Below is a list of people we have so far who will be attending Industry Night. People who are not on the list and still would like to attend, please email your program rep by Wednesday 12pm with:

1. Correct email address which he/she can reach you
2. Your full name and program
3. Yes, you are going.

Animation program rep: “Roman Escobar” <R_Bar@hotmail.com>
Design Essential reps: “Michelle Cormack” <cormack3@telus.net>, “Sharon Chow” <schowa@gmail.com>
New Media rep: “Nicky Hong Min Tu” <nickyhmtu@gmail.com>,

Program reps, it is your responsibility to inform everyone in your program about all the information, having wrong email addresses cannot be an excuse for not able to reach everyone. Please email me (Nicky) with a list of people who wish to attend but not on the current list by Wednesday 8pm. Reps, you have 8 hours to submit the final list to me, this is the FINAL deadline.

Within this week, I will email everyone (admins, New Media students, and other two programs’ reps) about the things you need to do to prepare for Industry Night this week. Program reps please guide your fellow students, and all students please look for your reps for information, or look on the event planning blog.

Pixel8Collective website is up right now. Please check your information online, and bring more traffic to the site.

Thank you.

- Nicky Tu

• 17 New Media
• 11 Design Essential
• 8 Animation

Layout:

• Total Participant: 25 New Media, 18 Animation, 12 Design Essential
• Listing out essential things for each program in the event
• Layout Meeting next Tuesday at lunch

Email Committee:

• Final labels due Tuesday, please email to Judy ASAP.

Print:

• Please email Ken the final design of poster ASAP

All grads, please apply to graduate.  More detail up later.

Sponsors can come to the industry night and present the gift to the winner

Final name:

- Pixel8

Next meeting’s time:

Thursday @ 1pm

Vote on logo and theme

First of all, thanks to the people who came to the meetings this week! =)

Sholeh and couple other students from New Media Group are doing a promotional video piece to be presented in the Industry Night. Every student has 5-10 seconds to talk, we strongly encourage everyone in all 3 programs to take this chance to showcase your work and skills. If you want to be in part of the video, please let Nicky or Sholeh know by Tuesday August19th.

If you want to attend this year’s Industry Night, please notify your program rep by September 01 (New Meida: Nicky; Animation: Roman; Design Essential: Michelle and Sharon). Nicky will ask every rep for updates.

Theme Suggestions are urgently needed, please submit your suggestions online or email them to Nicky or your program reps by Tuesday Aug 19.

6 committees have their first meeting already, and the meeting summaries are listed below. (Detailed information please click and go to each post, thanks.) Next committee meetings will be posted later

Thanks for your time, and if you have any question or concern, comments or suggestion, please go to Industry Night Planning Blog, or email me directly at nickyhmtu@gmail.com.

Michelle, Sharon, and Roman, please forward this email to the students in your programs. Thanks.

- nicky (detail inside)

General Meeting (Aug 12):
- Venue: Radical Entertainment
- Paul and Karin will help in Marketing Committee
- Themes will be decided next week
- Need to decide the chairs for committees

Web/Print Committee Meeting (Aug 13)
Print:
- Co-chairs: Julia and Cruz
- Spec for invitation received, thanks to Paul.
- Timeline set: final Print Invitation will be out at Sept 06
- Event name and theme decided next week
Web:
- Co-chairs: Laurice and Matthew
- Tasks listed, waiting for volunteers
- Website will be ready before sending out print invitation

Email/Invitation Committee Meeting (Aug 14)
- Chair: Rosa
- Need business list from Terri or Judy
- 2 email reminders will be sent out: 2 weeks and 3 days prior to the event
- Emails will be sent out from a BCIT email account
- Reminder emails will be standardized
- Contact info verified by Sept 4th, and provide to Print Committee for mailing

Layout/Marketing Committee Meeting (Aug 14)
Layout:
- Co-chair: Nicky and Michelle
- Floorplan request (sent by Nicky to Terri and Judy already)
- Program rep please collect information about what equipment needed for each program
- Arrange a time to go see Radical Entertainment (Photos of last year’s Industry Night available here)

