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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070506
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070507
SUMMARY:Free CS3 Workshop in New York Sun 5/6
LOCATION:New York, New York, USA
DESCRIPTION:Get More Than Your Average Feature Tour
\nRather than run throu
 gh a simple list of new features, this lecture-style workshop will highligh
 t 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.
\n
\nNo Fluff, No F
 iller. Just 3 Fast-Paced Hours of Integrated CS3 Workflows (free with coupo
 n code DE0507):
\n
\nDESIGN
\nPhotoshop and Illustrator Integration 
\nDisc
 over new and improved round-trip editing options, including non-destructive
  edits and filters.
\n
\nMetadata and Batch Processing with Bridge
\nDiscov
 er that Bridge, the ultimate CS3 hub, is far more than just another image b
 rowser.
\n
\nRapid Prototyping with Fireworks
\n
\nINTERACTIVE
\nFlash Inte
 gration with Photoshop, Illustrator, and Fireworks. Dramatically improve de
 signer/programmer collaboration with Flash's enhanced image importers.
\n
\
 nActionScript 3.0 Migration Highlights
\nSmooth the potentially significant
  learning curve when switching from ActionScript 1 or 2 to the new, fast, a
 nd powerful ActionScript 3.0. We'll cover some of the most important archit
 ectural and syntax changes in the new language to get you up and running fa
 ster.
\n
\nUsing Flash CS3 Components
\nTake advantage of the performance a
 nd file-size improvements of the new Flash CS3 Components, completely re-wr
 itten in ActionScript 3.0. See how to use select components, with and witho
 ut code, and even how to skin them for a custom look.
\n
\nUsing Flash Vide
 o
\nLearn how to encode video, capitalize on true full-screen playback, and
  add Section 508 accessible captions with unprecedented ease.
\n
\nBrought 
 to you by FMA and presented by the author/co-author of:
\nCS3 Web Workflow 
 Guide (Adobe)
\nCS3 Design Workflow Guide (Adobe)
\nAdobe Flash CS3 Profess
 ional: Video Training Book (Lynda.com/Peachpit)
\nLearning ActionScript 3 (
 O'Reilly)
\nFlash 8: Projects for Learning Animation and Interactivity (O'R
 eilly)
\nThe Director Xtras Book (Ventana/Coriolis)
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071022
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071026
SUMMARY:Voices That Matter: Web Design Conference
LOCATION:San Francisco, California, USA
DESCRIPTION:Now grab the chance to listen to, learn from and mingle with yo
 ur favorite New Riders authors and the most respected professionals in the 
 Web design industry at Voices That Matter: Web Design, a conference hosted 
 by New Riders.
\n
\nAs a Web designer, you understand the challenges you fa
 ce. Gone are the days when a good grasp of HTML and some straightforward us
 ability knowledge would get the job done. Now your clients want to know tha
 t you're comfortable with CSS, XML, Ajax, Web standards, interaction design
 , information architecture, interface design, Search Engine Optimization, F
 lash, Flex, JavaScript, mobile design, mash-ups and much more.
\n
\nAt Voic
 es That Matter: Web Design, our lineup of speakers, including Jakob Nielsen
 , Steve Krug, Jeremy Keith, and many more, will teach you new techniques; s
 ome will show you how to avoid the potholes and pitfalls in how-to sessions
 ; still others will inspire you to try new pathways in creative, energizing
 , thought-provoking, idea-driven sessions.
\n
\nEntertaining, informative, 
 authoritative, but most of all, inspiring, Voices That Matter: Web Design w
 ill bring you face-to-face with the authors whose books have shaped your ca
 reer.
\n
\nRegister now at www.voicesthatmatter.com/webdesign2007!
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080225
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080227
SUMMARY:FITC Amsterdam
LOCATION:Amstersam, Netherlands
DESCRIPTION:FITC comes to Amsterdam February 25 - February 26, 2008!
\n
\nW
 hether your weapon of choice is Flash, Photoshop, Illustrator, After-Effect
 s, or a combination of all the above, you're in for a wild ride of presenta
 tions, panel discussions, and parties as FITC debuts in Amsterdam. This two
 -day event brings together the world's hottest designers -- and the coolest
  technology.
\n
\nConfirmed speakers include; Erik Natzke, Niko Stumpo, GMU
 NK, Nikolai Cornell, Peter Elst, Ralph Hauwert, Joost Korngold and Colin Mo
 ock, Aral Balkan, James Paterson, Jared Tarbell and more!
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080419
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080423
SUMMARY:FITC Toronto
LOCATION:Toronto, Canada
DESCRIPTION:Break your tools. Break your patterns. Break the norm. Break th
 e standards at FITC Toronto: The Design + Technology Festival. 
\n
\nFITC T
 oronto is where the world’s top designers and developers come together to s
 hare their insights and expertise across three subject areas: creative, tec
 hnical and business. Sessions cover all aspects of the creative process, ex
 plore the latest developments in rich media technology, and provide insight
  into the ups and downs of running an Interactive business.
