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MCA-I http://www.mca-i.org/attachments/files/116/mca_i_logo_vert_3d_600dpi_100x109.jpg http://www.mca-i.org MCA-I Copyright 2008 MCA-I Tendenci Association Software by Schipul - The Web Marketing Company en-us noemail@mca-i.org Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:08:18 GMT Events http://www.mca-i.org/en/cev/281 MCA-I Northeast Ohio Chapter Meeting Touring JMC Facility <div class="vevent"> <a class="url" href="http://www.mca-i.org/en/cev/281"> <span class="summary">MCA-I Northeast Ohio Chapter Meeting Touring JMC Facility</span> </a><br/> Start Date: <abbr class="dtstart" title="20090220T000000Z">19-Feb-09 6:00 PM</abbr> <br/> End Time: <abbr class="dtend" title="20090220T033000Z">19-Feb-09 9:30 PM</abbr> <br/> Location: <span class="location"> Kent State University's New Journalism Media Communications Facility, Kent, OH </span> <br/> Speaker: <br> <br/> Event Details: <div class="description"><div>We will be discussing virtual set design considerations with examples from several organizations.  A tour of the new $3 million JMC Facility will also take place.  </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div>More details to come! <br> </div></div> </div> <br/> <div class="vcard"> <a class="fn">Kent State University's New Journalism Media Communications Facility </a></div> http://www.mca-i.org/en/cev/281 Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:47:35 GMT Events http://www.mca-i.org/en/cev/289 Carolina Silver Reel Awards <div class="vevent"> <a class="url" href="http://www.mca-i.org/en/cev/289"> <span class="summary">Carolina Silver Reel Awards</span> </a><br/> Start Date: <abbr class="dtstart" title="20081206T220000Z">6-Dec-08 5:00 PM</abbr> <br/> End Time: <abbr class="dtend" title="20081207T000000Z">6-Dec-08 7:00 PM</abbr> <br/> Location: <span class="location"> School of Communication Arts, Raleigh, NC 27614</span> <br/> Speaker: <br> <br/> Event Details: <div class="description"><font face="Myriad-Roman" color="#400000" size="4"> <p align="left"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 12pt">This year’s ceremony </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-size: 12pt">will be a pre-dinner gala beginning at 5:00 pm. Appetizing sweets, </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-size: 12pt">fruits and cheeses, coffee, soft drinks, and a beer/wine cash bar will </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-size: 12pt">be available to get your evening started. At the conclusion of the </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-size: 12pt">ceremony we encourage you to keep the celebration going as you </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-size: 12pt">dine with friends and fellow winners at your favorite local faire ...</span> </span></span></font><strong><font color="#400000" size="4"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 12pt">sweet!</span></span></p> </strong></font> </div> </div> <br/> <div class="vcard"> <a class="url fn" href="http://www.mcai-rdc.org">School of Communication Arts <br/> <div class="adr"> <div class="street-address">3000 Wakefield Crossing Drive</div> <span class="locality">Raleigh</span>, <span class="region">NC</span> <span class="country-name">USA</span> <span class="postal-code">27614</span> </div> </a></div> http://www.mca-i.org/en/cev/289 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:21:28 GMT Events 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<br/> <div class="vcard"> <a class="fn">Via Teleconference unless stated otherwise </a></div> http://www.mca-i.org/en/cev/r/dt/305/ Wed, 02 Apr 2008 16:10:14 GMT Articles http://www.mca-i.org/en/art/?1418 MCA-I eNews - November 2008 <table style="width: 510px; height: 4848px" height="3803" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="514" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 508px; height: 4846px" valign="top" align="center"> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="500" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 489px; height: 71px" valign="top" bgcolor="#e9e9e9"> <div align="center"></div> <div><span style="font-family: Arial"><a title="MCA-I website" href="http://www.mca-i.org"><img height="44" alt="" src="http://www.mca-i.org/attachments/files/277/enews_header_500x44.jpg" width="500" /></a></span></div> <div style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial" align="right"><a title="Read eNews Online" href="http://www.mca-i.org/news/"><span style="font-family: Arial">Read eNews Online</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial">                                                                     November 2008   </span></div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> <table cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" width="500" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 255px; height: 206px" valign="middle"> <ul><span style="font-size: 10pt"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt"><span style="font-size: 10pt"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "><span style="font-family: "><span style="font-family: "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "><span style="font-size: 10pt"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-family: "><span style="font-family: "><span style="font-family: "><span style="font-family: "><span style="font-family: "><span style="font-family: "> <li style="font-family: "><a style="font-family: " href="#Story1">ProTrack Proves Professionals Plan, Produce and Party!</a><a href="#Story1"></li> <li style="font-family: "></span></span></a><a style="font-family: " href="#Story2">G. Warren Scholarship recipient - Jeremy Markowitz</a><a href="#Story1"></span> </li> <li style="font-family: "></a><a style="font-family: " href="#Story3">Chuck Webb Award goes to Connie Terwilliger</a><a href="#Story1"> </li> <li style="font-family: "></a><a style="font-family: " href="#Story4">Media Festival Winners Honored</a><a href="#Story1"></li> <li style="font-family: "></a><a style="font-family: " href="#Story5">MCA-I Volunteers Recognized</a><a href="#Story1"></li> <li style="font-family: "><span style="font-family: "><span style="font-family: "><span style="font-family: "></a><a style="font-family: " href="#Sponsors"><span style="font-family: "><span style="font-family: "><span style="font-family: "><span style="font-family: ">Thanks to our sponsors</span></span></span></span></a><a href="#Story6"></span></span></span><span style="font-family: ">   </span></li> <li style="font-family: "></a><a style="font-family: " href="#Story6"></a><a style="font-family: " href="#Story6">Member Profile: Bill Dolan</a><a href="#Story1"></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "> </span></li> <li style="font-family: "><span style="font-family: "><span style="font-family: "></a><a style="font-family: " href="#Story8"><span style="font-family: "><span style="font-family: "><span style="font-family: ">A message from the President</span></span></span></a><a href="#Story1"></span></span> <span style="font-family: "><span style="font-family: ">  </span></li> <li style="font-family: "></a><a style="font-family: " href="#calendarevents"><span style="font-family: ">Calendar of Events</span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="#Story1"> </span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></li> </ul> </td> <td valign="middle"> <div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: Arial"><a title="ProTrack 2008" href="http://www.mca-i.org/ProTrack2008/"></a></span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt"><img height="58" alt="" src="http://www.mca-i.org/attachments/files/2121/ProTrack08_Replacement.jpg" width="200" border="0" longdesc="MCA-I ProTrack" /><br> <br> <span style="font-size: 12pt">Thanks to our attendees, <br> <span style="font-family: Arial">presenters and <a href="#Sponsors">sponsors</a>!</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">  </span> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div style="font-size: 10pt">Your Logo Could Be HERE!<br> <a title="Contact MCA-I" href="http://www.mca-i.org/contact/" target="_blank">Contact MCA-I</a></div> </span></div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </p> <table cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" width="500" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="padding-right: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt; font-family: Arial; text-align: right" valign="top" align="right"><span style="color: #670096; font-family: Arial"> <div style="text-align: right" align="right"><a id="Story1" name="Story1"></a><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: Arial"><strong>ProTrack Proves Professionals Plan, Produce and Party! <br> <br> </strong></span></span></div> </span> <div style="text-align: right" align="right"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-size: 10pt">"The sessions were very informative with excellent speakers and the Leadership Conference was full of new information and stategies for building a stronger organization both internationally and through local chapters. On top of all of that, the MCA-I people know how to have a good time!"