The goal of the ACAG 2006 conference is to provide an international forum for presenting recent research on the emerging cultural markets in China and the Asian countries and to investigate the transnational issues of Asian cultural products, focusing on comics,animation and digital games in relation with the global world. The purpose of the conference is to promote scholarship and intellectual engagement between academics and cultural production professionals on the conference themes and topics from various backgrounds. This conference will be held from May 18th to May 19th, 2006 at York University in Toronto, Canada. Papers that explore critical, philosophical and creative issues on Asian comics, animation, and digital games by drawing on the methodological and conceptual knowledge from a variety of disciplines are invited. The deadline for receiving abstracts is January 15, 2005. Each abstract should be no longer than 200 words. Please include the title (and subtitle if applicable), name(s) of the author(s), affiliations, mailing address(es), email address(es), two or three keywords that describe the submission. Initial submission should be in form of a word document attached to an email and submitted electronically to acag-ycar@yorku.ca with the subject heading 'ACAG abstract submission.' Conference website: www.yorku.ca/ycar

Calling all masters of the digital universe. The 3rd annual Vancouver International Digital Festival, wants to show your work. The festival is the biggest digital content event in Canada. Access other filmmakers, producers, buyers, distributors in an intimate setting. Have your work screen before the very enthusiastic audiences of VIDFEST. If your work is selected, get a free pass to all the activities, conference sessions, and parties of VIDFEST. We favour films that use digital technology to creative, innovative and aesthetic effect.

Length: max. 14 minutes.
Formats: Betacam SP, DVCAM
Deadline: March 31, 2006
Entry forms available at: http://www.vidfest.com.

The 2006 Wireless & Mobile Expo & Conference, being the global meeting place for the wireless industry, attracts key decision-makers to learn and purchase the latest products and solutions, offered by innovative technology vendors and service providers.

Together the exhibition and conference of this event facilitates networking for leading industry delegates, making it an unrivalled platform for generating new business and exchanging ideas.

As a leading global event to focus on the latest wireless and mobile technologies and their enterprise applications, the 2006 Wireless & Mobile Expo & Conference will focus on the following hot areas:

* Enterprise Wireless Networking
* Wi-Fi
* RFID
* WLAN
* WISP (Wireless Internet Service Provider)
* Wireless Broadband
* WiMax
* VoIP
* Mobile Computing
* Wireless Security
* Mobile Devices
* Bluetooth

Now in its 30th year, the Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF 06) is the premiere animation festival in North America. Independent, commercial, and student animators working in a variety of media submit their work, under eight umbrella categories; including independent short films, feature films, new media, music videos, commercials, TV shows, student films, films for children, and a new addition this year, TELETOON Canadian Student Animation Scholarship. To help celebrate its 30th anniversary, before each screening OIAF 06 will screen a signal film from a past Ottawa festival. In addition to the competition and non-competitive Showcase screenings, OIAF 06 will include Warner Bros. animation legend Bob Clampett, Italian master Bruno Bozzeto (Allegro Non Troppo), celebrated Russian Animator Konstantin Bronzit, New York experimental artist Jeff Scher, a selection of Bravo!Fact's best animation shorts, and Toon Town: a special celebration of animation produced in Canada's Capital City. Returning after its launch at OIAF 06 is the 3rd Annual Television Animation Conference, Canada's only industry forum for television animation producers, broadcasters, and buyers to network, discuss market trends, and conduct business. The conference will be held at the Chateau Laurier Hotel on September 20-21 and will offer delegates a unique opportunity to connect with their targets and gain valuable insight into the Canadian and international markets. Other events include the Animator's Picnic, Technology Forum,and a special market for schools and recruiting. More event information will be released in the coming months. For more information, visit www.animationfestival.ca.

