New Mexico's Media Industries Summit and Conference

The ARTS Lab is pleased to once again host New Mexico's Media Industries Summit and Conference -- "MIX" -- this January 16th and 17th at UNM. New Mexico's Media Industries Strategic Plan (MISP) has laid the groundwork for continued growth of a media industry cluster, but now more than ever, change, challenges and opportunities lie ahead. Please join us as we prepare for "The Next Five Years". Special thanks to Southwest Communication Services for helping us with streaming.

NM MEDIA INDUSTRIES SUMMIT (Friday, January 16th 9 AM - 5 PM)
For the second year, this invitation only summit will provide a State of the Industry Update and facilitated sessions to develop strategy in three topic areas. If you're interested in participating, please sign up below.

9:00: Official Start time
9:15: Welcome and Introductory remarks
9:30 - 10:15: Lisa Strout (Director, New Mexico Film Office)
10:15 - 10:30: Greg Kulka (NM State Investment Council)
10:30 - 10:50: Bill Flores (Deputy Director, New Mexico Higher Education Department)
10:50 - 11:00: Break
11:00 - 11:20: Andrea Polli (Incoming Director, UNM Interdisciplinary Film & Digital Media Program)
11:20 - 11:40: Julie Seton / Chris Kientz (Southern New Mexico High Technology Consortium)
11:40 - 12:00: Bart Cleveland (NM AdFed)
12:00 - 12:10: Wrap-up, plans for the afternoon
12:10 - 1:30: Lunch
1:30 - 4:00: Strategy Development Working Sessions (same as before)
4:30 - 5:00: Wrap-up & Next Steps
5:30 - 6:45: SIGGRAPH Animation Show

Strategy Development Sessions:

PARTNERSHIPS FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
Public Schools working with Industry and Higher Education

TELLING NEW MEXICO'S MEDIA STORY
Building awareness of New Mexico's Media Industries both Here and Abroad

THE CHALLENGE OF SUPERCOMPUTING
Encouraging use of New Mexico's High Tech Assets (NMCAC, NLR) by Business and Education

Preferred Topic Survey:

NM MEDIA INDUSTRIES CONFERENCE (Saturday, January 17th 9 AM - 5 PM)

INTRODUCTORY SESSION (9:00 - 9:30)

Introduction & recap of the state's Media Industries Strategic Plan, update from the Media Industries Summit, and Overview of the day's events.

MORNING SESSION I: KEYNOTE (9:30 - 10:30 AM)
* Games & Education | Ian Bogost

MORNING SESSION II (10:40 - 11:50 AM)
* FILM & VIDEO: WELCOME TO HIGH DEF
* GAMES: EVOLUTION OF SERIOUS GAMES
* PANEL: BUILDING VIRTUAL COMMUNITIES
* WORKSHOP: BUSINESS BASICS
* WORKSHOP: STRUCTURING SCRIPTS FOR SUCCESS

BUFFET LUNCHEON SERVED (12:00 PM - 1:45 PM)

AFTERNOON SESSION I (12:00 PM - 1:10 PM)
* GAMES: GAME DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP
* WORKSHOP: BUSINESS BASICS II
* SONY HD CAMERA DEMO

AFTERNOON SESSION II (1:20 - 2:30 PM)
* EDUCATION: BEST PRACTICES & LESSONS LEARNED
* BREAKING IN: STARTING A CAREER IN MEDIA
* WORKSHOP: PR ESSENTIALS
* GAMES: GAME DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP
* SONY HD CAMERA DEMO

AFTERNOON SESSION III (2:40 - 3:50 PM)
* EDUCATION: SUMMER & AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS THAT WORK
* GAMES: IPHONE AND MOBILE GAME DEVELOPMENT
* MUSIC: ADVENTUROUS MUSIC IN THE SOUTHWEST
* WORKSHOP: GROWING SUSTAINABLE NON-PROFITS

AFTERNOON SESSION IV (4:00 - 5:00 PM)
* EDUCATION: BUILDING NEW MEXICO'S KNOWLEDGE NETWORK
* GAMES: MOBILE GAME DESIGN CHALLENGE
* WORKSHOP: DEMO REEL ESSENTIALS

For updates, registration and more information, visit http://www.nm-mix.org