UMBC's Visionaries in Information Technology
Forum is beginning the academic year with a talk that may be of interest
to a number of CWIT-ANNOUNCE readers. The announcement is below.
For more information, please contact Lauren Kean at 410-455-1577 or lauren@umbc.edu.
Joan Korenman
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UMBC Visionaries in Information Technology Forum
Please share this information with your colleagues!
The forum is free and includes a complimentary breakfast
We are so pleased to formally announce our kick off event for the
2004-2005 UMBC Visionaries in Information Technology Forum! We
are looking forward to a great turnout and hope to see you there!
October 19th, 2004
7:30-9:30 a.m.
Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel
Featured speaker:
Philip Reitinger Senior Security Strategist Microsoft Corporation
Talk topic: "Cyber Security and the Weakest Link"
Philip R. Reitinger develops and implements programs that enhance
the security of Microsoft products and services and help secure
our nation's critical infrastructures.
Before joining Microsoft in January 2003, Reitinger was the
executive director of the Department of Defense's Cyber Crime
Center (DC3) in Linthicum, Md. DC3 included DoD's Computer
Forensic Laboratory, Computer Investigations Training Program and
Cyber Crime Institute, and provided state-of-the-art electronic
forensic services and cyber investigative and operational support
services to DoD.
Reitinger is the former chair of the Group of Eight's High-Tech
Crime Subgroup and the Vision and Policy Committee of the
National Cyber Crime Training Partnership. He has served on the
Information Assurance Technology Analysis Center's Steering
Committee and the National White Collar Crime Center¹s Cyber
Crime Advisory Board.
Lauren Kean, MSW
Assistant Director, UMBC
410-455-1577 or lauren@umbc.edu
Sept. 14
PNC Executive Series
When: Where:
09/14/2004
08:00 AM - 10:30 AM The Mansion on Main Street
Join us as we ask the experts from local and
regional print media the "who, what, where, when, how, and why"
of getting your company story featured in their publications. Learn how
to pitch to these publications and get the inside track on what each considers
newsworthy or of special interest for a feature article. Each attendee
will receive a general list of local media contacts, as well as a comprehensive
contact list from each panelist.
Moderator
Kimberly Alford, Marketing Director, Capehart Scatchard
Chair, CCSNJ Marketing Resource Committee
Panelists
Courier Post: Stuart Shinske, Managing Editor
NJBIZ: George Taber, President
Philadelphia Business Journal: Bernard Dagenais, Editor
Philadelphia Inquirer: Bob Rose, Business Editor
SJ Magazine: Jen Miller, Editor
South Jersey Business & Fine Living: Stephanie Portnoy, Editor
Sponsored by:
PNC Bank
Register by 09/14/2004
Advance Registration: $35.00
Non-Members: $50.00
More Information: http://www.chambersnj.com/eventdetail.mv?id=479
Saturday, September 11th, 2004
Academic Resource Center
Microsoft Excel 1: 9am - 11am
Microsoft Excel 2: 11am - 1pm
Microsoft PowerPoint 1: 130pm - 330pm
Microsoft PowerPoint 2: 330pm - 530pm
Excel 1: Learn to create, edit and save a simple spreadsheet. Topics
include the uses of spreadsheets; spreadsheet terminology; different ways
of performing the same operations, including short cuts; getting to know
the Excel screen; inserting, deleting, cutting, copying and pasting data,
rows, and columns; working with multiple worksheets; working with cell
ranges; basics of numeric formatting; Saving and AutoSave. Practice assignment
included. Appropriate for users of version 2000 or 97; version 2000 will
be used. Prerequisite: Basic understanding of any Windows environment.
Excel 2: Topics include uses of the Office Assistant; fill series feature;
sizing, wrapping, and orienting text; merging cells; performing basic
calculations; borders and shading; headers and footers; and hiding/unhiding
rows and columns, freezing rows and columns, and splitting worksheet areas
to more easily work in large spreadsheets. Practice assignment included.
Appropriate for users of version 2000 or 97; version 2000 will be used.
Prerequisite: Completion of Excel Module 1 or equivalent knowledge of
Excel.
Add polish and professionalism to your oral presentations with Microsoft
PowerPoint!
PowerPoint Module 1: By the end of this module, you'll be able to create
a basic presentation using Power Point. Topics will include setting up
the environment; working with toolbars, text, symbols, and different views;
creating and deleting slides; creating a template; introduction to AutoContent
Wizard; saving your presentation; and printing your slides. Prerequisite:
Basic keyboard and mouse skills; basic understanding of any Windows environment.
PowerPoint Module 2: By the end of this module, you'll be able to create
a PowerPoint presentation using the AutoContent Wizard as well as clip
art. Topics will include working with the AutoContent Wizard, adding clip
art, importing clip art from different sources, recoloring clip art, changing
color schemes, adding transitions, and running presentations. Prerequisite:
Completion of PowerPoint: Module 1 or equivalent knowledge of PowerPoint.
Computer Module Fees: The cost of any four hours of computer instruction
is $29 for UB students; $39, faculty, staff and alumni; $59, general public.
(Fees include detailed handout and practice disk.) If you are not able
to attend four hours (two modules) on one day, you may sign up for another
module--in that application or a different one--on another day. Payment
is required to reserve a seat.
All ARC minicourses feature hands-on instruction, classes of five students
or less, and low fees. Visit http://www.ubalt.edu/arc/mini_courses/ms_excel.html
for sample student comments and more information.
If you’re interested, call 410-837-5383, reply to this e-mail or
stop by AC 111.
TUESDAY, September 14, 2004
Free & Open to Al!!
Come join us for our first University Ethics Seminar of the Academic
Year
Mark your calendars! Helen P. Denit Honors Program And The Hoffberger
Center for Professional Ethics University of Baltimore presents “Ethical
Issues in Election Campaigns”
University Ethics Seminar - Congress to Campus
“The Congress to Campus program is an effort by the U.S. Association
of Former Members of Congress (USAFMC), managed by the Center for Democracy
& Citizenship and the Stennis Center. The program sends bipartisan
pairs of former Members of Congress - one Democrat and one Republican
- to visit college campuses around the country.”