Marketing:
- Chair: Sholeh
- Sponsor proposal letter written ASAP
- Listing potential sponsor companies
- Connect with website/print committees to help in sponsorship promotion, need space for sponsorship

Layout:

- Co-chair: Nicky and Michelle
- Arrange the time to and look at the venue (Radical Entertainment)
- Equipment needed by each group

· Lights

· Equipment going to provide

· Floor plan

- Group distribution
- Set up / Cleanup crew

- Send an email to Terri or Judy, floor plan, if not email Radical (sent out, have it ASAP, and meeting on Tuesday)

- What’s the budget for printing

- Decoration, signs

Marketing:

Chair: Sholeh

- Proposing letter ASAP, set up meetings with potential sponsorships to do presentation
- Come up with companies providing good/attractive/useful door prizes (will get update from Rosa and Sholeh)

- Connect with website/print to help in sponsorship promotion
- Contact print and web to leave space for sponsorship

- Tomorrow Rosa and Sholeh getting sponsors list done, choosing people/company

Some companies we can ask:

- Alliance of arts and culture

- Canadian society for graphic designer

- New media BC

- Canadian arts council

- Small business BC

- OPUS

- LOOMIS

- ABC Photography

- Vancouver Art Gallery

- Contemporary art gallery

- City of Vancouver (government) awards for academic excellence

GENERAL MEETING NEXT TUESDAY!! (requested already)

Every program:

- How many people attending?

Deadline for who will go to industry night: Sept 01

Next Tuesday is the deadline for the video

All class schedules are posted below, and please let me know if there is any mistake. =)

Thanks.

- nicky

Common Breaks:

- Mondays
- Tues 12-1 (except for DE classes)
- Wed 1-5 (for both NM classes)
- Thursday 1-2 (for NM and Animation)

Basically, Tues and Thurs are the best time I think.  (tables inside)

NM 1P	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
9		Class Aug 12	Class		Class
10		Class Aug 12	Class	Class	Class
11		Class Aug 12	Class	Class	Class
12			Class	Class
13		Class
14		Class		Class
15		Class		Class

Animation	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
9				Class
10				Class
11				Class
12
13		Class				Class
14		Class				Class
15		Class				Class
16
17
18		Class		Class	Class
19		Class		Class	Class
20		Class		Class	Class
21		Class		Class	Class

DE 17/18	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
9						Class
10						Class
11						Class
12						Class
13						Class
14						Class
15						Class
16
17
18		Class		Class
19		Class		Class
20		Class		Class
21		Class		Class

]]> http://nickytubcitnewmediaindustrynightplanning.wordpress.com/2008/08/02/committee-meeting-schedules/feed/ 0 nicky http://nickytubcitnewmediaindustrynightplanning.wordpress.com/2008/07/17/meeting-minute-july-16-2008/ http://nickytubcitnewmediaindustrynightplanning.wordpress.com/2008/07/17/meeting-minute-july-16-2008/#comments Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:56:49 +0000 nicky http://nickytubcitnewmediaindustrynightplanning.wordpress.com/?p=8 ]]> Note from: Nicky Tu

Industry Night Date: October 16 or 17th.

Possible Location: (No specific budget, others can be added)
1. Radical Entertainment
- Might be difficult to transport equipment for setup (elevator)
2. BCIT Downtown Campus
- Catering will already be set
- Different rooms may be possible, easier parking and located in Downtown (easier for guests to come after work)
3. Round House
- Terri will contact them again before next meeting
4. SFU Downtown campus

Things need to consider when choosing a venue:
- Parking
- Set up
- Internet (some might want to go online, or everyone has portfolio site in computer)
- Audio / Visual equipment
- Cables can be used to connect our computers

Catering:
- No specific budget
- Pop, ice, cake, snack

Equipment:
- Mostly arrange by students

Sponsors:
- Students are responsible on this.

Committees can be formed (will be finalized by Terri before next meeting):
- Invitation
- Marketing
- Website
- Layout

Students need to form committees, and choose a lead from each committee before next meeting.

Next Meeting:
July 23, 2008

Topics will be covered:
- Confirm the venue
- Committee name, members, and leader