Industry Leaders Make DVD í99 The Event Of The Year
Leading senior executives from the Hollywood communityís most influential studios and production companies have already registered to attend DVD í99, Producing and Publishing Entertainment Media, August 4-5, 1999 at the Universal City Hilton Hotel, Universal City, California. DVD í99 is a two-day conference sponsored by the International Recording Media Association (IRMA) and Miller Freeman PSN. The annual conference is renowned as the preeminent event of the year for digital entertainment decisionmakers. The conference will focus on new and emerging technologies and applications for DVD, including audio, video and games. The conferenceís expanded DVD-Video, DVD-Audio and DVD-ROM sessions will address production, mastering and replication issues for this new, high-resolution, multichannel audio format. Over 200 industry leaders are scheduled to attend. The DVD-Video sessions are sponsored by the DVD Video Group. The DVD-Audio sessions are sponsored by the Music Producerís Guild of America. Dolby Laboratories is among the co-sponsors for the event, which also includes Alpha Enterprises, Toolex, Sony Digital Authoring, and Sony Disc Manufacturing. Maxell Corp. of Americaís Replication facility will sponsor Wednesdayís reception. Over 25 leading technology providers will be showcasing their DVD production products and services in an adjacent ballroom, which is open 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, August 4th and 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday, August 5th, to qualified production professionals. Widescreen Review will be covering the entire DVD í99 Conference on www.WidescreenReview.com.