Former Members of Congress
Speakers:
Edward J. Derwinski, Republican Lloyd Meeds, Democrat
÷÷÷÷Biographies are below÷÷÷÷
Tuesday, September 14, 2004
12:30-2:00P.M.
University of Baltimore William H. Thumel Business Center - Room 003
Mt. Royal Avenue/N. Charles Street
A light lunch is served - R.S.V.P. Required
410-837-5379 or e-mail: Hoffberger@ubmail.ubalt.edu
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Edward J. Derwinski1, 1926 -
Edward Joseph Derwinski (R) was born September 15, 1926, in Chicago, Illinois.
He entered the U.S. Army in 1945, serving in the Pacific arena and later
during the Japanese occupation. Following his time in the service, he
graduated from Loyola University in Chicago with a B.A. in history (1952).
Derwinski was elected to two terms in the Illinois House of Representatives
(1952-1956); in 1958, Illinois voters elected Derwinski to the U.S. Congress,
where he served until 1982. In Congress, he served on the House Foreign
Affairs, Post Office, and Civil Service Committees. In the interim, in
1971, Derwinski served as delegate to the United Nations General Assembly
and later as chairman of the U.S. delegation to the Interparlimentary
Union, an international body of legislators (1970-1972).
After leaving Congress, Derwinski was a counselor at the Department of
State (1983-1987) and served as undersecretary of state for security assistance,
science and technology (1988).
President George H.W. Bush nominated him to be the first cabinet-level
secretary of veterans' affairs in 1989, and Derwinski remained in that
post for the duration of the Bush administration (1989-1993). Since leaving
the government in the fall of 1992, Mr. Derwinski has been serving as
an international consultant with the firm of Derwinski and Associates.
Lloyd Meeds2, 1927 -
Lloyd Meeds (D) was born in Dillon, Montana on, December 11, 1927. He
served in the U.S. Navy from 1946 to 1947. Meeks received his Associates
degree from Everett Junior College in 1949 and his LL.B. from Gonzaga
University in 1958. He was subsequently admitted to the Bar in Washington
State, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Supreme Court. Before his
election to Congress in 1964, was the prosecuting attorney for Snohomish
County, Washington.
Lloyd Meeds, a seven-term member of the United States Congress from the
state of Washington, served on the House Rules Committee, the Committee
on Interior and Insular Affairs, and the Committee on Education and Labor.
Lloyd has consistently been ranked as one of the most effective lobbyists
in Washington, D.C. by Washingtonian magazine.
While in Congress, Lloyd was chairman of the Interior Subcommittee on
Water and Power Resources. In private practice, he focuses on legislative
advocacy and has extensive knowledge of the procedures of the House of
Representatives. His particular interests are education and natural resources
issues. He supervises and participates in the passage of measures ranging
from simple amendments to complex legislation in both the House and Senate.
Meeds’ life has been one of laboring for the greater good. He was
instrumental in passage of such landmark education legislation as the
Elementary Education Act, the Higher Education Act, and the Vocational
Education Act. Also, he was prime sponsor of the Legal Services Act in
the House that entitled people to legal representation that they otherwise
could not afford. He was an original sponsor of the Older Americans Act
and served on the Interior Committee, where he was active in the federal
designation of national parks, recreation and wilderness areas. In addition,
Meeds is proud of his effectiveness in congress on behalf of Native Americans
and in establishing restitution for the Native people.
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Dreamweaver mini-course
Friday, 9/17/04 9:00am to 1:30pm
Saturday, 9/18/04
1:30pm to 5:30pm
Microsoft Access Mini-Course
Organize and retrieve your data with Access, a user-friendly, database.
By the end of the four-hour course, you will be able to plan, create and
modify a database; create simple forms; locate, organize, and extract
information using simple queries; and produce reports.
Prerequisite: Keyboard and mouse skills, basic understanding of any Windows
environment.
Macromedia Dreamweaver Mini-Course
Learn to create your own Web site using Dreamweaver MX, one of the most
powerful and popular tools to create Web pages. At the end of the four-hour
course, you’ll have created and published your own Web pages on
the Internet.
We’ll cover the fundamentals of web site design (layouts, templates,
HTML-Dreamweaver relationship); Dreamweaver MX design skills (working
with images, tables, links, anchors/bookmarks); promoting your web site
(uploading your site using FTP, keyword searches, promoting your site
on search engines), and making your website interactive (pop-up ads, dynamic
web pages using “behaviors”).
Appropriate for users of version 4.0 or MX. Prerequisites: Familiarity
with the Internet; Introduction to HTML, offered by Langsdale Library,
is recommended but not required.
Computer Module Fees: The cost of any four hours of computer instruction
is $29 for UB students; $39, faculty, staff and alumni; $59, general public.
(Fees include detailed handout and practice disk.) If you are not able
to attend four hours (two modules) on one day, you may sign up for another
module--in that application or a different one--on another day. Payment
is required to reserve a seat.
All ARC minicourses feature hands-on instruction, classes of five students
or less, and low fees. Visit http://www.ubalt.edu/arc/mini_courses/ms_excel.html
for sample student comments and more information.
If you're interested, call 410-837-5383, reply to this e-mail or stop
by AC 111.
September 27
Langsdale Library is sponsoring a free teleconference on copyright issues
on Friday, Sept. 24, in the Thumel Business Center, room 219, from noon
to 2 p.m. This teleconference is presented by the American Library Association
but is aimed at both librarians and educators.
Please see the information below on the teleconference. If you are interested
in joining us please let me know as soon as possible. You DO NOT need
to register at the ALA website.
Join us for a national teleconference with an in depth look at copyright
issues facing librarians and educators in the digital age.
On Friday, September 24, 2004, we will bring you the perspective of three
leading copyright experts
* Carrie Russell, Copyright Specialist, ALA Washington Office
* Kenneth Crews, Professor, Indiana University School of Law
* Edward Valauskas, Follett Chair in Library and Information Science,
Dominican University.
