productions:Local Filmmakers to Preview Independent Television Pilot

On September 21st, local Production Company A+#1 Productions will be previewing their independent television pilot "LEGAL HAWKS" at the historic KIMO theatre in downtown Albuquerque at 7pm.

The year is 1986 and a new television network called Fox is desperate for content. They approach the biggest hair band of the era, Von Holland, to do a weekly concert show. Von Holland decides instead to do a legal drama, and "Legal Hawks" the series is born.

"Legal Hawks" was written and directed by Josh Klein, and stars local actors Isaac Kappy and Ross Kelly. Also appearing in the show are Bill Sterchi, newcomer April Fox, Reuben Finkelstein, Shenoah Allen, Mark Chavez, David Kappy, and Victor Izay. The pilot was shot by local cinematographer Corey Weintraub. "Legal Hawks" was produced by Isaac Kappy.

Students from CNM's film training program worked alongside industry professionals during the making of the pilot. Much of the talent in front of and behind the camera are responsible for the 2007 National Film Challenge winning short film "Time Cougars".

The screening will be held on September 21st at 7pm at the KIMO theatre is free of charge and open to the public. However, the filmmakers will be using the event as a fundraiser for a Farmington fireman whose family is grappling with financial duress after medical complications that led to the loss of their unborn child.

Also showing at the screening will be the premiere of "Hide," the latest short film from Trifecta+ Entertainment, directed by Scott Milder, and "Time Assassins," a short film directed by Reuben Finkelstein.

Oscillation Turns 8

But before that... High Mayhem is this Weekend in Santa Fe -- now at the re-opened, re-vamped Warehouse 21 (http://highmayhem.org/)

And down here in Albuquerque, New Mexico's Electronic Music Festival returns...

THE OSCILLATION ELECTRONIC MUSIC FESTIVAL ENTERS ITS EIGHTH YEAR!
(ALBUQUERQUE, NM) Fwank!Productions, Ohmni, Dark Beat Productions, www.Burque.info, Grandma’s Music, Music Go Round, Five12 software, Basement Films, The Agency, The Cell Theatre and DSBP Records are pleased to announce the eighth annual Oscillation Electronic Music Festival. The Festival will take place over three days, October 10-12th, at two Albuquerque Venues; The Cell Theatre (700 1st st. NW), and The Agency (111 4th st. SW). Oscillation is the longest running festival of it’s kind in New Mexico.

Showcasing virtually every genre and sub-genre of electronic music and the bands and musicians who make it, this year’s Oscillation is sure to be the best yet, with a diverse Talent lineup of live music at The Cell Theatre October 10th and 11th, featuring:

The Strand (Industrial music from Chandler, AZ), The Echoing Green (the very popular nationally known Synthpop act who calls Albuquerque home), Leiahdorus, The Booty Green, Raine Vivian, Vertigo Venus, Diverje, Audiobuddha, Luperci, The Late Severa Wires, Mala in Se, The Nanoelement, Amplab, Noir Effect, brian botkiller, Tripping Dogs, Black Guys and Chemstar, as well as DJs Verablue and Xibalbalola.

In addition to the live music, DJs will be hosted at The Agency following the live music on October 10th and 11th, and 12th. Some of New Mexico’s most talented DJs will be bringing their unique styles for listeners to groove to, including IllKid, Justin O’Brien, Justin George, LevelHeded, Adem Joel and others.

This year’s Oscillation also introduces a new, exciting ingredient - workshops! Three electronic music workshops will be held at The Agency beginning at noon on Saturday October 11th:

- Circuit Bending with Ehren: exploring the world of Circuit Bent instruments and sounds, participants are invited to bring a battery operated sound maker of some kind for a chance to learn how to make sounds with a little soldering. Or just come watch and listen! Circuit bending is the practice of taking items such as Speak N’ Spells and turning them into tools of sonic creation.
- Contact Mics with Raven Chacon: Raven Chacon is a multi-talented experimental musician and sound designer, and will be discussing the creation of instruments utilizing contact microphones.
- Experimental music composition with Numerology Software by Five12, Inc.: Local software company Five12 will be showing off Numerology, their groundbreaking music creation software set to change how music is composed.

Ticket pricing for the festival and its events will be as follows:

- $25 Full Festival Pass: Admission to Oscillation events at the Cell and The Agency. By far the best value, this all-inclusive pass gives the festivalgoer the full experience Oscillation has to offer!
- $15 night pass: $15 passes are good for admission to one night of entertainment at the Cell Theatre.
- All other events are $5 (Workshops/DJ events at The Agency).

