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> As this has a European dimension, I felt list members might be interested in the
> announcement of the meeting below.
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> Rosalind Johnson
> Library and Information Commission
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> Subject: UK MM-SIG MEETING
> Author: Neil Sandford <[log in to unmask]> at Internet
> Date: 19/09/96 06:35
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> MAGNET - The Multimedia Action Groups NETwork
>
> MAGNET is the network of Multimedia Special Interest Groups within Europe.
>
> The UK MM-SIG will host the next MAGNET meetings in London during the first week
> of October. These include two important public meetings at the DTI Conference
> Centre, 1 Victoria Street, LONDON.
>
> These meetings will provide opportunities to make new contacts within the UK
> multimedia area and with representatives from the other MAGNET countries;
> Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,
> Netherlands, Norway, Portugal and Spain.
>
>
> Executive Briefing - How Does The Multimedia Industry Work?
> October 2nd, 10am - 4pm; lunch included. Limited to 150 delegates.
>
> At the beginning of June, the MAGNET group began a one-year study programme into
> the way various sectors of the multimedia industry are evolving within Europe.
> This meeting will receive the results from the first study-phase; describing the
> business models and legal frameworks that apply to the Electronic Publishing and
> Distribution sectors, with special emphasis on Consumer Applications and Online
> Transactions. Delegates will learn about the ways in which the different
> European markets are evolving and will be able to use the models presented to
> develop and validate their own business planning. The meeting is intended for
> directors from smaller companies within the multimedia industry, multimedia
> marketing departments from larger organisations and decision-makers from the
> growing community of multimedia users.
>
> Delegates will also receive updates on the DTIs Information Society Initiative
> and the ECs INFO2000 Programme.
>
> MAGNET Round Table - Multimedia Skills
> October 3rd, 10am - 2:30pm, lunch included. Limited to 60 delegates.
>
> This meeting will address the growing problem of the skills shortage within the
> multimedia industry. Speakers will describe current initiatives, such as the UK
> database of education and training providers serving the multimedia production
> sector, the development of NVQs (national vocational qualifications) and the
> work of the European Commissions Educational Multimedia Task Force.
>
> Pre-booking is essential for security reasons and numbers are strictly limited
> on each of the two days. Contact Mary Graham at the UK MM-SIG to reserve your
> place at either of these events.
>
> UK Multimedia SIG (email: [log in to unmask], tel: +55.181 977 7670
> fax: +44.181 943 3377)
>
> The Old Office Block, Elmtree Road, TEDDINGTON, Middx TW11 8ST, UK
>
>
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Chris Rusbridge
Programme Director, Electronic Libraries Programme
The Library, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
Phone 01203 524979 Fax 01203 524981
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