They will give you their view of the key issues facing librarians and
educators
John W. Berry, NILRC Executive Director and past president of ALA, will
lead an audience of librarians and teachers to ask the kind of questions
to give you the information you need to understand complex copyright and
intellectual property issues in your library or institution.
This program promises to be both challenging and thoughtful. Our library
experts will share their thoughts and projections for the future of copyright
in the digital age.
You'll have a chance, either by phone, FAX, e-mail or your surrogates
in the audience, to ask the presenters questions and give them your feedback.
Featured participants:
Kenneth D. Crews is Samuel R. Rosen II Professor of Law and Professor
of Library and Information Science, and Director, Copyright Management
Center, Indiana University/Purdue University at Indianapolis. Professor
Crews is one of the nation's leading copyright experts and sought-after
speaker at state and national conferences.
Carrie Russell is Copyright Specialist, Office for Information Technology
Policy, American Library Association, Washington Office. She is author
of the best-selling Complete Copyright (2004).
On Saturday, November 13th, ITVA-DC hosts the 2004 Peer
Awards, an event that offers a terrific opportunity to salute the
high quality of work being done in film and video in our area.
But it also gives you the chance to chat with others in the industry .
. . the event is attended by hundreds of local production people. And
you'll be able to look at the work for yourself. All entries are displayed
on our Peer Preview Stations. Plus, you'll take home a free compilation
DVD of all the entries.
You'll also take home a great memory of the big night, emceed this year
by NBC4's Arch Campbell. We'll be recognizing Robin Smith of Video/Action,
our Distinguished Achievement Award recipient, for her outstanding work
on documentaries which address critical issues. And, we'll award the first-ever
Peer Promise Award for video work at the high school level.
Like always, Peer Awards night will be a mix of business and fun. Good
food, too. You won't want to miss it.
ITVA-DC's 2004 Peer Awards Ceremony
Saturday, November 13th, 6-11PM
The National Press Club of Washington
Charge tickets now at www.itvadc.org
ITVA-DC Members: $75
Non-Members: $125
Questions? info@itvadc.org
October 12, 19, 16 & November 2
The Ampersand Institute for Words & Images and the UB Graphics Lab
present the following workshop --
Using Adobe Illustrator
October 12, 19, 16 & November 2
5:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Graphics Lab, Charles Royal 4th Floor
This workshop introduces users to creating and editing vector-based graphics
in Adobe Illustrator's image editing program. Topics include understanding
the vector format, drawing with the pen and freehand tools, using the
transformation tools, working and manipulating text, working with compound
objects and masks, and gradients and patterns.
Prerequisites: a working knowledge of Mac OS X or Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP
Cost: $150 for UB students currently enrolled in SCD or SIAT programs;
$200 for all others
***
For registration information go to http://raven.ubalt.edu/graphlab or
contact David Patschke by phone [410.837.6013] or email [dpatschke@ubalt.edu].
Monday, October 18, 2004
Careers In Communication Networking Event
Monday, October 18, 2004
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Business Center 003
Don't miss this opportunity to network with professionals in web design,
graphic design, publications, marketing, advertising, promotions and public
relations, writing, media, etc....
If you're majoring in Corporate Communication, Publications Design, English,
or
related fields, or if you're just interested in exploring the field, this
program is for you. Join The Career Center and the School of Communications
Design as we welcome alumni/employers in the Communication Industry to
network
with you
Interested students please register by visiting our website at
<http://www.ubalt.edu/careercenter/forms/registration.html>
(Preregistration is not required, but it will help the Career Center know
how
much food to order...)
If you would like any special accommodations to attend this event please
contact the Career Center in advance at (410) 837-5440.
November 9, 16, 23, & 30
The Ampersand Institute for Words & Images and the UB Graphics Lab
present the following workshop --
Using Macromedia Flash
November 9, 16, 23, & 30
5:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Graphics Lab, Charles Royal 4th Floor
Learn how to use Macromedia Flash to create vector-based web graphics
and animations that can be downloaded quickly and viewed over the Web.
Topics include vector graphics basics, using the timeline, learning keyframes,
creating objects, and animating content.
Text: Macromedia Flash MX for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart
Guide, by Katherine Ulrich, Peachpit Press, 2001. Available at Border's,
Barnes & Noble, and Amazon, both online and in stores.
Prerequisites: a working knowledge of Mac OS X or Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP
Cost: $150 for UB students currently enrolled in SCD or SIAT programs;
$200 for all others
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For registration information go to http://raven.ubalt.edu/graphlab or
contact David Patschke by phone [410.837.6013] or email [dpatschke@ubalt.edu].
Friday, October 6
Reading and Understanding Financial Statements
Friday, October 6
Noon-1:30, BC-135
Krista Velasquez of the Annie E. Casey Foundation will be presenting a
leadership workshop on Reading and Understanding Financial Statements.
Anyone
interested in finances, particularly how they relate to leadership and
running
an organization, is welcome to attend. For more information, and to register
for the program, please visit
<http://www.ubalt.edu/csi/events/leadership_seminars.html>.
Saturday, October 9
Dreamweaver
Saturday, October 9
9:00am-1:00pm Academic Resource Center
Dreamweaver is a visual editor that allows you to create web pages and
manage
web sites without writing a single line of HTML code. In this four-hour
course,
you will learn how to use Dreamweaver to format text, create links, insert
images, and work with tables. You will also learn to manage your site,
load
pages onto a web server, and ensure that your pages are accessible to
users
with disabilities. Prerequisites: Familiarity with any Windows environment
and
an understanding of basic HTML. (You must register for all four hours
on a
given day.) $29 for UB students. All ARC minicourses feature hands-on
instruction, classes of five students or less, and low fees. If you're
interested, call 410-837-5383 or stop by AC 111.
Tuesday, October 12
Adobe FrameMaker
Tuesday, October 12
6:15pm in Cockeysville
Metropolitan Baltimore Society of Technical Communicators meeting
Gary Etzel and Russ Ward will be speaking about creating structured documents
with Adobe FrameMaker. Don't miss your chance to see their presentation,
which
is adapted from their very successful session at the 51st Annual STC
Conference.
