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  <event>
    <city>Boston</city>
    <country>USA</country>
    <end-on type="date">2007-03-28</end-on>
    <full-description>An Event Apart Boston
March 26th&#226;&#8364;&#8220;27th, 2007
Marriott Copley Place
Registration: $795 early bird (until Feb. 26, 2007) / $895 regular / $995 at the door

Join Eric Meyer, Jeffrey Zeldman and special guests, to gain a deeper understanding of web standards and emerging best practices. Be inspired by fresh ideas and new directions. Join the greatest minds and hottest talents in web design today.

Featuring Steve Krug ("Don't Make Me Think!"), Dan Cederholm ("Web Standards Solutions," "Bulletproof Web Design"), Andrew Kirkpatrick ("&#226;&#8364;&#339;Web Accessibility: Web Standards and Regulatory Compliance"), Cameron Moll ("Mobile Web Design"), Molly Holzschlag ("Zen of CSS Design," present leader of The Web Standards Project), Ethan Marcotte ("Professional CSS: Cascading Style Sheets for Web Design"), Jason Santa Maria (A List Apart, Happy Cog, jasonsantamaria.com), Eric Meyer ("CSS: The Definitive Guide," "Eric Meyer on CSS") and Jeffrey Zeldman ("Designing With Web Standards," A List Apart, Happy Cog, zeldman.com, co-founder/leader emeritus of The Web Standards Project).

REGISTRATION BEGINS JANUARY 2007.</full-description>
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    <region>MA</region>
    <short-description>Join Eric Meyer, Jeffrey Zeldman and guests Steve Krug, Dan Cederholm, Molly Holzschlag, Andrew Kirkpatrick, Cameron Moll, Ethan Marcotte, and Jason Santa Maria for two days of design and code.</short-description>
    <start-on type="date">2007-03-26</start-on>
    <title>An Event Apart Boston 2007</title>
    <virtual type="boolean">false</virtual>
    <website>http://www.aneventapart.com/</website>
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    <tag-string>a list apart, accessibility, adobe, aiga, an event apart, andrew kirkpatrick, best practices, cameron moll, conference, conferences, css, dan cederholm, design, eric meyer, ethan marcotte, events, jason santa maria, jeffrey zeldman, media temple, molly holzschlag, new riders, seminars, steve krug, usability, web design, web standards, xhtml</tag-string>
  </event>
  <event>
    <city>New York</city>
    <country>USA</country>
    <end-on type="date">2007-05-07</end-on>
    <full-description>Get More Than Your Average Feature Tour
Rather than run through a simple list of new features, this lecture-style workshop will highlight key workflow needs, which will improve collaboration between designer and programmer, freelancer and client, and teacher and student. Our goal is to leave you with an immediate grasp of where to go next.

No Fluff, No Filler. Just 3 Fast-Paced Hours of Integrated CS3 Workflows (free with coupon code DE0507):

DESIGN
Photoshop and Illustrator Integration 
Discover new and improved round-trip editing options, including non-destructive edits and filters.

Metadata and Batch Processing with Bridge
Discover that Bridge, the ultimate CS3 hub, is far more than just another image browser.

Rapid Prototyping with Fireworks

INTERACTIVE
Flash Integration with Photoshop, Illustrator, and Fireworks. Dramatically improve designer/programmer collaboration with Flash's enhanced image importers.

ActionScript 3.0 Migration Highlights
Smooth the potentially significant learning curve when switching from ActionScript 1 or 2 to the new, fast, and powerful ActionScript 3.0. We'll cover some of the most important architectural and syntax changes in the new language to get you up and running faster.

Using Flash CS3 Components
Take advantage of the performance and file-size improvements of the new Flash CS3 Components, completely re-written in ActionScript 3.0. See how to use select components, with and without code, and even how to skin them for a custom look.

Using Flash Video
Learn how to encode video, capitalize on true full-screen playback, and add Section 508 accessible captions with unprecedented ease.

