On November 1st, Visual Lizard is playing host to a New Media Manitoba press conference, where the 2012 census results for our industry will be unveiled. Also, we're proud to have Provincial Minister Dave Chomiak of Innovation, Energy and Mines, and Dave Angus; CEO of the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce in our offices, both of whom will be presenting and speaking at the event.
There are a lot of people here, all of who are as excited as we are to hear about New Media Manitoba's Manitoba's New Media Strategy, and their three priorities as to where this industry is headed for both Winnipeg and Manitoba. We'll try to post #nmmunveil tweets here as we seem them...
Looking for more information about the #nmmunveil press conference happening @visuallizard today? Check here: newmediamanitoba.com/events/223/nmm…
— Wil Alambre (@wilalambre) November 1, 2012
Full house today at the #NMMunveil @ Visual Lizard instagr.am/p/RfahTlJLgX/
— Jordan Chabbert (@JChabbs) November 1, 2012
#nmmunveil the wall of fame is filling upMake sure to leave your mark if you are here. twitter.com/visuallizard/s…
— Visual Lizard (@visuallizard) November 1, 2012
New business cards!#NMMunveil @ Visual Lizard instagr.am/p/RfUopKwEka/
— Sarah Zaharia (@SarahZaharia) November 1, 2012
#nmmunveil never been more people at HQ than today. twitter.com/visuallizard/s…
— Visual Lizard (@visuallizard) November 1, 2012
At #nmmunveil. "who sells out a press conference?" -Dave Angus twitter.com/4letterw0rd/st…
— Leanne Schmidt (@4letterw0rd) November 1, 2012
The future if Manitoba new media is here. #NMMUnveil twitter.com/ScholarJ/statu…
— Justin Luschinski (@ScholarJ) November 1, 2012
Filming the @newmediamb #NMMUnveil! Excited for what's in store! instagr.am/p/Rf46P5H7ln/
— Handcraft (@wearehandcraft) November 1, 2012
Man I love Minister Chomiak. #epicMBspeaker #nmmunveil
— Leanne Schmidt (@4letterw0rd) November 1, 2012
If you couldn't make it, all #nmmunveil slides, information, and announcements will be made available at newmediamanitoba.com afterwards.
— Wil Alambre (@wilalambre) November 1, 2012
76% of new media companies are self-funded. #NMMUnveil
— Justin Luschinski (@ScholarJ) November 1, 2012
"We are defined by our nimble, small companies that we have here" #NMMUnveil
— Justin Luschinski (@ScholarJ) November 1, 2012
Average Manitoba salary for new media practitioner $44,400. #nmmunveil
— kathy driscoll (@kd_newmediaMB) November 1, 2012
Synchronized. Adaptive. Open. Prosperous. Connected. Brilliant. #NewMediaManitoba
— Carson D. Samson (@carsonsamson) November 1, 2012
Great speakers take notes while other great speakers present. Dave Angus at work #nmmunveil twitter.com/visuallizard/s…
— Visual Lizard (@visuallizard) November 1, 2012
#Mobile development is by far the biggest growth category in new media in #Manitoba. Exciting indeed! #NMMunveil twitter.com/jody_gillis/st…
— Jody Gillis (@jody_gillis) November 1, 2012
"We are an extremely collaborative community." #nmmunveil
— Wil Alambre (@wilalambre) November 1, 2012
Video of a Manitoba Game Jam. Showcasing the creative power of manitoba. Makes me happy. #NMMUnveil twitter.com/ScholarJ/statu…
— Justin Luschinski (@ScholarJ) November 1, 2012
Results of @newmediamb census cdn.chrisd.ca/wp-content/upl…
— Brenley Dueck (@brenelz) November 1, 2012
At his point, the event took a short pause to feature a video produced by Handcraft Media…
After the video, the presentation moved away from the New Media Census results, and onto the subject of a new strategy…
Three priorities for #NMMUnveil 1: Mentorship. We need graduates who are job-ready.
— Justin Luschinski (@ScholarJ) November 1, 2012
The new media mentorship program will help subsidize the salaries of recent grads, encouraging Manitoba employers to hire. #NMMunveil
— Erica Glasier ♥(@EricaGlasier) November 1, 2012
Priority 2: Sales portal. It's not enough to create the next greatest thing, we need to be able to sell it #NMMUnveil
— Justin Luschinski (@ScholarJ) November 1, 2012
Priority 3: Co-work space. #NMMUnveil says we need a central space with the technology to develop as well as grow the industry.
— Justin Luschinski (@ScholarJ) November 1, 2012
The coworking space unveiled at #NMMunveil needs a wicked name. Hope @newmediamb has something groovy up their sleeves! cc @clarkhuotcocoon
— Erica Glasier ♥(@EricaGlasier) November 1, 2012
There are the big 3 new initiatives: Mentorship program, sales portal, and co-work space!!! #nmmunveil #innovation
— kathy driscoll (@kd_newmediaMB) November 1, 2012
Discussion of a co-work facility in the Exchange, possibly with presentation area, boardroom space, recording studios? Wow! #nmmunveil
— Wil Alambre (@wilalambre) November 1, 2012
Just attended an amazing presentation @visuallizard for the #nmmunveil. Look forward to seeing another #cospace in #winnipeg! #cowork
— hello! co-space (@hellocospace) November 1, 2012
The #nmmunveil is wrapping up. Expect to see the full report, strategy, notes, etc posted to @newmediamb's website this afternoon.
— Wil Alambre (@wilalambre) November 1, 2012
The brilliance of exchange. #nmmunveil instagr.am/p/Rfklc-mGzv/
— Carson D. Samson (@carsonsamson) November 1, 2012
Panorama of the #NMMunveil wall @visuallizard: ow.ly/i/15cgW
— pyropanda (@pyropanda) November 1, 2012
The event started at 10am and wrapped up about an hour and a half later to a room full of excited creative people. New Media Manitoba outlined a three priorities that they will be tackling in the immediate future, with a tagline of "Brilliance Of Exchange".
The first priority is mentorship, helping students come out of secondary and post-secondary education better prepared for the new media industry, and giving employers assistance to hire and train these incoming people. The second priority is a sales portal, a way to help burgeoning freelancers, organizations, and companies expand within and beyond the province of Manitoba. The third priority is a co-work facility somewhere within the Exchange, possibly with presentation areas, boardroom spaces, recording studios, etc, providing a physical place for individuals to meet and cooperate and collaborate.
The event wrapped up with a lot of energy. If you couldn't make it, don't worry… New Media Manitoba will be posting a full report, along with notes, slides, and video, to their website later this afternoon!