This event is being hosted by the CWC-AFC Manitoba. January 20, 2010: “Pitching and Producing Interactive Media” Power Hour – FREE Workshop/Networking Event Winnipeg
“Pitching & Producing Interactive Media” Power Hour with Ryan Fitzgerald, President & CEO of Rogue Nation Studios and Executive Director of the game development incubator Fortune Cat Games Studio
Thank you to everyone who filled out the CWC Manitoba Power Hour survey. We have been collecting your input and survey says...at the next Power Hour you want to learn more about pitching and producing interactive media.
Join us on Wednesday, January 20 for the “Pitching and Producing Interactive Media” Power Hour. This is a subject our presenter Ryan Fitzgerald, President and CEO of Rogue Nation Studios and Executive Director of Fortune Cat Games Studio, knows extremely well. Ryan will share his experience and answer our questions at the January Power Hour event, which is FREE for CWC members.
Converging technology and the proliferation of content consumed outside traditional broadcast mediums presents: a) opportunities for content creators to tell stories in new ways, reach new audiences and reach larger audiences and b) opportunities for businesses to extend the brand experience and attract and engage the consumer in new ways.
If you have questions about what interactive media is, how to create interactive media content, who you can work with on interactive media projects, how to pitch interactive projects, markets for interactive product, or what funding is available to help you develop and produce interactive projects, then this workshop is for you!
Date: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 Location: The District, 177 Lombard Avenue Time: 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. (Appetizers and mingling at 5:00 p.m. – cash bar, workshop begins at 5:30 p.m.) Members: Free (Online registration is required) Non-Members: $10 (Online registration is required)
About Ryan Fitzgerald
Ryan FitzGerald, Rogue Nation Studios Inc. Ryan has written for linear and non-linear media in film, TV and new media. He is an alumnus of the Canadian Film Centre Media Lab’s Interactive Art & Entertainment Program and the National Screen Institute’s Features First Program which launched funded development of the feature film Chroma and its own alternate reality game, Ars Finium. Ryan was selected for the National Screen Institute’s inaugural playWRITE Program. He has taught convergence media nationally for both the Cultural Human Resources Council and the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network. He is on the advisory board of New Media Manitoba and the Winnipeg Chapter of the International Game Developers Association.
Ryan is currently the President & CEO of Rogue Nation Studios and the Executive Director of the game development incubator Fortune Cat Games Studio. He lives in Winnipeg with his family and three-legged dog named Typo.
The Power Hour is a casual after-work get together where you can nibble on appetizers, mingle with your peers and learn about communications industry topics of interest or concern to you. Bring a friend/colleague and your laptop too – there is free wireless available at the venue. The CWC Manitoba Power is FREE for members (cost for non-members is $10) and appetizers will be provided courtesy of our venue The District Cocktail Lounge! CWC Manitoba members and non-members who plan to attend a Power Hour must register for the event online.
By the way, what a turnout at the first CWC Manitoba Power Hour on October 21! Thank you to our social media guide Liz Hover, our venue sponsor The District Cocktail Lounge, and to everyone who attended. From what we saw and heard at the event, you gained some new social media skills and had a great time socializing with industry peers.
WE WANT YOUR INPUT! What topics do you want for future Power Hour events?
The Manitoba Regional Board would like to get your input about future Power Hour topics. The Power Hour is an after-work networking meet-up at a local lounge or establishment that includes a discussion/workshop held by an expert/speaker covering topics of interest or concern to you. Some potential topic ideas include “How to Network Effectively”, “Public Speaking”, “How to Write Creatively” and “Strategies and Tools for Effective Teleconferencing/Remote Meetings”. Power Hours will be $10 or less for non-members and free for members.
Please give us your input by completing this five minute online survey.
The online registration is closed.
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