The 2006 RFID Forum is dedicated to the red hot radio frequency identification (RFID) technologies and their wide-spread and fast growing applications. This RFID Forum is designed to provide a comprehensive assessment of current RFID technology capabilities, applications requirements and implementation issues controlling RFID's adoption into a wide variety of applications. Leading technologists, experts and users will address the adoption of RFID technology developments and innovations that are shaping the future of the automatic identification industry. The topics explored at this event include: Technologies RFID: Technologies and Standards RFID Systems RFID Tags Policies and RFID: The implications of PIPEDA Applications Transforming Supply Chain to Value Chain using RFID Enterprise RFID Deployment RFID and Sensor-based Computing: A Real-time Response The Impact on Government: Improving Business Operations RFID and Retail In-Store Management Contactless Payment Solutions Global Asset Tracking Issues Deploying RFID: Pros and Cons RFID Limitations: Interrogation and Interference Privacy and RFID: The case against Private Information Exchange Scalability and Complexity: The Challenges of RFID Integration Register now and save on Early-Bird specials before April 30, 2006.

The four-day Banff World Television Festival combines a prestigious international program competition, the Banff World Television Awards, with a comprehensive conference agenda. Within this festival, production deals are secured and advanced, new business relationships are formed and future trends in the industry are identified and examined. BANFF is committed to delivering excellence in television and, as a result, is the world

Set amid the spectacular Canadian Rockies at the Fairmont Banff Springs in Banff, Alberta, nextMEDIA: The Future of Digital Content 2006 is a three-day event, featuring compelling keynotes, international panels, best practices, case studies, as well as pitching and networking events -- all focusing on the future of digital content.

Opening keynote address is by Stewart Butterfield, co-founder of Flickr.com and Director of Product Management at Yahoo! Other confirmed speakers include Clint Stinchcomb (Discovery Communications), Global Ferguson (Vodafone) and Bernie Gershon (ABC). You can also find leading international broadcasters and content aggregators as diverse as Channel 4, MoboVivo, Heavy, BiteTV, Elastic Entertainment, Yahoo! Canada, Rights Stuff BV, AtomFilms and Corus Television (Canada) to participate.

This year nextMEDIA launches nextPITCH: the short-form multi-platform content pitching competition with $10,000 in development deals to be won. Ten finalists selected from eligible entries received by the May 23, 2006 deadline will have five minutes each to pitch their short-form interactive multi-platform content idea to an international panel of industry experts.

For more information, or to register, go to http://www.nextmedia2006.com.

The 6th Annual Toronto Online Film Festival shall showcase the most exciting cutting-edge movies and music created by independent artists from around the world. In addition, the event shall offer budding production teams, seasoned veterans and individual content creators an ideal point in time to participate in expert seminar panels, innovative technology exhibitions and nightly parties.

The 2006 e-Financial WorldExpo, organized by WowGao, is the global event for the financial industry, that covers all information technologies and enterprise solutions employed by the world's financial service sectors, including banking institutions, insurance providers, investment and brokerage houses, securities and mortgage providers Focusing on new, financial applications and solutions for corporate needs, this conference and exposition together explores the following hot areas: * E-Banking / E-Business * Business Performance Management * Business Intelligence * Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) * Security / Compliance / Fraud Detection * Identity Management * Customer Relationship Management (CRM) * ATM Solutions * Straight Through Processing * Wireless & Mobile Solutions and more. To register for more information, and receive continuous updates about this event, please visit http://e-financial.wowgao.com Contact: Ronnie Sant at, Tel: 416-292-0038 ext. 812 URL: http://e-financial.wowgao.com Email: attendee@wowgao.com

Ai-Kon is Manitoba's largest anime convention. An all-ages event, the goal of Ai-Kon is the promotion of Japanese/Asian animation and culture to the public. In 2005 approximately 960 people attended Ai-Kon, and organizers anticipate attendance numbers of 1,000 to 1,200 for this year's convention. Started by the University of Manitoba Japanese Animation Club (UMAnime) in 2001, Ai-Kon took a re-organizational hiatus in 2002, returning in 2003. Ai-Kon has since become an autonomous event, run by an independent volunteer board. "Ai" means "love" in Japanese, hence Ai-Kon's slogan "For the Love of Anime." For more details, visit www.ai-kon.org/.