EM Fest Returns

Back in 2002, I started an event at UNC Charlotte called EM Fest. It was a huge success and I'm getting ready for EM Fest 2004 in February. I've moved the event to Winthrop University and both Adobe and New Riders have joined up once again as sponsors for the event.

EM Fest is an electronic media awards competition open to college students from across Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. The goal of EM Fest is to spotlight the top electronic media design students and academic programs from across the region.

EM Fest 2004 will feature a day-long electronic media festival that will include a variety of speakers and workshops. The event will culminate in an awards show on the campus of Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina. Here are the speakers that I have put together for the event:

Ed Cone, Senior Writer, Baseline magazine and Weblogger
"Will Work for No Food: Confessions of a Professional Journalist with a Weblog"

Samantha Bailey, VP of Information Architecture, Wachovia Corporation
"Big Company, Small Company: Working in two very different worlds"

Ron Jones, President, Symetri
"The Right Stuff: Skills needed to succeed in Web Development"

Bob DeLano, Vice President, The Film Foundry
"Life behind the Camera: Working in the Video and Film Industry"

Steve MacLaughlin, EM Fest Organizer
"Get a Job: How to get hired in Electronic Media"

EM Fest 2004 will be held on Friday, February 13th from 12pm to 8pm at the Withers Building on the campus of Winthrop University in Rock Hill, SC. The lineup of speakers will be followed by the EM Fest Awards Show, beginning at 7pm. Tickets to the event will be available at the door for just $5.