The Nominating Committee of the Digital Media Association of Alberta (Digital Alberta) invites nominations for the 2009-2010 Board of Directors. All nominations must be submitted no later than April 17, 2009. Please note that the bylaws state that you must be a member of Digital Alberta at least 30 days prior to the AGM for your nomination to be accepted. If you are not a member, please join now.

SaskInteractive Summit09
March 19 – 20, 2009
Saskatoon Inn, Saskatoon

SaskInteractive Summit09 will focus on how interactive media and converging technologies are revolutionizing the way we live, learn, communicate and transact business.

Concurrent with the Summit, SaskInteractive is hosting the inaugural Games for Health Canada Summit focusing on the role of eGames in health care research, delivery and prevention.

This 2-day event will have 4 concurrent tracks each day focusing on:
1. Web Technologies

Interested in learning more about the world’s leading event and conference dedicated to computer and online games? Want to talk to a publisher but unsure of how best to approach?

Join Digital Alberta and the Government of Alberta in their pre-GDC meeting.

March 12, 2009
12 Noon - 1:30 PM
Calgary Technologies Inc.
3553 31 Street NW

SXSW Interactive, March 13-17, 2009 – Austin Convention Center
Austin, Texas, US of A

The Vulcan Innovation Project is pleased to present its inaugural Technology Showcase March 5th, 2009 at the Vulcan Cultural and Recreational Centre. The program, organized under the direction of the Vulcan Business Development Society, is an event to showcase the use of technology in real world business applications and to enhance local business opportunities.

Canada’s national interactive media association heartened by renewed commitment to Telefilm Canada New Media Fund

OTTAWA, ONTARIO, January 28, 2009 – In the wake of yesterday’s federal budget, the
Canadian Interactive Alliance / l’Alliance interactive canadienne (CIAIC) is pleased to see that
the Telefilm Canada New Media Fund has been renewed and made a permanent part of the
Conservative government’s spending plans.

While the stated funding level of $14.3 million annually seems to represent a small reduction

Backbone and KPMG are assembling the only ranking of Canadian Web 2.0 pioneers. They are looking for the companies who are leading the way across four implementation categories:

1) Problem solving: customer response, idea generation, solution brainstorming 

2) Innovation: crowdsourcing, market prediction, participatory feedback
3) Collaboration: jams, customer input, user rankings

4) Knowledge sharing and management: teamware, wikis, blogs and collaborative content creation
They need your help.

Help strengthen the Canadian Interactive Media Industry by completing the 2008 Canadian Interactive Industry Profile Questionnaire!
The Canadian Interactive Alliance is looking to build a complete profile of Canada's interactive media industry, including all companies in Canada that work in or service the interactive media industry, either
completely or partially.

Come explore the multiple opportunities of the kid‐ and family‐friendly content market by
attending KidScreen Summit, the largest and most important event of the year for kids’ entertainment executives and professionals. In 2008, the conference set a new attendance record, welcoming 1500+ delegates from 43 countries.

Grande Prairie Regional College will be hosting its Fourth Annual Computer GameXpo on Feb 6 and 7 of 2009. This will be a two day event with both an educational component on the first day (game industry speakers) and an all day game computer game tournaments on the following day.