Brought to you by FMA and presented by the author/co-author of:
CS3 Web Workflow Guide (Adobe)
CS3 Design Workflow Guide (Adobe)
Adobe Flash CS3 Professional: Video Training Book (Lynda.com/Peachpit)
Learning ActionScript 3 (O'Reilly)
Flash 8: Projects for Learning Animation and Interactivity (O'Reilly)
The Director Xtras Book (Ventana/Coriolis)</full-description>
    <id type="integer">213</id>
    <region>NY</region>
    <short-description>Rich Shupe, author of Flash 8: Projects for Learning Animation (O'Reilly), is hosting a half-day Creative Suite 3 workshop (free with coupon code DE0507).</short-description>
    <start-on type="date">2007-05-06</start-on>
    <title>Free CS3 Workshop in New York Sun 5/6</title>
    <virtual type="boolean">false</virtual>
    <website>http://fmaonline.com/shop</website>
    <url>http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/213</url>
    <logo-url>http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/213/image_49_.jpg</logo-url>
    <tag-string>adobe, cs3, flash, indesign, photoshop</tag-string>
  </event>
  <event>
    <city>New York, NY</city>
    <country>USA</country>
    <end-on type="date">2007-07-11</end-on>
    <full-description>This event will demonstrate how combining the power of Adobe&#194;&#174; Creative Suite&#194;&#174; 3, Production Premium and MAXON's CINEMA 4D can produce stunning 3D motion designs faster and easier than ever before. Attendees will be taught how to create dazzling 3D broadcast designs. Representatives of MAXON and Adobe will cover an array of motion graphics topics culminating in the production of a television newscast opening. This four-hour event will show how the companies' unmatched workflow can make a previously arduous process an artist's creative dream.

Added incentive to attend this event is over $60,000 in door prizes that feature Adobe and MAXON products, as well as complimentary products from other tour sponsors: Intel, NVIDIA, Verbatim, Artbeats, Gridiron Software, RE: Vision Effects, Digital Anarchy, and Cybermotion.

MAXON's CINEMA 4D is fast becoming the 3D tool of choice for motion graphics artists due to its smooth connectivity to popular 2D motion graphics and compositing tools. Multipass layers and 3D elements are rendered and imported directly into Adobe After Effects&#194;&#174; CS3 for the ultimate in post-processing control. In addition, the unique MoGraph module adds another dimension to CINEMA 4D's creative palette, offering endless combinations and variations ideal for creating complex broadcast graphics, bumpers, movie titles and trailers with just a few clicks.

Adobe Production Premium CS3 is part of the Adobe Creative Suite family and is a complete and integrated post-production environment. Adobe Production Premium combines Adobe's world-class video, audio, and graphics software with the ground-breaking efficiency of Adobe Dynamic Link for unmatched integration and a highly efficient workflow.

Event Schedule:
Time: 1pm - 5pm

Location:
Helen Mills Event Center
137 West 126th Street
New York, NY 10001  U.S.A.

RSVP Today @ http://tour.maxon3d.com/
</full-description>
    <id type="integer">235</id>
    <region>NY</region>
    <short-description>Attendees will learn how to bring their vision to life with blockbuster visual effects and compelling motion graphics for film, video, DVD, the web, and mobile devices.</short-description>
    <start-on type="date">2007-07-10</start-on>
    <title>Adobe/MAXON Power Integration Tour</title>
    <virtual type="boolean">false</virtual>
    <website>http://tour.maxon3d.com</website>
    <url>http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/235</url>
    <logo-url>http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/235/Adobe_maxonlogo.jpg</logo-url>
    <tag-string>adobe, after effects, broadcast graphics, cinema 4d, maxon, motion design, motion design</tag-string>
  </event>
  <event>
    <city>Washington DC</city>
    <country>USA</country>
    <end-on type="date">2007-07-13</end-on>
    <full-description>This event will demonstrate how combining the power of Adobe&#194;&#174; Creative Suite&#194;&#174; 3, Production Premium and MAXON's CINEMA 4D can produce stunning 3D motion designs faster and easier than ever before. Attendees will be taught how to create dazzling 3D broadcast designs. Representatives of MAXON and Adobe will cover an array of motion graphics topics culminating in the production of a television newscast opening. This four-hour event will show how the companies' unmatched workflow can make a previously arduous process an artist's creative dream.