For details, go to
http://www.mbstc.org/upcomingnow.html.
Basic HTML
Tuesday, October 12
5:30 - 8:30 p.m. Langsdale Library, Room 200
Want to create your own web page or put your resume on the web? Learn
the
basics of HTML (hypertext markup language), the programming language used
to
create web sites. This is an excellent course to attend prior to learning
Dreamweaver or other web editors.
Register for the workshop by contacting the Reference department at
410-837-4274 or langref@ubalt.edu, or by stopping by the Reference desk
on the
second floor of the library.
For more information, contact Michael Shochet at 410-837-4277 or
mshochet@ubalt.edu.
Thursday, October 14
Michael Martone
7:00pm BC-003
Michael Martone has published nine books. His short fiction has appeared
in
some of this country's most prestigious literary journals. His work has
won
the Pushcart Prize, the Bruno Arcudi Literature Prize, and the Associated
Writing Programs Award. Martone teaches in the University of Alabama's
creative writing program. He'll be reading from his work. For more
information, contact Kendra Kopelke, 410-837-6026 or kkopelke@ubalt.edu
Monday, October 18, 2004
Adobe/AIGA Baltimore Workshop
Adobe and AIGA Baltimore will sponsor and present a half-day workshop
on October 18th. Space is limited for this event so the first 175 people
will be admitted. Baltimore AIGA members will be given first preference
and if there is enough interest a second date will be scheduled after
the first of the year. Topics to be covered CS, Acrobat 6.0, InDesign
and Interactive PDFs, workflow issues. Registration will be held from
12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Refreshments / light snacks will be provided.
Location: Merrick School of Business
University of Baltimore
1420 N. Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21201-5779
For more information contact:
Joe Wagner
Thursday, October 28, 2004
Pulp, Ink, & Hops/Paper Fashion Show
Join us for the 7th annual Pulp, Ink & Hops for all kinds of paper
samples and promotions our industry has to offer. Of course there will
be hops a plenty from some local brewers. Find out why 400 of your nearest
and dearest colleagues think this event is a hit year after year. Don't
forget to stay until the end for AIGA Baltimore's first Paper Fashion
Show, and find out what outrageously stylish fashions were created. Don't
just sit on the sidelines and watch, design and create your own, or offer
to model a colleagues fashion. So put on your 100# red dress, baby, and
join us. 3:30pm - 7:30pm Pulp, Ink, and Hops / 7:30pm - 8:30pm Fashion
Show
Member Door Fee: $20.00
Non-Member Door Fee: $20.00
Student Door Fee: $20.00
Location: The Mansion House at The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore
Druid Hill Park
Baltimore, MD 21217
Tuesday, November 9, 2004
Welcome to the Maryland Apple Corps
November Club meeting – open to the public
6:30 pm - 8:45 pm
Towson Library, 320 York Rd., Towson, MD 21204, Lower Level Meeting Room
Topic:
Guest speaker Phil Shapiro presents Digital Storytelling.
Using QuickTime Pro and Appleworks (ClarisWorks), past president of the
Virginia Macintosh User Group, Phil Shapiro will explain digital storytelling.
Uses may be personal, business or advocacy for an organization you support.
Also included is an overview of recording narration and editing audio
using the no-cost Mac OS X software called Audacity.
Many of the digital storytelling techniques shown may also be done using
Mac OS 8 and 9 computers. References to appropriate older software and
hardware will be made. A 6-page description of the presentation techniques
is available as a PDF download.
Some examples of the kinds of things that you can create using these
digital storytelling techniques may be found at: http://dotmac.info/pages/14238
and http://mytvstation.blogspot.com
Friday, October 29, 2004 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Advanced HTML
Langsdale Library, Room 200
Want to create web pages with complex-structured HTML content, Online
Forms, Cascading Style Sheets, Image Maps, Rollover images etc.? You will
learn how to apply your basic HTML skills to these features and also be
introduced to latest HTML editor software.
To gain the most from this workshop, you should already have:
o Previously attended a Basic HTML workshop or have experience and knowledge
of the web environment/web browsers
o Be comfortable working with Windows Operating Systems
The Advanced HTML class is a full day workshop with an hour break for
lunch.
Wednesday, October 20, 6:30 p.m
HOW TO GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR SCRIPTWRITER AND INTO THE SCRIPT
WHEN: Next Wednesday, October 20, 6:30 p.m.
WHERE: Interface Media Group, 1233 20th Street NW, 202-861-0500 (Metro
accessible from Farragut North and Dupont Circle stations; garage parking
in area)
WHAT: Panel discussion, networking, hors d'oevres & drinks, plus tours
of Interface Media Group's facilities!
COST: $5 for ITVA-DC members, $15 for non-members
Come hear a panel of distinguished writers discuss scriptwriting, how
they like to work and how they manage to bring even mundane subjects to
life!
Moderator: Walter Jacob, Writer-Producer & ITVA-DC President
Panelists:
Lisa Feit, Writer & President, Lisa Feit & Associates, Inc.
Jim Kerkhoff, Writer-Producer-Director, Kerkhoff Communications, Inc.
Esther McBride, Writer/Producer
Wendy Wilson, Writer/Producer
Questions? Contact us at info@itvadc.org.
Special thanks to ITVA-DC Platinum Sponsor Interface Media Group for
making its facilities available for this valuable event!
November 10, 2004
The Career Center will be conducting a workshop called "The Other
Side of the Desk: Employers Advice on Interviewing" on Wednesday,
November 10th from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m in BC 227. We would like to invite
your students to the workshop. The workshop will consist of a diverse
panel of local employers who will give their advice on how to answer interview
questions and more.