Presale full festival passes will be available online at www.oscillation.info.

All ages are welcome at Oscillation events. Oscillation is a %100 drug and alcohol free, safe and positive event.

Dr. Thunder and Basement Films will provide visuals both nights at The Cell. The event will be videotaped by Spork Films, and will broadcast on the Internet at www.oscillation.info via streaming audio and video. DJ Kentifyr, voted Albuquerque’s best DJ for two years in a row, will host the event.

In addition to the live music and action, Grandma’s Music, Music Go Round and local record label DSBP records will be giving away software, music, and more over the course of both nights.

Because lineups are subject to change, the Promoters encourage those interested to visit www.oscillation.info for full and up to date information. We look forward to seeing you for our eighth year of Sonic Independence!

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Double Vision @ ARTS Lab & CCA

After last weekend's STIR, we're especially glad to have even more performance this week with Double Vision's return to New Mexico and shows both here at ARTS Lab and at CCA in Santa Fe. More details below...

Where: ARTS Lab, University of New Mexico 131 Pine St. NE, Albuquerque, NM
When: 09.18.08 - 09.19.08 [Thurs - Fri]
Cost: $8 students / $12 general
Info: http://artslab.unm.edu/

DOUBLE VISION, a San Francisco based intermedia performance group, will be performing at ARTS Lab at the University of New Mexico. The group will be showcasing a hybrid of contemporary dance, live video, and electronic music. Among the pieces to be shown is Big Timber, CHOP! CHOP! a performance that integrates live sound and animation to tell the tale of two characters, Conuton Valve and Coon Dog, who journey from New York to California in the quest for gold and the Plasma Cloud. The night will also include the dance work Thicket which features six dancers shifting through sonic electroacoustic landscapes, inspired by the perturbations of cockroaches traversing rough terrains. The total event will embrace the cutting edge in art, technology, and performance.

DOUBLE VISION's 4x60 Tour involves 10 performers, 5000 miles and 5 weeks of experimental and contemporary events that blend dance, video, sound, and installation. Nearly five years old, the company has performed in Bay Area venues such as the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, ODC Theater and the notorious Autonomous Mutant Festival.

ARTS Lab at the University of New Mexico is an interdisciplinary center for developing creative relationships connection Art, Science, and Technology in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

DOUBLE VISION Artists: Blaine Bookey, Sean Clute, Amanda Crawford, David Holton, Pauline Jennings, Wendy Marinaccio, Jennifer Mellor, Cecelia Peterson, Rebecca Wilson.

Following their shows here, Double Vision can also be seen in Santa Fe the next evening:

What: Oscillate/Osculate
Where: CCA, 1050 Old Pecos Trail, Santa Fe, NM
When: 09.20.08 [Saturday ongoing] 5PM
Cost: $7 [Members], $10 [Non-Members]
Info: http://www.ccasantafe.org/

DOUBLE VISION, a San Francisco based intermedia performance group, will be performing at Oscillate/Osculate, a monthly experimental art series at the Center for Contemporary Arts, Santa Fe. The group will be producing a night of ongoing performances including interactive dance, multiple live video projections, installations, and electronic music. Attendees can freely roam amongst the performers whose actions are at times subject to the rules of Conway’s cellular automata algorithm known as the “Game of Life.” The result is a high-energy, chaotic, and immersive multimedia happening. DOUBLE VISION will also be collaborating with local Santa Fe artists in a guerrilla media installation fun house.

DOUBLE VISION's 4x60 Tour involves 10 performers, 5000 miles and 5 weeks of experimental events that blend dance, video, sound, and installation. Nearly five years old, the company has performed in Bay Area venues such as the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, ODC Theater and the notorious Autonomous Mutant Festival.

Oscillate/Osculate is CCA’s monthly performance series committed to presenting thought provoking performances of music, performance art, new media, sound and video art, poetry, and categories of art which are yet to be described, by emerging and established artists living and working in the Southwest.

DOUBLE VISION Artists: Blaine Bookey, Sean Clute, Amanda Crawford, Jessica Gomula, David Holton, Pauline Jennings, Chris Kruzic, Wendy Marinaccio, Jennifer Mellor, Cecelia Peterson, Rebecca Wilson

TEC Expo Event This Friday!