<br> <em>Jeff Gelder, President Elect, San Diego Chapter<br> </em></span></span></div> </td> <td style="padding-right: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; background: #e9e9e9 0% 50%; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt; font-family: Arial; height: 411px; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial" valign="top"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial"> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt" align="left">According to MCA-I media pros who recently attended the ProTrack 2008 Conference at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Anaheim, California October 31 – November 1, it was worth its weight in California gold. (<span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt">Post a Testimonial on the <a title="MCA-I on Facebook" href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=2383178308" target="_blank">MCA-I Facebook group</a>).</span> <div> </div> </span>Attendees were producers, directors, editors, web designers, writers and multi-media professionals from across the United States and many other countries including: Canada and New Zealand. “This was the perfect way to celebrate MCA-I’s 40th anniversary,” said Lee Vogel President of MCA-I. “We’re a chapter driven organization and we retain just about every new conference attendee because they make a real connection with people here, then go back home and participate on the local chapter level.” </div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt" align="left"> </div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt" align="left">This year’s two day sessions lined up like a “Who's Who” of media experts with headliners like consultant and DVD author Jan Ozer, trainer/instructor Bruce Nazarian, national trainer for Adobe Kevan O’Brien, corporate podcasting expert Marcelo Lewin and Video Resources’ Chief Gearhead Brad Hagen.</div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt" align="left"> </div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt" align="left"><a title="ProTrack Press Release" href="http://www.mca-i.org/en/rel/?1213" target="_blank">Read the rest of the release online.</a></div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt" align="left"> </div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt" align="left"> <div style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt" align="left"><span style="font-size: 10pt">See photos from some of the ProTrack sessions, the Halloween Party and the 40th Annual MCA-I Media Festival on the </span><a title="Website photo albums" href="http://www.mca-i.org/en/photos/albums/s/"><span style="font-size: 10pt">website photo albums.</span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt"> More photos taken by attendees have been posted by the </span><a title="Facebook photos" href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2115097&id=39607003"><span style="font-size: 10pt">Facebook MCA-I Group Members</span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt">.</span></div> <div style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt" align="left"><span style="font-size: 10pt"> </span></div> <div style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt" align="left"><span style="font-size: 10pt">If you took photos, please take a moment to upload them to the Facebook site or the International website. And post a comment to the Facebook group while you are there. <span style="font-size: 10pt">Spread the word!</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt"> </span></div>  </div> </span></span></span></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding-right: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><strong><span style="color: #670096; font-family: Arial"> <div align="right"><a id="Story2" name="Story2"></a>G. Warren Scholarship Awarded to Jeremy Markowitz...</div> <div align="right"><img style="width: 159px; height: 227px" height="227" alt="" src="http://www.mca-i.org/attachments/files/2309/JeremyMarkowitz_GWarren2008.JPG" width="159" vspace="5" border="0" longdesc="Jeremy Markowitz - 2008 G. Warren Scholarship Award Winner" /> </div> <div align="right"> </div> <div style="text-align: right" align="right"><strong><span style="color: #670096; font-family: Arial"><strong></strong></span></strong></div> <strong><strong></strong></strong></span><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong></span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt"><strong><span style="color: #670096; font-family: Arial"> <div align="right"><br>  </div> <div align="right"> </div> </span></strong> <div align="right"><span style="color: #670096; font-family: Arial"><strong><br>  </strong></span></div> <strong></strong> <div align="right"><strong></strong></span></span> </div> </td> <td style="padding-right: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; background: white 0% 50%; padding-bottom: 3pt; width: 265px; padding-top: 3pt; height: 449px; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial" valign="top"> <div><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">Jeremy Markowitz is currently a sophomore Electronic Media Production Major at Kent State University located in Kent, Ohio. In high school, he worked for the South Euclid Lyndhurst City Schools as the assistant department director of their production company, AVTV Productions. This group, often under Jeremy's leadership, did a variety of professional productions ranging from studio based talk shows and multi-camera remote productions, to advanced theatrical productions and broadcasting sporting events. All of the produced content was aired on the district's local cable television station as well as sold to the community. <br> <br> Jeremy has been making stop-motion animations and short movies for most of his life; he enjoys the creative freedom of telling stories through a video. After graduation in 2011, Jeremy hopes to work for a production company using his editing abilities to continue telling stories. Jeremy would like to thank Howard Markowitz, Leslie Markowitz, Neil Markowitz, Barbara Potashkin and Michael Bubnow for always supporting his projects and goals in every possible way</span>.</div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding-right: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt; height: 387px" valign="top"> <div align="right"><strong><font color="#670096"><a id="Story3" name="Story3"></a><span style="font-family: Arial"><strong><font color="#670096">Chuck Webb Award for Distinguished MCA-I Service<br> </font></strong></span></font></strong><span style="font-size: 10pt"><span style="color: #670096; font-family: Arial"><br> <img style="width: 152px; height: 235px" height="235" alt="" src="http://www.mca-i.org/attachments/files/2308/ConnieTerwilliger_ChuckWebbAward.jpg" width="152" vspace="5" border="0" longdesc="Connie Terwilliger accepts Chuck Webb Award 2008" /><br> Past President, Connie Terwilliger, San Diego, receives the 2008 Chuck Webb Award </span></span></div> </td> <td style="padding-right: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; background: #e9e9e9 0% 50%; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial" valign="top"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt"> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-family: Arial">The MCA-I Media Festival Awards Presentation reveals the winners of the coveted Golden Reel, but it also honors members of the association who devote countless volunteer hours to keep the association moving forward. In addition to the Board of Director's, President's and Shining Star Awards, MCA-I's highest honor is the Chuck Webb Award. <div> </div> <div> <div>The Chuck Webb Award for Distinguished MCA-I Service recognizes and honors an individual who has demonstrated the highest level of involvement in, dedication and commitment to the Association without regard for personal profit or gain. It is the highest distinguished service award given by MCA-I.</div> <div> </div> <div>As one of the founding members of our organization, Chuck Webb exhibited all these qualities and we honor his memory by recognizing those who follow the example he set. The 2008 Chuck Webb Award goes to Connie Terwilliger, MCA-I San Diego. </div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <div><a title="Chuck Webb Award" href="http://www.mca-i.org/en/rel/?1199" target="_blank"> <div>Read the Chuck Webb Award Release...