Convergence `09
Part of Vancouver Digital Week
http://www.vancouverdigitalweek.com
May 11: CONVERGENCE ’09
http://www.cossettewest.com/convergence2009
(7:30 AM to 4 PM – at the Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre – 1055 Canada Place )
Brought to you by the People from Cossette West.
A gathering of digital-savvy marketing and communications thought-leaders from across North America sharing ideas on how to stay competitive in the ever-shifting digital landscape. This year we focus on digital branding through social media and why you should integrate it into your marketing strategy…starting now.
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KEYNOTE SPEAKER Obama’s Unsung Hero
DAVID PLOUFFE, Campaign Manager, Obama for America
After winning the election on November 4, 2008, President Obama called Plouffe “the unsung hero of this campaign, who built the… best political campaign, I think, in the history of the United States of America.” Credited with achieving one of the biggest upsets in American political history, his campaign generated a brand loyalty program with unprecedented success. Plouffe shares with the audience the election story and the process of developing a winning social media strategy that inspired millions to engage in the Obama campaign.
Below is a photo of the entrance way to Convergence 09
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Below is Jean Herbert of Mobile Muse guiding Peter Davies and Hendrik Beune of AHA MEDIA, working as livestreaming camera operators for Fearless City Mobile ( http://www.fearlesscity.ca/mobile and W2 http://www.creativetechnology.org at Convergence 09 for Vancouver Digital Week 09
Below is an example of mobile phone technology
Below is April Smith text messaging and twittering on a HTC Touch phone for community engagement at Convergence 09 at the Fearless City and W2 booth
Below is Suez Holland aka VJ Electrabelle mixing all the text and twitter messages, photos and videos together to appear on the big screens.
Below is Roland Tanglao ( red Fearless T-shirt) giving mobile tech support to Fearless and W2. Suez Holland’s live Vj work appears on the two LCD screens wth livestreams coming in from Peter Davies and Hendrik Beune’s HTC Touch Cameraphones
Below Hendrik Beune holds an HTC Touch phone to livestream
Below Peter Davies explains what livestreaming is to his neighbour while getting ready to film a panel
In this video, Peter Davies, reporter for AHA MEDIA and also livestreaming camera operatorfor Fearless City and W2 answers some questions after livestreaming the Widget Smidgets panel at Convergence 09 forVancouver Digital Week
This was filmed by April Smith of AHA MEDIA on a Nokia N95 mobilecameraphone. April is passionate and skilled in making Nokia films by exploring mobile media production through the camera lens of a cellphone. For a better quality version of this video, please DM April Smith @AprilFilms on Twitter.
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Below is local Vancouver social media manager Rob Jones ( middle ) of BuildDirect http://www.builddirect.com a speaker in “The intersection of search marketing & social media.
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In this video, Irwin Oostindie, Executive Director of W2 explains about the Fearless City Mobile Project, the remxing on the live vj screen and the sift tool for Fearless City http://www.fearlesscity.ca/mobile and W2 http://www.creativetechnology.org at Convergence 09 for Vancouver Digital Week.
This was filmed by April Smith of AHA MEDIA on a Nokia N95 mobile cameraphone. April is passionateand skilled in making Nokia films by exploring mobile media production through the camera lens of a cellphone. For a better quality version of this video, please DM April Smith @AprilFilms on Twitter.
Below is the wonderful support team helping us ( April Smith, Hendrik Beune and Peter Davies of AHA MEDIA ) to livestream Convergence 09
From Right to Left ( Back Row ) ( Fearless City http://www.fearlesscity.ca/mobile and W2 http://www.creativetechnology.org mentors and leaders!)
