Johanna's blog from Realscreen, Washington DC

by jbolhoven on 01-Feb-10 13:07

Sunday 31 January

The UK has landed...literally! When we arrived in Washington DC we were greeted with 4-inches of snow, but they’re not scared of the white stuff over here, the plane landed, applied the emergency brake and we came to an instant halt!

The weather doesn’t seem to have deterred delegates and the hotel has already started to fill up with companies keen to take advantage of early registration and meet key contacts at the pre-Summit welcome drinks, sponsored by the Discovery Channel. Over 1,300 delegates are expected to attend this year’s event and one delegate was even heard to say that the Summit has become more important than MIP  for factual and documentary producer - this is where you need to be!
We spent some time setting up the UK meeting room (room 12-14 on level two - come and say 'hello' if you are attending) which the UK delegation companies can use throughout the 3-day Summit. They are also represented in the January/February edition of the Realscreen magazine [with a full page ad], and feature on all associated signage and literature as one of the official delegations.

The Summit is set to be jam packed with sessions and one-to-one meetings. Day One (Monday 1 February) includes workshops on ‘Music and Media Licensing – Hitting the Right Notes’, ‘American Archives’, ‘Ask the Expert – Producers Legal Counsel’, ‘International Coproduction – Making it Work’ and ‘Speed Pitching’, to name but a few, and culminates in the Opening Night Party, sponsored by the History Channel.
Check back for regular updates as the week progresses...

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