FlashinTO

We are holding an Annual General Meeting (AGM) of members for the Digital Arts and Technology Association (DATA) and would like to invite you to attend.

The AGM will be held:
April 18th, 2011
at Element 156 – 156 Augusta Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M5T 2L5
(Enter through Function 13 and the meeting will be held in the lower level of the building)

DOORS OPEN: 5:30pm
AGM: 6:00pm (sharp) – 7:00 pm
Q & A; Networking : 7:00pm – 7:30 pm

The main purpose of the meeting will be to:
- Inform members of any changes that have been implemented since our last AGM
- Discuss with our members what we hope to achieve in the coming year.

Please RSVP at Eventbrite http://dataagm11.eventbrite.com/

As content creators explore cross-platform and interactive production, questions arise around monetization and funding structures. This panel explores how digital components fit into traditional funding structures, and illustrates digital financing structures for all stages of interactive content creation.

Panelists Include

Fran Accinelli Director, English Market, CMF Program Administrator, Telefilm Canada
Andra Sheffer Executive Director, Bell New Media Fund
Penny McDonald Producer, Whizbang Films
Pablo Vio Creative Director, Jam3 Studio
Dre Labre Creative Director, ReThink Canada
Victoria Ha Partner, Stitch Media

The panel is followed by an informal networking reception. Light refreshments will be served and a cash bar will be available. Guests receive one drink ticket.

When | Monday, September 20, 6 PM – 9 PM (sign-in at 5:30)
Where | The Duke on Westminster Pub, 77 Adelaide Street West

Offered three times in 2010, Digital MashUp brings together digital and conventional media professionals to promote content creation on multiple platforms. Join members of WIFT-T, DATA and WGC for an evening designed to foster relationships and share experiences.

Digital MashUp is supported by the OMDC through the Interactive Narratives Initiative, in partnership with WIFT-T, FITC, York University, Writers Guild of Canada, Digital Arts and Technology Association, CFC Media Lab, and Communitech.
Details and RSVP

HackTO is holding their second event on September 25th. If you are into hacking creative uses of API’s you might want to check this out. From their site:

HackTO is a gathering of the very best of Toronto’s technology folks, coming together for one day of mad coding.

The idea behind HackTO is to round up various public APIs from local tech startups and make them available to local developers. Working in teams or solo–and with expert guidance from our API sponsors–developers compete to create the coolest application using one or more of the available APIs. And just to make things interesting, this is all done in a few hours!

You can find out more about HackTO on their site, http://www.hackto.ca/ or go register here: http://guestlistapp.com/events/27444

Also, they are looking for local API’s to use at the event so it you know of any, drop them a line or comment here.

All you Flex people out there will want to check this out. Flex Camp is back in Toronto.

Flex Camp 3 Toronto is an afternoon/evening event for RIA developers and anyone else interested in Adobe Flex. We’ve engaged some world-class presenters for this event, including Adobe’s Lee Brimelow and Renaun Erikson.

Whether you’re just starting out or a seasoned pro, there will be hands-on as well as lecture-style demonstrations that are designed to engage you.

Please note that we will be charging a modest $25 CAD fee (includes GST) to offset the costs of food and first-class venues. We’ll also be giving away copies of FDT Pure to every attendee, as well as a chance to win a full license to Flash Builder 4 Premium!

The event is filling up quickly. If you’re interested in attending, we recommend that you sign up soon!

Digital MashUP: Broadcaster Meets Digital Producer

Registration Now Open
Offered three times a year, Digital MashUP brings together digital and conventional media professionals to promote content creation on multiple platforms. For this inaugural session, join members of WIFT-T, DATA, FITC, and The Spoke Club for a discussion on the challenges and successes of cross-platform production, as a broadcaster and a digital producer share their insight and experience.

Participants will learn what it’s like to fund, develop, and platform digital projects. The evening concludes with an informal networking reception. Light refreshments will be served and a cash bar will be available.

When | Thursday, March 25, 2010, sign-in 6 PM – 6:30 PM, session 6:30 PM – 9 PM

Where | The Spoke Club, 600 King St. West, fourth floor, Toronto

Cost | Free to members of WIFT-T, FITC, DATA, and The Spoke Club. $15 for all other guests.

Registration | Email wift@wift.com with Digital MashUP in the subject line. Please note space is limited. When registering, please indicate if you require accessibility assistance.

NOTE: 30 seats reserved for FlashinTO members!

Digital MashUP is supported by the OMDC through the Interactive Narratives Project, in partnership with WIFT-T, York University, Writer’s Guild of Canada, Digital Arts and Technology Association, CFC Media Lab, and Communitech. For more information, please contact Heather Kanabe at (416) 322-3430 ext. 222 or email hjkanabe@wift.com