Wedding & Event Videographers Set for January 2008 Convention in Las Vegas - Over 250 Sessions Planned for Wedding Videography and Digital Memories
September 16, 2007
Sarasota, FL - "WEVA’s Wide World of Weddings & Events," the brand new winter convention and trade show for wedding & event videographers, co-presented by WEVA and PMA® is coming to Las Vegas January 29-31 in conjunction with PMA '08.
WEVA/PMA guest room rates at the Imperial Palace start at less than $71/night. Rooms are limited. To be assured of getting low-cost rates, make your hotel reservations now through PMA Housing toll-free at: 800-248-8804 or 517-788-8100 or email: [email protected].
Register Online - Just $199
Convention registration will open soon. WEVA sessions will start Tuesday afternoon January 29, 2008 at the Imperial Palace hotel. Open to all videographers, there is special discount registration of only $199 for all WEVA members (limited time offer). Register early!
A special PMA hotlink for the WEVA-member discount registration will be posted shortly here on the WEVA website and PMA website.
Attend your choice of over 45 cutting-edge WEVA conference sessions for wedding and event videographers that will be held at the Imperial Palace Tuesday afternoon January 29 thru Thursday January 31 when the 2008 Trade Show opens at the Las Vegas Convention Center (use the Imperial/Flamingo Monorail for easy Convention Center access).
The huge Trade Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center will be open 3 days: Thursday January 31 through Saturday February 2, 2008, and will feature demonstratons for videographers on the Show Floor on all three Trade Show days. Trade Show admission is free to WEVA/PMA registered convention attendees.
WEVA conference sessions at the Imperial Palace will feature wedding and event video seminars, workshops, extended system training, New Worldwide Showcase of WEVA Award-Winning Wedding Video Creativity, Same-Day Edit sessions, all-new WEVA Latino sessions in Spanish, New Mock Wedding & Love Story Shooting Exhibitions, HD Technology Panels, and more.
Featured WEVA speakers will include leading wedding and event videographers from the US, Canada, and Mexico as well as renowned marketing experts, such as top business consultant Robert Gordman author of the best-selling book The Must-Have Customer and a contributing writer for WEVA's Wedding & Event Videography Resource Guide.
The complete WEVA program line-up and trade show schedule will be posted soon on the WEVA website and www.PMAI.org.
 "WEVA’s Wide World of Weddings & Events at PMA ’08 is an exciting ‘first’ for professional videography. It will mark the launch of a new era in the expanding worldwide digital memories industry,” said Roy Chapman founder and chairman of Wedding & Event Videographers Association International. "This collaborative convention and trade show has been planned to give videographers an exciting competitive edge in wedding and event video creativity, techniques, and technology with increased profitability."
Low-cost guest rooms at the Imperial Palace (available through the PMA Housing) are less than $71/night (M-Th) January 28-31. For Friday, February 1st (the start of Super Bowl weekend) you can obtain a special PMA registration discount coupon ($29) to apply to the Imperial Palace room rate, which increases to $160 on Friday.
Collaborate… Innovate… Profit!
"With low-cost registration and discounted hotel rates, this brand new convention is the season’s best value for wedding and event videographers – and it answers the call from our members for an international winter event that takes advantage of the impact, and the new profit centers, emerging from the convergence of digital video and imaging technologies," said WEVA Director of Educational Development John Zale.
"Videographers will be able to get together at WEVA’s Wide World of Weddings & Events to network and discover new techniques, cutting-edge concepts, and state-of-the-art technologies that are transforming not only professional videography, but the entire digital memories industry.”
Teaming with PMA for an all-new and innovative winter convention in the U.S., Zale added, “is a natural, and progressive extension, as WEVA and PMA have had solid success collaborating on previous events for our industry worldwide. That includes our Australia conference in May, and our industry’s first-ever convention in Canada last month."
WEVA’s Wide World of Weddings & Events at PMA 08 will enable fresh advantages and a completely new professional development experience for wedding and event videographers, suppliers, and sponsors.
"The advancements in digital technologies, including IT, portable video, DI technologies, and new media, combined with the rising demand for video content online have created a need for a collaborative, cutting-edge event in the winter season. One that recognizes, and utilizes, key changes in digital technologies and workflow so that professional videographers nationally and internationally can take their skills, and their profit potential, to a whole new level – faster," Chapman said. "And, it’s why WEVA will continue to provide professional development events in both winter and summer seasons."
Contact PMA Housing now to be sure of getting low-cost guest room rates at the Imperial Palace for WEVA’s Wide World of Weddings & Events. Call PMA Housing toll-free at: 800-248-8804 or 517-788-8100 or email: [email protected].
Watch the WEVA website at www.weva.com and WEVA’s Wedding & Event Video Resource Guide, co-produced by NewBay Media, for continuous updates on this and other WEVA professional development events for wedding and event videographers, including our industry's first-ever convention in Canada next week.
About PMA
As an international professional trade association, PMA® helps the worldwide imaging community achieve business success and adapt to new technologies. Its commitment to 20,000 members in 100-plus countries is part of an 82-year legacy that connects business owners to a network of knowledge and support.
PMA furthers this purpose through the development of educational programs and business services, marketing research, publications, and trade shows. For more information, visit PMA online at PMA®.
About Wedding & Event Videographers Association International
WEVA International is the largest professional videographers association and our industry's leading provider of education that's on the cutting-edge. WEVA is dedicated to advancing the professional interests of videographers worldwide through continuing education at events such as Wedding & Event Video Expo, technical support, group benefits, advocacy committees, new media, including Wedding & Event Videography Resource Guide and streaming video on WEVA-TV.
Join WEVA now to access valuable WEVA membership benefits that can help you succeed in your business, including weekday job opportunities through ImageSpan's CurbStream, plus low-cost Visa/MasterCard Merchant Status, Equipment Insurance, E&O Insurance, the new Equipment Financing Program, WEVA NEWS MINUTE videos, WEVA On-The-Air podcasts, and more. Membership also provides opportunities for professional videographer (MPV) accreditation, and system-training at WEVA EXPO our industry’s largest annual convention and trade show. For further details contact the association at 941-923-5334 or email: [email protected] |
