This Week
Feb. 23-25, Electronic Retailing Association Spring Conference and Expo, at the Ritz Carlton Hotel, Key Biscayne, Fla. Information: www.retailing.org/ meetings.html.
Feb. 24, Golden Mike Awards, honoring NBC Chairman Bob Wright, sponsored by the Broadcasters’ Foundation, at the Plaza Hotel, New York. Information: 203-862-8577, ghastings@broadcastersfoundation.org or www.broadcastersfoundation.org.
Feb. 25, Satellite 2003 Pre-Day: Satellite Finance & New Services Forecast 2003, sponsored by The Carmel Group, in Washington. Information: 831-643-2222, info@carmelgroup.com or www.carmelgroup.com.
Feb. 25-26, National Syndication Marketplace, sponsored by the Syndicated Network Television Association, in New York. Information: www.snta.com.
Feb. 27, Diversity in Entertainment, hosted by the National Association of Minorities in Communications, New York, and Nickelodeon Networks, at the Studio Museum in Harlem. Information: 212-969-8622.
March
March 6, 39th Annual Chicago International Television Awards (The Hugos), honoring Bill Kurtis, at the Park West, Chicago. Information: www.chicagofilmfestival.org.
March 10-11, The Folio:Show Midwest, at the Sheraton Chicago. Information: www.folioshow.com.
March 12-13, World Congress of Sports, sponsored by SportsBusinessJournal and Octagon, at the Waldorf-Astoria, New York. Information: Dmitry Prut, 800-647-7600 or dmitry@worldrg.com; or www.sportscongress.com.
March 16, Mobile Entertainment Summit at CTIA, sponsored by iHollywoodForum and MobileTechForum, at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans. Information: www.wireless2003.com.
March 17-19, CTIA Wireless 2003, at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans. Information: www.wireless2003.com.
March 18, Cable Chiefs Luncheon, sponsored by the Hollywood Radio and Television Society, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills, Calif. Information: 818-789-1182, info@hrts.org or www.hrts-iba.org/newsmaker.html.
March 18-19, Satellite Entertainment 2003: Signals From Space, sponsored by The Carmel Group, at the Hyatt Regency, Monterey, Calif. Information: 831-643-2222, info@carmelgroup.com or www.carmelgroup.com.
March 19, IRTS Foundation Gold Medal Dinner honoring Leslie Moonves, sponsored by the International Radio & Television Society Foundation, at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York. Information: Maggie Pritikin, 212-867-6650, Ext. 302; or www.irts.org.
March 19, Women’s Career Summit, sponsored by Katz Media Group, at Grand Hyatt Hotel, New York. Information: Anne Kenny, 212-424-6485 or anne.kenny @katz-media.com; or www.katzwomenscareersummit.com.
March 19-26, 25 Years of Women Calling the Shots, sponsored by New York Women in Film & Television, at Walter Reade Theater, Lincoln Center, New York. Information: 212-496-3809 or www.nywift.org.
March 23, 12th Annual Night of 100 Stars Oscar Gala, presented by Martin Scorsese’s Film Foundation and Norby Walters, underwritten by Future Media Productions, at the Beverly Hills (Calif.) Hotel. Information: 310-289-8660 or www.nightof100stars.com.
March 26-27, Digital Media Summit, sponsored by iHollywood Forum, at the Universal Hilton, Los Angeles. Information: 310-815-3884 or www.digitalmediasummit.com.
March 30-April 2, CTPAA Forum, sponsored by the Cable Television Public Affairs Association, at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington. Information: www.ctpaa.org.
April
April 1-4, China International Photoelectric Industry Fair, sponsored by the Chinese Institute of Electronics, at China Hi-Tech Fair Exhibition Center, ShenZhen, China. Information: 0086-755-83502437, alyakoubi@mailcenter.com.cn, www.e-dowell.com or www.szdrx.com.
April 4-5, Making News: Broadcast Journalism for the Non-News Executive, sponsored by the National Association of Broadcasters, at the Mirage Hotel, Las Vegas. Information: Howard Marcantel, 202-775-2550 or hmarcantel@nab.org; or www.nabef.org.
April 4-7, Broadcast Education Association 48th Annual Convention and Exhibition, at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Information: 888-380-7222, beainfo@beaweb.org or www.beaweb.org.