Oct 28, Nov 4, 11, 18
MacGyver Guide to
Low/No-Budget Filmmaking
No budget, no problem! Learn shortcuts that won't sell your work short
from the MacGyvers of DIY digital filmmaking in B-More, Ryan and Tracey
Graham and Ryan Stachurski of 37.5 Productions. (Livelihood and CAmm Slamm
'03 Runner Up Aaron Burr Vs. The Space Aliens) 7-9pm. Adv reg (by Oct
21) $110, $80 mbrs/series. Late reg. $130, $100 mbrs/series
Nov 1, Dec 6
CAmm Salon Screening
An informal film nut get-together. Bring in and critique film and video
works in progress (20 min or less), meet local filmmakers, recruit crew
and network. Bar is open. Adv reg to screen work is suggested, but not
required. Email
kristen@creativealliance.org. 7pm. Free.
Fri-Sat Nov 5-6
CAmm EXPERIMENTAL
MEDIA FEST
CAmm celebrates Baltimore's long history of personalized, low budget,
often anti-establishment experimental film/videomaking with these works
expressing unique, rambunctious and comic visions. Individual screenings
$10, $8 mbrs; Festival Pass (both nights) $18, $12mbrs.
Fri Nov 5
Retrospective: Baltimore Anti-Art Scene 1979-1984, The Dork Brothers
In the '80's, the Dork Brothers (Michael Gentile and John Ellsberry) pioneered
nerd-chic and nerd humor in their comic strip and films long before it
was popular. This look at the C-movie auterism of the Dork Brothers features
curiously static cartoons, dead strippers and escaped cons. Two Shows:
8pm & 10pm. Prices above.
Sat Nov 6
Battle of the Post-Industrial Cities! Buffalo vs Baltimore Experimental
Media Smackdown!
Baltimore and Buffalo, with booming art scenes and post-industrial growing
pains, are ready to wrassle. From Buffalo, filmmaker and former Baltimorean
Joanna Raczynska of Hallwalls Contemporary Art Center brings “Hinterlands
and Border Minds,� a collection of short films by Buffalo's
best. CAmm Dir. Kristen Anchor replies with work by Baltimore's Karen
Yasinsky, Eric Dyer, Catherine Pancake, Justin Plakas, Skizz Cyzyk, John
Standiford and Cornel Rubino. 8pm. Prices above.
November 8
Center for Social Media launches a new report on the copyright problems
facing doc filmmakers, and invites you to attend the launch on November
8 from 4-6 p.m. at the Washington College of Law, Room 603 (4801 Massachusetts
Avenue NW, Washington DC)!
The report, Untold Stories: Creative Consequences of the Rights Clearance
Culture for Documentary Filmmakers, produced in conjunction with the Program
on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest in American University's
Washington College of Law, results from dozens of in-depth interviews
about rights clearance with documentary filmmakers working in today’s
theatrical and TV environment. The report reveals the lived experience
of “clearance culture” and its creative cost.
Find out about doc filmmakers' problems and about practical, achievable
way to fix the problems at the launch It begins with a new short film
based on the report, “Stories Untold” by American University
professor Brigid Maher. A panel of filmmakers and scholars, moderated
by Center director and School of Communication professor Pat Aufderheide,
will discuss the issues:
Panelists:
Jim Gilliam (Robert Greenwald Productions)
Grace Guggenheim (Guggenheim Productions)
Peter Jaszi (Washington College of Law)
Michael Madison (University of Pittsburgh Law School)
Jeffrey Tuchman (Documania Films)
Joseph Turow (Annenberg School)
Please join us! For more information: http://centerforsocialmedia.org/rock/index.htm
Monday, November 1
The MFA in Creative Writing & Publishing Arts presents
Stephen Dixon
author of 20 books of fiction,
reading his work
Monday, November 1
8 pm
Room 003
Thumel Business Center
Stephen Dixon has published 20 books of fiction including I., 30:PIECES
OF A NOVEL, and GOULD. Two other books, INTERSTATE and FROG, have been
finalists for the National Book Award, and FROG was a finalist for the
PEN/Faulkner Award as well. Dixon is a professor of fiction in The Writing
Seminars at The Johns Hopkins University.
NOTE: Stephen Dixon’s just-released novel, OLD FRIENDS, was reviewed
in the October 24, 2004 edition of the SUN.
Please join us for the second reading of our Fall 2004 series!
This event is free and open to the public.
Organize and retrieve your data with Access, a user-friendly, database.
By the end of the four-hour course, you will be able to plan, create and
modify a database; create simple forms; locate, organize, and extract
information using simple queries; and produce reports.
Prerequisite: Keyboard and mouse skills, basic understanding of any Windows
environment.
Microsoft Excel Mini-Course
Module 1 -- Learn to create, edit and save a simple spreadsheet. Topics
include the uses of spreadsheets; spreadsheet terminology; different ways
of performing the same operations, including short cuts; getting to know
the Excel screen; inserting, deleting, cutting, copying and pasting data,
rows, and columns; working with multiple worksheets; working with cell
ranges; basics of numeric formatting; Saving and AutoSave. Practice assignment
included. Appropriate for users of version 2000 or 97; version 2000 will
be used. Prerequisite: Basic understanding of any Windows environment.
Module 2 -- Topics include uses of the Office Assistant; fill series
feature; sizing, wrapping, and orienting text; merging cells; performing
basic calculations; borders and shading; headers and footers; and hiding/unhiding
rows and columns, freezing rows and columns, and splitting worksheet areas
to more easily work in large spreadsheets. Practice assignment included.
Appropriate for users of version 2000 or 97; version 2000 will be used.
Prerequisite: Completion of Excel Module 1 or equivalent knowledge of
Excel.
For more information on courses, costs, and to print a registration form,
please go to our Web site at: http://www.ubalt.edu/arc/mini_courses/index.html
or call the ARC at (410) 837-5383.
Rich
Academic Resource Center
AC 111
410-837-5383
arc@ubalt.edu
Baltimore Nov 30, 2004 06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Put Motion in your workflow
For Business Audiences
Learn how Motion, FInal Cut Pro HD, and DVD Studio Pro work together.
Production as you know it will never be the same.
For more details:
http://seminars.apple.com/goToEvent.html?id=31650&s=300
Good Sound: Learn the basics of recording and managing audio on your
Mac. Julie Simon will discuss microphones, computer audio interfaces,
and low/nocost audio editing software.
