In the fall of 1994, I was looking through a list of Avid government customers and was surprised to see that list had grown to several hundred customers in just over a year. We decided to have a users group for those customers to help them master the emerging nonlinear editing technology. A couple dozen people joined us for the first-ever Avid Government Users Conference in December, 1994. It's hard to believe the 13th annual conference is coming up this summer.
Today, the event is called the Avid Government Training Symposium (AGTS). It's a 3-day, intensive seminar hosted by the Avid Government Solutions team and Future Media Concepts in Washington, DC. The 3-day event includes 2 dozen seminars, as well as breakfast and lunch each day.
In addition to Avid-centric courses such as advanced editing techniques, trimming and effects, there are a lot of new technology topics being covered this year, including HDV, P2, XDCAM and Blu-Ray authoring.
The symposium also includes seminars on "add-ons" and third-party applications, including Avid DVD, Avid FX, Avid 3D, Adobe Photoshop and After Effects.
Jeff Greenberg, one of the Future Media Concepts instructors, has a series of seminars that are sure to kick your Avid skills up a notch. Keep your eyes on this blog for a series of tips and tricks from Jeff as AGTS gets closer.
AGTS 2007 is scheduled for June 20th through the 22nd in Washington, DC. Special hotel rates are available.
For details on the Avid Government Training Symposium, as well as registration information, visit
www.agtsonline.com.
I hope to see you in Washington, DC this summer.