\n
\nThis is th
 e 7th year for the four-day festival, which also includes a kick-ass Awards
  show, a speakers’ series devoted to experimental art and programming, a la
 rge scale interactive art exhibit, and some very cool parties.
\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080610
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080614
SUMMARY:Voices That Matter: Web Design Conference
LOCATION:Nashville, Tennessee, USA
DESCRIPTION:You've read their books. Now you're ready for more. Come and jo
 in the conversation at the Voices that Matter: Web Design Conference coming
  to the Loews Vanderbilt in Nashville this June! You’ll learn from and ming
 le with the industry’s most respected authors and meet peers from all over 
 the globe who are passionate about Web design!
\n
\nhttp://www.voicesthatma
 tter.com/webdesign2008
\n
\nCircle these dates on your calendar—June 10-13,
  2008—and reserve your seat early to join us for the most well-rounded Web 
 design event you’ll find anywhere! Get your difficult questions answered an
 d gain insights from the industry’s brightest thinkers and practitioners du
 ring four days of entertaining, informative, and inspiring sessions. You’ll
  engage in thought-provoking discussions and participate in interactive net
 working activities to enhance your subject matter expertise and hone your p
 rofessional skills. 
\n  
\nTwo tracks (one creative and inspirational, one
  strategic and practical) mean there's always a session for you: whether yo
 u're looking for the up-in-the-clouds ideas that'll transform your work whe
 n the conference is over or the down-to-earth techniques that'll make your 
 job easier every day. 
\n
\nDon’t miss it! Save June 10 – 13 for the Voices
  that Matter: Web Design! Guarantee yourself a seat where you’ll come face-
 to-face with world class authors including:
\n•         Dan Brown 
\n•     
     Curt Cloninger 
\n•         Zoe Gillenwater 
\n•         Robert Hoekman
 , Jr. 
\n•         Jeremy Keith 
\n•         Steve Krug 
\n•         Penny 
 McIntire 
\n•         Sandra Niehaus 
\n•         Joshua Porter 
\n•       
   Garr Reynolds 
\n•         Nathan Shedroff 
\n•         Aarron Walter 
\n
 •         Charles Wyke-Smith 
\n•         And many others!
\n
\nTo request 
 more information, visit the online brochure at http://www.voicesthatmatter.
 com/webdesign2008, call 617-848-7026, or email Barbara.Gavin@PearsonEd.com.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080610
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080614
SUMMARY:Voices That Matter: Web Design Conference
LOCATION:Nashville, Tennessee, USA
DESCRIPTION:As a Web designer, you understand the challenges you face. Gone
  are the days when a good grasp of HTML and some straightforward usability 
 knowledge would get the job done. Now your clients want to know that you're
  comfortable with CSS, XML, Ajax, Web standards, interaction design, inform
 ation architecture, interface design, Search Engine Optimization, Flash, Fl
 ex, JavaScript, mobile design, mash-ups and much more.
\n
\nAt Voices That 
 Matter: Web Design, our lineup of speakers, including Steve Krug, Garr Reyn
 olds, Jeremy Keith, and many more, will teach you new techniques; some will
  show you how to avoid the potholes and pitfalls in how-to sessions; still 
 others will inspire you to try new pathways in creative, energizing, though
 t-provoking, idea-driven sessions.
\n
\nEntertaining, informative, authorit
 ative, but most of all, inspiring, Voices That Matter: Web Design Conferenc
 e will bring you face-to-face with the authors whose books have shaped your
  career.
\n
\nRegister now at www.voicesthatmatter.com/webdesign2008!
\n
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080622
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080624
SUMMARY:FITC Chicago
LOCATION:Chicago, Illinois, USA
DESCRIPTION:FITC returns to Chicago with two full days of presentations, wo
 rkshops and networking opportunities at Chicago City Center Hotel & Sports 
 Club. This is the second year for the event, which includes a strong local 
 contingent represented by Samuel Agesilas Pastel (http://www.levelofindustr
 y.com/) and Zack Stepek (http://www.cravemg.com/). 
\n
\nRichard Galvin, te
 chnical 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 c
 urrently in development at Adobe Systems. Avi Muchnick follows with a first
  look at the tools currently in the Aviary (http://a.viary.com/) product pi
 peline.This new suite of sophisticated web applications for designers, 3D m
 odelers, and artist of all genres, is one of the most talked-about projects
  of the year.
\n
\nConfirmed presenters include: Eric Natzke, Sean Koriakin
  (Imaginary Forces), James Paterson (Presstube.com),  Jon Ruppel (schematic
 ), Jason Theodor (Critical Mass) and R. Blank (AlmerBlank).
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20081010
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20081011
SUMMARY:FlashPitt 2008
LOCATION:Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
DESCRIPTION:Flashpitt is a one-day conference for multimedia designers, dev
 elopers, and artists. It's Pittsburgh's first major Flash-centric conferenc
 e. National and international industry leaders will be present to inspire, 
 educate, and challenge the region’s Flash community. Our speaker line up wi
 ll share inside tips, new technologies and behind the scenes looks to Flash
 pitt's attendees.
