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The Future of Home Entertainment
Event Date11.5.2009Posting Type: Event
Sunday, 10.18.2009
Julia
Please mark your calendar for this upcoming event!
Date: Thursday, Nov 5th, 2009
Time: 6:00 - 9:00 pm
Location: Orrick
Mesa Verde Cafe
1000 Marsh Road
Menlo Park, CA 94025
Cost: $20 members, $35 non-members, $50 At the door
Register now:
http://www.gaba-network.org/
or contact
German American Business Association
1715 Villa St, Suite G, Mountain View, CA 94041
Phone: +1 (650) 386-5015 Fax: +1 (415) 276-2375
office@gaba-network.org
WHY YOU SHOULD ATTEND
Join executives from the technology community in Silicon Valley as well as the premium content community in Hollywood to learn more about the future of entertainment technology in our homes ? and pick up some tips for what to buy for the Holidays!
Specific topics to be discussed will include:
* How will video entertainment be consumed in the home of the future?
* Is the premium video content industry headed in the same direction as audio, which is rapidly moving towards MP3 and iTunes downloads as its primary delivery vehicle - and away from CD / retail delivery?
* Will the DVD's successor, the high-definition Blue-ray disc, be widely adopted by consumers or is it headed the way of the 8-track tape?
* Will an Internet-connected unifying media server emerge, recording and downloading all the entertainment content needs for a home's residents?
Panelists:
* Jeff Klugman, SVP/GM at TiVo
* Jim Taylor, SVP & Chief Technologist at Sonic Solutions
* Roland Vlaicu, Director of Technical Marketing, Dolby
* Todd Collart, SVP New Media at Deluxe Digital Studios
* Michael McGuire, VP Research at Gartner
Moderator:
Steffen Bartschat, SVP Engineering, Sonic Solutions & Co-chair, Software IG
Agenda:
6:00 - 7:00 pm Registration Networking
7:00 - 7:30 pm Program: Introduction and Overview
7:30 - 8:30 pm Program: Panel Discussion
8:30 - 9:00 pm Networking
Complimentary appetizers, beer, wine and soft drinks will be served.
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