January 11-13, 2005 - Adobe InDesign (Part 1)
Tuesday through Thursday,
5:30 - 8 p.m.
Graphics Lab, Charles Royal 4th Floor
This workshop introduces users to Adobe InDesign's powerful desktop publishing
program and gives them the basic skills to use its tools to create simple
documents. Students will design various projects and become acquainted
with the basic tools. The registration fee includes all booklets and instruction
manuals used in the workshop. Topics include: setting up a publication,
working with text and picture boxes, basic text formatting, placing graphics,
running text around graphics, and threading text.
Prerequisites: a working knowledge of Mac OS X or Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP
Cost: $140 for UB students currently enrolled in School of Communications
Design programs; $180 for all others
January 18-20, 2005 - Adobe InDesign (Part 2)
Tuesday through Thursday,
5:30 - 8 p.m.
Graphics Lab, Charles Royal 4th Floor
Hands-on projects will relate to the following topics: creating style
sheets, using master pages, creating custom colors, using transparency,
and tips & tricks. The registration fee includes all booklets and
instruction manuals used in the workshop.
Prerequisites: a working knowledge of Mac OS X or Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP
Cost: $140 for UB students currently enrolled in School of Communications
Design programs; $180 for all others
***
For registration information go to http://raven.ubalt.edu/graphlab or
contact David Patschke by phone [410.837.6013] or email [dpatschke@ubalt.edu].
Jan 23, 2005 - iTunes and iPod.....what a pair
Rockville 03:00 PM - 03:30 PM
For General Audiences
Why iTunes and the iPod are the best duo since Batman and Robin.
For more details:
http://seminars.apple.com/goToEvent.html?id=32054&s=300
UPCOMING CREATIVE ALLIANCE EVENTS AND WORKSHOPS-
All Creative Alliance events take place at the Creative Alliance 3134
Eastern
Ave, 21224
410-276-1651
2nd Mondays
Jan 10, Feb 14, Mar 14, Apr 11
Final Cut Pro User Group
Solve common problems and network about this video editing software.
Stump the
experts! Neat demos! Cool giveaways! Hosted by local Final Cut expert
Christian
Malone. 7:30-9pm. Free.
3 Weds
Jan 12, 19, 26 Introduction to Illustrator
Adobe Illustrator is an industry standard for print/web vector-based
graphics,
used for creating professional page layouts, logos, illustrations, and
more.
Inst. Kat Feuerstein owns Gilah Press + Design, a local graphic design
and
letterpress studio. 7:30-9:30pm. Adv reg w/ fee (by Jan 5) $90, $60 mbrs.
Late
reg $110, $80 mbrs.MCM FILMS is looking for (FIRST TIMERS WELCOME TO APPLY)
Production Assistants
Genre: Horror (Feature) LOW BUDGET.
Shoot Dates: March/April 2005, 16 days, M-F 11am- 11pm, Sat 12pm-8pm.
90% of shoot will be on a sound stage. Please forward Resume to:
MCMFILMS--att: Michael Merino, Producer Reply to: job-49102047@craigslist.org
Acting Workshops with Robert G. Christie
Building Blocks Productions has secured director/filmmaker Robert G.
Christie,
to conduct acting workshops for children, teens and adults at their studio
in
Owings Mills.
Mr. Christie's credits include: "No Longer My Twin", full
feature/supernatural mystery, "Shallow Deep", full feature/drama
thriller,
"Crickets", filmshort, various tv commercials and music videos.
Visit
www.rcfeatures.com for more information.
These unique workshops will instruct students as they participate in
an
actual film shoot. Scenes students memorize will be shot Hollywood style,
fully
edited with music and they will be given a VHS copy that they can use
as a
'reel'.
Adult! s - Ages 20+, Every Monday 6:45-9:45pm, Starting 1/10/05
Call now to enroll, space is limited - 410-363-3680
Stacy Gillis, President
Building Blocks Productions
www.buildingblocksproductions.com
Tuesday, January 11, 2005 6:30 pm - 8:45 pm
January Club meeting - The Maryland Apple Corps Apple/Macintosh User
Group
6:30 pm Question and Answer
7:00 pm Announcements
The Cheap Geek - Larry's tips about where to find bargains
Tips from Harris - useful ideas you don't want to miss
7:15 pm iChat from MacWorld with Dan East (pictured) and Merry Perry
7:30 pm Discussion with members about what they want for meetings
Gerry Wisemen leads a discussion of List-Serve - what it is, how to use
it, etc.
February 8, 2005 6:30 pm - 8:45 pm
February Club meeting - The Maryland Apple Corps Apple/Macintosh User
Group
February program: Good Sound: Learn the basics of recording and managing
audio on your Mac. Julie Simon will discuss microphones, computer audio
interfaces, and low/nocost audio editing software.
Julie Simon directs the undergraduate Corporate Communication Program
at the University of Baltimore where she teaches video, audio, multimedia
and digital photography production courses. Her personal work often crosses
traditional boundaries. Trained in film and video production, her most
recent projects manipulate words and images in interactive environments
including the Internet, DVD, and in sculpture. Over the past 25 years,
her film/video and photography works have been exhibited on national television,
hung in art galleries and museums, and won a number of prestigious awards.
2005 SXSW Interactive Festival - March 11-15, 2005
AIGA Austin is organizing an AIGA Member group discount for for the
2005 SXSW Interactive Festival. Scheduled March 11-15, SXSW Interactive
brings together the high-tech visionaries whose creative insights lead
to a more connected world. Confirmed 2005 speakers include Douglas Bowman
(stopdesign.com), Matt and Mike Chapman (homestarrunner.com), Jason Fried
(37signals.com), Craig Newmark (craigslist.com), Dave Shea (csszengarden.com),
Evan Spiridellis (jibjab.com), Jeff Veen (Adaptive Path), Malcolm Gladwell
(author), Christina Wodtke (eleganthack.com), and Jeffrey Zeldman (zeldman.com).
Discount details will be announced in December and the discount registration
deadline will be in early January. For more information, email the AIGA
Austin Web Director with "AIGA Discount for SXSW" in the subject
line.