Added incentive to attend this event is over $60,000 in door prizes that feature Adobe and MAXON products, as well as complimentary products from other tour sponsors: Intel, NVIDIA, Verbatim, Artbeats, Gridiron Software, RE: Vision Effects, Digital Anarchy, and Cybermotion.

MAXON's CINEMA 4D is fast becoming the 3D tool of choice for motion graphics artists due to its smooth connectivity to popular 2D motion graphics and compositing tools. Multipass layers and 3D elements are rendered and imported directly into Adobe After Effects&#194;&#174; CS3 for the ultimate in post-processing control. In addition, the unique MoGraph module adds another dimension to CINEMA 4D's creative palette, offering endless combinations and variations ideal for creating complex broadcast graphics, bumpers, movie titles and trailers with just a few clicks.

Adobe Production Premium CS3 is part of the Adobe Creative Suite family and is a complete and integrated post-production environment. Adobe Production Premium combines Adobe's world-class video, audio, and graphics software with the ground-breaking efficiency of Adobe Dynamic Link for unmatched integration and a highly efficient workflow.

Event Schedule:
Time: 1pm - 5pm

Location:
Georgetown University
137 West 126th Street
New York, NY 10001  U.S.A.

RSVP Today @ http://tour.maxon3d.com/
</full-description>
    <id type="integer">236</id>
    <region>DC</region>
    <short-description>Attendees will learn how to bring their vision to life with blockbuster visual effects and compelling motion graphics for film, video, DVD, the web, and mobile devices.</short-description>
    <start-on type="date">2007-07-12</start-on>
    <title>Adobe/MAXON Power Integration Tour</title>
    <virtual type="boolean">false</virtual>
    <website>http://tour.maxon3d.com</website>
    <url>http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/236</url>
    <logo-url>http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/236/Adobe_maxonlogo.jpg</logo-url>
    <tag-string>adobe, after effects, cinema 4d, maxon, motion design, motion design, motion graphics</tag-string>
  </event>
  <event>
    <city>Atlanta</city>
    <country>USA</country>
    <end-on type="date">2007-07-18</end-on>
    <full-description>This event will demonstrate how combining the power of Adobe&#194;&#174; Creative Suite&#194;&#174; 3, Production Premium and MAXON's CINEMA 4D can produce stunning 3D motion designs faster and easier than ever before. Attendees will be taught how to create dazzling 3D broadcast designs. Representatives of MAXON and Adobe will cover an array of motion graphics topics culminating in the production of a television newscast opening. This four-hour event will show how the companies' unmatched workflow can make a previously arduous process an artist's creative dream.

Added incentive to attend this event is over $60,000 in door prizes that feature Adobe and MAXON products, as well as complimentary products from other tour sponsors: Intel, NVIDIA, Verbatim, Artbeats, Gridiron Software, RE: Vision Effects, Digital Anarchy, and Cybermotion.

MAXON's CINEMA 4D is fast becoming the 3D tool of choice for motion graphics artists due to its smooth connectivity to popular 2D motion graphics and compositing tools. Multipass layers and 3D elements are rendered and imported directly into Adobe After Effects&#194;&#174; CS3 for the ultimate in post-processing control. In addition, the unique MoGraph module adds another dimension to CINEMA 4D's creative palette, offering endless combinations and variations ideal for creating complex broadcast graphics, bumpers, movie titles and trailers with just a few clicks.

Adobe Production Premium CS3 is part of the Adobe Creative Suite family and is a complete and integrated post-production environment. Adobe Production Premium combines Adobe's world-class video, audio, and graphics software with the ground-breaking efficiency of Adobe Dynamic Link for unmatched integration and a highly efficient workflow.