</div> </a> </div> </div> </div> </span></span></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding-right: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt; height: 387px" valign="top"> <div align="right"><strong><font color="#670096"><a id="Story4" name="Story4"></a><span style="font-family: Arial">MCA-I's <strong>40th Anniversary celebrated during the 40th Annual Media Festival Awards Show</strong> </div> <div align="right"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><span style="font-family: Arial"> <div><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><span style="font-family: Arial"> </span> <div> </div> </span></div> </span></span></div> </span></font></strong> <div align="right"><span style="font-size: 10pt"><span style="color: #670096; font-family: Arial"><img style="width: 183px; height: 162px" height="162" alt="" src="http://www.mca-i.org/attachments/wysiwyg/13/SteveKingKaiGottlob.jpg" width="183" border="0" longdesc="Steve King presents Kai Gottlob with one of his two Golden Reels" /><br> <br> Silver Award winner and MCA-I Board Member Steve King presents Kai Gottlob with one of his two Golden Reel Awards </span></span></div> </td> <td style="padding-right: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; background: white 0% 50%; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt; font-family: Arial; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial" valign="top"> <div><span style="font-size: 10pt"><span style="font-size: 10pt">The 40th Annual MCA-I Media Festival was held Saturday night November 1st, 2008 at the Anaheim Hyatt Regency. In addition to presenting several service awards to our <img style="width: 99px; height: 100px" height="100" alt="" src="http://www.mca-i.org/attachments/files/54/golden_reel_logo_240x240.gif" width="99" align="right" border="0" longdesc="Golden Reel logo" />dedicated volunteers, the other stars of the show were the media professionals who submitted entries into this acclaimed competition where we honor the best in media communication from around the world. <br> <br> Traveling the furthest tp pick up a Silver Reel Award was International Board Member, Steve King from New Zealand. Also in the long distance category was Kai Gottlob from Germany who attended with three of his clients to accept two Golden Reels. It was pure coincidence that Steve in his capacity as a board member, was the one who presented Kai with his awards.</span></span></div> <div><span style="font-size: 10pt"> </span></div> <div><a title="40th Annual MCA-I Media Awards Festival Winners" href="http://www.mca-i.org/en/rel/?1211" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 10pt"><span style="font-size: 10pt">Find out who else won</span></span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt"><span style="font-size: 10pt">...</span></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding-right: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; width: 201px; padding-top: 3pt; height: 537px" valign="top"><span style="color: #800080"><span style="color: #b000ff"><span style="font-size: 10pt"><span style="color: #670096; font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="color: #800080"><span style="color: #b000ff"><span style="color: #670096; font-family: Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: Arial"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial"><font color="#670096"> <div style="margin-bottom: 12pt; text-align: right" align="right"><a id="Story5" name="Story5"></a><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><span style="font-family: Arial"><font size="3"><span style="font-family: Arial"><strong><font color="#670096">MCA-I Volunteers Recognized During Media Festival</font></strong></span></font></span></span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 12pt; text-align: right" align="right"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><span style="font-family: Arial"><font size="3"><span style="font-family: Arial"><strong><font color="#670096"><span style="font-size: 10pt"><img style="width: 179px; height: 147px" height="147" alt="" src="http://www.mca-i.org/attachments/files/2312/MikeBrownDr.AlLeeVogel.jpg" width="179" vspace="3" border="0" longdesc="Dr. Alan Richardson receives Board of Directors Award" /></span><br> <span style="font-size: 10pt"><img style="width: 180px; height: 195px" height="195" alt="" src="http://www.mca-i.org/attachments/files/2311/LeeVogelGaryShifflet.jpg" width="180" border="0" longdesc="Gary Shifflet receives President's Award" /></span><br> <br> </div> </font></strong></span></font></span></span></font></span></span></strong></span></span></span></span></strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></td> <td style="padding-right: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; background: #e9e9e9 0% 50%; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial" valign="top"><span style="font-family: Arial"> <div style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt" align="left"><span style="font-size: 10pt">It takes a village. And MCA-I is lucky to have dedicated volunteers who work together to plan and execute their plans. Each year during the annual MCA-I Media Festival Celebration, <a title="MCA-I Service Awards" href="http://www.mca-i.org/en/cms/?223" target="_blank">we honor our volunteers</a>. </span> <div> </div> <div>This year's Board of Director's Award went to Dr. Alan Richardson (At Large - IN), a active member since 1979 who continues to support MCA-I. Dr. Al has had a presence locally and Internationally on various MCA-I committees and is extremely active in education and student endeavors. He served on the International Board of Directors from 2002 to 2006 and served as International President in 2005. Dr. Al plans to continue his efforts to get the word out to students about the importance of relationships for business and personal growth.</div> <div> </div> <div>The President's Award goes to Gary Shifflet from Detroit. Gary has been president of his chapter on three different occasions, organized a golf tournament to support the adopted charity of his chapter for numerous years, and orchestrated judging for his chapter’s video awards many times. He has also (sometimes simultaneously) coordinated the judging for our international Golden Reels, started and orchestrated the G. Warren Scholarship two year’s running, has been instrumental in revising our association by-laws, and served several years on the MCA-I international board of directors in several capacities. This year, when our international President-elect was unable to serve, Gary stepped-up to finish his term. <br> </div> </div> </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding-right: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt" valign="top" colspan="2"> <p style="text-align: center" align="center"><strong><span style="color: #400080"><span style="font-family: Arial; text-decoration: none"><a id="Sponsors" name="Sponsors"></a><a title="Adobe" href="http://www.adobe.com/"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt"><img id="_x0000_i1030" height="50" alt="" src="http://www.mca-i.org/attachments/files/911/Adobe_tiny.jpg" width="43" border="0" longdesc="Adobe" /></span></span></span></a></span></span></strong><span style="font-family: Arial"><strong><span style="color: #400080; font-family: Arial">        </span><span style="color: #400080"><a title="Avid" href="http://www..avid.com/"></a></span></strong><span style="font-family: Arial">            </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; text-decoration: none"><span style="font-family: Arial"><img id="_x0000_i1032" height="58" alt="" src="http://www.mca-i.org/attachments/files/914/ProdHUB_tiny.jpg" width="70" border="0" longdesc="ProductionHUB logo" /></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial">   <br> </span></span><a title="Anton Bauer website - Bronze" href="http://www.antonbauer.com/"><span style="text-decoration: none"><span style="font-family: Arial"><img id="_x0000_i1034" height="46" alt="" src="http://www.mca-i.org/attachments/files/1728/AntonBauer-tiny.jpg" width="70" border="0" longdesc="Anton Bauer" /></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial">                 </span><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial">   </span></span><a title="Bogen imaging" href="http://www.bogenimaging.us/jsp/index.jsp"><span style="font-family: Arial; text-decoration: none"><span style="font-family: Arial"><img id="_x0000_i1036" height="46" alt="" src="http://www.mca-i.org/attachments/files/915/Bogen_tiny.jpg" width="69" border="0" longdesc="Bogen logo" /></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial">          </span></span><a title="The workshops" href="http://www.theworkshops.com/"></a>      <span style="font-family: Arial">  </span><a title="Rucinski and Reetz" href="http://www.rucinskireetz.com/"><span style="text-decoration: none"><span style="font-family: Arial"><img id="_x0000_i1038" height="53" alt="" src="http://www.mca-i.org/attachments/files/1816/RandR_tiny.jpg" width="69" border="0" longdesc="Rucinski and Reetz logo" /></span></span></a></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding-right: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt; height: 701px" valign="top"><span style="color: #670096; font-family: Arial"> <div style="text-align: right" align="right"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: Arial"><strong><a id="Story6" name="Story6"></a></strong><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><span style="font-family: Arial"><font color="#670096" size="3"><strong>Member Profile: <br> Bill Dolan<br> </strong></font></span></span><br> </span></span></span></span></span></div> <div style="text-align: right" align="right"><img height="130" alt="" src="http://www.mca-i.org/attachments/wysiwyg/2685/Bill_Dolan.jpg" width="100" border="0" longdesc="Bill Dolan" /></div> <div style="text-align: right" align="right"> </div> <div style="text-align: right" align="right"><font size="2">"Instead of saying we are a video production company, or even a services company, we bundle what we do under the heading of creative. We don't just live around tactics, we hopefully live around results."