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MCA-I Media Festival Rules and Entry Process

Fri, 20 Aug 2010 00:33:12 GMT

Call for Entries Now Open - Extended through September 15, 2010! Fees Member: $80 Non-member: $100 Student Member: $25 Student Non-member: $40 Find the interactive form here. NOTE: The correct address to send entries is being updated on the form. Please use this address: 7185 Hickory Run, Waunakee, WI 53597 Sponsored in part by ProductionHUB Eligibility Programs entered in the festival must be produced by a media communications professional or by a production company. Entrants must own and/or have clearance for all visual and audio elements (including music) in the program. All entries on behalf of a client must be submitted with written authorization from the client. Each program from a series is considered a separate entry. Entries which have advanced to Blue Ribbon Panels of prior festivals are not eligible. Entries are not limited to programs produced in the previous calendar year. Entries may have been created on any media and presented live or for playback...

Stock Video / Audio

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:00:42 GMT

MCA-I members receive discounts and other special deals on production related products and services from the following companies: Music 2 Hues Music and Sound Effects Library Nautilus Productions Stock Footage New and Unique Videos Omnimusic Music Library NAUTILUS PRODUCTIONS Nautilus Productions offers MCA-I members a 10% discount on stock footage, too. MCA-I membership verification necessary for discount - please contact: nautilusvideo@earthlink.net. The collection features marine life, shipwrecks and military video from around the world. All footage is mastered on BetaSP and available on several formats. A growing collection of 16X9 footage is also available. Visit the Nautilus website for more information - www.nautilusproductions.com OMNIMUSIC LIBRARY Incredible music...; exceptional service...easy search and download available 24/7...;online project manager...;over 16,000+...

MCA-I San Diego Chapter

Thu, 13 May 2010 16:20:38 GMT

Address: 5205 Kearny Villa Way Suite 200f San Diego, CA 92123 Contact: Jeff Gelder, President Phone: Please use email addresses below to contact board members URL: www.sdmca-i.org Email: president@sdmca-i.org Description: MCA-I San Diego Chapter - serving San Diego County and vicinity. Click here for a list of San Diego MCA-I Members who provide services in San Diego County. Some San Diego County Members also serve the entire Southern CA market - click here for additional resources. We have a few Associate Members who are listed on the San Diego Chapter website. San Diego Chapter Officers President Jeff Gelder President@sdmca-i.org President-Elect None Currently Pres-Elect@sdmca-i.org Vice President Mark Schulze VP@sdmca-i.org Treasurer Raegan Matthews Treasurer@sdmca-i.org Logistics Craig Bentley Logistics@sdmca-i.org Membership Michael Jones Membership@sdmca-i.org Communications Luke Jungers Communications@sdmca-i.org Programs...

MCA-I Leaders' Digest - Your Crib Notes for Meetings

Mon, 29 Mar 2010 20:50:11 GMT

Want to have official news and information about what is happening with MCA-I in one handy package - ready to skim and read at your chaper meetings? Here it is - your Leaders' Digest.

Look for the most recent edition in the list of pdf's below. (Note: They sort in reverse date order, so the most recent will be on the bottom.)

Then print and use during the announcements section of your meeting.

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:26:27 GMT

Address: The World Wide Web Contact: Steve King Skype: ScreenComm URL: www.mca-i.org Email: Steve.king@screentime.co.nz Description: Don't have a chapter near you? MCA-I is working to find ways to connect members to each other who do not live in cities with active MCA-I Chapters. This is the first step. Please contact President-Elect Steve King (from New Zealand, where we do not currently have a chapter) and let him know what kinds of things you might want to see as we develop a Virtual Chapter for our At Large Members

Find A Chapter

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:33:29 GMT

Start your search for an MCA-I Chapter in your area by looking through this list of active chapters. Chapter At Large Atlanta Central Carolina (Formerly Raleigh Durham Chicago Connecticut Dallas/Fort Worth Detroit Greater Wisconsin Kansas City Madison Mid -Michigan Milwaukee Minnesota Nebraska New Orleans North Jersey Northeast Ohio Ohio Valley Orange County/Los Angeles Orlando Philadelphia San Diego SEMO - Southeast Missouri State University St. Louis Washington DC There are members in other parts of the country with no chapters or inactive chapters looking for other media communications professionals who are interested in networking, professional development and sharing resources. If you do not see a chapter in your area, please contact our Executive Director to connect with other media professionals.