April 5-10, NAB 2003, sponsored by the National Association of Broadcasters, at the Las Vegas Convention Center and Las Vegas Hilton. Information: 800-342-2460 or www.nab.org/conventions.
April 6, NAB-BEA-RTNDA Career Fair, sponsored by the National Association of Broadcasters, Broadcast Education Association and Radio-Television News Directors Association, at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Information: Karen Hunter, 202-429-5498 or khunter@nab.org; or www.nab.org/bcc.
April 7-9, RTNDA@NAB, sponsored by the Radio-Television News Directors Association, at the Las Vegas Hilton. Information: 202-467-5200, 800-80-RTNDA or www.rtnda.org.
April 8-10, Sportel Asia, sponsored by Monaco Mediax, at the InterContinental Hotel, Hong Kong. Information: Liliane or William Vitale, 201-869-4022; vitcomusa@earthlink.net; or www.sportelmonaco.com.
April 8-11, CTAM Digital Conference, sponsored by the Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing, at the Hilton Riverside, New Orleans. Information: Tania Jones, 703-549-4200, or www.ctam.com.
April 15, TVB Annual Marketing Conference, sponsored by the Television Bureau of Advertising, at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York. Information: www.tvb.org.
April 23-24, The Folio:Show West, at the Westin Los Angeles Airport. Information: www.folioshow.com.
April 25-26, AP-RTNDA-Emerson College Regional Conference and Awards Dinner, at the Marriott Hotel, Newton, Mass. Information: Bob Salsberg, 617-357-8100, or http://aprtnda.emerson.edu.
April 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.
May
May 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.
May 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.
May 17-20, 38th BCCA Credit Conference, sponsored by the Broadcast Cable Credit Association, at the Century Plaza Hotel & Spa, Los Angeles. Information: 847-296-0200 or www.bccacredit.com.
May 18-20, 2003 Cable Sales Management Conference, sponsored by the Cabletelevision Advertising Bureau, at the Hyatt Regency, Chicago. Information: Nancy Lagos, 212-508-1229 or nancyl@cabletvadbureau.com.
May 18-21, BCFM: 43rd Annual Conference, sponsored by the Broadcast Cable Financial Management Association, at the Century Plaza, Los Angeles. Information: 847-296-0200 or www.bcfm.com.
June
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.
June 4-6, Promax & BDA Conference, at Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites, Los Angeles. Information: www.promax.tv or www.bda.tv.
June 8-11, NCTA: The National Show, sponsored by the National Cable & Telecommunications Association, in Chicago. Information: www.thenationalshow.com.
June 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.
June 18-20, CeBIT America, at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York. Information: Mark Dineen, 609-987-1202; info@cebit-america.com; or www.cebit-america.com.
July
July 9-11, Seminar: Digital Broadcasting: Data Compression, Transmission and Emerging Broadcast Multimedia Services, at University of Oxford, United Kingdom. Information: 44-0-1865-286959, electronics@conted.ox.ac.uk or www.conted.ox.ac.uk/ousep.
July 13
-18, Management Development Seminar for Television Executives, sponsored by the National Association of Broadcasters, at Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill. Information: Tracy Guerra, 202-429-5368 or tguerra@nab.org.
July 20-23, CTAM Summit, sponsored by the Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing, at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center, Seattle. Information: Seth Morrison, 703-549-4200, or www.ctam.com.
September
Sept. 16-19, Sportel Monaco, sponsored by Monaco Mediax, at the Grimaldi Forum, Monte Carlo. Information: Liliane or William Vitale, 201-869-4022; vitcomusa@earthlink.net; or www.sportelmonaco.com.
October
Oct. 1-3, NAB Radio Show, sponsored by the National Association of Broadcasters, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia. Information: 800-NAB-EXPO, 800-342-2460, 202-429-5419, exhibit@nab.org, register@nab.org, or www.nab.org/conventions.
Oct. 27-29, The Folio:Show, at the Hilton New York. Information: www.folioshow.com.
January 2004
Jan. 13-16, NATPE 2004, sponsored by the National Association of Television Program Executives, at the Venetian Hotel and Sands Expo Center, Las Vegas. Information: www.natpe.org.