Children and students of all ages have always been fascinated by dinosaurs. If you have watched the program Walking with Dinosaurs and wondered how the animation was done, here

The World Science Fiction Convention is the pre-eminent gathering of professionals and fans of all forms of science fiction in the World. This 64th installment will include hundreds of speakers, panel discussions, workshops, and seminars covering SF and Fantasy in films, TV, and literature, as well as science and space, costuming, etc. There will also be a special 40th anniversary celebration of Star Trek with actors, writers, and behind-the-scenes technicians from all of the incarnations of the series. Exhibits include a 300 table dealers area, a 20,000 sq. ft. art show, and tens of thousands of feet of exhibits ranging from props and FX miniatures from Star Trek and other SF films and shows, a display of matte and production art, customized vehicles, robots, '50s robot, rocket, and raygun toys, and lots more. Also, the Hugo Awards will be presented at the convention. The World Science Fiction Convention only gets to Southern California once every 10 years or so.

Charles Sturt University is proud to announce the Australian International Animation Festival 2006, the largest non-metropolitan screening of animation in Australia. The festival features unprecedented opportunity to view the very best of worldwide animation selected from a record-breaking 1,500 entries, and boasts special programs like Comic Art Meets Animation, Korean Panorama and the Aeon Flux Collection exclusive programmed by creator Peter Chung. Add to that free lectures on 3D and stop-motion animation, invitation for local animators to screen, an exciting network of animation aficionados and a few big surprises and you have a fantastic festival that is truly internationally acclaimed!

Event: Australian International Animation Festival 2006
Dates: Friday 11

The National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE) is expanding the format of its highly successful Annual TV Producers

Avanca Film Festival presents a forum for the best in cinema, TV, video and multimedia. The event features screenings, surprises, workshops, exhibitions, meetings and discussions.

The works admitted for selection are those produced on Jan. 1, 2003, or after and cannot have been screened in Portugal. For cinema, the festival accepts short and feature fiction and animation films in 16 and 35mm and digital cinematography format. For video, the festival accepts productions of less than 20 minutes in VHS (multisystems), DV (PAL system) or BETACAM SP (PAL system. For multimedia, the event accepts Web movies in video or infographic format in the following categories: fiction, experimental and animation. For TV, the festival takes documentaries of less than 60 minutes already broadcast by a television station.

For more information, visit www.avanca.com.

The 18th Annual Society for Animation Studies Conference, held at Trinity University, has a theme

Wizard Ent. has announced a new 3-day pop culture consumer show. The Atlanta show is Wizard's sixth, joining similar events in Chicago, Boston, Texas, Los Angeles, and Philadelphia. Wizard Ent.s Wizard World Chicago attracted an audience of more than 54,000 last year making it the second largest pop culture convention in the U.S., trailing only the San Diego Comic-Con. For more information, visit www.wizarduniverse.com/.

MONDO ARTSHOW & SALE Wednesday June 21st 7PM NELSON CAFE (Corner of Granville St. and Nelson St.) Vancouver... CANADA 655 Nelson St. V6B 2E5 On JUNE 21st, come to OPENING NIGHT of the much anticipated second installment of Albert Art's Mondo Mama's series, on display until July at the NELSON CAFE. High Quality Digital Art and its affordable. Also on sale is the return of the popular Albertart T-shirts! All proceeds from the sale of Albertart T-shirts will be donated to the CARES Foundation for Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia, a condition Albert's 2 year old cousin was born with. visit http://www.caresfoundation.org/ (A representative from the foundation will be there Opening Night to help share their knowledge on this disease.) Other artists showcasing their work are Merritt Wong with his Anime/Manga series: Zephos' BishiBishi 2006: Random Acts of Cuteness As well as Jesse Davidge, Artist of the comicbook, 'The Wandering Stars'. There will be drink specials and a Live-Band will be performing. Admission is FREE!!! Please come out and show your support for unique local talent, listen to good music and Fundraise for Charity. What better way to spend a Summer night?

Future TV Show 2006 is a conference where broadcasters and network operators meet the production companies and channels to discuss new opportunities in the world of media convergence. Conference topics include:

* Who is the viewer of the future and on what platforms will they be watching TV?
* Securing content for new platforms
* VOD & PVR

As part of the Science Museum's celebration of the 'Pixar: 20 Years of Animation' exhibition being in residence, Talk Animation is a series of special talks will take place at the Science Museum from top industry insiders revealing the secrets behind creating memorable animation.... On Friday 9th June from 18:15, Animation director and producer, Tim Searle on how to survive in the animation industry. In 2001, Tim formed 2DTV to make the topical sketch show '2DTV' for ITV1, winning acclaim and numerous awards. 2DTV also made the controversial music promo for George Michael's 'Shoot the Dog'. Tim also formed Baby Cow Animation with Steve Coogan & Henry Normal, co-producing 'Brain Candy', 'Whine Gums' & 'From Bard to Verse' for BBC3. This talk is