Tom Chavez speaks on “Technology Entrepreneurship. Making it through the Obstacle Course.”

Held at the Albuquerque Grand Hotel – Airport on Friday, September 19, 2008 from 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM.

Growing up in New Mexico, Tom Chavez was constantly reminded of the hard life his mother, Rose, had endured. She frequently told him and his four siblings about how a sewage plant was built behind her family’s house in Albuquerque. “When they would start up, there was a lot of noise,” she said. “Even the house would shake.” Tom said the message from his mother was clear: “You are from very humble circumstances. Your father and I have very high expectations of you.”

From a self-described middle-class Albuquerque family, Tom and all four siblings went on to become Harvard graduates. Tom’s next adventure was as founder and CEO of San Francisco - based Rapt, Inc., the leading provider of advertising yield management solutions. In 2008 his company was acquired by Microsoft to be offered as a key component of their Atlas Publisher Suite. Tom says “The opportunity to join forces with Microsoft and see our technology flourish inside a much larger platform was too compelling to pass up. Join us to hear this great success story at the New Mexico Technology Expo Luncheon.

Also, representatives from local technology associations New Mexico Bio, New Mexico IT & Software Association, New Mexico Optics Industry Association, New Mexico Solar Energy Association and the Renewable Energy Industry Association will give an overview of the latest greatest tech developments in the State. These groups represent the industry clusters that are a significant part of New Mexico’s economic success.

Sponsored by: Technology Ventures Corporation, NM WIRED, NM Department of Workforce Development and New Mexico Information Technology and Software Association.

To Register: http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=164396

For more information, contact:

Ingrid Baker

Technology Ventures Corporation

505-843-4255

ingrid.e.baker@lmco.com

GRAMMY Award Q&A Next Tuesday 9/16

ATTENTION NEW MEXICO MUSIC COMMUNITY 

SAVE THE DATE
Tuesday September 16, 2008 1:00 - 4:00 PM

Lizzy Moore, West Regional Director, The Recording Academy will be in
New Mexico to address questions about the GRAMMY Awards process,
membership and other related GRAMMY and Latin GRAMMY inquiries.   

The event will take place at the National Hispanic Cultural Center 1701
4th Street SW Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102. 

The New Mexico Music Commission/Department of Cultural Affairs and the
National Hispanic Cultural Center are sponsoring this free event. 

Tuesday Sept. 16, 2008 - 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

I. Welcome & Introductions

II. Mission & History

III. The Recording Academy's Four Pillars
Membership & Awards
Music Education, Archiving & Preservation
Advocacy
Charity & Community Outreach

IV. Our Affiliates
The Latin Academy (LARAS)
MusiCares
The GRAMMY Foundation
GRAMMY Museum

V. Membership
Member Services
Qualification/ (3) types of membership
Voting
Associate
Student (GRAMMY U)
chapter map
membership totals
Benefits 

VI.    Inside the Awards Process 

VII.    Q & A 

LIZZY MOORE 
West Regional Director
The Recording Academy

Lizzy Moore was named West Coast Regional Director of The Recording
Academy in 2004. She has worked closely with staff and elected leaders
to create new signature programs targeting genre outreach, community
support, advocacy support with an emphasis in arts education and
membership growth. Moore is responsible for addressing the issues of the
west coast chapter members, the largest constituency of members in The
Recording Academy, and the music industry at large through professional
development, education, and special events. Her passion lies in
connecting artists and music makers to cause-related initiatives,
raising public awareness through a creative platform.

Possessing a strong background in education and leadership, Moore
previously served as Director of Corporate Relations & Special Projects
for P.S. Arts, a Los Angeles-based non-profit organization whose primary
function is to restore arts education to public schools. There she
increased the overall visibility of the organization by establishing
strategic corporate partnerships and coalitions, and incorporating film
and television actors as well as recording artists. Prior to this
position, she served as a public school educator and a master teacher,
working with teaching candidates from UCLA, USC, Pepperdine, and Loyola
Marymount University. Moore holds a Masters degree in Educational
Leadership and Policy Studies, administrative and multiple subject
teaching credentials, and a Bachelors degree in Liberal Studies from
California State University Northridge



We hope you take advantage of this free seminar for the New Mexico music
community, and look forward to seeing you there.   You do not need to
register ahead of time. 

