Submitted by Jeff Hansell on Fri, 10/28/2011 - 8:39am
ACM-NE Coming to Springfield, MA
FESTIVAL EVENING AWARD CEREMONIES
"The Fall Video Festival is a 'slam dunk' celebration of what makes community media great."
The National Basketball Hall of Fame is hosting this year's FALL VIDEO FESTIVAL AWARDS on Saturday, November 12. Everyone is invited to cheer on the First Place Winners of the Program awards and the Special Leadership Awards as they make their acceptance speeches. Second and Third place winners will have their names announced and receive their certificates from ACM-NE Board members on the side of the stage. Photo ops for all!
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is located right off Rte. 91 in Springfield, MA.
1000 West Columbus Avenue
Springfield, MA 01105-2518
(413) 781-6500
This event is FREE!
The doors will open at 6:30 pm with a reception in the beautiful marble lobby. Refreshments from Max's and a cash bar will be available. The awards will be given out starting at 7:15 pm in the state of the art Theatre where clips of the winners will be displayed on a large screen. Keith Thibault returns for another year as Master of Ceremonies.
Don't miss this opportunity to enjoy this event with old friends and to make new friends in the PEG world. If you are a winner and attending this event, please let us know clicking on "CONTACT US" on the acm-ne.org website.
HOTEL DEADLINE EXTENDED TO OCTOBER 31
Are you a winner in this year's Video Festival? Don't know if you are? Go to acm-ne.org and click on the "Winners List".
Make your reservations now!
City Place Inn & Suites in Springfield, MA has reserved rooms for Video Festival attendees. These are Non-smoking King bed rooms for $119 a night. To reserve, call City Place directly at (413) 781-0900, use code IWPP and tell them you are part of the Town of Wilbraham Public Access Group to receive this rate.
RESERVATIONS MUST BE MADE BY OCTOBER 31 to be guaranteed the $119 rate.
COME FOR THE DAY... WORKSHOPS ONLY $20
Over the last few years, the Video Festival has become an event for everyone, whether they have won an award this time around or not.
The ACM-NE Board has been working with Caroline Cunningham of Wilbraham Public Access to put together a great slate of workshops for Saturday, November 12. The workshops will be held at:
City Place Inn and Suites
711 Dwight Street
Springfield, MA
Registration will open at noon. The event will be kicked off by Linda Fuller Ph.D. with a presentation entitled: "Moving to multi-platform formats: An update on local, national, and international community media movements". She is the author of several books including "Community Media: International Perspectives" in 2007.
Sessions at 1 pm
"Digital Tapeless Workflow in an Access Environment" presented by Chip Gorra, The Camera Company.
"My Favorite Video or Audio Gizmo, Thingabob, Whatsamadoodle, Kachinga or Software" presented by Peter Pijoan from Wolfeboro (NH) Community Television and Nick Ring of CTSB Community Television of Southern Berkshires.
Sessions at 3 pm
"The Complete Picture: Streaming Your Station" presented by Al Williams, Northampton Community Television, Jim Lescault of Amherst Media & others.
"Promoting Your Show: Social Media and Beyond" presented by Michelle Houle and Dan Brennan of Methuen Community Television, Bill Nay of mymasstv, a representative of CMDN and more!
These workshops are designed for both station staff, board members and program producers at a cost of only $20 for the day. Register at www.acm-ne.org. Click on "Events."
Thanks to our Sponsor: The Camera Company
