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Design and film school events

Learn about upcoming conventions, training opportunities, festivals, online panel discussions, and other events that focus on film and design. Mark your calendar if you see an event that could help you in your work as a faculty member or student in a higher education design or film program. Be sure to check the list of all Adobe events under Resources.

Upcoming events

Alliance Graphique Internationale Chicago Congress 2008
September 23–27, 2008
The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Over 1,000 of the world's top designers, students, educators, and graphic arts professionals will converge in Chicago for the 2008 AGI Congress and AGI Student Conference. As the sponsor of the AGI Student Conference, Adobe will be addressing how the ordinary can become extraordinary to student attendees. Billed as the global design event of 2008, AGI Chicago Congress will present lectures, exhibitions, and a host of unique interactions with the world's most notable leaders from the design profession.

AIGA Design Educators’ Conference
October 17–19, 2008
Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, Maryland
This conference, sponsored by Adobe, addresses the social life of design, including questions about how educators are preparing design students for a lifetime of working with and for other people and how students are connecting with the world. Come for a engaging weekend of lively discussions, hands-on workshops, and informal activities.

EDUCAUSE 2008
October 28–31, 2008
Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Florida
Mark your calendar for the premier information technology event in higher education. Several tracks are available, including one called "Teaching and Learning," which will explore a wide range of perspectives on the best way to integrate technology and meet the needs of students in the digital age.

DevLearn 2008 Conference & Expo
November 11–14, 2008
Fairmont San Jose, San Jose, California
Join Adobe at the DevLearn 2008 Conference & Expo to explore, discuss, and learn about the best ideas and technologies for eLearning. This event is a must for learning design, development, and management professionals who are leading eLearning efforts and need to keep abreast of the most successful and emerging technologies, strategies, and best practices to effectively deploy them in their organizations.

Adobe Education at MAX 2008
November 16–19, 2008
Moscone West Convention Center and Marriott, San Francisco, California
Connect, discover, and find inspiration at Adobe's annual event for designers, developers, and decision-makers. Attend education-specific sessions, network with peers, expand your current capabilities, and explore emerging technologies.

CAA College Art Association Annual Conference
February 25–28, 2009
Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, California
CAA’s annual gathering of artists, art historians, museum directors and curators, arts administrators, scholars, and educators takes place this coming February. Look forward to the best in new scholarship, innovative art, and in-depth discussion of issues in the arts today. Beginning October 2008, CAA members can register for the conference online. 

See OnDemand panel discussions by and for design and film educators

Adobe Flex Shortcuts to Building Rich Internet Applications

Scott Mahoy, of the Labyrinth Project, deconstructs a rich Internet application created using Adobe® Flex® software.

The New Ecology of Things

What happens to design practice when all the devices in your environment contain sensors? Three ArtCenter faculty discuss their and their students' exploration of that issue.

Music for AIR, Adobe’s runtime for RIAs on the desktop

Will Carter discusses applications for Adobe AIR™ and shows you how to develop a music visualizer on your desktop for downloaded songs.

Developing Internet Content with Flash and Flex

Erik Loyer of Song New Creative takes you on a tour of Adobe Flash® and Flex, showing you how to use progressively complex skills and techniques across the two major tools.

Designing for Convergence

Erik Loyer of Song New Creative, Dmitri Siegel of Urban Outfitters, and Peter Lunenfeld of Art Center College of Design lead a discussion on the challenges facing designers in an era of technology and media convergence.

Strutting Your Stuff in the Creative Industries

Bill Cahan of Cahan and Associates in San Francisco, Sandi McKibbon of CHUM Television in Toronto, and Dave Willmer from The Creative Group discuss the best way to prepare reels and portfolios and resumes and letters for launching your career with employers in the design and film/video industries.

Workflow for Complex Film Projects

Mar Elepaño of USC, Jacob Rosenberg of Formika Films, and Michael Kanfer of Adobe discuss film workflow.

Introduction to Color Management

Howard Simkins of Sheridan Institute of Technology and Higher Learning and Tom Ashe of the School of Visual Arts discuss the fundamentals of color management.

Digital Print in Project-Based Design Education

Lorraine Donegan of California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo and Michael Josefowicz of Parsons The New School for Design share how digital print facilitates project-based learning in their design courses.