Roland Tanglao http://www.rolandtanglao.com
Jean Hebert http://www.clicknoise.net
Suez Holland http://www.electrabelle.com
Carla Bergman http://www.rainzine.org
Irwin Oostindie http://www.creativetechnology.org
Kris Krug ( sitting in front ) http://www.kriskrug.com
To view the livestream, being streamed by Hendrik Beune and Peter Davies of AHA MEDIA ( also working as members as Fearless City http://www.fearlesscity.ca/mobile and W2 http://www.creativetechnology.org) using HTC Touch phones, using Livecast software from Mobile Muse, please go to Jean Hebert’s site http://www.clicknoise.net
Our next event is to livestream NextMedia in Vancouver! 🙂
At Vancouver Digital Week, join nextMEDIA for an afternoon program that includes a Keynote and reception, and connects the digital worlds of Music, Advertising, Broadcast and more.
Robert H. Reynolds, Manager & Attorney – The Killers
Ethan Kaplan, Vice President of Technology, Warner Bros.
Kris Krug, President, Raincity Studios
David Gratton, VP Products and Business Development, Workatplay
Adaline, Singer/Songwriter
Elise Estrada, Singer/Actress
Join visionaries from games and digital entertainment, social media, interactive design, and animation and VFX from May 11-14, 2009 in Vancouver. Get access to international business match-making, big picture conference sessions, high-level seminars and workshops, as well as loads of networking parties.
Monday, May 11, 2009
Brought to you by the People from Cossette West.
A gathering of digital-savvy marketing and communications thought-leaders from across North America sharing ideas on how to stay competitive in the ever-shifting digital landscape. This year we focus on digital branding through social media and why you should integrate it into your marketing strategy…starting now.
Monday, May 11, 2009
Want to meet key influencers in the music industry, advertising and broadcasting fields? Then join nextMEDIA to explore the importance of brands, bands and audiences. Find out how modern technologies can help you to connect with your audience in a meaningful way. Understand what it takes to successfully promote and market brands and artists in the 21st century. Sessions will be followed by plenty of discussion and interaction, plus networking drinks.
May 12-13, 2009
The Game Developers Conference® Canada (GDC Canada) is a forum for Canadian developers to share best practices for fostering ingenuity and quality games. GDC Canada emphasizes studying the challenges and opportunities of creating games with long production cycles, large development teams, and multi-platform releases. Produced by Think Services and Reboot Communications Ltd.
May 12-13, 2009
The VIPF is an exclusive event offering your company the opportunity to meet industry veterans and decision-makers, cutting edge creators and emerging players in digital media through networking sessions and hand selected one-on-one meetings. Presented by New Media BC.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
The People’s Choice PopVox Awards honour the best and brightest in BC’s digital media sector. Join us at Gastown’s Workspace to celebrate the winners, meet the Individual Stand Out Award Finalists and enjoy a drink or three with all your new Vancouver Digital Week friends! Hosted by Buzz Bishop.
Thursday May 14th, 2009
Representatives from Vancouver’s gaming and digital entertainment industry, university researchers, policy makers and regulators will meet to begin a conversation on the needs of the interactive gaming sector with respect to innovation and talent development.
Thursday, May 14th, 2009
Get your digital black belt during a day of intensive training and workshops at the Centre for Digital Media (CDM). Bringing together experts and leaders from an array of sectors in digital media, this workshop helps inspire new ideas and provides tools to develop them into realizable goals. Participants will be treated to insider techniques for the conceptualizing, visualizing, prototyping and pitching of ideas, as well as insights into current industry trends and technologies. This is your opportunity to get a crash course in digital martial arts – Register Today!
The 1st Annual Youth Fashion Show educated youth about healthy lifestyle choices. This year’s fun, flashy, fashion fundraiser features Youth models aged 10-17 and their own personal vlogs on how they maintain a healthy lifestyle.
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T H E L O O K 0 9 F e a t u r e s:
· Hair and make up artistry by Blanche MacDonald
·Fashions by Boys’ Co, Jules & Eve, and FAB Clothing
·Hosted by Citytv’s Lunch Television. Kyle Donaldson and Michel McDermott
· Models, grades 8 to 12, will share how they maintain a healthy lifestyle with their own personal Video blogs
·You are invited to create 30 second VLOG entries and upload them to Youtube tagged #THELOOK09.