Event Schedule:
Time: 1pm - 5pm

Event Dates:
Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Location:
The Plaza Theatre
1049 Ponce de Leon Avenue
Atlanta, GA 30306  U.S.A.

RSVP Today @ http://tour.maxon3d.com/
</full-description>
    <id type="integer">237</id>
    <region>GA</region>
    <short-description>Attendees will learn how to bring their vision to life with blockbuster visual effects and compelling motion graphics for film, video, DVD, the web, and mobile devices.</short-description>
    <start-on type="date">2007-07-17</start-on>
    <title>Adobe/MAXON Power Integration Tour</title>
    <virtual type="boolean">false</virtual>
    <website>http://tour.maxon3d.com</website>
    <url>http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/237</url>
    <logo-url>http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/237/Adobe_maxonlogo.jpg</logo-url>
    <tag-string>adobe, after effects, broadcast graphics, cinema 4d, maxon, motion design, motion design</tag-string>
  </event>
  <event>
    <city>Miami</city>
    <country>USA</country>
    <end-on type="date">2007-07-20</end-on>
    <full-description>This event will demonstrate how combining the power of Adobe&#194;&#174; Creative Suite&#194;&#174; 3, Production Premium and MAXON's CINEMA 4D can produce stunning 3D motion designs faster and easier than ever before. Attendees will be taught how to create dazzling 3D broadcast designs. Representatives of MAXON and Adobe will cover an array of motion graphics topics culminating in the production of a television newscast opening. This four-hour event will show how the companies' unmatched workflow can make a previously arduous process an artist's creative dream.

Added incentive to attend this event is over $60,000 in door prizes that feature Adobe and MAXON products, as well as complimentary products from other tour sponsors: Intel, NVIDIA, Verbatim, Artbeats, Gridiron Software, RE: Vision Effects, Digital Anarchy, and Cybermotion.

MAXON's CINEMA 4D is fast becoming the 3D tool of choice for motion graphics artists due to its smooth connectivity to popular 2D motion graphics and compositing tools. Multipass layers and 3D elements are rendered and imported directly into Adobe After Effects&#194;&#174; CS3 for the ultimate in post-processing control. In addition, the unique MoGraph module adds another dimension to CINEMA 4D's creative palette, offering endless combinations and variations ideal for creating complex broadcast graphics, bumpers, movie titles and trailers with just a few clicks.

Adobe Production Premium CS3 is part of the Adobe Creative Suite family and is a complete and integrated post-production environment. Adobe Production Premium combines Adobe's world-class video, audio, and graphics software with the ground-breaking efficiency of Adobe Dynamic Link for unmatched integration and a highly efficient workflow.

Event Schedule:
Time: 1pm - 5pm

Event Dates:
Thursday, July 19, 2007
Location:

Location:
Miami Museum of Science and Planetarium
3280 South Miami Avenue
Miami, FL 33129  U.S.A.

RSVP Today @ http://tour.maxon3d.com/
</full-description>
    <id type="integer">238</id>
    <region>FL</region>
    <short-description>Attendees will learn how to bring their vision to life with blockbuster visual effects and compelling motion graphics for film, video, DVD, the web, and mobile devices.
</short-description>
    <start-on type="date">2007-07-19</start-on>
    <title>Adobe/MAXON Power Integration Tour</title>
    <virtual type="boolean">false</virtual>
    <website>http://tour.maxon3d.com</website>
    <url>http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/238</url>
    <logo-url>http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/238/Adobe_maxonlogo.jpg</logo-url>
    <tag-string>adobe, after effects, broadcast graphics, cinema 4d, maxon, motion design, motion design</tag-string>
  </event>
  <event>
    <city>Chicago</city>
    <country>USA</country>
    <end-on type="date">2007-07-26</end-on>
    <full-description>This event will demonstrate how combining the power of Adobe&#194;&#174; Creative Suite&#194;&#174; 3, Production Premium and MAXON's CINEMA 4D can produce stunning 3D motion designs faster and easier than ever before. Attendees will be taught how to create dazzling 3D broadcast designs. Representatives of MAXON and Adobe will cover an array of motion graphics topics culminating in the production of a television newscast opening. This four-hour event will show how the companies' unmatched workflow can make a previously arduous process an artist's creative dream.

