DMW Daily - October 3, 2006

DMW Announcements

DMW Events Listing

October 4-5, 2006
West Hollywood, CA
www.digitalmusicforum.com/west

November 7-8, 2006M
West Hollywood, CA
www.lagamesconference.com

November 16-17, 2006
West Hollywood, CA
www.televisionconference.com

Digital Music Forum West - October 4-5, 2006

www.digitalmusicforum.com/west/
October 4-5, 2006 - Bel Age, West Hollywood, CA

For the past six years, the most influential decision-makers in the music industry have gathered at Digital Media Wire's annual Digital Music Forum in New York to network, do deals and share ideas about the future of the music business. Participants have described the event as a "melting pot of the best of the best in digital music," where ideas are shared and opinions don't go unchallenged. It is with this illustrious background that we are pleased to announce the launch of Digital Music Forum West at the Bel Age Hotel in West Hollywood, October 4-5, 2006.

KEYNOTES & FEATURED INTERVIEWS:
Ted Cohen, Managing Partner, TAG Strategic
Tamara Conniff, Executive Editor and Associate Publisher, Billboard
Nic Harcourt, Music Director & Host of Morning Becomes Eclectic, KCRW
Thomas Hesse, President Global Digital Business, Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Jim Griffin, Managing Director, OneHouse LLC, Co-Founder, Pho Group
Ned Sherman, CEO & Publisher, Digital Media Wire
John T. Frankenheimer, Chair, Music Group, Partner and Co-Chair Loeb & Loeb LLP
Ralph Simon, Chairman, Emeritus & Founder, Mobile Entertainment Forum Americas

SPEAKERS & MODERATORS:
Tim Bucher, CEO & Chief Product Officer, ZING
Aydin Caginalp, Partner, Alston & Bird
Ted Casey, SVP, B. Dev & Partner Relations, MusicNet
Gary Cohen, General Manager, AOL Music Now
David Del Beccaro, President, CEO & Founder, Music Choice
Ed Delfs, VP, National Ad Sales, RealNetworks
John Desmond, VP, MediaSentry Services, SafeNet
Jan Eglen, CEO, Digonex Technologies, Inc.
Ben Eisner, Speakerheart
Scott Fedewa, SVP & Exec Producer, Live Nation
Erik Flannigan, VP, Programming, AOL
Dominique-Sébastien Forest, VP, Business Dev, Puretracks LLC
Albhy Galuten, VP of Digital Media Tech Strategy, Sony Corp of America
Brian Garrity, Senior Correspondent, Billboard
Dave Goldberg, VP & GM, Yahoo! Music
Laura Goldberg, COO, Napster
Raghav Gupta, Director, Bus Dev & Strategy, Brightcove
Daneil Harris, CEO, MediaPass Network
David Hyman, CEO & Founder, MOG
Dave Jarworski, Founder & CEO, PassAlong Networks
Marty Lafferty, CEO, DCIA
Mark Lam, Chairman, Exec Committee & CEO, Live365
Paul Leakas, General Manager, Nielsen Mobile
Gerd Leonhard, CEO, Sonific LLC
David Marcus, VP of Strategic Marketing & Business Dev, Ticketmaster
Amanda Marks, EVP, eLabs, Universal Music
Scott McKenzie, Grp Ed Director, Billboard
Gerrit Meier, Sr VP & GM, Clear Channel Online Music & Radio
Ron Milkes, VP, Business & Legal Affairs, General Counsel, Network LIVE
Chris Montgomery, EVP Marketing & Product Management, Musicrypt
Brent Muhle, General Manager, Nettwerk Music Group
Stephen Murray, President, Entertainment, BurnLounge
Jozef Nuyens, Founder/SVP, Int’l Dev., PassAlong Networks
David Pakman, CEO, eMusic
Ken Parks, SVP, Strategy & Bus Dev, EMI Music
Mark Pascarella, President, Gotuit Media Corp.
Joey Patuleia, VP, Artist Relations, INTENT MediaWorks
Shervin Pishevar, President & COO, Freewebs, Inc.
John Puterbaugh, CEO, Nellymoser
Kelli Richards, President & CEO, The All Access Group
Maurice Russell, VP, Licensing & Label Relations, Harry Fox Agency, Inc.
Greg Scholl, CEO, The Orchard
Tess Taylor, President, NARIP
Maria C. Thomas, VP & GM, NPR Digital Media
Dave Ulmer, Marketing, Digital Media Services, Motorola
Chip Venters, CEO, Digital Containers
Lance Ware, CEO, SyncCast
Michael Weiss, CEO, StreamCast Networks
David Wright, Speakerheart

Event Co-Chairs
Ned Sherman, CEO & Publisher, Digital Media Wire
Ralph Simon, Chairman, Emeritus & Founder, Mobile Entertainment Forum Americas
Ted Cohen, Managing Partner, TAG Strategic
more to come...

REGISTRATION RATES:
Early Bird Registration: $399 until August 11, 2006
Pre-Registration: $499 until September 15, 2006
Registration: $599 until September 30, 2006
Door Registration: $699 (space permitting)

Online Registration:
http://www.meeting-services.com/reg/en/register.asp?event=70

Phone Registrations: (310) 855-0033

WHEN: October 4-5, 2006

WHERE: Bel Age Hotel
1020 N. San Vicente Blvd.
West Hollywood, CA

INQUIRIES: Tinzar Than Sherman, VP, Marketing & Events, tinzar@digitalmediawire.com

For agenda, registration and event details, please visit www.digitalmusicforum.com/west

Job Opportunities at DMW - Join the DMW Team!

Digital Media Wire is growing and we are recruiting 2 full-time manager or director-level (depending on experience) hires to work in our industry leading events business in our Los Angeles office on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood.

These individuals will be responsible for managing all aspects of event production, including creating and maintaining budgets, working on agendas, establishing and implementing marketing plans, organizing event-day logistics, and interfacing with senior executives at leading media and entertainment companies about speaking, sponsorship and advertising opportunities.

Applicants should be computer and Internet-savvy. Knowledge of PC, Internet/e-mail, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Word, Power Point, and Excel, and experience in event planning/management and existing relationships in the digital media industry are a "must". Basic skills in Front Page or HTML, Adobe Photoshop, and Quickbooks are a plus. Send resume to dmwjobs@digitalmediawire.com with “DMW Event Position” in the subject line.

Digital Entertainment Media & Marketing Awards - Submissions Deadline: October 7

Submit your materials today for the Billboard and Digital Media Wire 3rd Annual Digital Entertainment Media & Marketing Awards and join the illustrious list of influencers who have been honored in this arena.

Submissions Deadline - October 7
Announcement of Finalists - By November 11
Awards Show - November 29

Entry forms, registration and more information: http://www.billboardevents.com/billboardevents/demmx/index.jsp

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Job Opportunities at DMW - Join the DMW Team!

Digital Media Wire is growing and we are recruiting a full-time manager or director-level (depending on experience) hire to work in our industry leading events business in our Los Angeles office on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood.

This individual will be responsible for managing all aspects of event production, including creating and maintaining budgets, working on agendas, establishing and implementing marketing plans, organizing event-day logistics, and interfacing with senior executives at leading media and entertainment companies about speaking, sponsorship and advertising opportunities.

Applicant should be computer and Internet savvy. Knowledge of PC, Internet/Email, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Word, Power Point, and Excel, experience in event planning and management and existing relationships in the digital media industry are a "must". Basic skills in Front Page or HTML, Adobe Photoshop, and Quickbooks are a plus. Send resume to dmwjobs@digitalmediawire.com with “DMW Event Position” in the subject line.
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