·Winning VLOGS will be featured at the May 12, 2009 Fashion show and YOU can help choose the winner of our online video contest – CLICK HERE for details.
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Why support the Healthy Lifestyle Youth Fashion Show
The Youth Department of the JCCGV has grown tremendously. Over 70 teens per day utilize the department. This influx of involvement has prompted the need for new programs. Our vision is to create an annual fundraiser to enable the Youth Department to enhance its amenities, increase supervision, and introduce program scholarships. The program has been very effective and its participants have developed into upstanding citizens with a strong sense of community.
Programs Include:
Maccabi Games, Team Vancouver,
EIDAN Leadership Development,
Karate lessons,
Dodge Ball tournaments,
Soccer and Hockey skill programs,
After school care for grades 4-7,
Weight room training,
Community partnering programming,
Good ole “just for fun” programs,
Annual battle of the bands.
If you have any questions or require additional information about these programs, please contact Lu Winters at 604-257-5111 ext 207
To enter or vote: http://thelook09.wordpress.com/contest/
Tickets: $10, Request a ticket at 604-257-5114 or via email at thelook2009@gmail.com
AHA MEDIA is growing into bigger and better things! 🙂
We invite you to enjoy our brand new look and design as we do our very best to be a news and event reporting/ resource for all our readers.
We are here to give you analyses, perspectives and viewpoints from Vancouver, and we hope you enjoy what you see and hear on our site! 🙂
We are about community engagement, interaction and involvement. We are mobile new media producers of Vancouver, B.C.
Thank you very much!
April Smith 
Producer/Publisher AHA MEDIA
** AHA MEDIA wishes to thank Raul Pacheco of http://www.hummingbird604.com and Lorraine Murphy of http://www.raincoastermedia.com for all their guidance and mentorship 🙂
AHA MEDIA was pleased to be able to attend the first game of the WHL Western Conference between Vancouver Giants and Kelowna Rockets. 🙂
AHA MEDIA was able to go to this game courtesy to Graham Lloyd , Account Manager, 99.3 The FOX http://www.cfox.com
Thanks Graham! 🙂
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Over 8500 people packed Pacific Coliseum at 7pm Saturday April 18th
Game one of the WHL western conference finals played on Saturday night was an inauspicious start for the Vancouver Giants. They lost 4 to 2 to the Kelowna Rockets, a bigger, more physical team and it showed as the Giants were out-hustled and out-muscled in the first of a best of seven series.
The first period was a fairly even session with no goals scored and the Giants out shooting the visitors by a 10 to 6 margin.
During Intermission, The Timbit League of young girls came out and showed off their skills.
Things started to unravel in the second period as the Rockets scored three unanswered goals and completely dominated the Giants at both ends of the rink. In fact the Giants did not even manage their first shot on goal until almost fifteen minutes had elapsed. That first shot was in fact a disallowed goal when video review determined that the Giants player pushed the puck past the Rockets goalie with his fist. The Giants were out-shot by a 15 to 4 measure in the second frame.
The Giants finally figured out the Rockets air tight defense in the third period with an early power play marker Lance Bouma They followed it up with another score by James Henry when the Rocket’s goaltender let in a soft goal with 6 minutes left in the game.
It was a close as the Giants would get however as the Rockets shut down the home side down the stretch and salted away the win with an empty netter in the final minute.
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The Giants will have to deal with the physical presence of the Rockets if they hope to prevent a replay of this troubling performance exhibited in game one. The many Kelowna fans in attendance were vocally pleased with their team’s performance. One thing to remember, however, is that Giants coach Don Hay has shown that he will always make the adjustments required to be successful. He will have to because the Giants certainly do not want to go into Kelowna 2 games down in the series.
AHA MEDIA hopes that for Game 2 at 5pm Sunday April 19th, things turn around for our Vancouver Giants! 🙂
Go Giants! 🙂
More photos of this game are available on our Flickr page 🙂
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ahamedia/3456812086/in/set-72157616963186389/
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