2005 SXSW Interactive Festival: http://2005.sxsw.com/interactive/
World Day of Design - April 27, 2005
World Day of Design is an international holiday celebrated throughout
the world on April 27, acknowledging the vital role of design in the public
arena. In support of this initiative, AIGA is issuing a call for entries
for a juried exhibition of posters to acknowledge April 27, 2005 as the
first World Day of Design celebration in the United States. The theme
for the exhibition is "diversity," broadly defined as "a
point of respect in which things differ." Poster submissions should
reflect a positive message of the value of diversity in our society. To
learn more about participating in World Day of Design read the call for
entries at www.aiga.org/worlddayofdesign
Using Adobe Photoshop
February 8, 15, 22, & March 1, 2005
5:30 - 8 p.m.
Graphics Lab, Charles Royal 4th Floor
This workshop introduces users to creating and editing pixel-based graphics
in Adobe's popular image editing program. Hands-on projects will relate
to the following topics: Photoshop's environment, making selections,
working with layers, using the painting tools, basic photo adjustment,
and embossing techniques.
Prerequisites: a working knowledge of Mac OS X or Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP
Cost: $150 for UB students currently enrolled in School of Communications
Design programs; $200 for all others
***
For registration information go to http://raven.ubalt.edu/graphlab or
contact David Patschke by phone [410.837.6013] or email [dpatschke@ubalt.edu].
"Make Yourself Known",
the January ITVA-DC meeting, has been
re-scheduled to Wednesday, January 26 at 6:30 pm.
Atlantic Video will remain our host location.
Join us for an evening of Networking and Marketing advice aimed at increasing
your visablity in the community. Then stick around to practice your new
skills afterwards.
RSVP to www.itvadc.org/events
THURSDAY, MARCH 3
Save time and money on your next project by attending First Thursday,
a
production of ITVA-DC with the generous support of Henninger Media
Services. And be sure to check out the offerings at the DC Independent
Film Festival while you're there.
DIGITAL CINEMA:
Best Practices in Digital Filmmaking for the Independent Producer
FEATURED SPEAKERS
Edmund Baxter, Producer/Director, Washington Picture Works
Lauren Metscher, Senior Colorist, Henninger Media Services
Tim Lorenz, Digital Consultant, Interface Media Group
More about out speakers online: www.itvadc.org/events
6:00 pm Reception
7:00 pm Keynote presentation
LOCATION ***NEW***
The DC Independent Film Festival
DC City Museum
801 K Street, NW at Mount Vernon Square
Washington, DC
TO ATTEND
$10 ITVA-DC Members
$20 Non-Members
Seating is limited. RSVP online: www.itvadc.org/events
QUESTIONS
Adam Kranitz, ITVA-DC First Thursday Seminar Series Coordinator
akranitz@logicalsolutions.net
SPONSORED BY
Henninger Media Services
www.henninger.com
When: Thursday, March 17, 2005, 7-8 PM (Reception:
6:00 PM)
The American Institute of Graphic Arts, Baltimore proudly presents
the next installment of its Designers Driving New Media series.
Tracey Halvorsen---one of Baltimore’s most exciting
and creative interactive designers and founder of the Baltimore interactive
agency Fastspot (www.fastspot.com), will discuss her career
path as a new media designer and the challenges of running her own interactive
design firm. She will also discuss recent projects that her company has
completed for clients. Join Tracey as she discusses how life, play and
career affect the work Fastspot creates for their clients,
and discover Fastspot's award-winning work, explore how
technology and design fuel their creativity and learn the challenges
of getting started in the interactive design field.
Who: American Institute of Graphic Arts, Baltimore
What:“Designers Driving New Media - Tracey
Halvorsen”: an evening with Tracey Halvorsen, founder, Fastspot
Where: Maryland Institute College of Art, Train Station
Auditorium, 1400 Cathedral St., Baltimore, MD 21201
(For this event student non-members are asked to register through
email with Eleni Swengler and pay at the door.* Student members
are asked to register on-line.
Student rates apply only to individuals who are enrolled as a full-time student
and not to professionals who are enrolled in continuing education courses.MICA
students free.) At the Door:
AIGA Members: $10.00, AIGA Non-Members: $20.00, Students: $10.00
(Students must meet above criteria. MICA students free with school identification.)
The American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) is the
oldest national nonprofit organization committed to the promotion of
excellence in graphic design as a discipline, profession and cultural
force. Founded in 1914, the AIGA brings designers together to address
pressing issues facing the discipline of graphic design. There are 44
active chapters throughout the U.S. providing programs ranging from regional
conferences, exhibitions and business seminars to portfolio reviews and
public service projects. The Baltimore Chapter was founded in 1988.
For membership information contact Kathryn McKay, Director of Membership,
AIGA Baltimore, membership@baltimore.aiga.org.
(For information about this release please contact: Joe Augustyniak, Director
of Public Relations, AIGA Baltimore, joeaug1@yahoo.com,
410-467-6032)
Professor Arthur Magida has some great speakers coming to his classes
over the next several weeks. You're invited. AND you can use them to
satisfy your participation requirements!
February 23, 5:30pm, CR-308
Neil Rubin, senior editor, Baltimore Jewish Times
What is 'religion writing'? Is "objective" writing about religion/spirituality
possible? Is anyone engaging in it necessarily advancing their own pro-religious
-- or anti-religious -- agenda? Can such bias be overcome? How?
March 3, 8:15pm, CR-305
Laura Wexler, senior editor, Style Magazine
What is Style magazine? What distinguishes it from other magazines
-- locally, regionally, nationally? What's a good query letter? What's
the best way that a relatively inexperienced writer can get their writing
into Style or, indeed, into any good, reputable publication?
Using Adobe Illustrator - March 8, 15, 29 & April 5, 2005
5:30 - 8:00 pm, Graphics Lab, Charles Royal 4th Floor
This workshop introduces users to creating and editing vector-based
graphics in Adobe's popular image editing program. Students will build
on skills through exercises to produce various objects and organics
based on the following topics: understanding the vector format, drawing
with the pen and freehand tools, using the transformation tools, working
and manipulating text, working with compound objects and masks, and
gradients and patterns.