MCA-I: A Very Brief History

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:14:28 GMT

Media Communications Association – International (MCA-I) is 40 years old. Becoming MCA-I . . . MCA-I was founded as the National Industrial Television Association (NITA) by Thomas F. Hatcher, Harry Kaemmerer, Merrill Lent, and Dr. Edwin Moenckmeier, and registered in the State of New Jersey as a 501 (c) (6) association on April 3, 1970. Its first home office was in Morris, NJ. Renamed the IITVA (International Industrial Television Association) in 1973, and then shortened to the ITVA (International Television Association) in 1978, it assumed its current name in 2001 to reflect the growing diversity of its membership, a result of the expansion and convergence of communications technologies in the previous decade. From the television years . . . The founders’ mission was to create recognition and opportunity for those working in the non-broadcast and industrial communication sectors. To that end, it worked to develop uniform technical standards for manufacturers,...

MCA-I Mid-Michigan

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:25:08 GMT

Mid-Michigan Chapter
Address:
Contact:	Michele Yamazaki
Phone:	616-635-6173
URL:	www.mcai-midmichigan.org
Email:	michele1973@comcast.net
Description:	The Mid-Michigan Chapter meets 3-4 times a year offering networking and professional development to its members.

MCA-I North Jersey Chapter

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 23:47:26 GMT

North Jersey Chapter
Address:	1681 Yorktowne Blvd, Toms River, NJ 08753 USA
Contact:	President, David Landau, David@murdertogo.com Secretary, Liz de Nesnera, Liz@HireLiz.com
Phone:	(201) 650-4905
URL:	http://www.mca-inj.org
Email:	davesica@juno.com
Description:	The North Jersey Chapter meets monthly at various New Jersey production facilities; our meeting topics include a wide variety of technical and business administration issues.

Corporate Group Memberships - Application

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:15:35 GMT

This form is for NEW Group Memberships – Organizational (including the Educational Group Memberships), and the Platinum, Gold, Silver and Bronze Commercial Memberships.

If you have any questions as you work through this online application, please contact the Membership Manager at 888-862-8150. You may also download the PDF and send in your application through the mail.

MCA-I Publications (eNews, CONNECT)

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 03:01:15 GMT

eNews

Each month, MCA-I electronically publishes "eNews" to all its members, supporting sponsors, and anyone else desiring updates on association news, happenings, discounts, looming deadlines, and other information. Each issue of eNews contains hyperlinked text and graphics that take readers to on-line pages and sites where they can research, buy, or provide information quickly and easily. Read the latest issue Now.

If you're not, Subscribe Now!. eNews has been archived since November 2005.

CONNECT

CONNECT with MCA-I Chapters and Members from around the association through this quarterly, PDF document published Online - available to all Members. (Read and Print the latest edition of CONNECT!)

MCA-I News River

Get your news on your cell phone, Blackberry, and other mobile devices. Use this link: http://www.mca-i.org/en/rivers/ More about News Rivers >

MCA-I Madison Chapter

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 21:41:21 GMT

Madison Chapter
Address:	P.O. Box 5315 Madison, WI 53705 USA
Contact:	Lois Weiland
Phone:	(608) 836-0722
URL:	http://www.mcai-madison.org
Email:	loiswei@aol.com
Description:	Serving Madison, Wisonsin and surrounding area with an Annual Media Festival called the WAVE Awards. We meet monthly from September through May with a summer party.

MCA-I Philadelphia Chapter

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:20:48 GMT

Philadelphia Chapter Address: 138 East Dekalb Pike, King of Prussia, PA 19406 Contact: Tony Seligson Phone: (610) 337-0871 URL: http://www.mca-i.org/philadelphia/ Email: email the President Description: Why join the Philly-MCA-I? NETWORKING: 200+ Local Industry Professionals EVENTS: Monthly Meetings, Workshops, Annual Party, Outings, etc. MCA-I is the source, whether you're looking for help with a communications challenge or you want to become part of a community of media professionals. MCA-I members are professionals who have been facilitating the miracle of effective communication for more than 37 years by harnessing the power of new technology and combining it with sound communication principles. We help people communicate. It sounds simple, but media professionals know it's not easy. PhillyMCA-I prides itself...