</font></div> </span></td> <td style="padding-right: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; background: #e9e9e9 0% 50%; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial" valign="top"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt"><span style="font-family: Arial"> <div><span style="font-family: Arial"> <div style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt" align="left"></span><span style="font-size: 10pt">Bill Dolan, Spirit Media, Clackamas OR,  is gifted with a talent for expressing himself very convincingly.  And that’s good because he’s got quite a story to tell. Like the main character in an epic movie, he evolves as the plot unfolds. During his career, Bill has transitioned from production guy into a big picture guy, moving forward in the food chain.  Why has he been successful at reinventing himself, while most of us just keep trudging along in the same trench? He can take a hint. Bill heeds the signs, and he’s not afraid to take the fork in the road.  He knows which one.</span></div> <div style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt" align="left"> <div><br> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">As an Emmy-nominated TV Producer and Director, Bill has directed international </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">broadcasts, produced live events for up to 250,000 people and has acted as creative director for Fortune 500 companies to small organizations throughout the United States.  As author and speaker to audiences around the country, Bill is recognized as an authority in the foundational principles of compelling marketing communications, strategic messaging and brand integrity.</span></div> <div><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">BD - We're a creative agency. And when I say a creative agency, it means we really try to take a holistic look at how people are connecting. What are the messages and who are the messengers?   And what are the results they want to achieve?   And of course that starts with great strategy, but ultimately comes down to ... what are the ways we can do that?  </span> <div> </div> <div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><a title="Bill Dolan Interview" href="http://www.mca-i.org/en/art/?1412" target="_blank"> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size: 10pt"><span style="font-family: Arial">Read the rest of the story online...</span></span></div> </a><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt"><span style="font-family: Arial"> </span></span></span></div> <div><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt"><span style="font-family: Arial">Would you like us to shine the spotlight on you or your business? </span></span></span><a title="email Dennis Regan" href="mailto:Dennis@Reganwriter.com"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt"><span style="font-family: Arial">Contact Dennis Regan</span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt"><span style="font-family: Arial"> more information, and if you’re reading this and are not an MCA-International member...why not join in on all the fun?</span></span></span></span></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </span></span></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding-right: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt; height: 302px" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #670096; font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 12pt"> <div style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: right" align="right"><a id="Story8" name="Story8"></a><strong><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: Arial"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt"><span style="color: #670096; font-family: Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: Arial"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial"><strong><strong><font color="#670096">Associations Struggling Across the Board<br> </font></strong></strong></span></span></strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></span></span></strong></span></span></span></span></strong></div> <div style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: right" align="right"><span style="color: #670096; font-family: Arial"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><font size="2"><img height="175" alt="" src="http://www.mca-i.org/attachments/files/1747/VogalPortrait032008_125x175.jpg" width="125" align="right" border="0" longdesc="Lee Vogel" /></font></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></span><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong> </strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></div> <strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong> <div style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: right" align="right"><span style="color: #670096; font-family: Arial"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><font size="2"><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> by Lee Vogel<br> MCA-I President<br> <br> "...What is it that holds our association together? <br> Camaraderie."<br> </font></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></span></div> <strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></span><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong> <div></span><strong><strong><strong> </strong></strong></strong></div> </td> <td style="padding-right: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; background: white 0% 50%; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 10pt"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> <div style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; color: #000000" align="left"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt">No question. These are difficult times. They are especially difficult for associations. Professional associations, such as Ad Fed, AMA, AIGA, even for the ABA. Service organizations are suffering as well. Just ask service stewards such as: SERTOMA, Lion‘s Club, Rotary and Kiwanis.<br> <br> Volunteerism is down nationally. Our culture is changing. Hours of the day that used to be spent doing business face to face is now done <span style="font-size: 10pt">electronically.</span></span></div> </span><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt"> <div style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; color: #000000" align="left"><br> <span style="font-size: 10pt">It’s amazing that our association is still around. We’re celebrating our 40th Anniversary. Yes that’s 40! I find it especially amazing as our profession began over 40 years ago as a homogeneous group of video producers, employed by corporations. Since, it has exploded into a diverse galaxy of specialists, serving many different markets and needs as consultants, freelances, contractors and some remaining in the in-house department.</span></span></div> <div style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; color: #000000" align="left"> </div> <div style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; color: #000000" align="left"></span><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt">In many ways, our diversity is our strength. Like successful companies, we have evolved, embracing new technologies and responding to changing market and cultural trends. At the same time, it has become more difficult to identify who comprises MCA-I to prospective professional members, commercial members and sponsors.</span></div> <div style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; color: #000000" align="left"> </div> <div style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; color: #000000" align="left"></span><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt">Overall, our numbers are shrinking but there are exceptions to this trend.  John Wasylko has spent the last six months building a new NorthEast Ohio Pro-Tem chapter which now boasts almost 30 members.  Jim Dufec, a longtime member and professor at South East Missouri University, is employing our new floating student category and has 26 undergraduates registered with us. </span></div> <div style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; color: #000000" align="left"> </div> <div style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; color: #000000" align="left"></span><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt">So what is it that holds our association together?</span></div> <div style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; color: #000000" align="left"> </div> <div style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; color: #000000" align="left"></span><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt">Camaraderie.