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Stimulating sessions, unparalleled panel discussions and powerful presentations make Realscreen Summit a can’t miss experience - here’s what’s in store for 2007:


January 29, 2007
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7:45 am - 8:45 am
Registration & Coffee
8:45 am - 10:15 am
New Production Techniques: The VJ Revolution * Workshop Registration Required
8:45 am - 10:15 am
Presenting a Multi-Platform Pitch That Works * Workshop Registration Required
8:45 am - 10:15 am
Raising Money: Alternative Funding Methods * Workshop Registration Required
10:15 am - 10:30 am
Coffee Break 
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Understanding Licensing & Merchandising * Workshop Registration Required
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
The Art of the Pitch * Workshop Registration Required
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
HD Workflow * Workshop Registration Required
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
How to Work the Summit: Intro Session
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Commissioning Editors Lunch (12 - 2pm) * By Invitation Only 
12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
Networking Workshop
1:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Interest Group Meetings (1:00pm-1:45pm)
1:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Interest Group Meetings (1:00pm-1:45pm)
1:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Interest Group Meetings (1:00pm-1:45pm)
1:30 pm - 2:15 pm
FOOTAGE FORUM Breaking the Mold: Presenting a Revolutionary New Licensing Matrix 
2:20 pm - 3:05 pm
FOOTAGE FORUM Fair Use, Fair Dealing & Other Adventures in Copyright Sponsored by  
3:05 pm - 3:20 pm
Coffee Break
3:20 pm - 4:05 pm
FOOTAGE FORUM Rights Acquisition & Exploitation: Going Solo or Teaming Up?
4:05 pm - 4:10 pm
Room Reset
4:10 pm - 5:00 pm
FOOTAGE FORUM Closing Keynote: In Conversation with Smithsonian
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Welcome Happy Hour 
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Opening Keynote Panel: The New New Media 
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Cableready Kick-off Party 

January 30, 2007

7:45 am - 9:00 am
Registration & Continental Breakfast 
9:00 am - 9:50 am
Keynote Panel: The Big Vision Town Hall Sponsored by  
9:00 am - 9:50 am
(9:00-9:30) 30 Mins with Tracy Beckett, National Geographic Channels International
9:00 am - 9:50 am
(9:00-9:30) 30 Mins with Dr. Ali Hossaini, Voom HD
9:00 am - 9:50 am
(9:00-9:30) 30 Mins with Charles Nordlander, Food Network
9:00 am - 9:50 am
(9:00-9:30) 30 Mins with Rob Swartz, Sci Fi Channel
9:50 am - 10:00 am
Room Reset
10:00 am - 10:45 am
(10:00-10:30) 30 Mins with Chantal Rutherford Browne, UKTV
10:00 am - 10:45 am
(10:00-10:30) 30 Mins with Michael Kot, History Television (Canada)
10:00 am - 10:45 am
(10:00-10:30) 30 Mins with Kent Takano, Fine Living TV Network
10:00 am - 10:45 am
Speed Pitching Jan 30th
10:00 am - 10:45 am
The Golden Triangle 
10:00 am - 10:45 am
(10:00-10:30) 30 Mins with Susan Werbe, The History Channel
10:45 am - 11:05 am
Networking Break
11:05 am - 11:50 am
The Realscreen Interview: Rob Sharenow, A&E 
11:05 am - 11:50 am
(11:05-11:35) 30 Mins with Michael Rubin, MSNBC
11:05 am - 11:50 am
(11:05-11:35) 30 Mins with David Davis, Oregon Public Broadcasting
11:05 am - 11:50 am
Master Class: Docudrama Sponsored by  
11:05 am - 11:50 am
(11:05-11:35) 30 Mins with Ross Martin, MTVu
11:05 am - 12:00 pm
(11:05-11:35) 30 Mins with David Lyle, Fox Reality
11:50 am - 12:00 pm
Room Reset
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm
The Dollars of Digital Sponsored by  
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm
Master Class: On & Off-Air Marketing
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm
(12:00-12:30) 30 Mins with Tom Neff, The Documentary Channel
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm
(12:00-12:30) 30 Mins with Elaine Frontain Bryant, A&E
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm
(12:00-12:30) 30 Mins with Michael Cascio, National Geographic Channel
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm
(12:00-12:30) 30 Mins with Aaron Meyerson, Oxygen
12:45 pm - 1:45 pm
Lunch 
1:45 pm - 2:30 pm
(1:45-2:15) 30 Mins with Robyn Hutt, Court TV
1:45 pm - 2:30 pm
(1:45-2:15) 30 Mins with Mary Ellen Iwata, HGTV
1:45 pm - 2:30 pm
Deal or No Deal: The Business of Factual Formats
1:45 pm - 2:30 pm
The Realscreen Interview: Alex Graham, Wall to Wall Television 
1:45 pm - 2:30 pm
(1:45-2:15) 30 Mins with Julie Bristow, CBC
1:45 pm - 2:40 pm
(1:45-2:15) 30 Minutes with Carlyn Staudt, National Geographic Channels International
2:30 pm - 2:40 pm
Room Reset
2:40 pm - 3:30 am
(2:40 - 3:10) 30 Minutes with Karen Gelbart, Alliance Atlantis Networks
2:40 pm - 3:30 pm
(2:40-3:10) 30 Mins with Mary Ellen Iwata, HGTV
2:40 pm - 3:30 pm
Understanding PBS
2:40 pm - 3:30 pm
Genre-Bending 2.0 
2:40 pm - 3:30 pm
(2:40-3:10) 30 Mins with Gena McCarthy, WE tv
2:40 pm - 3:30 pm
(2:40-3:10) 30 Mins with David Royle, Smithsonian Networks
2:40 pm - 3:30 pm
(2:40-3:00) 30 Mins with Kaye Zusmann, Weather Channel
3:30 pm - 3:50 pm
Networking Break
3:50 pm - 5:00 pm
The Rules of Engagement: Getting to the 18–49s 
3:50 pm - 5:00 pm
Speed Pitching Jan 30th Round 2
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Happy Hour 