Thank you --

Nancy Laflin/New Mexico Music Commission

Tom Frouge/Music Liaison, City of Albuquerque

CVF: State of Venture Capital in New Mexico

The Last Coronado Ventures Forum event looked at Digital Media in New Mexico. Another of their more popular events looks at the State of Venture Capital in the state. For the best single evening wrap-up of local VC funds, what's still available and where their interests lie, this is the event to attend.

Next Coronado Ventures Forum: State of Venture Capital in New Mexico

Thursday, Sept 18th, 2008
6:00 - 6:30 pm: Hors d'oeuvres & Networking
6:30 - 8:00 pm: Presentation
All general attendees, please RSVP here.
CVF sponsors, please RSVP here.
$20 per person in advance; $25 at the door

Hotel Santa Fe
1501 Paseo de Peralta
Santa Fe, NM 87501
Google Map

About This Event:

What are the trends? What is getting funded? What's hot? And what's not?

Join us to learn the insights from some of New Mexico's most influential Venture Capitalists:

• Brian Birk, Managing Partner at Sun Mountain Capital;
• Greg Kulka, Director - Alternative Investments Portfolio at the New Mexico State Investment Council (NMSIC);
• Stephanie Spong, Principal at Epic Ventures and current President of NMVCA.

Registration Details: Please RSVP by Wednesday Sept 17th.

All general attendees, please RSVP here.
CVF sponsors, please RSVP here.
$20 per person in advance; $25 at the door

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.

Film Independent's 2009 Directors Lab

Call for Submissions: Film Independent's 2009 Directors Lab

Designed to help directors who are prepping their feature films, the Directors Lab is an intensive eight-week program running in Los Angeles each spring. The primary focus of the Lab is on learning to work with actors and the rehearsal process. Under the guidance of the lab instructor, Directors Lab Fellows select short scenes from their scripts to workshop. Additionally, Fellows go through a mini-production, learning how to break down a script into a shot list, collaborate with cinematographers, and construct a scene in the editing process. Film Independent provides the Lab participants with camera and sound packages to shoot their scenes. All scenes will be shot on digital video and critiqued by the Lab Instructor as well as the other Lab participants.

A secondary goal of the program is to help advance the careers of the Lab Fellows by introducing them to film professionals who can advise them on both the craft and business of directing. Lab Fellows have one-on-one meetings with established directors and other industry professionals who act as advisors on the participant's projects.

A maximum of ten projects are selected.

Directors Lab Fellows receive:
A one-year membership with Film Independent
A pass to the Directors Series, which runs concurrently with the Lab
A pass to the Los Angeles Film Festival (Westwood Pass)
Year-round support from Film Independent

For an application and more information, please visit:
http://www.filmindependent.org/index.php/talent_development/directors_lab

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From: liz@48hourfilm.com <liz@48hourfilm.com>
Date: Fri, Sep 5, 2008 at 2:06 PM
Subject: Happy Hour Next Tues! (9-9)

Happy Fiesta Weekend!

Fall is back, the tourists are leaving and our summer travelers are returning.  Start off your fall socializing and networking by coming out on Tuesday for the Santa Fe Film Biz Happy Hour! 

Join us on

Tuesday Sept. 9th for the
Santa Fe Film Biz Happy Hour

Cowgirl BBQ Bar & Western Grill
319 S. Guadalupe St.

5:30pm - 7:30pm

Drink specials and light snacks.  

See you there!

 

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Liz Langston
Executive Producer
48 Hour Film Project

www.48hourfilm.com

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Santa Fe Film Biz Happy Hour
Meeting and Greeting Since 2008

At the Cowgirl, 319 S Guadalupe Street
2nd Tuesday of the Month 5:30-7:30

Dream Build Play Now Open...

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Okay, this isn't a New Mexico event either, but I understand a few people from our local game community have been working hard on their submissions... If you are, please drop me a line (direct to ewhitmore@gmail.com) to let me know it's a possible topic for next month's local IGDA meeting -- which features Carolyn Handler Miller on September 10th)

Hey Gamers-

The Dream.Build.Play 2008 Submission Pipeline Is Now Open!

The Sweet smell of $75,000 is in your grasp! You have until September 23rd to make your final submission, so spruce up your game features and make sure you have completed all the contest specifications and log on to www.dreambuildplay.com to make your final game submission.

After submission you will receive a FREE 4-Month Creators Club Membership as a thank you for all your hard work.

Log onto www.dreambuildplay.com for contest updates.

Good luck!

The XNA Dream.Build.Play Team