THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2005

COMMITTEE ON MEDIA, ARTS, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Senator Carol Fukunaga, Chair

Senator David Y. Ige, Vice Chair

COMMITTEE ON TOURISM AND CULTURE

Rep. Jerry L. Chang, Chair

Rep. Jon Riki Karamatsu, Vice Chair

AMENDED NOTICE OF INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING

DATE:	Thursday, January 20, 2005
TIME:	1:15 p.m.
PLACE:	Conference Room 225 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

The University of Hawaii’s Academy for Creative Media, headed by Chris Lee, concentrates on exposing students to new and growing media industries, including digital media and games, with an emphasis on creating new businesses in these fields in Hawaii. For example, the worldwide video game industry has grown to $25 billion a year, surpassing the U.S. film industry estimated to be about $20 billion. The purpose of this informational briefing is to highlight ACM programs and emerging industry niches such as the video game segment.

The following has been added to the list of participants (DBEDT will Testify on 1/27/05):

Tom Brislin, Associate Chairman, Academy for Creative Media, University of Hawaii

ACM 2005 Update

Participants in this briefing will include:

Digital Game Panel, moderated by Kaveh Kardan, Chief Technologist, Academy for Creative Media, University of Hawaii

Mohsen Agsen, President, Mobicore
Mark Loughridge, President, Backbone Entertainment
Henk Rogers, President & CEO, Blue Planet Software
Roy Sato, Senior Animator, Konami Computer Entertainment Hawaii

NO TESTIMONY WILL BE ACCEPTED.

Public Folder. A folder labeled "Public Folder" containing the measures and testimonies for the hearing will be available for shared use by members of the public.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-7135

________________________________________ Rep. Jerry L. Chang Chair		________________________________________ Senator Carol Fukunaga Chair