BroadcastAsia, Asia's premier digital multimedia technology event, offers industry professions, decision makers, vendors and buyers the ideal one-stop business environment to network, build alliances and congregate to source, purchase and leverage on industry information. Held from June 17-20, 2008 at Singapore Expo, BroadcastAsia2008 will once again showcase the latest digital multimedia technology and professional industry equipment and services from exhibiting companies all over the world. Visitors and exhibitors can expect to meet broadcasters, production companies, animation houses, content owners and developers, computer graphics producers, online gaming developers and many more at the event. Complementing BroadcastAsia is its flagship conference, the BroadcastAsia2008 International Conference, together with other various conferences that will be held alongside the exhibition. Visitors can extend their reach to their target audience, encourage and promote the growth of the industry, and network with like-minded professionals to stay updated on the latest issues. Held in conjunction with CommunicAsia, the region's successful ICT exhibition and conference, InteractiveDME and CG Overdrive, BroadcastAsia2008 will be an event not to be missed for the broadcasting and digital multimedia industry professionals.

Animate! is the first Festival for Adult Animation of Uruguay. It started in 2005 and it had a second release in 2006.

This third edition will be held at the Plaza Arts and Events in Montevideo, Uruguay May 17-May 18, 2008.

Animation of any kind and technique are welcome to be screened in this great Cinema of Montevideo, during "Montevideo Comics", the greatest Convention for Comics, Animations and Games Arts with over 3.000 people in its last edition.

Posts are welcome until May 10, 2008 in any kind of support (preferred DVD). Animate! is a non-profit organization and there is no cost to submit.

Please send your work to:

Juan Brusco
Animate!08
Bulevar Artigas 1085
CP 11.200 Montevideo, Uruguay

For questions and suggestions,contact www.animate.com.uy

Stoke Your Fires Festival of Animation will take place May 15-18 2008 at the Potteries Museum & Art Gallery in Stoke-on-Trent, utilizing its 300 seat forum theater for screenings of award winning animation, seminars, and Q&A sessions with a host of guest speakers. The festival will also be making use of the museum's expansive gallery spaces for workshops, master classes and exhibits. Stoke Your Fires is now looking for submissions in the following nine categories: --Best Animated Short --Best Professional Regional Animation "Made in the Midlands" --Best Animated Commercial --Best CG Animation --Best Puppet/Stop Motion Animation --Best International Animation --Best Fine Art/Experimental Animation --Best Traditional 2D Animation --Best Student Animation

Once again hosted by the British Empire and Commonwealth Exhibition Hall and Ramada Plaza Hotel, this year's lineup promises to be the biggest and the best so far. It all kicks off on Friday May 9 with Diamond UK Retailers Day (exclusive presentations to UK and European retailers of the major releases for the rest of this comics year) and the Orangutan Comics Film Night '08 for all early arrivals, starting 6pm at the Ramada Plaza Hotel (more details available at www.myspace.com/bicefilmnight). Saturday May 10 and Sunday May 11 feature two full days of events, including presentations on upcoming Marvel and DC releases, the world famous Hypotheticals panel hosted by Dave Gibbons, DC Portfolio reviews by editors Karen Berger, Eddie Berganza and Hank Kanalz and the Saturday evening presentation of The Eagle Awards. The awards were first presented in 1976 and are the comics industry's longest established awards. As usual, the first 1,000 people through the door on Saturday are eligible for a free goodie bag -- in previous years this has contained graphic novels, comics, posters, badges, action figures and once again the contents are a well-kept secret that are strictly first come, first served, strictly one per person. Special guests signing, sketching and/or hosting talks throughout the weekend include: Jim Shooter, Walt Simonson, Louise Simonson, Jim Starlin, Yanick Paquette, Dave Gibbons, Mike Carey, Alan Davis, Mark Buckingham and Paul Cornell. Tickets for the Bristol International Comic Expo are available online for six pounds per day for adults, or just one pound for 12 to 16 year olds under the Kids For A Quid scheme. As usual, all accompanied attendees under the age of 12 get in for free. Book now via: www.comicexpo.net/08tickets.html.