</span> <div> </div> <div></span><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt">Camaraderie, founded in a shared passion for the craft of electronic storytelling. </span></span></div> </div> <div style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; color: #000000" align="left"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt"> </span></span></div> <div style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; color: #000000" align="left"><a title="Read Lee's article online" href="http://www.mca-i.org/en/art/?1411" target="_blank"> <div><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt">Read the rest of Lee's article online...</span></span></div> </a></div> </span></span></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding-right: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt" valign="top"> <p align="right"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: Arial"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt"><span style="color: #670096; font-family: Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: Arial"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial"><strong><strong><font color="#670096">Blu-ray? </font></strong></strong></span></span></strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></span></span></strong></span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="padding-right: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-size: 10pt; background: #e9e9e9 0% 50%; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt; font-family: Arial; height: 41px; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial" valign="top"><font style="font-size: 10pt" size="3">Have an opinion on Blu-ray? The DVDA wants to know. <a title="Take the DVDA Blu-ray survey" href="http://www.dvda.org/component/option,com_wrapper/Itemid,437/" target="_blank">Take their survey.</a></font></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#666666" size="2"> <p align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#000000" size="2"><font face="Arial" color="#000000" size="2"><font face="Arial" color="#000000" size="2"><font face="Arial" color="#000000" size="2"><font face="Arial" color="#000000" size="2"><font face="Arial" size="3"><strong><font color="#000000"><a id="calendarevents" name="calendarevents"></a>Calendar Events for November 08 to December 08</font></strong></font></font></font></font></font></font></p> <font face="Arial" color="#000000" size="2"><font face="Arial" color="#000000" size="2"><font face="Arial" color="#000000" size="2"><font face="Arial" color="#000000" size="2"><font face="Arial" color="#000000" size="2"></font></font></font></font></font> <p align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#000000" size="2"><font face="Arial" color="#000000" size="2"><font face="Arial" color="#000000" size="2"><font face="Arial" color="#000000" size="2"><font face="Arial" color="#000000" size="2"><font face="Arial" color="#000000" size="2"><font face="Arial" color="#000000" size="2"><font face="Arial" color="#000000" size="2"><font face="Arial" color="#000000" size="2"><font face="Arial" color="#000000" size="2"><br> <strong><a href="http://www.mca-i.org/en/cev/288/" target="_blank"><font face="Arial" size="2"><strong>San Diego MCA-I Chapter Meeting - Promoting & Marketing Yourself & Your Business</strong></font></a><br> <font face="Arial" color="#000000" size="2"><strong>Day</strong>: </font><font face="Arial" color="#000000" size="2">Wednesday 19-Nov-08 6:00 PM</font><br> <font face="Arial" color="#000000" size="2"><strong>Location</strong>: </font><font face="Arial" color="#000000" size="2">Groovy Like A Movie 5205 Kearny Villa Way Suite 200 San Diego, CA 92123 <br> <font face="Arial" color="#000000" size="1"><a style="color: #000000" href="http://www.mca-i.org/en/cev/reg/288/">Register</a></font> <font face="Arial" color="#000000" size="1"><a style="color: #000000" href="http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?&country=United States&address=5205+Kearny+Villa+Way&city=San Diego&state=CA&zipcode=92123"><img height="12" alt="Mapquest Link" src="http://www.mca-i.org/tresources/en/images/icons/star12x12.gif" width="12" border="0" />Mapquest</a> | </font><font face="Arial" color="#000000" size="1"><a style="color: #000000" href="http://www.mca-i.org/en/cev/ical/?288"><img height="12" alt="Generate iCalendar file to add to Outlook" src="http://www.mca-i.org/tresources/en/images/icons/vcalendar12x12.gif" width="12" border="0" />Add to Calendar</a></font> <br> <br> <strong><a href="http://www.mca-i.org/en/cev/289/" target="_blank"><font face="Arial" size="2">Carolina Silver Reel Awards</font></a></strong><br> <font face="Arial" color="#000000" size="2"><strong>Sponsor</strong>: </font><font face="Arial" color="#000000" size="2">Central North Carolina Chapter</font><br> <font face="Arial" color="#000000" size="2"><strong>Day</strong>: </font><font face="Arial" color="#000000" size="2">Saturday 6-Dec-08 5:00 PM</font><br> <font face="Arial" color="#000000" size="2"><strong>Location</strong>: </font><font face="Arial" color="#000000" size="2">School of Communication Arts 3000 Wakefield Crossing Drive Raleigh, NC 27614 <br> <font face="Arial" color="#000000" size="1"><a style="color: #000000" href="http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?&country=USA&address=3000+Wakefield+Crossing+Drive&city=Raleigh&state=NC&zipcode=27614"><img height="12" alt="Mapquest Link" src="http://www.mca-i.org/tresources/en/images/icons/star12x12.gif" width="12" border="0" />Mapquest</a> | </font><font face="Arial" color="#000000" size="1"><a style="color: #000000" href="http://www.mca-i.org/en/cev/ical/?289"><img height="12" alt="Generate iCalendar file to add to Outlook" src="http://www.mca-i.org/tresources/en/images/icons/vcalendar12x12.gif" width="12" border="0" />Add to Calendar</a></font> </font></font></strong></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></p> </font></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <br><br>19-Nov-08 10:00 AM MCA-I eNews - November 2008 <table style="width: 510px; height: 4848px" height="3803" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="514" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 508px; height: 4846px" valign="top" align="center"> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="500" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 489px; height: 71px" valign="top" bgcolor="#e9e9e9"> <div align="center"></div> <div><span style="font-family: Arial"><a title="MCA-I website" href="http://www.mca-i.org"><img height="44" alt="" src="http://www.mca-i.org/attachments/files/277/enews_header_500x44.jpg" width="500" /></a></span></div> <div style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial" align="right"><a title="Read eNews Online" href="http://www.mca-i.org/news/"><span style="font-family: Arial">Read eNews Online</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial">                                                                     November 2008   </span></div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> <table cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" width="500" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 255px; height: 206px" valign="middle"> <ul><span style="font-size: 10pt"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt"><span style="font-size: 10pt"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "><span style="font-family: "><span style="font-family: "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "><span style="font-size: 10pt"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-family: "><span style="font-family: "><span style="font-family: "><span style="font-family: "><span style="font-family: "><span style="font-family: "> <li style="font-family: "><a style="font-family: " href="#Story1">ProTrack Proves Professionals Plan, Produce and Party!</a><a href="#Story1"></li> <li style="font-family: "></span></span></a><a style="font-family: " href="#Story2">G. Warren Scholarship recipient - Jeremy Markowitz</a><a href="#Story1"></span> </li> <li style="font-family: "></a><a style="font-family: " href="#Story3">Chuck Webb Award goes to Connie Terwilliger</a><a href="#Story1"> </li> <li style="font-family: "></a><a style="font-family: " href="#Story4">Media Festival Winners Honored</a><a href="#Story1"></li> <li style="font-family: "></a><a style="font-family: " href="#Story5">MCA-I Volunteers Recognized</a><a href="#Story1"></li> <li style="font-family: "><span style="font-family: "><span style="font-family: "><span style="font-family: "></a><a style="font-family: " href="#Sponsors"><span style="font-family: "><span style="font-family: "><span style="font-family: "><span style="font-family: ">Thanks to our sponsors</span></span></span></span></a><a href="#Story6"></span></span></span><span style="font-family: ">   </span></li> <li style="font-family: "></a><a style="font-family: " href="#Story6"></a><a style="font-family: " href="#Story6">Member Profile: Bill Dolan</a><a href="#Story1"></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "> </span></li> <li style="font-family: "><span style="font-family: "><span style="font-family: "></a><a style="font-family: " href="#Story8"><span style="font-family: "><span style="font-family: "><span style="font-family: ">A message from the President</span></span></span></a><a href="#Story1"></span></span> <span style="font-family: "><span style="font-family: ">  </span></li> <li style="font-family: "></a><a style="font-family: " href="#calendarevents"><span style="font-family: ">Calendar of Events</span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="#Story1"> </span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></li> </ul> </td> <td valign="middle"> <div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: Arial"><a title="ProTrack 2008" href="http://www.mca-i.org/ProTrack2008/"></a></span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt"><img height="58" alt="" src="http://www.mca-i.org/attachments/files/2121/ProTrack08_Replacement.jpg" width="200" border="0" longdesc="MCA-I ProTrack" /><br> <br> <span style="font-size: 12pt">Thanks to our attendees, <br> <span style="font-family: Arial">presenters and <a href="#Sponsors">sponsors</a>!