Unicomm and The Bob Dowling Group reminded the world that the 4th Annual 3D Entertainment Summit will be held September 20-22, 2011 at the Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood, CA.
For more information visit: www.3d-summit.com
Unedited press release follows:
Dramatically Expanded Exhibits Area Highlights Co-Located 4th Annual 3D Entertainment Summit® and LA Mobile Entertainment Summit® Held September 20-22 at Hollywood & Highland
Entertainment Technology Showcase™ Packed With Over 60 Displays Featuring Latest in 3D, Mobile and Gaming Technology
3D Entertainment Summit 2011
LOS ANGELES & MILFORD, Conn.–Unicomm, LLC, a leading event management company, and The Bob Dowling Group announced today a dramatically increased tabletop exhibits area, the Entertainment Technology Showcase™, which will serve as a networking hub for the 4th Annual 3D Entertainment Summit®, the 2nd Annual 3D Gaming Summit: 3D Gaming and Beyond®, and the LA Mobile Entertainment Summit® presented by Ortsbo.com. The three co-located conferences take place Tuesday-Thursday, September 20-22, 2011 at the Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood. These summits comprise Hollywood’s largest event week in 2011, attracting top entertainment and technology executives.
The Entertainment Technology Showcase™, featuring over 60 tabletop exhibits showcasing the latest in technology across the 3D entertainment, 3D gaming and mobile entertainment ecosystems, will serve as “power-networking central” for the three Summits, affording an opportunity for personal face-to-face meetings unmatched in large horizontal industry events. The 3D Entertainment Summit®’s opening reception, sponsored by MasterImage, and all networking breaks, will be held in the Entertainment Technology Showcase™, whose centerpiece will be the ESPN 3D Sports Lounge hosted by Title Sponsor ESPN 3D. In addition, the 3D Entertainment LoungeTM will provide attendees the opportunity to see live demonstrations and test drive the latest game-changing 3D and mobile technologies. Participants in the Entertainment Lounge include LG Cinema 3D; Ortsbo, featuring live demonstrations of its language translation application; NVIDIA; Samsung, and other key supporters of the event.
“The Entertainment Technology Showcase™ exhibit area will be the social gathering centerpiece of our conference,” said co-chair Bob Dowling, “a place where attendees can have one-on-one meetings, discuss common challenges and solutions, test-drive games or simply hang out and be wowed by a world-class display of the latest 3D and mobile technologies.”
This year sees an unprecedented number of first time Entertainment Technology Showcase™ participants. On the 3D Entertainment Summit® side, exhibitors include 3D for All Ltd, 3DFusion Corporation, AZUNA LLC, Holografika Ltd., Hungarian Investment & Trade Agency (HITA), inDSP, Ipont International Ltd., Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA), LG Electronics USA Inc., Planar Systems Inc., Polaroid Eyewear (StyleMark Inc.), Prime Focus, Severtson Screens, and VEFXi (VideoEFX Corporation).
The list of first time mobile summit exhibitors includes Blue Calypso, BluFocus Inc., Celtra, GET IT Mobile, Inc., MEF North America, Mobile Messaging Solutions (MMS), Poynt Corporation, Screenreach Interactive, this Moment Inc., Trilibis Mobile and YuMe.
For more information on attending the upcoming 3D Entertainment Summit®, please visit www.3d-summit.com or call 203-713-1071. For more information on sponsorship or exhibiting, please call 203-713-1083. To register for the event or to receive a brochure on attendance, visit www.lamobilesummit.com or call 203-878-2577 x109. For more information on exhibiting and sponsor opportunities, visit the website or contact Rich Massella, Director, Mobile Entertainment Group at 203-713-1079 or rmassella@unicomm.org.
3D Entertainment Summit® — Now in its fourth year, the world’s leading business event on “everything 3D” is bigger and better than ever as it explores the 3D marketplace from all angles. With an expanded international focus and additional programming on broadcast, television and alternate content — this will be the largest and most expansive event to date. 3D pioneers James Cameron and Vince Pace, Twentieth Century Fox Filmed Entertainment Chairman and CEO Tom Rothman, are among the illustrious roster of keynote speakers. The conference covers the biggest 3D drivers including: Theatrical; Creative; Sports; Games; International, Home Entertainment and Convergence. Event Date: September 20-22, 2011 at Hollywood & Highland Center, Hollywood, CA.
LA Mobile Entertainment Summit® — The 2nd Annual LA Mobile Entertainment Summit® presented by Ortsbo.com will host the brightest minds in mobile technology, interactive media and entertainment to examine how content and rapidly evolving technology is dramatically changing the entertainment marketplace. The event helps to connect the ecosystem among digital assets, original content and mobile platforms to reach consumers in today’s multi-screen environment. Event Date: September 20-21, 2011 at Hollywood & Highland Center, Hollywood, CA.
3D Gaming Summit: 3D Gaming and Beyond® — Now in its 2nd year, the 3D Gaming Summit® in association with Variety, features a jam-packed, full day of world-class programming, and highlights the latest in Gaming Technology. Event Date: September 22, 2011 at Hollywood & Highland Center, Hollywood, CA.
Unicomm LLC is an independent business-to-business communications company specializing in originating and managing world class trade shows and conferences in underserved and nascent markets. Founded in 1998 in Milford, CT, Unicomm enjoys an impressive track record of dozens of successful show launches and hundreds of event productions. Unicomm’s properties include the 3D Entertainment Summit®, the 3D Gaming Summit® and the LA Mobile Entertainment Summit® all presented in association with Variety; the Travel & Adventure Show in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Dallas, Washington, D.C. and Atlanta; the Faith Travel Conference & Exposition™ and Travel & Destination Summit™. For more information: www.unicomm.org.
The Bob Dowling Group – For 17 years through 2007, Bob Dowling was editor-in-chief and publisher of The Hollywood Reporter and president of the VNU Business Media Film and Performing Arts Group. During Dowling’s tenure, The Reporter launched numerous new products, including the HollywoodReporter.com Web site, e-mail edition, weekly edition, THR East, Literary Hollywood, Festival de Cannes dailies and the Oscar Screening Guide, as well as many annual events such as the Women in Entertainment Power 100 stand-alone issue and its related breakfast event, the Next Generation ranking of prominent young executives, the Film and TV Music Conference and the reorganized Key Art Awards. Dowling recently started his own information and consulting firm, the Bob Dowling Group, to serve clients looking to navigate the converging worlds of entertainment and technology.
Variety – Variety is the leading publication for business entertainment news, recognized and respected throughout the world of show business. The Variety Group – Daily Variety, Daily Variety Gotham, Weekly Variety and Variety.com – are all owned by Reed Business Information (RBI), the largest business publisher in the U.S. RBI is a member of the Reed Elsevier Group plc (NYSE: RUK and ENL).