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 The recent monsoon rains have come and gone in L.A., and the springtime weather for the IDMA is looking good. We are once again collaborating with NAB and FMC for the digital media tracks in the Post Production World Conference (PPWC).If you're coming to NAB, be sure to come in in before Monday and check out some of our sessions. We're also continuing planning on our Excellence 2010 event - more on that further on.
 The IDMA Newsletter MediaSphere now debuts! We've put the finishing touches on our new PDF newsletter, which will be full on interesting and relevant information before you find it here on the website. Back issues will be available for download.
Click on the pic at left and download your very own copy!
WE ARE TWENTY YEARS OLD, FINALLY! The IDMA/DVDA will begin to celebrate its 20th anniversary in January, mere days away - check out the History of the IDMA , and review the IDMA/DVDA Hall of Fame to learn more about our historical contributors.
 OUR BIG ANNIVERSARY EVENT! EXCELLENCE 2010 "Twenty Years of Excellence" will take place in JUNE, 2010 in
the Los Angeles area, and will feature a host of important technology
presentations about publishing digital media in all its forms, and we will
have tabletop demos from many of our technology partners, IDMA members,
and special sponsors. It will
also provide a special session with ALL of the CDIA, DVDA, and IDMA
executives who have presided over our association, recalling our growth
from humble beginnings to our present form.. This will be one heckuva day, and is NOT to be
missed.
IDMA AWARD SEASON is JUST AROUND THE CORNER - As is customary each spring, the IDMA Excellence Awards will open for submissions. This year, we will continue to have categories for all types of digital media - DVD, BD, mobile and online. We will also present special juried awards that celebrate the greatest paradigm-shifting events in the last 20 years of digital media. You won't want to miss this years' event!
 IDMA Membership Benefit - AFFORDABLE Blu-ray replication! Don't forget IDMA has the ABSOLUTE BEST Blu-ray replication prices going
negotiated especially for our Small Business and Corporate members.
Prices begin at $1999 for 1000 BD discs, retail-ready, and we can
dleiver in the USA or in Europe equally well! Really - if you are going
to be replicating BD, you should be replicating with IDMA.
Help us continue to bring great benefits to you - Join the IDMA now, and help us do more in the future!
More next month - happy "almost Spring" to you all, and thanks for your support!
Bruce Nazarian, "the Digital Guy"
President, IDMA (fka DVDA)
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