IMERSA Fulldome Summit 2012 Update
“Because of digital technology, multiple industry sectors are converging, and we have a lot to talk about on the creative side, technology side and the business side. Everyone wants to see more viable business models for production, distribution and exhibition. This Summit will be a conversation where we can share the wisdom, look at what works and what needs to be done differently, what tools exist and what tools still need to be developed or improved – and move forward.”
--IMERSA co-founder Dan Neafus, director of the Gates Planetarium at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science.
IMERSA Fulldome Summit 2012 Feb 3-5
Denver Museum of Nature & Science
The Conversations of Convergence
What's converging:
- The interests of science museums and planetariums
- The application of fulldome and immersive digital video to entertainment and education
- Production communities – exploring and applying these tools and formats in multiple sectors
- Content – transmedia and repurposing of media transport storylines, characters and brands across multiple formats, venues and audiences
- Technologies, standards and best practices
For this historic dialog, IMERSA has invited its Affiliate Organizations and Advisers to join with the IMERSA community in leading a series of meaningful and productive Convergence Conversations at the Summit. Members of the respective associations are encouraged to attend the Summit.
Who’s converging:
The voices of IMERSA Affiliate organizations:
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- Giant Screen Cinema Association (GSCA)
- Producers Guild of America (PGA)
- Themed Entertainment Association (TEA)
- Great Lakes Planetarium Association (GLPA)
- Denver Museum of Nature & Science (DMNS)
The Conversations of Convergence
Learning from the Past, Immersed in the Future with:
Featured speakers:
- Jeffrey Kirsch, Reuben H Fleet Science Center; GSCA Chair
- Ian McLennan, Ian McLennan Consulting
- Valerie Johnson-Redrow, Media producer; PGA New Media Council Board
- George Wiktor, The GW Group; TEA past President
Guest speakers:
- David Beining, ArtsLab, Domefest
- Markus Beyr, Markus Beyr
- Michael Daut, Evans & Sutherland
- Greg Downing, xRez Studio
- Doug Greenlee, SoundKinetics
- Yaroslav Gubchenko, Fulldome Film Society
- Eric Hanson, xRez Studio
- Jay Heinz, Morehead Planetarium UNC
- Vance Howard, Artists by Nature
- James Hyder, LF Examiner
- Ed Lantz, Vortex Immersion Media
- Toby Mensforth of Mensforth & Associates
- Mike Murray, Clark Planetarium
- Dan Neafus, Director, Gates Planetarium, DMNS
- Barry Perlus, Cornell University Dept of Art
- Mark Petersen, Loch Ness Productions
- Berend Reijnhoudt, Omniversum; GSCA Board
- Daniel Tell, Standards Chair, GLPA
- Hue Walker, ArtsLab
- Ryan Wyatt, Director, Morrison Planetarium, California Academy of Sciences
- Ka Chun Yu, Curator of Space Science, DMNS
For more details on all speakers, sessions and screenings at the Summit, and registration info, visit www.imersa.org
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