WEVA EXPO 2011 Goes LIVE Online Worldwide October 5-6
June 01, 2011
Sarasota, FL - Announcing the official "Call For Entries" in the 2011 WEVA 21st Annual Creative Excellence Awards Competition, WEVA International today also announced the dates of October 5-6, 2011 for the WEVA 21st Annual Wedding & Event Video Expo, which will televised LIVE Online for industry professionals worldwide.
WEVA last year, successfully developed and produced WEVA iVideoShow, the first-ever online conference and trade show dedicated to wedding & event production professionals that was completely interactive via LIVE Text-chat.
This year, in addition to Text-chat, WEVA EXPO 2011 will be incorporating LIVE interactive Video-chat, which has now emerged as one of the Internet’s hottest new IT capabilities, and cited as a key reason for Microsoft’s recent purchase of Skype. WEVA EXPO 2011 will also utilize new multilingual translation technology to extend participation to industry professionals around the globe.
"Going LIVE Online in the fall offers major advantages, including the ability to bring brand new technology to EXPO 2011 in products that will be introduced in September," said Roy Chapman chairman of WEVA International, and executive producer of WEVA iVideoShow.
"The WEVA iVideoShow was presented in February 2010 at time when there were no iPads and no easy conference-style video-chat. A year is a long time in IT. The world is already on iPad2. We're excited by the ability to reach our worldwide community using state-of-the-art digital cinema tools and LIVE interactive video, an industry breakthrough. Combined with multilingual translation, online education is now truly at a level of global participation for our industry. Most importantly, for both attendees and exhibitors, it’s accessible -- at home or at work. For the first time in EXPO's 21 years, whether you’re part-time or full-time, or unable to travel doesn’t matter because this year, WEVA EXPO is coming to you!”
Uniting Event Filmmakers Worldwide via LIVE Video
For the first time in history, WEVA EXPO, the industry’s largest convention and trade show will be an immersive experience on a global level with LIVE video interaction between speakers, attendees, and exhibitors. Presentations will use the cinematic tools of our industry in creating an all-new EXPO program custom-tailored for interactive participation and system-training LIVE Online.
"WEVA EXPO 2011 is like the WEVA iVideoShow on steroids," said John Zale WEVA’s Director of Educational Development. "Sessions will feature multilingual translation. Social media and video will be full-throttle. Proposal submissions from industry professionals for Featured Speaker presentations are already being accepted by WEVA at www.weva.com/proposals. Professionals should enter proposals now," Zale said.
WEVA EXPO 2011 LIVE Online Worldwide Will Feature:
* Keynotes
* Sessions On-Demand (conference registrants can attend ALL Sessions)
* Live Q&A with Featured Speakers (multilingual translation)
* WEVA 2011 Creative Excellence Award Winners & Screenings (winners announced over both days)
* Interact with Exhibitors (Show-Only Discounts)
* Roundtables
* Networking
* Free Door Prize Drawings
Zale notes that, "instead of just texting, attendees can choose LIVE interactive video for networking and showing clips to one another. Attendees and exhibitors can flip on webcams to meet face-to-face LIVE, on large-screen TV displays, even meet in video conference-style groups with all faces LIVE on-screen at once.
"At the WEVA EXPO 2011 Sessions," Zale adds, "leading wedding & event filmmakers from around the world will share a ton of on-location footage and behind-the-scenes B-roll to show new techniques in detail, and HOW they achieve breathtaking wedding creativity.
"Exhibitors will be able to use LIVE video to demonstrate cutting-edge technologies and all-new gear. It’s the first time suppliers, and event filmmakers from around the globe will be uniting simultaneously via LIVE online video. The 21st Annual WEVA EXPO will be a 21st century breakthrough for our industry nationally and worldwide."
EXPO-To-Go
WEVA EXPO 2011 will be at your fingertips for two full days, and completely portable. You can attend using your mobile device, laptop, desktop, or large-screen display, and without having to leave home or work.
Multi-track programming will feature over 35 Sessions for wedding & event filmmakers covering new cameras and camerawork, new DSLR techniques, marketing & selling, edit system training, workflow, audio, lighting, concept videos, special events, Same Day Edits, and more.
WEVA EXPO 2011 will be presented on Pacific Coast hours. EXPO Trade Show admission will be free with advance registration. Conference registration will be $129, which includes both days and all sessions and a new WEVA App specificially developed to archive EXPO content for on-demand access after the LIVE show closes.
For Exhibitor Information regarding WEVA EXPO 2011, and all other WEVA events, please contact the WEVA office at [email protected] or 941-923-5334.
What Wedding & Event Filmmakers Said About the Live Online WEVA iVideoShow 2010
John Kerfoot: Awesome. Do it again.
Teddy Salido: Already browsing around and meeting fellow videogs. fun event.
David Notowitz: It was excellent. Lots of people were talking! I captured some of the online group chats to read at my own pace.
Maribeth Kocimski Ratajczyk: Excellent use of tools. I am benefiting from it and I am grateful. THANK YOU.
Dan O'Hara: I learned some great tips! Awesome!
Adam Forgione: The concept was very innovative. It was a very cool experience. Networking/chatting was a blast with so many familiar peers.
Michael Jensen: Great job! I hope to see the iShow again in the near future.
Ramona Lynne: Thank you so much for the WEVA iVideo conference. It was fantastic. Looking forward to the next iVideo.
Gabriel Paz: Congratulations on the success of today!
Alan Paul Naumann: Thank you for your leadership in the world of event videography. Things change so quickly that it's hard to keep up - so the information you provide is invaluable. I really liked the Online Expo - a forshadowing of things to come?
Mark Goldberg: I learned a lot from today's presenters. This was a great learning event.
David Bauers: Great show, just two complaints. Not enough restrooms and the food court sucked. Otherwise great job!
Julie Blanco Conroy: I was on all day long. Loved it!
Jose Ortiz: This is very Cool. I like it!
Oscar Dominguez: Great show, congratulations! When is the next one?
Cali Hlavac: That was awesome! Thanks so much!
Angel Menendez: Great show!
Kim Owen: Thank You....!
Aaron Olsen: I learned a ton! It was awesome = )
Sharon Frost: That was very good. Thanks very much!
Ted Nguyen: Very nice job on today's expo.I picked up a lot of useful and helpful "nuggets" today. Looking forward to the next one if WEVA does it again.
Gonzalo Fanny: It was Great, learned a lot...Thx again
Rodolfo Vazquez: Great job!
Wendi Koble: It was awesome!! Thanks so much!!
Steve Cureton: You all did a very great thing - thank you.
Leon Johnson: Thanks for a great iVideo today. I didn't miss that plane ride at all. Lots of great information that helped me to think outside the box.
About WEVA International
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