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Weta Digital will again be one of the major attractions at the keynote address that will kick off the second Digital Solutions Expo to be held on Friday 26th and Saturday 27th September this year, the organisers Expo Solutions Ltd, a Wellington based company advised today. Many technology companies have already indicated their interest in being involved with the expo with either stands or presentations in the variety of seminars on offer.
Te Papa's 3rd floor concourse will again be the venue for the the expo that will highlight the innovations that are signalling the ever increasing move to digital technologies in many areas of our daily lives with a special emphasis on the emerging DVD video and audio technologies.
This years event will coincide with a digital short movie competition that is being organised for any school, amateur or professional movie maker using a digital video camera and computer editing software. This event, organised by members of the Wellington Macintosh Society, will showcase the movies in Te Papa's Soundings Theatre with the prize presentation taking place in the theatre on the Saturday afternoon.
The digital media sector is enormously complex and varied, comprising a disparate range of services and products, across a broad range of applications, platforms and tools, and industry sectors. As such, a number of digital media areas have been prioritised as a focal point and are being seen as the development of the Digital Hub.
In case you haven't tripped across this term yet, it's the notion that the personal computer is alive and well, and that it resides at the centre of your digital universe. Through high speed connectivity such as FireWire (IEEE1394), USB, PC cards, and Wireless Networking, you move multimedia files from cameras, DV recorders, scanners, and MP3 players to computers.
The Digital Hub will serve as the nexus of all the incoming signals into 21st century homes, combining cable television, telephone, and broadband as inputs, and user terminals, video display, stereo system output, and of course, internet access.
To find out more about attending or exhibiting at the Digital Solutions Expo, contact Expo Solutions Ltd at (04) 384-1155 or check out their web site at http://www.digitalexpo.co.nz
For further information contact Graeme Moffatt on (04) 902-6778
North Coast Macintosh Users Group Hosts Mac Computer Expo (MCE) On September 20, 2003
Technology enthusiasts seeking tips and information on a multitude of Macintosh computer products and software are invited to attend the Mac Computer Expo on Saturday September 20, 2003, at the Santa Rosa Junior College campus from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The largest event of its type north of San Francisco will feature author and columnist Jim Heid from The Macintosh iLife Magazine as keynote speaker.
The theme of the expo for 2003 is “Your Life on the Go” and will spotlight tips and tricks for managing your digital equipment to maximizing your time. Free breakout sessions including highlighting iMovie with Derrick Story, PhotoShop with Michael Sauer, Digital Photography with Bert Monroy, and Maximizing Your Database Design.
Local and national vendors featuring Macintosh related products and services will be on hand and technical experts will be available to answer Mac related questions.
The expo, sponsored by the North Coast Mac Users Group and Santa Rosa Junior College, drew 5,000 attendees the last two years. An iBook and iPod will be raffled off during the day.
Sonoma County High Schools will be participating in a new addition to MCE, the first annual Digital Showcase with students demonstrating their digital movie-making talents.
Admission is free and signs will direct attendees to parking on campus. SRJC is located east of Highway 101 between the Steele Lane and College Avenue exits. Detailed information may be obtained by accessing the NCMUG web site (http://www.ncmug.org).
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