\n
\nWe'll have two tracks of sessions running from 9am u
 ntil about 6pm. We'll finish it all off with an after party full of fun and
  networking opportunities.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20081014
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20081015
SUMMARY:FITC Seoul
LOCATION:Seoul, Korea (South)
DESCRIPTION:FITC makes its Far East debut with FITC Seoul, a one-day flash 
 design event featuring seven of the world’s top designers and developers.
\
 n
\nAmong those scheduled to appear are perennial favorites Joshua Davis an
 d 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. Si
 multaneous translations from English to Korean and Korean to English (for E
 una Seol’s presentation) will be provided throughout the event.  
\n
\n“Sou
 th 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,”
  says Shawn Pucknell, Founder of FITC. “We are looking forward to tapping i
 nto this creative dynamic by bringing the world’s best designers and develo
 pers to Seoul for this unique event.”
\n
\nFITC 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. 
\n
 \nDelegate passes range in price from $59 to $149 US. Early bird discount r
 ates apply now through August 15, 2008
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090222
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090225
SUMMARY:FITC Amsterdam 2009
LOCATION:Amsterdam, Netherlands
DESCRIPTION:If you were lucky enough to attend our 2008 event, you know wha
 t it's all about.
\n
\nIf you missed it, you'll want to grab a ticket befor
 e they're all gone.
\n
\nThere is no other Interactive event quite like FIT
 C Amsterdam. Unbelievable presenters from around the globe, incredible netw
 orking opportunities, and our infamous FITC parties set the stage for the u
 nexpected.
\n
\nWe've brought back some of your favorite speakers, added a 
 number of new ones, and kept a few surprises up our sleeve this year.
\n
\n
 Who's speaking this year at FITC Amsterdam? Only some of the best known cre
 ative people and companies in the world!
\n
\nJoshua Davis • Lost Boys Inte
 ractive • David Carson • Mario Klingemann • André Michelle • Joa Ebert • Ra
 lph Hauwert • Papervision3D • Carlo Blatz • Powerflasher • Bit-101 • Grant 
 Skinner • Aral Balkan • Infrared5 • Lee Brimelow • GMUNK • Branden Hall • F
 irstborn • Andreas Müller • Florian Schmitt/Hi-res • Niko Stumpo • Seb Lee-
 Delisle • Koen De Weggheleire • Mike Chambers • and more.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090607
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090611
SUMMARY:Flashbelt Conference
LOCATION:Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
DESCRIPTION:Now in its 6th year, Flashbelt continues to provide a unique op
 portunity for Adobe Flash™ users to learn from the pros.
\n
\nWe keep it sm
 all to keep it cool. 
\n400 tickets.  $400.  
\n40 sessions, 4 workshops, 3
  after parties.
\n
\nTOPICS + TOOLS at Flashbelt:
\nWEB DESIGN / WEB DEVELO
 PMENT / USER ENGAGEMENT / MOTION GRAPHICS / BITMAP & IMAGE MANIPULATION / O
 OP / PHYSICAL COMPUTING / DYNAMIC CONTENT / DATA VISUALIZATION / STORY-TELL
 ING / FLASH CS4 / ACTIONSCRIPT 3 / A.I.R. / FLEX / FLASH MEDIA SERVER / FLA
 SH LITE / FLASH PLAYER 10 / FLASH VIDEO / PAPERVISION3D / FIREWORKS / SOUND
 BOOTH  / PROCESSING / MAXmsp / 
\n
\nPREVIOUS SPEAKERS:
\nJOSHUA DAVIS / ZE
  FRANK / JARED TARBELL levitated.net / ROBERT HODGIN flight404, the barbari
 an group / ERIK NATZKE / MARIO KLINGEMANN quasimondo / JOEY LOTT / JEREMY T
 HORP blprnt.com / ROBERT REINHARDT the Flash + Actionscript bibles / JULIAN
  DOLCE fuel industries / BRADLEY GROSH gmunk / ANDRE MICHELLE / GEOFF STEAR
 NS youTube / SEE LEE-DELISLE plug-in media / PAUL ORTCHANIAN blast radius /
  JR FABITO red interactive / CRAIG SWANN crash!media / CHRIS ALLEN infrared
 5 / PHILIP VAN ALLEN art center college of design / MATE STEINFORTH psyop /
  RICHARD GALVAN adobe / DAN LACIVITA firstborn / JOSHUA HIRSCH big spaceshi
 p / STACEY MULCAHY / KOEN DE WEGGHELEIRE newmovieclip / MOSES GUNESCH moses
 supposes / TODD PERKINS chadandtoddcast / TALI KRAKOWSKI imaginary forces /
   MATT OWENS,  volumeOne /  WES WINSHIP, MIKE DAVIS burlesque of north amer
 ica / MUON VAN schematic / SNOW DOWD the makers /  AESTHETIC APPARATUS /
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