Added incentive to attend this event is over $60,000 in door prizes that feature Adobe and MAXON products, as well as complimentary products from other tour sponsors: Intel, NVIDIA, Verbatim, Artbeats, Gridiron Software, RE: Vision Effects, Digital Anarchy, and Cybermotion.

MAXON's CINEMA 4D is fast becoming the 3D tool of choice for motion graphics artists due to its smooth connectivity to popular 2D motion graphics and compositing tools. Multipass layers and 3D elements are rendered and imported directly into Adobe After Effects&#194;&#174; CS3 for the ultimate in post-processing control. In addition, the unique MoGraph module adds another dimension to CINEMA 4D's creative palette, offering endless combinations and variations ideal for creating complex broadcast graphics, bumpers, movie titles and trailers with just a few clicks.

Adobe Production Premium CS3 is part of the Adobe Creative Suite family and is a complete and integrated post-production environment. Adobe Production Premium combines Adobe's world-class video, audio, and graphics software with the ground-breaking efficiency of Adobe Dynamic Link for unmatched integration and a highly efficient workflow.

Event Schedule:
Time: 12:30pm - 4:30pm

Event Dates:
Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Location:
Gene Siskel Film Center
164 North State Street
Chicago, IL 60601  U.S.A.

</full-description>
    <id type="integer">239</id>
    <region>IL</region>
    <short-description>Attendees will learn how to bring their vision to life with blockbuster visual effects and compelling motion graphics for film, video, DVD, the web, and mobile devices.</short-description>
    <start-on type="date">2007-07-25</start-on>
    <title>Adobe/MAXON Power Integration Tour</title>
    <virtual type="boolean">false</virtual>
    <website>http://tour.maxon3d.com</website>
    <url>http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/239</url>
    <logo-url>http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/239/Adobe_maxonlogo.jpg</logo-url>
    <tag-string>adobe, after effects, broadcast graphics, cinema 4d, maxon, motion design, motion design</tag-string>
  </event>
  <event>
    <city>Denver</city>
    <country>USA</country>
    <end-on type="date">2007-08-24</end-on>
    <full-description>This event will demonstrate how combining the power of Adobe&#194;&#174; Creative Suite&#194;&#174; 3, Production Premium and MAXON's CINEMA 4D can produce stunning 3D motion designs faster and easier than ever before. Attendees will be taught how to create dazzling 3D broadcast designs. Representatives of MAXON and Adobe will cover an array of motion graphics topics culminating in the production of a television newscast opening. This four-hour event will show how the companies' unmatched workflow can make a previously arduous process an artist's creative dream.

Added incentive to attend this event is over $60,000 in door prizes that feature Adobe and MAXON products, as well as complimentary products from other tour sponsors: Intel, NVIDIA, Verbatim, Artbeats, Gridiron Software, RE: Vision Effects, Digital Anarchy, and Cybermotion.

MAXON's CINEMA 4D is fast becoming the 3D tool of choice for motion graphics artists due to its smooth connectivity to popular 2D motion graphics and compositing tools. Multipass layers and 3D elements are rendered and imported directly into Adobe After Effects&#194;&#174; CS3 for the ultimate in post-processing control. In addition, the unique MoGraph module adds another dimension to CINEMA 4D's creative palette, offering endless combinations and variations ideal for creating complex broadcast graphics, bumpers, movie titles and trailers with just a few clicks.