MCA-I Orange County/Los Angeles Chapter

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:50:47 GMT

Orange County/Los Angeles Chapter
Address:	Orange County CA
Contact:	Bill Ennis
Phone:	(949) 713-9696
URL:	www.mcai-oc.org
Email:	bill@mediamagic.tv
Description:	Looking for MCA-I around LA and OC - here's the chapter.

MCA-I Greater Wisconsin Chapter

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:47:10 GMT


Address:	604 Johnson Street, Rothschild, WI 54474
Contact:	Susan Reetz
Phone:	715-355-9159
URL:	http://www.gwmcai.org
Email:	info@gwmcai.org
Description:	Serving media professionals in the Greater Wisconsin area and beyond.

Forms & Templates

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:09:29 GMT

These forms and templates were contributed by MCA-I members. Many were part of the printed "Handbook of Forms". All of the forms or templates are Microsoft Word format or Adobe PDFs, so you can download, edit, or customize them. (You will need to be a member and logged on to get to access these pages.)

Have a great form to share? Then find the right category and upload the file. All members are encouraged to add their own forms to this list to benefit other members.

Or your may Search Articles Category: Online Handbook of Forms >

We welcome your member contributions. If you have any forms that are useful to you, you can upload them into one of the pages listed above. Look for the link: Related Documents: Editors can upload.

Let us know if you would like another category page by adding your suggestion here in the comments box or sending us a note using the contact form.

MCA-I Connecticut Chapter

Wed, 27 May 2009 18:21:09 GMT

Connecticut Chapter
Address:	Please call for information Northeastern US, 06101 USA
Contact:	Steve Washer, Chapter President
Phone:
URL:	http://www.mcaict.org/
Email:	swasher2@comcast.net
Description:	Serving the northeastern seaboard.

MCA-I Dallas/Ft. Worth Chapter

Tue, 26 May 2009 13:49:21 GMT

Photo courtesy of Dallas Film Commission Welcome to the Dallas/Ft. Worth Chapter Home Page! Address: 4222 Williamsburg Road, Dallas, TX 75220 Contact: Jim Tapley Phone: (972) 977-9656 URL: http://www.dfwmca-i.org/ Email: lenshawk@jimtapley.com Description: Dallas/Ft. Worth Chapter The Dallas/Ft. Worth Chapter meets regularly on a monthly basis - generally on the third Tuesday of the month. We offer professional development and networking opportunities for members and non-members alike. We rotate the type of meetings offered between those with educational content and others with a networking focus. The meeting locations change monthly. ...

MCA-I New Orleans Chapter

Fri, 22 May 2009 02:45:43 GMT

New Orleans Chapter
Address:	PO Box 5135, Madison, WI 53705 USA
Contact:	Executive Director
Phone:I	(888) 899-MCAI (6224)
URL:
Description:	Please contact Lois Weiland at MCA-I for information about joining other media communications professionals in rekindling MCA-I in New Orleans.

MCA-I Central Carolina Chapter

Thu, 21 May 2009 15:57:56 GMT

Central Carolina Chapter Address: P.O. Box 6185 Raleigh, NC 27628-9998 USA Contact: Wade Holloway, Membership Phone: (336) 469-8129 URL: http://www.mcai-rdc.org/ Email: MCAIRDC@gmail.com Chapter Leaders: Tom Morse, Chapter President SAS Institute Jim Babel, (Life Member) Treasurer Actor Darren Ley, President Elect 2010 & Vice President Communications North Carolina State University Wade Holloway, Vice President Marketing & Membership Wade Holloway Voice Images Eugene Murray, Silver Reels Chair December 2008 North Carolina State University John M. Demers, (Life Member), Special Projects, Past President Actor & Voice-Actor ...