January 31, 2007

8:00 am - 9:00 am
Registration & Continental Breakfast 
9:00 am - 9:50 am
The Realscreen Interview: Jane Root, Discovery Channel 
9:00 am - 9:50 am
(9:00 - 9:30) 30 Mins with Discovery - Animal & Natural History
9:00 am - 9:50 am
Master Class: International Coproduction Sponsored by  
9:00 am - 9:50 am
(9:00 - 9:30) 30 mins with Robert Ecker, Speed Channel Inc.
9:00 am - 9:50 am
(9:00 - 9:30) 30 Mins with Bridget Whalen, National Geographic Channel
9:00 am - 9:50 am
(9:00-9:30) 30 Minutes with Chris White, POV/American Documentary
9:50 am - 9:55 am
Room Reset
9:55 am - 10:40 am
(9:55 - 10:25) 30 Mins with Daniela Bagliani, RTI-SpA Mediaset
9:55 am - 10:40 am
(9:55 - 10:25) 30 Minutes with Courtney Thompson, National Geographic Channels International
9:55 am - 10:40 am
(9:55 - 10:25) 30 Mins with Discovery - HD & New Media
9:55 am - 10:40 am
The Music Revolution: Upping the Ante on Production Values 
9:55 am - 10:40 am
Why They Rejected It
9:55 am - 10:40 am
(9:55-10:25) 30 Mins with Carl Lindahl, The History Channel
10:40 am - 11:00 am
Networking Break
11:00 am - 11:45 am
How’d they do that? Cool Production Techniques 
11:00 am - 11:45 am
Bridging the Gap: Coproduction Opportunities with China
11:00 am - 11:45 am
(11:00 - 11:30) 30 Mins with Laura Fleury, A&E
11:00 am - 11:45 am
(11:00 - 11:30) 30 Mins with Glen Freyer, Court TV
11:00 am - 11:45 am
(11:00 - 11:30) 30 Mins with Ann Julienne, France 5
11:00 am - 11:45 am
(11:00 - 11:30) 30 Mins with Discovery - Health & Wellness
11:45 am - 11:55 am
Room Reset
11:55 am - 12:40 pm
Talent & Casting: Finding the Next ‘Dog’
11:55 am - 12:40 pm
(11:55 - 12:25) 30 Mins with Lynne Kirby, Sundance Channel
11:55 am - 12:40 pm
Master Class: CGI Sponsored by  
11:55 am - 12:40 pm
(11:55 - 12:25) 30 Minutes with Discovery, Factual Science
11:55 am - 12:40 pm
(11:55 - 12:25) 30 Minutes with Discovery, Current Events
11:55 am - 12:40 pm
(11:55 - 12:25) 30 Mins with Ralph Lee, Channel 4
12:40 pm - 1:40 pm
Luncheon Roundtables
12:40 pm - 1:40 pm
Roundtable Discussions
12:40 pm - 1:40 pm
Lunch
12:40 pm - 1:40 pm
Lunch 
1:40 pm - 2:10 pm
(1:40 - 2:10) 30 Mins with Discovery - Travel
1:40 pm - 2:10 pm
(1:40 - 2:10) 30 Minutes with Geoff Daniels, National Geographic Channels International
1:40 pm - 2:10 pm
(1:40 - 2:10) 30 Mins with John Wilson, PBS
1:40 pm - 2:10 pm
(1:40 - 2:10) 30 mins with Discovery - Lifestyle
1:40 pm - 2:25 pm
360° Distribution: New Adventures in Rights Exploitation
1:40 pm - 2:30 pm
Speed Pitching Jan 31st
2:25 pm - 2:30 pm
Room Reset
2:30 pm - 3:15 pm
The Art of Solid State Filmmaking
2:30 pm - 3:15 pm
The Realscreen Interview: Lisa Heller, HBO
3:15 pm - 3:30 pm
Networking Break
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Pitch It: The X Factor Factor Sponsored by  
4:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Closing Remarks
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Caipirinha Happy Hour Sponsored by