The SNMDA Newsletter

INTERACTIVE! – The newsletter of the SNMDA

The Saskatchewan New Media Developers Association’s mission statement is: To foster the growth of the new media industry in Saskatchewan. We encourage you to support our efforts, assist us by becoming a member and presenting a united voice in Saskatchewan.

We could use your help. Please pass this email on to everyone you know in the industry. If you would like to subscribe to this newsletter, visit http://www.snmda.sk.ca

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From Your Board
Plan on attending Saskatchewan Interactive! An intensive one-day symposium for digital media producers, Thursday, March 9, 2006 in Saskatoon, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Hilton Gardens Inn.

The symposium is a key initiative by the SNMDA for industry development, and to increase awareness and opportunities for Saskatchewan’s interactive media companies.

The primary aim of the symposium is to attract key interactive professionals from the North American industry to meet, showcase their work & stories, and to inspire provincial companies to advance technical and design capabilities. Encounter a growing trend – “Serious Gaming” dedicated to social change through digital games. Learn from leading experts and join our young industry as we learn, grow, network with peers, and broaden our horizons.

The symposium will gather industry players and provide Western Canadians an accessible, top-notch event at which they can meet with leaders in the North American community, forge new partnerships, connect with those who can help you access opportunities, and share the stories of perseverance and success. This intensive one-day symposium will serve to introduce and facilitate connections between Canadian and American digital media companies.

We will be posting the symposium details on a new website and reveal details shortly. This event is supported in part by SATA and it’s TechAction initiative. Stay tuned!
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U.S. wireless event attracts the world
Las Vegas, Nevada, April 5-7, 2006
International Trade Canada is organizing a Canadian pavilion at CTIA Wireless 2006. This global event draws attendees from a variety of industries from nearly 90 countries, and serves all aspects of the industry for wireless service providers, users, developers, buyers and manufacturers, including wireless applications.

Other national pavilions exhibiting in 2006 as of this writing include China, Finland, Ireland, Japan, Korea, Taiwan and the U.K. Major multinationals already confirmed as exhibitors this year include Alcatel, America OnLine, Brightstar, Ericcson, Huawei Technologies, Kyocera, LG Electronics, Lucent, Microsoft, Motorola, NTT DoCoMo, Nokia, Qualcomm, Samsung Telecommunications, Siemens Mobile, and Sony Ericcson, to name a few.

This major international trade event is where the world shops for wireless, Internet and mobile technology. Running concurrently with CTIA Wireless are the Mobile Entertainment Expo (music, games and streaming video) and the Tower Summit (wireless infrastructure). This event will present tremendous networking and international commerce opportunities for the Canadian wireless community.

The deadline to reserve space is February 3, 2006.

For more information on the Canadian pavilion, a Canada reception, matchmaking programs with companies in other national pavilions and value-added services such as assistance with press materials, contact:
Pat Fera
International Trade Canada
Tel.: (613) 944-9475
E-mail: pat.fera@international.gc.ca
or
Charlene Wheatley
Tel.: (613) 944-8823
E-mail: charlene.wheatley@international.gc.ca
Web site: www.ctiawireless.com

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Latest News & Events
There have been many notices posted on the SNDMA web site. If you would like details click here:
http://www.snmda.sk.ca
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We want your success stories. Even if you aren’t currently a member of our organization, your success reflects well on our entire industry. We are gathering stories of your success and profiling the overall industry in our communications with both the provincial and federal levels of government. Please send your one-page stories to president@snmda.sk.ca and we will be happy to spread the word. We all become stronger by helping each other.
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Our new national body, the CI@IC (Canadian Interactive Alliance) is meeting regularly and we are coordinating our efforts with many of their initiatives. There will be a national survey of our interactive industry coming out soon to help determine the nature and extent of our ever-changing industry. Please let us know who you are and what type of work you are involved in so we might ensure your participation in the important survey. Email president@snmda.sk.ca
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SNMDA and The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA)
The Saskatchewan New Media Developers’ Association (SNMDA) is committed to meeting its obligations under the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act. The SNMDA database is used to provide contacts with information regarding SNMDA and the New Media industry from time to time, including the on-line newsletter. To update or remove your contact information from the database, email info@snmda.sk.ca, subject line: SNMDA Database contact info. Your revisions will be made within 30 days.

Website: http://www.snmda.ca