The Banff New Media Institute and Digital Alberta are pleased to announce the project teams and program mentors for the 2008-09 Digital Content Creation Entrepreneurs Network (DC2EN) Incubation Program.

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The Banff New Media Institute, in partnership with Digital Alberta and the Graphic Designers of Canada is pleased to present How to Make Mistakes on Purpose – an intensive design workshop with Laurie Rosenwald, November 20 to 23 at The Banff Centre.

Rosenwald’s infamous, top secret workshop promises to throw your creative process upside down, bringing about results that will surprise even yourself. Everyone from designers, to inventors, to writers, to account managers are welcome.

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The Digital Content Creation Entrepreneurs Network (DC²EN) Incubation Program is unlike any other incubation project in the province. It is a unique pilot program designed specifically to benefit Alberta digital media producers by facilitating the development of a project with a focus on intellectual property creation from the earliest stages, allowing for unparalleled access to world-class digital media/creative industry mentors, in-person incubation sessions and the time to develop the project at your home base location. Project teams will receive training, business development advice, high-level networking opportunities and significant access to distinguished mentors and facilities. Qualified companies will receive 100 per cent sponsorship for participation in this program valued at approximately $50,000.00 CDN.

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Second year students from City University of Hong Kong, Lucy Jiang and Vanessa Sit are enjoying a two month residency at The Banff Centre. In partnership with Hong Kong Cyberport, and the Banff New Media Institute Accelerator program, these electronic engineering students were selected to come to Banff to further their career learning goals and find meaningful intersections in their work in an international setting.

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In March, The Banff Centre’s BNMI Accelerator program and the Digital Media Association of Alberta presented a starring line up of storytellers for the exciting Perfecting the Mix of Story, Character, & Interactivity workshop.

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Set in a backdrop of rich peer-to-peer learning, educational psychologist Brian Woodward (link to bio) delivered a three-day Leadership Development program to thirteen participants at Hong Kong Cyberport from January 23 – 25, 2007.

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Edmonton’s Ken Bautista, a delegate of the BNMI Accelerator Market Access Program and CEO/executive producer of Hotrocket Studios Inc. delivered a project synopsis for CIE Project.

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The Digital Media 101 workshop included an engaging insight into the uses of digital media tools for small business, non-profit organizations, and economic development opportunities in Alberta and B.C. for 23 participants on November 20 and 21.

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David Wong and Stephan White, made the trek from Hong Kong Cyberport to Banff in September to check out the Alberta new media scene and attend the Banff Venture Forum. Directors and co-founders of Mobile Adventures Ltd., they visited the Banff New Media Institute from September 18 to 22, 2006.

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Alberta’s digital media industry came together as 50 digital media producers gathered for The Business of Digital Media: Financing presentation on October 25 and 26 in Calgary at the Network for Emerging and Wireless Technologies (NEWT) and Edmonton at the TELUS World of Science.

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