IDMA-DVDA: A New Association For The DVD Industry
The Interactive Digital Media Association, (IDMA) in conjunction with the members of the DVD Video Group, has announced the formation of a new association for the DVD industry. The new organization will be known as the DVD-Association, or DVDA, and will be operated as a sister organization, by the Interactive Digital Media Association. The new Association will support the DVD platform in North America and Europe. Two new directors selected from the members of the DVD Group will join the IDMA Board immediately. The DVDA will also have an advisory council made up of industry representatives to assist in the shaping of this exciting new industry. The first two honorary members of this Advisory Council are the two chairpersons of the leading DVD conferences in North America and Europe, Dana Parker and John Barker. Panasonic Home and Commercial Products Company are the first Manufacturer to join the Advisory Council. They will be represented on the council by Mr. Stan Cook. ""Plug & Play, the IDMA's free e-mail newsletter for the interactive digital media industry, has for some time concentrated almost entirely on supporting the DVD Platform,"" said Paul Holmes, Chief Executive of the new Association and editor of Plug & Play. ""Now with the influx of experts from the DVD group the contents should be even more helpful and informative for the readers."" The DVDA will share, both the new web site, www.DVDA.org, currently being designed for the IDMA and the IDMA-DVDA Summit conference scheduled for Dallas, Texas October 22-24. Richard French Chairman of the IDMA and now of the DVDA, said. ""The IDMA was originally formed to support the developers of all the new digital platforms. As DVD has emerged as the predominant platform for this decade, it seemed only sensible to focus our support on this platform and what better way than by utilizing the existing frame work of the IDMA to create a DVD-Association."" The first meeting of the new group, which is scheduled for Sunday, August 15, will be held in the Seacliff D Room from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., during the 1999 DVD Pro conference at the Hyatt Regency Embarcadero, San Francisco. Dana Parker DVD PRO Conference Chair said. ""We welcome the chance to host this important meeting and wish the new Association every success."" Existing members of the IDMA and those joining the DVD-Association before the annual meeting in Dallas on October 22, will automatically become charter members of the new association. Three Months FREE Membership For Charter Members To encourage everyone involved in DVD to join the new Association, the IDMA-DVD-Association is offering free individual membership during the ninety-day start up period. To enroll as a charter member, all you need to do is send an e-mail with the following information: Subject line: ""Enroll me."" Followed by: Name- E-mail address- Phone Number- Company or affiliation. You will become a member of the DVD-Association for three months. You will receive Plug & Play the IDMA-DVDA e-mail newsletter, bi-weekly and be given the password to the 'Members only' section of the new IDMA-DVDA Web site. Manufacturers and other companies wanting a seat on the DVDA Advisory Council should talk to either the DVDA Chairman, Richard French (richardf@riseintl.com) or the Chief Executive, Paul Holmes (paul_holmes@dvda.org). IDMA-DVDA can be reached at 5623 Spring Grove Drive, Solon, Ohio 44139 or phone 440 349 9661.