APRIL
24-May 4 Fourth Annual Television Documentary Festival
Sponsored by the Museum of Television & Radio, in New York. Information: 212-621-6600, 212-621-6699 (hotline) or www.mtr.org.
29 CTAM Master Courses on the Road: How Cable Goes to Market
Sponsored by the Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing, in Atlanta. Information: 703-549-4200 or www.ctam.com.
29-30 AIB Global Media Conference and Exhibition
Sponsored by the Association for International Broadcasting, at the Royal College of Surgeons, London. Information: 44-0-7802-936-786, register@aib.org.uk or www.aib.org.uk.
30 Satellite Entertainment 2003
Eighth Annual Satellite Conference, hosted by The Carmel Group, sponsored by DirecTV and Metabyte, at the Hyatt Regency on Del Monte Golf Course, Monterey, Calif. Information: www.carmelgroup .com.
30-May 2 Sportel Asia
Sponsored by Monaco Mediax, at the InterContinental Hotel, Hong Kong. Information: Liliane or William Vitale, 201-869-4022; vitcomusa@earthlink.net; www.sportelasia.org; or www.sportelmonaco.com.
MAY
5-6 The Connected Consumer Summit
Setting strategy, identifying allies and eliminating threats in the race for digital entertainment dollars. Presented by The Yankee Group, at W Hotel, New York. Information: Karen Peabody, 617-880-0299 or kpeabody@yankeegroup.com, or www.yankeegroup.com.
5-7 ACA Spring Legislative Summit
Sponsored by the American Cable Association, at the Wyndham, Washington. Information: Stacey DeLisio, 412-922-8300, Ext. 15, or sdelisio@americancable.org.
6 Fifth Annual NAB Human Resources Managers Symposium
Sponsored by the National Association of Broadcasters, at Loews L’Enfant Plaza Hotel, Washington. Information: Karen Hunter, 202-429-5498 or khunter@nab.org; or www.nab.org/bcc.
7-9 Interactive Media Conference and Trade Show
Growing Local Reach: Newspaper and broadcast executives share successful strategies for converged media, advertising and more. Presented by MediaWeek and Editor & Publisher, at the Paradise Point Resort, San Diego. Information: www .editorandpublisher.com.
8 Upfront Television Advertising Summit
Television’s No. 1 meeting of advertising and media executives. Presented by TelevisionWeek and Advertising Age, at the Grand Hyatt, New York. Information: 323-370-2475 or www.upfrontsummit.com.
8 Seventh Annual PRISM Awards
Presented by the Entertainment Industry Council in partnership with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Taped in Los Angeles; to be televised May 25. Information: www.prismawards .com.
14 Behind the Scenes of `The Daily Show With Jon Stewart’
Sponsored by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences’ Activities Committee, at John Jay College Theater, New York. Information: 818-754-2890.
15 CTAM Commercial Services Seminar: Let’s Get Down to Business
Sponsored by the Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing, at the Grand Hyatt, Atlanta. Information: 703-549-4200 or www.ctam conferences.com.
18-20 2003 Local Cable Sales Management Conference
Sponsored by the Cabletelevision Advertising Bureau, at the Hyatt Regency, Chicago. Information: Nancy Lagos, 212-508-1229 or nancyl@cabletv adbureau.com.
18-20 BCFM/BCCA 2003
The 43rd annual conference of the Broadcast Cable Financial Management Association and Broadcast Cable Credit Association, at the Century Plaza Hotel & Spa, Los Angeles. Information: 847-296-0200, www.bcfm.com or www .bccacredit.com.
19 10th Annual T. Howard Foundation Fund-Raiser
Honoring Ted Turner, with a tribute to the late Taylor Howard, at Cipriani, 110 E. 42nd St., New York. Information: Kara Kezios, 703-739-8346, or kkezios@sbca.org.
19 62nd George Foster Peabody Awards Luncheon
Hosted by Charles Gibson, at the Waldorf-Astoria, New York. Information: www.peabody .uga.edu.
20 SkyForum
Sponsored by the Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association in partnership with SkyTrends, at Cipriani, 110 E. 42nd St., New York. Information: 800-541-5981 or www.sbca .org.
20 Steven J. Ross Humanitarian Award Dinner
The UJA-Federation of New York’s annual event, this year honoring Comcast Corp.’s Ralph J. Roberts and Brian L. Roberts, at the Waldorf-Astoria, New York. Information: Steven Singer, 212-836-1452, or www.ujafedny.org.
JUNE
3-13 NAB/Howard University Media Sales Institute
Sponsored by the National Association of Broadcasters and Howard University, at Howard University, Washington. Information: Howard Marcantel, 202-775-2550 or hmarcantel@ nab.org; or www.nabef.org.
4 Radio-Television Correspondents Association
Annual black-tie dinner. (Postponed from March.)
4-6 Promax & BDA Conference
Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites, Los Angeles. Information: www.promax.tv or www.bda.tv.
8-11 NCTA: The National Show
Sponsored by the National Cable & Telecommunications Association, in Chicago. Information: www.thenationalshow .com.
9 Service to America Summit
Sponsored by the National Association of Broadcasters, at the Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center, Washington. Information: Howard Marcantel, 202-775-2550 or hmarcantel@nab.org; or www.nabef.org.
18-20 CeBIT America
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York. Information: Mark Dineen, 609-987-1202, info@cebit-america.com or www.cebit-america.com.
19 Radio-Mercury Awards
Luncheon and ceremony produced by the Radio Fund, at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York. Dick Orkin to be honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award.
22-24 New York State Broadcasters Association 42nd Annual Executive Conference
Sagamore Resort Hotel, Bolton Landing, N.Y. Information: Mary Anne Jacon, 518-456-8888.
24-25 Wireless Leadership Summit
Mobilizing America for profitable adoption, next-generation services and vendor leadership. Presented by The Yankee Group, at the Marriott Marquis, New York. Information: Karen Peabody, 617-880-0299 or kpeabody@yankeegroup.com, or www.yankeegroup.com.
JULY
9-11 Seminar: Digital Broadcasting: Data Compression, Transmission and Emerging Broadcast Multimedia Services
University of Oxford, United Kingdom. Information: 44-0-1865-286959, electronics@conted.ox.ac.uk or ww.conted.ox.ac .uk/ousep.