Prerequisites: a working knowledge of Mac OS X or Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP
Cost: $150 for UB students currently enrolled in School of Communications
Design programs; $200 for all others
For registration information go to http://raven.ubalt.edu/graphlab or contact
David Patschke by phone [410.837.6013] or email [dpatschke@ubalt.edu].
March 30, 5:30pm, CR-308 - Ramsey Flynn, author of Cry From The Deep:
The Submarine Disaster That Riveted the World and Put The New Russia
to the Ultimate Test.
Four years in the making, this book examines what happened when an
enormous explosion on board Russia's most prized submarine sank the
boat and killed 118 young men. Thrilling, heart-wrenching, and absorbing,
Cry from the Deep exposes the truths behind an event that riveted
the world, devastated and enraged the Russian people, and ultimately
defined a new era of Russian politics.
April 7, 8:15pm, CR-305 - Linda Perlstein, former Washington Post reporter
and author of Not Much Just Chillin'.
Linda spent a year immersed in the lunchroom, classrooms, hearts, and
minds of a group of suburban middle schoolers and emerged with this
trail map to the baffling land between child and teen. Linda will
discuss the Wonderful World of Book Proposals.
April 14, 8:15pm, CR-305 - Catherine Pierre, associate editor, Johns
Hopkins Magazine -- "Writing
for University Magazines."
What niche do university magazines serve? What are their editorial
needs and how -- as a writer -- can you satisfy them? How can you
best pitch an idea to such a magazine? Do such publications enjoy
the freedom to criticize their own institutions?
Microsoft Excel 1 & 2 Mini-course!
Friday, March 11
Module 1, 9am to 11am
Module 2, 11am to 1pm
Fee: $29 students
MODULE 1: Learn to create, edit, and save a simple spreadsheet. Topics
include the uses of spreadsheets; spreadsheet terminology; different
ways of performing the same operations, including short cuts; getting
to know the Excel screen; inserting, deleting, cutting, copying and pasting
data, rows, and columns; working with multiple worksheets; working with
cell ranges; basics of numeric formatting; Saving and AutoSave. We include
an extra practice assignment that you can complete in class if time permits
or on your own as a review. Prerequisite: Basic understanding of any
Windows environment.**
MODULE 2: Topics include uses of the Office Assistant; fill series feature;
sizing, wrapping, and orienting text; merging cells; performing basic
calculations; borders and shading; headers and footers; and hiding/unhiding
rows and columns, freezing rows and columns, and splitting worksheet
areas to more easily work in large spreadsheets. We include an extra
practice assignment that you can complete in class if time permits or
on your own as a review. Prerequisite: Completion of Excel Module 1 or
equivalent knowledge of Excel. **
To register, reply to this email, call the ARC at 410-837-5383, or stop
by Room AC111. Register today!
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Dreamweaver
ARC Minicourse
Saturday, March 12
9am to 1pm
AC 111
Fee: $29 Student
Learn to create your own website using Dreamweaver MX, one of the most
powerful and popular tools to create Web pages. At the end of the four-hour
course, you’ll have created and published your own
Web pages on the Internet. We’ll cover the fundamentals
of website design (layouts, templates, HTML-Dreamweaver relationship);
Dreamweaver MX design skills (working with images, tables, links, anchors/bookmarks);
promoting your website (uploading your site using FTP, keyword searches,
promoting your site on search engines), and making your website interactive
(pop-up ads, dynamic web pages using "behaviors").
To register, reply to this email, call 410-837-5383, or stop by AC111.
PACKAGING AND MARKETING YOUR MOVIE TO DISTRIBUTORS
Learn the milestones, pathways and pitfalls in independent movie
packaging and distribution from a panel that's traveled the road!
>From marketing and promotion to package design, each step is important.
Don't stumble - come find out how to do it right!
DATE: Wed., March 16 (6:30 pm - reception; 7:30 pm - presentation)
PLACE: Video Labs Corporation
15237 Display Court, Rockville, Maryland 20850
COST: $5 for ITVA-DC members; $15 for non-members
(includes tantalizing food and drink!)
RSVP: www.itvadc.org/events
Panelists:
Karl Renwanz, President, Video Labs
Matt Borten, Producer/Director
Ed Baxter, President, Washington PictureWorks
Directions to Video Labs from Washington:
• Take 270 north
• Take exit 6B to Route 28 west, follow to 3rd traffic light
• Turn right on Research Blvd., follow to first traffic light
• Turn right on Gude Dr., follow to 6th traffic light
• Turn right on Calhoun, drive over 3 speed bumps
• Turn right on Display Court, look for #15237 on left
Directions from additional locations available at www.videolabs.net
Special thanks to ITVA-DC sponsor Video Labs Corporation for hosting
this event!
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"Packaging and Marketing Your Movie to Distributors" was organized
by ITVA-DC Meetings Chair David Dolinsky. David has over 20 years experience
producing corporate, commercial, and broadcast television. Formerly President
of the Pittsburgh ITVA, David has also served as national Chair of ITVA's
Technical Recognition Committee. He has conducted seminars at the ITVA
International conference and has been published in Video Systems magazine.
David is currently a Producer/Director for the USPS media unit at the
W. F. Bolger Leadership Training Center.
Maryland Apple Corps Apple/Macintosh User Group
April Club meeting
April 12, 2005 6:30 pm - 8:45 pm
Towson Library, 320 York Rd., Towson, MD 21204, Lower Level Meeting
Room
April program:
Bill Waring – FileMaker Pro 7 – A New Paradigm
What’s new, what’s the same, and how to get from here to
there.
.
Upcoming Apple Seminars & Events for the Maryland Listserve
Towson Mar 28, 2005 04:00 PM - 04:30 PM
iPod Shuffle Overview
For General Audiences
An overview of the newly-announced iPod shuffle.
For more details:
http://seminars.apple.com/goToEvent.html?id=33489&s=300
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To find out more about these and other Apple events, please visit:
http://www.apple.com/seminars