</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">  </span> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div style="font-size: 10pt">Your Logo Could Be HERE!<br> <a title="Contact MCA-I" href="http://www.mca-i.org/contact/" target="_blank">Contact MCA-I</a></div> </span></div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </p> <table cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" width="500" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="padding-right: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt; font-family: Arial; text-align: right" valign="top" align="right"><span style="color: #670096; font-family: Arial"> <div style="text-align: right" align="right"><a id="Story1" name="Story1"></a><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: Arial"><strong>ProTrack Proves Professionals Plan, Produce and Party! <br> <br> </strong></span></span></div> </span> <div style="text-align: right" align="right"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-size: 10pt">"The sessions were very informative with excellent speakers and the Leadership Conference was full of new information and stategies for building a stronger organization both internationally and through local chapters. On top of all of that, the MCA-I people know how to have a good time!"<br> <em>Jeff Gelder, President Elect, San Diego Chapter<br> </em></span></span></div> </td> <td style="padding-right: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; background: #e9e9e9 0% 50%; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt; font-family: Arial; height: 411px; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial" valign="top"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial"> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt" align="left">According to MCA-I media pros who recently attended the ProTrack 2008 Conference at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Anaheim, California October 31 – November 1, it was worth its weight in California gold. (<span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt">Post a Testimonial on the <a title="MCA-I on Facebook" href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=2383178308" target="_blank">MCA-I Facebook group</a>).</span> <div> </div> </span>Attendees were producers, directors, editors, web designers, writers and multi-media professionals from across the United States and many other countries including: Canada and New Zealand. “This was the perfect way to celebrate MCA-I’s 40th anniversary,” said Lee Vogel President of MCA-I. “We’re a chapter driven organization and we retain just about every new conference attendee because they make a real connection with people here, then go back home and participate on the local chapter level.” </div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt" align="left"> </div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt" align="left">This year’s two day sessions lined up like a “Who's Who” of media experts with headliners like consultant and DVD author Jan Ozer, trainer/instructor Bruce Nazarian, national trainer for Adobe Kevan O’Brien, corporate podcasting expert Marcelo Lewin and Video Resources’ Chief Gearhead Brad Hagen.</div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt" align="left"> </div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt" align="left"><a title="ProTrack Press Release" href="http://www.mca-i.org/en/rel/?1213" target="_blank">Read the rest of the release online.</a></div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt" align="left"> </div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt" align="left"> <div style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt" align="left"><span style="font-size: 10pt">See photos from some of the ProTrack sessions, the Halloween Party and the 40th Annual MCA-I Media Festival on the </span><a title="Website photo albums" href="http://www.mca-i.org/en/photos/albums/s/"><span style="font-size: 10pt">website photo albums.</span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt"> More photos taken by attendees have been posted by the </span><a title="Facebook photos" href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2115097&id=39607003"><span style="font-size: 10pt">Facebook MCA-I Group Members</span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt">.</span></div> <div style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt" align="left"><span style="font-size: 10pt"> </span></div> <div style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt" align="left"><span style="font-size: 10pt">If you took photos, please take a moment to upload them to the Facebook site or the International website. And post a comment to the Facebook group while you are there. <span style="font-size: 10pt">Spread the word!</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt"> </span></div>  </div> </span></span></span></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding-right: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><strong><span style="color: #670096; font-family: Arial"> <div align="right"><a id="Story2" name="Story2"></a>G. Warren Scholarship Awarded to Jeremy Markowitz...</div> <div align="right"><img style="width: 159px; height: 227px" height="227" alt="" src="http://www.mca-i.org/attachments/files/2309/JeremyMarkowitz_GWarren2008.JPG" width="159" vspace="5" border="0" longdesc="Jeremy Markowitz - 2008 G. Warren Scholarship Award Winner" /> </div> <div align="right"> </div> <div style="text-align: right" align="right"><strong><span style="color: #670096; font-family: Arial"><strong></strong></span></strong></div> <strong><strong></strong></strong></span><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong></span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt"><strong><span style="color: #670096; font-family: Arial"> <div align="right"><br>  </div> <div align="right"> </div> </span></strong> <div align="right"><span style="color: #670096; font-family: Arial"><strong><br>  </strong></span></div> <strong></strong> <div align="right"><strong></strong></span></span> </div> </td> <td style="padding-right: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; background: white 0% 50%; padding-bottom: 3pt; width: 265px; padding-top: 3pt; height: 449px; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial" valign="top"> <div><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">Jeremy Markowitz is currently a sophomore Electronic Media Production Major at Kent State University located in Kent, Ohio. In high school, he worked for the South Euclid Lyndhurst City Schools as the assistant department director of their production company, AVTV Productions. This group, often under Jeremy's leadership, did a variety of professional productions ranging from studio based talk shows and multi-camera remote productions, to advanced theatrical productions and broadcasting sporting events. All of the produced content was aired on the district's local cable television station as well as sold to the community. <br> <br> Jeremy has been making stop-motion animations and short movies for most of his life; he enjoys the creative freedom of telling stories through a video. After graduation in 2011, Jeremy hopes to work for a production company using his editing abilities to continue telling stories. Jeremy would like to thank Howard Markowitz, Leslie Markowitz, Neil Markowitz, Barbara Potashkin and Michael Bubnow for always supporting his projects and goals in every possible way</span>.</div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding-right: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt; height: 387px" valign="top"> <div align="right"><strong><font color="#670096"><a id="Story3" name="Story3"></a><span style="font-family: Arial"><strong><font color="#670096">Chuck Webb Award for Distinguished MCA-I Service<br> </font></strong></span></font></strong><span style="font-size: 10pt"><span style="color: #670096; font-family: Arial"><br> <img style="width: 152px; height: 235px" height="235" alt="" src="http://www.mca-i.org/attachments/files/2308/ConnieTerwilliger_ChuckWebbAward.jpg" width="152" vspace="5" border="0" longdesc="Connie Terwilliger accepts Chuck Webb Award 2008" /><br> Past President, Connie Terwilliger, San Diego, receives the 2008 Chuck Webb Award </span></span></div> </td> <td style="padding-right: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; background: #e9e9e9 0% 50%; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial" valign="top"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt"> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-family: Arial">The MCA-I Media Festival Awards Presentation reveals the winners of the coveted Golden Reel, but it also honors members of the association who devote countless volunteer hours to keep the association moving forward. In addition to the Board of Director's, President's and Shining Star Awards, MCA-I's highest honor is the Chuck Webb Award. <div> </div> <div> <div>The Chuck Webb Award for Distinguished MCA-I Service recognizes and honors an individual who has demonstrated the highest level of involvement in, dedication and commitment to the Association without regard for personal profit or gain. It is the highest distinguished service award given by MCA-I.