Artist, curator, nonprofit veteran, and CalArts faculty member Karen Atkinson will once again teach her famed survival workshop series for emerging and mid-career artists working in the Greater L.A. area. For years, Get Your Sh*T Together was only available to students at CalArts. Thanks to continued support from LA Cultural Affairs, Side Street Projects is proud to offer this vital workshop once again to artists from all disciplines that need to get their sh*t together. The event will provide attendees with information and resources to make things happen for themself. Learn how to tap-into systems of support designed to help you practice your craft without selling your soul. Explore theoretical and practical issues, questions of professionalism, ethics, funding, project management, and the nuts & bolts survival strategies every working artist needs to know. The workshop is open to artists from all disciplines: visual arts, film & video, theatre, dance, writing, music, performance, etc. All participants receive a mammoth 400-page class reader chock-full of information, forms and resources, grant info, templates, etc. Space is extremely limited. First come, first serve. The event takes place at the Los Angeles Farmers Market over six Wednesdays from 7:00

The first annual ShowBiz Expo's Entertainment Technology World will be held in Chicago at The Donald Stephen's Conference Center (formally Rosemont Convention Center). The event will consist of a four-day technical conference (November 6 - 9) and two-day Expo (November 7 - 8). This spin-off of ShowBiz Expo covers hot new technologies including hi-def production, digital video production, digital distribution, VFX software, capture technologies, DVD authoring, etc. The purpose of this event is to fully examine the spectrum of tools, techniques, technologies and creative approaches for pre/production/post in video, commercials, broadcast and film. The event expects producers, directors, cinematographers, editors, art directors, camera operators, screenwriters, location managers, digital artists and sound professionals to attend. Technical class sessions and keynote speakers will focus on corporate video, special event videography, indie filmmaking, commercials, broadcast applications (both in sports, the newsroom and the network episodic programming). For more information visit www.ent-techworld.com/sbr.aspx.

The First Annual FilmMakers' Expo will run tandem with the AFI Fest for two days at the historic ArcLight Cinemas/Cinerama Dome in Hollywood. Approximately 70 exhibitors and 10 panels & workshops are currently being scheduled for the two day event. This expo is one of the few of its kind - a unique opportunity to connect with a mix of burgeoning and experienced independent filmmakers who are looking to connect with vendors & services in the trade. It is also a "classroom," where technology, technique and the incentive to "imagine" will proffer up unique tools and profitable contacts. Animation software, unusual and underused techniques, like rotomation, and the ins-and-outs of the gaming industry and bringing games to film, are just a few of the topics that will be covered in the panels! On-line attendance registration is free at www.filmmakersexpo.com. The cost is $15.00 at the door.

The City of Santa Clarita and the CalArts Alumni Association will be hosting

C21 Media's inTELEgence is designed to bring program makers together with program financiers and broadcasters to create new partnerships and a better understanding of collaborative international television business.

The Art Institute of California San Francisco will host a career day industry panel discussion on

ZOOLOOK Entertainment (the creators of FlashTV) and (mt) Media Temple, Inc. proudly present The Greatest Story Never Told, a digital storytelling competition sponsored by Macromedia, with additional support from 5inch, Animation World Network (AWN), Alien Skin Software, Bulaja Naklada, Computer Arts, Discreet, Electric Rain, Expression, Final Draft, FlashAnts, Friends of Ed, Hewlett-Packard, Killersound, .net, New Riders, Peachpit Press, SXSW Interactive, TechNow and Well Vetted.

The Greatest Story Never Told competition is designed to encourage and promote the use of Macromedia Flash MX to produce original stories for the web, video, television, film and interactive entertainment. Artists are given three months to produce an original story using Flash MX or any 3rd party software that exports to the .swf platform. Their story must be between 2:00 and 20:00 minutes in length and based on one of the FlashTV genres (www.flashtv.com). The competition is open to novice and intermediate storytellers worldwide! Deadline for submissions is January 15, 2004. Winners announced February 25, 2004.

To learn more about the competition, view the incredible prize list or to submit your original story for consideration, visit http://www.thegreateststorynevertold.com.

STUDIOTOOLS DISCOVERY NIGHT & DIGITAL SKETCHING CONTEST Great Eastern Technology 6pm-9pm Join us for this free seminar exploring StudioTools, the world's leading industrial design software for the product design and transportation markets. We will explore the features and capabilities of StudioTools, ImageStudio and PortfolioWall. Discover how this 3D software solution can work for you. All attendees will receive a StudioTools 11 Personal Learning Edition CD. DIGITAL SKETCHING CONTEST - HELD BOTH EVENINGS! The contest will be held each night after the presentations. Everyone registered to compete will have 10 minutes to sketch a design on a Wacom Cintiq Tablet. Visit us online for more information and to register! MORE INFORMATION: http://www.get.com/3dweek.html VIEW PRIZES: http://www.get.com/3dweek_prizes.html REGISTER: http://www.get.com/3dweek_registration.html

The School of Multimedia Systems Monash University will be having an exhibition at the Federation Square Melbourne. The objective of our Third Year Exhibition is to showcase to the public and industry, innovations and the high skill level of our final year students in the fields of Multimedia. The Exhibition will showcase nearly 130 students third year final works. It will include game development, 3D animation, flash animation, short films, Web sit design, interfaces, e- commerce, programming etc. Awards will be given as a part of the event. For more information, visit www.multimedia.monash.edu.au.

The Exhibition will show casing 80+ students 3rd year final works from the School of Multimedia Systems Monash University Berwick Campus. It will include Game Development, 3D Animation, Flash Animation, Short Films, Web Site Design, Interfaces, E-commerce, Programming etc. The Objective of our 3rd Year Exhibition is to showcase to the Public and Industry, Innovations and the high skill level of our final years students in the fields of Multimedia.

The Exhibition will be located in the Atrium at Federation Square Melbourne Australia.

Free Entry

An Industry Night that will include International and Domestic people in the fields of Multimedia and is Invitation only will held on the 18th of November. If you are apart of the Industry and wish to attend please conact us.