Adobe Production Premium CS3 is part of the Adobe Creative Suite family and is a complete and integrated post-production environment. Adobe Production Premium combines Adobe's world-class video, audio, and graphics software with the ground-breaking efficiency of Adobe Dynamic Link for unmatched integration and a highly efficient workflow.

Time: 1pm - 5pm

Event Dates:
Thursday, August 23, 2007

Location:
University of Denver
2000 E. Asbury Street, Sturm Hall, Room 251
Denver, CO 80208  U.S.A.
</full-description>
    <id type="integer">240</id>
    <region>CO</region>
    <short-description>Attendees will learn how to bring their vision to life with blockbuster visual effects and compelling motion graphics for film, video, DVD, the web, and mobile devices.</short-description>
    <start-on type="date">2007-08-23</start-on>
    <title>Adobe/MAXON Power Integration Tour</title>
    <virtual type="boolean">false</virtual>
    <website>http://tour.maxon3d.com</website>
    <url>http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/240</url>
    <logo-url>http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/240/Adobe_maxonlogo.jpg</logo-url>
    <tag-string>adobe, after effects, broadcast graphics, cinema 4d, maxon, motion design, motion design</tag-string>
  </event>
  <event>
    <city>Amstersam</city>
    <country>Netherlands</country>
    <end-on type="date">2008-02-27</end-on>
    <full-description>FITC comes to Amsterdam February 25 - February 26, 2008!

Whether your weapon of choice is Flash, Photoshop, Illustrator, After-Effects, or a combination of all the above, you're in for a wild ride of presentations, panel discussions, and parties as FITC debuts in Amsterdam. This two-day event brings together the world's hottest designers -- and the coolest technology.

Confirmed speakers include; Erik Natzke, Niko Stumpo, GMUNK, Nikolai Cornell, Peter Elst, Ralph Hauwert, Joost Korngold and Colin Moock, Aral Balkan, James Paterson, Jared Tarbell and more!</full-description>
    <id type="integer">363</id>
    <region>Netherlands</region>
    <short-description>FITC Amsterdam 2008
Design. Technology. Cool Shit.
Felix Meritis, European Centre for Arts and Sciences


</short-description>
    <start-on type="date">2008-02-25</start-on>
    <title>FITC Amsterdam</title>
    <virtual type="boolean">false</virtual>
    <website>http://www.fitc.ca/amsterdam</website>
    <url>http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/363</url>
    <logo-url>http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/363/fitc_amsterdam.jpg</logo-url>
    <tag-string>adobe, conference, design, fitc, flash, technology</tag-string>
  </event>
  <event>
    <city>Boston</city>
    <country>USA</country>
    <end-on type="date">2008-05-22</end-on>
    <full-description>CINCINNATI &#8211; April 23 &#8211; The 2008 HOW Design Conference is coming to Boston&#8217;s Hynes Convention Center May 18-21. The annual creativity, business and technology conference for graphic designers, the HOW Conference will feature 59 speakers, 60+ sessions and 10 three-hour workshops. 

According to HOW magazine editor Bryn Mooth, &#8220;the HOW Conference is a wonderful opportunity for designers to develop their design careers, hone their business skills, get their creative juices flowing and network with thousands of fellow designers.&#8221;

Many industry experts and well-known designers will present at this year&#8217;s Conference, including Allan Haley of Monotype Imaging, House Industries&#8217; Ken Barber, design entrepreneur Charles S. Anderson, Adobe&#8217;s Russell Brown and Julieanne Kost, plus Robynne Raye and Michael Strassburger of Modern Dog Design Co. 

Attendees can choose from sessions in seven tracks: Creativity &amp; Inspiration, Design Disciplines, Business &amp; Management, Career Development, In-House Issues, Technology &amp; Production and HOW Learning Center. 

The Conference will also feature Boston Design Studio Tours, which allow attendees to tour these six local studios: Arnold Worldwide, Catapult Thinking, Sametz Blackstone Associates, Seltzer, Silverscape and Visual Dialogue.