</div> <div> </div> <div>As one of the founding members of our organization, Chuck Webb exhibited all these qualities and we honor his memory by recognizing those who follow the example he set. The 2008 Chuck Webb Award goes to Connie Terwilliger, MCA-I San Diego. </div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <div><a title="Chuck Webb Award" href="http://www.mca-i.org/en/rel/?1199" target="_blank"> <div>Read the Chuck Webb Award Release...</div> </a> </div> </div> </div> </span></span></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding-right: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt; height: 387px" valign="top"> <div align="right"><strong><font color="#670096"><a id="Story4" name="Story4"></a><span style="font-family: Arial">MCA-I's <strong>40th Anniversary celebrated during the 40th Annual Media Festival Awards Show</strong> </div> <div align="right"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><span style="font-family: Arial"> <div><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><span style="font-family: Arial"> </span> <div> </div> </span></div> </span></span></div> </span></font></strong> <div align="right"><span style="font-size: 10pt"><span style="color: #670096; font-family: Arial"><img style="width: 183px; height: 162px" height="162" alt="" src="http://www.mca-i.org/attachments/wysiwyg/13/SteveKingKaiGottlob.jpg" width="183" border="0" longdesc="Steve King presents Kai Gottlob with one of his two Golden Reels" /><br> <br> Silver Award winner and MCA-I Board Member Steve King presents Kai Gottlob with one of his two Golden Reel Awards </span></span></div> </td> <td style="padding-right: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; background: white 0% 50%; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt; font-family: Arial; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial" valign="top"> <div><span style="font-size: 10pt"><span style="font-size: 10pt">The 40th Annual MCA-I Media Festival was held Saturday night November 1st, 2008 at the Anaheim Hyatt Regency. In addition to presenting several service awards to our <img style="width: 99px; height: 100px" height="100" alt="" src="http://www.mca-i.org/attachments/files/54/golden_reel_logo_240x240.gif" width="99" align="right" border="0" longdesc="Golden Reel logo" />dedicated volunteers, the other stars of the show were the media professionals who submitted entries into this acclaimed competition where we honor the best in media communication from around the world. <br> <br> Traveling the furthest tp pick up a Silver Reel Award was International Board Member, Steve King from New Zealand. Also in the long distance category was Kai Gottlob from Germany who attended with three of his clients to accept two Golden Reels. It was pure coincidence that Steve in his capacity as a board member, was the one who presented Kai with his awards.</span></span></div> <div><span style="font-size: 10pt"> </span></div> <div><a title="40th Annual MCA-I Media Awards Festival Winners" href="http://www.mca-i.org/en/rel/?1211" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 10pt"><span style="font-size: 10pt">Find out who else won</span></span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt"><span style="font-size: 10pt">...</span></span></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding-right: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; width: 201px; padding-top: 3pt; height: 537px" valign="top"><span style="color: #800080"><span style="color: #b000ff"><span style="font-size: 10pt"><span style="color: #670096; font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="color: #800080"><span style="color: #b000ff"><span style="color: #670096; font-family: Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: Arial"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial"><font color="#670096"> <div style="margin-bottom: 12pt; text-align: right" align="right"><a id="Story5" name="Story5"></a><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><span style="font-family: Arial"><font size="3"><span style="font-family: Arial"><strong><font color="#670096">MCA-I Volunteers Recognized During Media Festival</font></strong></span></font></span></span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 12pt; text-align: right" align="right"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><span style="font-family: Arial"><font size="3"><span style="font-family: Arial"><strong><font color="#670096"><span style="font-size: 10pt"><img style="width: 179px; height: 147px" height="147" alt="" src="http://www.mca-i.org/attachments/files/2312/MikeBrownDr.AlLeeVogel.jpg" width="179" vspace="3" border="0" longdesc="Dr. Alan Richardson receives Board of Directors Award" /></span><br> <span style="font-size: 10pt"><img style="width: 180px; height: 195px" height="195" alt="" src="http://www.mca-i.org/attachments/files/2311/LeeVogelGaryShifflet.jpg" width="180" border="0" longdesc="Gary Shifflet receives President's Award" /></span><br> <br> </div> </font></strong></span></font></span></span></font></span></span></strong></span></span></span></span></strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></td> <td style="padding-right: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; background: #e9e9e9 0% 50%; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial" valign="top"><span style="font-family: Arial"> <div style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt" align="left"><span style="font-size: 10pt">It takes a village. And MCA-I is lucky to have dedicated volunteers who work together to plan and execute their plans. Each year during the annual MCA-I Media Festival Celebration, <a title="MCA-I Service Awards" href="http://www.mca-i.org/en/cms/?223" target="_blank">we honor our volunteers</a>. </span> <div> </div> <div>This year's Board of Director's Award went to Dr. Alan Richardson (At Large - IN), a active member since 1979 who continues to support MCA-I. Dr. Al has had a presence locally and Internationally on various MCA-I committees and is extremely active in education and student endeavors. He served on the International Board of Directors from 2002 to 2006 and served as International President in 2005. Dr. Al plans to continue his efforts to get the word out to students about the importance of relationships for business and personal growth.</div> <div> </div> <div>The President's Award goes to Gary Shifflet from Detroit. Gary has been president of his chapter on three different occasions, organized a golf tournament to support the adopted charity of his chapter for numerous years, and orchestrated judging for his chapter’s video awards many times. He has also (sometimes simultaneously) coordinated the judging for our international Golden Reels, started and orchestrated the G. Warren Scholarship two year’s running, has been instrumental in revising our association by-laws, and served several years on the MCA-I international board of directors in several capacities. This year, when our international President-elect was unable to serve, Gary stepped-up to finish his term. <br> </div> </div> </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding-right: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt" valign="top" colspan="2"> <p style="text-align: center" align="center"><strong><span style="color: #400080"><span style="font-family: Arial; text-decoration: none"><a id="Sponsors" name="Sponsors"></a><a title="Adobe" href="http://www.adobe.com/"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt"><img id="_x0000_i1030" height="50" alt="" src="http://www.mca-i.org/attachments/files/911/Adobe_tiny.jpg" width="43" border="0" longdesc="Adobe" /></span></span></span></a></span></span></strong><span style="font-family: Arial"><strong><span style="color: #400080; font-family: Arial">        </span><span style="color: #400080"><a title="Avid" href="http://www..avid.com/"></a></span></strong><span style="font-family: Arial">            </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; text-decoration: none"><span style="font-family: Arial"><img id="_x0000_i1032" height="58" alt="" src="http://www.mca-i.org/attachments/files/914/ProdHUB_tiny.jpg" width="70" border="0" longdesc="ProductionHUB logo" /></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial">   <br> </span></span><a title="Anton Bauer website - Bronze" href="http://www.antonbauer.com/"><span