The NAB Show is the world's largest professional digital media industry convention. The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) has been hosting this event for over 80 years for all traditional broadcast, entertainment and emerging platform industries, including TV, Radio, Film, Internet and many others. This is where it originates -- an extraordinary experience, over twice the size of any other tradeshow centered on content: creation, management, commerce, distribution and delivery. The NAB Show is the ultimate destination for a global audience of media professionals who seek to deliver enriched content from concept to consumption. Kamy Merithew, Vice President of Marketing for WEGENER, and Gary Pelkey, WEGENER’s VP System Architect, will present discussions at the World Teleport Association (WTA) Content Distribution Forum and the 62nd Annual Broadcast Engineering Conference respectively. Pelkey will be joined by Eric Wiler, VP of Technology for Jones Radio Network, for a presentation entitled "Radio Broadcasters: Building File-Based Networks". They will examine the technology behind the next generation of satellite-delivered programming and discuss ways to provide listeners and advertisers with a sense of local presence by transitioning to file-based program delivery. The presentation is part of the session, Radio Technology Advancements and is scheduled for Sunday, April 13 at 1:00 p.m in the Las Vegas Convention Center Room S226/227.

MIPTV featuring MILIA is the world's premier audiovisual & digital content market. It's where the key decision-makers come to meet, talk and forge the business partnerships that will drive future growth on a global level.

The South Beach International Animation Festival celebrates animation film and other cartoon art forms with screenings and special events taking place at a variety of venues around Miami Beach and Miami Dade County. In addition to juried film screenings, the Festival hosts art exhibits, hands-on demonstrations, seminars, and discussions. Set in one of the world's best locations for sun and fun, this is a great destination for a family vacation. Whether it's the art you love, learning about the latest technology, a relaxing day on the beach or dancing till dawn, there will be fun for everyone. The Festival runs from April 3 - 5th, 2008, giving visitors mild springtime temperatures in the day and balmy tropical nights. So, save the dates, book your trip and we'll see you at our festival, because everyone loves the "Toons". Please, keep checking back as we add new information.

Scheduled from April 1-3, CTIA WIRELESS 2008 is located at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. This year's CTIA show, titled "Wireless & You," will present the convergence of more than 1,100 exhibiting companies, dozens of industries, and over 40,000 professionals from 125 countries all working toward the common goal of revolutionizing wireless. CTIA WIRELESS 2008 is most comprehensive expo in wireless data, showcasing ground-breaking innovations and creative solutions for enterprise and entertainment as well, offers a provocative program of visionary and in-depth sessions, conferences, and seminars on all aspects of the wireless industry for the strategist, technologist, and marketer covering all segments of the wireless world. Information: www.ctiawireless.com.

Hollywood has been selected as the host city for the first annual Computer Generated Images for Advertising & Marketing conference (CGAM). CGAM will take place at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel - March 10 & 11, 2008.

CGAM is the premier annual global conference for professionals focusing on cutting-edge technology and the value of Computer Generated Images (CGI) in marketing and advertising. The conference features a variety of tutorials and conference sessions that cover current topics related to CGI.
CGI experts, ad agencies, implementers, manufacturers, inventors, clients and vendors are invited to attend this unique conference. The interactive format makes the CGAM Conference a great place to meet and exchange ideas with leading experts, find out about the needs of potential clients, or get information about new and existing products.

Sponsors include: RealTime Technologies/ RTT, Saddington & Baynes, Bunkspeed, Mackevision, AutoDesk and Radiance.

For conference details and to request more information, visit www.cgamconference.com. For more information on exhibiting or sponsoring please contact: Angela L. Jones, by email: angela@cgamconference.com or by phone: +1-323-317-0186.

super*MARKET is a quarterly independent comics event based in Los Angeles. It aims to provide a regular salon for comic-makers, -lovers, and -haters alike, so that the gap between creators and readers shrinks down to an uncomfortable closeness. By determining a focus or theme for each event, the super*MARKET is able to cover varied genres within indie comics from goth to cry-baby.

The Comeback Show is Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007, at Meltdown Comics And Collectibles, which is located at 7522 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, California 90046. It will run from 11:00 am-6:00 pm. For more information, visit www.supermarketla.com.