The HOW Conference is expected to attract more than 3,000 graphic designers, art directors, creative directors, illustrators and other design professionals from around the world. 

The 2008 HOW Design Conference is presented by HOW, the creativity, business and technology magazine for graphic designers. HOW is published by F+W Publications, Inc. in Cincinnati, OH.

For registration information, call (800) 436-8700 or (513) 531-2690 ext. 1450; fax 
(513) 531-0798; email howconference@fwpubs.com or visit HOWconference.com.
</full-description>
    <id type="integer">463</id>
    <region>MA</region>
    <short-description>The 2008 HOW Design Conference is coming to Boston&#8217;s Hynes Convention Center May 18-21. </short-description>
    <start-on type="date">2008-05-18</start-on>
    <title>HOW Design Conference</title>
    <virtual type="boolean">false</virtual>
    <website>http://www.howconference.com</website>
    <url>http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/463</url>
    <logo-url>http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/463/08HDC_logo1.gif</logo-url>
    <tag-string>2d, 3d, adobe, graphic design, information architecture, mad skills, paper, photography, photoshop, technology, training</tag-string>
  </event>
  <event>
    <city>Chicago</city>
    <country>USA</country>
    <end-on type="date">2008-06-24</end-on>
    <full-description>FITC returns to Chicago with two full days of presentations, workshops and networking opportunities at Chicago City Center Hotel &amp; Sports Club. This is the second year for the event, which includes a strong local contingent represented by Samuel Agesilas Pastel (http://www.levelofindustry.com/) and Zack Stepek (http://www.cravemg.com/). 

Richard Galvin, technical product manager for Flash at Adobe Systems (http://www.adobe.com/), kicks off FITC Chicago with a sneak peek at some of the new technologies currently in development at Adobe Systems. Avi Muchnick follows with a first look at the tools currently in the Aviary (http://a.viary.com/) product pipeline.This new suite of sophisticated web applications for designers, 3D modelers, and artist of all genres, is one of the most talked-about projects of the year.

Confirmed presenters include: Eric Natzke, Sean Koriakin (Imaginary Forces), James Paterson (Presstube.com),  Jon Ruppel (schematic), Jason Theodor (Critical Mass) and R. Blank (AlmerBlank).</full-description>
    <id type="integer">480</id>
    <region>IL</region>
    <short-description>FITC Chicago is a two-day event for the design and technology community, featuring instructive and illuminating presentations, and invaluable networking opportunities.</short-description>
    <start-on type="date">2008-06-22</start-on>
    <title>FITC Chicago</title>
    <virtual type="boolean">false</virtual>
    <website>http://fitc.ca/chicago</website>
    <url>http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/480</url>
    <logo-url>http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/480/FITC_CO08_400x150.jpg</logo-url>
    <tag-string>actionscript, adobe, aviary, conference, design, fitc, flash, flex, technology, workshop</tag-string>
  </event>
  <event>
    <city>Seoul</city>
    <country>Korea (South)</country>
    <end-on type="date">2008-10-15</end-on>
    <full-description>FITC makes its Far East debut with FITC Seoul, a one-day flash design event featuring seven of the world&#8217;s top designers and developers.

Among those scheduled to appear are perennial favorites Joshua Davis and Erik Natkze, creative guru Kyle Cooper (Imaginary Forces), Papervision 3D team member Ralph Hauwert, digital storyteller and creative director Euna Seol (PostVisual.com), and from Adobe Richard Galvan and Marcos Weskamp. Simultaneous translations from English to Korean and Korean to English (for Euna Seol&#8217;s presentation) will be provided throughout the event.  

&#8220;South Korea is one of the most wired places on the planet and a dynamo in the Interactive industry, one of the fastest growing economic sectors in Asia,&#8221; says Shawn Pucknell, Founder of FITC. &#8220;We are looking forward to tapping into this creative dynamic by bringing the world&#8217;s best designers and developers to Seoul for this unique event.&#8221;

FITC Seoul is open to anyone who works with creative technologies -- whether Flash, Photoshop, Illustrator, After-Effects, or a combination of these and other bold new programs. 