style="text-decoration: none"><span style="font-family: Arial"><img id="_x0000_i1034" height="46" alt="" src="http://www.mca-i.org/attachments/files/1728/AntonBauer-tiny.jpg" width="70" border="0" longdesc="Anton Bauer" /></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial">                 </span><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial">   </span></span><a title="Bogen imaging" href="http://www.bogenimaging.us/jsp/index.jsp"><span style="font-family: Arial; text-decoration: none"><span style="font-family: Arial"><img id="_x0000_i1036" height="46" alt="" src="http://www.mca-i.org/attachments/files/915/Bogen_tiny.jpg" width="69" border="0" longdesc="Bogen logo" /></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial">          </span></span><a title="The workshops" href="http://www.theworkshops.com/"></a>      <span style="font-family: Arial">  </span><a title="Rucinski and Reetz" href="http://www.rucinskireetz.com/"><span style="text-decoration: none"><span style="font-family: Arial"><img id="_x0000_i1038" height="53" alt="" src="http://www.mca-i.org/attachments/files/1816/RandR_tiny.jpg" width="69" border="0" longdesc="Rucinski and Reetz logo" /></span></span></a></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding-right: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt; height: 701px" valign="top"><span style="color: #670096; font-family: Arial"> <div style="text-align: right" align="right"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: Arial"><strong><a id="Story6" name="Story6"></a></strong><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><span style="font-family: Arial"><font color="#670096" size="3"><strong>Member Profile: <br> Bill Dolan<br> </strong></font></span></span><br> </span></span></span></span></span></div> <div style="text-align: right" align="right"><img height="130" alt="" src="http://www.mca-i.org/attachments/wysiwyg/2685/Bill_Dolan.jpg" width="100" border="0" longdesc="Bill Dolan" /></div> <div style="text-align: right" align="right"> </div> <div style="text-align: right" align="right"><font size="2">"Instead of saying we are a video production company, or even a services company, we bundle what we do under the heading of creative. We don't just live around tactics, we hopefully live around results."</font></div> </span></td> <td style="padding-right: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; background: #e9e9e9 0% 50%; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial" valign="top"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt"><span style="font-family: Arial"> <div><span style="font-family: Arial"> <div style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt" align="left"></span><span style="font-size: 10pt">Bill Dolan, Spirit Media, Clackamas OR,  is gifted with a talent for expressing himself very convincingly.  And that’s good because he’s got quite a story to tell. Like the main character in an epic movie, he evolves as the plot unfolds. During his career, Bill has transitioned from production guy into a big picture guy, moving forward in the food chain.  Why has he been successful at reinventing himself, while most of us just keep trudging along in the same trench? He can take a hint. Bill heeds the signs, and he’s not afraid to take the fork in the road.  He knows which one.</span></div> <div style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt" align="left"> <div><br> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">As an Emmy-nominated TV Producer and Director, Bill has directed international </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">broadcasts, produced live events for up to 250,000 people and has acted as creative director for Fortune 500 companies to small organizations throughout the United States.  As author and speaker to audiences around the country, Bill is recognized as an authority in the foundational principles of compelling marketing communications, strategic messaging and brand integrity.</span></div> <div><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">BD - We're a creative agency. And when I say a creative agency, it means we really try to take a holistic look at how people are connecting. What are the messages and who are the messengers?   And what are the results they want to achieve?   And of course that starts with great strategy, but ultimately comes down to ... what are the ways we can do that?  </span> <div> </div> <div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><a title="Bill Dolan Interview" href="http://www.mca-i.org/en/art/?1412" target="_blank"> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size: 10pt"><span style="font-family: Arial">Read the rest of the story online...</span></span></div> </a><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt"><span style="font-family: Arial"> </span></span></span></div> <div><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt"><span style="font-family: Arial">Would you like us to shine the spotlight on you or your business? </span></span></span><a title="email Dennis Regan" href="mailto:Dennis@Reganwriter.com"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt"><span style="font-family: Arial">Contact Dennis Regan</span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt"><span style="font-family: Arial"> more information, and if you’re reading this and are not an MCA-International member...why not join in on all the fun?</span></span></span></span></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </span></span></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding-right: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt; height: 302px" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #670096; font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 12pt"> <div style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: right" align="right"><a id="Story8" name="Story8"></a><strong><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: Arial"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt"><span style="color: #670096; font-family: Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: Arial"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial"><strong><strong><font color="#670096">Associations Struggling Across the Board<br> </font></strong></strong></span></span></strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></span></span></strong></span></span></span></span></strong></div> <div style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: right" align="right"><span style="color: #670096; font-family: Arial"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><font size="2"><img height="175" alt="" src="http://www.mca-i.org/attachments/files/1747/VogalPortrait032008_125x175.jpg" width="125" align="right" border="0" longdesc="Lee Vogel" /></font></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></span><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong> </strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></div> <strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong> <div style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: right" align="right"><span style="color: #670096; font-family: Arial"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><font size="2"><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> by Lee Vogel<br> MCA-I President<br> <br> "...What is it that holds our association together? <br> Camaraderie."<br> </font></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></span></div> <strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></span><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong> <div></span><strong><strong><strong> </strong></strong></strong></div> </td> <td style="padding-right: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; background: white 0% 50%; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-top: 3pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 10pt"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> <div style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; color: #000000" align="left"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt">No question. These are difficult times. They are especially difficult for associations. Professional associations, such as Ad Fed, AMA, AIGA, even for the ABA. Service organizations are suffering as well. Just ask service stewards such as: SERTOMA, Lion‘s Club, Rotary and Kiwanis.<br> <br> Volunteerism is down nationally. Our culture is changing. Hours of the day that used to be spent doing business face to face is now done <span style="font-size: 10pt">electronically.</span></span></div> </span><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt"> <div style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; color: #000000" align="left"><br> <span style="font-size: 10pt">It’s amazing that our association is still around. We’re celebrating our 40th Anniversary. Yes that’s 40! I find it especially amazing as our profession began over 40 years ago as a homogeneous group of video producers, employed by corporations. Since, it has exploded into a diverse galaxy of specialists, serving many different markets and needs as consultants, freelances, contractors and some remaining in the in