Friday, April 25, 2008

Sharing the love with the South Australian Government: Digital Media Day

Today it's Anzac Day and I'm preparing some words for the South Australian Government's Digital Media Showcase. This is a concept to let SA Government Agencies know how they could be using local talent to take advantage of interactive media.

I'll be sharing a panel chaired by Frank Grasso, one of Australia's foremost search engine marketers. Frank runs E-channel and Dynamic Creative, a tool for large scale management of GoogleAds. Also on the panel are Jason Neave from ViaMedia, Leonora Beresford of Starcom; Stuart Pool from Adelaide Now; Leila Henderson (me) CEO of NewsGallery; and Jason Dunstone, Managing Director, Square Holes. How we'll fit in all of that information in a half hour session is a mystery.

On the 'Serious Games' panel, Ben Kilsby from simulation company Holopoint cracked me up when he saw that he'd be sharing the stage with Adrian Smith from Sydac and John Buchanan from Carnegie Mellon -- Ben says 'that's like a garage band finding out they're sharing the bill with Pearl Jam'. Go Ben.

So congratulations to Ann Clancy, that powerhouse activist and official Creative Industries Catalyst, Department of the Premier and Cabinet, and the AIMIA SA committee for getting this off the ground.

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