Delegate passes range in price from $59 to $149 US. Early bird discount rates apply now through August 15, 2008</full-description>
    <id type="integer">501</id>
    <region>Korea (South)</region>
    <short-description>FITC makes its Far East debut with FITC Seoul, a one-day flash design event featuring seven of the world&#8217;s top designers and developers.</short-description>
    <start-on type="date">2008-10-14</start-on>
    <title>FITC Seoul</title>
    <virtual type="boolean">false</virtual>
    <website>http://www.fitcseoul.com</website>
    <url>http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/501</url>
    <logo-url>http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/501/fitcseoulx450.jpg</logo-url>
    <tag-string>adobe, fitc, fitc seoul, flash, joshua davis, papervision 3d</tag-string>
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    <city>Minneapolis</city>
    <country>USA</country>
    <end-on type="date">2009-06-11</end-on>
    <full-description>Now in its 6th year, Flashbelt continues to provide a unique opportunity for Adobe Flash&#8482; users to learn from the pros.

We keep it small to keep it cool. 
400 tickets.  $400.  
40 sessions, 4 workshops, 3 after parties.

TOPICS + TOOLS at Flashbelt:
WEB DESIGN / WEB DEVELOPMENT / USER ENGAGEMENT / MOTION GRAPHICS / BITMAP &amp; IMAGE MANIPULATION / OOP / PHYSICAL COMPUTING / DYNAMIC CONTENT / DATA VISUALIZATION / STORY-TELLING / FLASH CS4 / ACTIONSCRIPT 3 / A.I.R. / FLEX / FLASH MEDIA SERVER / FLASH LITE / FLASH PLAYER 10 / FLASH VIDEO / PAPERVISION3D / FIREWORKS / SOUNDBOOTH  / PROCESSING / MAXmsp / 

PREVIOUS SPEAKERS:
JOSHUA DAVIS / ZE FRANK / JARED TARBELL levitated.net / ROBERT HODGIN flight404, the barbarian group / ERIK NATZKE / MARIO KLINGEMANN quasimondo / JOEY LOTT / JEREMY THORP blprnt.com / ROBERT REINHARDT the Flash + Actionscript bibles / JULIAN DOLCE fuel industries / BRADLEY GROSH gmunk / ANDRE MICHELLE / GEOFF STEARNS youTube / SEE LEE-DELISLE plug-in media / PAUL ORTCHANIAN blast radius / JR FABITO red interactive / CRAIG SWANN crash!media / CHRIS ALLEN infrared5 / PHILIP VAN ALLEN art center college of design / MATE STEINFORTH psyop / RICHARD GALVAN adobe / DAN LACIVITA firstborn / JOSHUA HIRSCH big spaceship / STACEY MULCAHY / KOEN DE WEGGHELEIRE newmovieclip / MOSES GUNESCH mosessupposes / TODD PERKINS chadandtoddcast / TALI KRAKOWSKI imaginary forces /  MATT OWENS,  volumeOne /  WES WINSHIP, MIKE DAVIS burlesque of north america / MUON VAN schematic / SNOW DOWD the makers /  AESTHETIC APPARATUS /</full-description>
    <id type="integer">550</id>
    <region>MN</region>
    <short-description>The annual Flashbelt conference brings together rock-star designers, whiz-kid developers and best-selling authors to lead sessions and workshops covering multimedia design and development.</short-description>
    <start-on type="date">2009-06-07</start-on>
    <title>Flashbelt Conference</title>
    <virtual type="boolean">false</virtual>
    <website>http://www.flashbelt.com</website>
    <url>http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/550</url>
    <logo-url>http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/550/flashbelt_star_word_box.gif</logo-url>
    <tag-string>actionscript, adobe, authors, bitmap, code, conference, cs4, flash, flash video, interactive design, multimedia, rich media, sessions, web design, workshops</tag-string>
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