THE DIGITAL VIDEO PROFESSIONALS ASSOCIATION (DVPA) IS A MEMBER FOCUSED ORGANIZATION FOR NEW MEDIA PROFESSIONALS THAT PROVIDES MEMBERSHIP TO ALL THOSE WHO ARE INVOLVED AS VISUAL COMMUNICATORS USING DIGITAL MEDIA. THE DVPA IS THE LARGEST ORGANIZATION IN THE WORLD DEVOTED EXCLUSIVELY TO MEETING THE NEEDS OF THOSE WHO USE DV TECHNOLOGY.
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For a limited time, all new members will receive a CD full of stock music from Music 2 Hues. Additionally, some lucky new members will be randomly chosen to receive a complimentary book from O'Reilly Media.
Director's Note
With the new year, many people make promises of losing weight, exercising more, saving more money or some other worthy goal. Unfortunately, these promises or “resolutions” rarely come to fruition. The DVPA can't help you attain all these goals, but we will guarantee that you'll save money when utilizing your membership advantages. With this in mind, the DVPA is officially launching the “You Can't Afford Not to Join” campaign. Throughout the year, we'll be highlighting a different member's money saving experience with our organization.
Our first member experience is from “Jerry”. Jerry owns a small multimedia studio with four employees. He saved $3,299 through the DVPA in one year! How did he do this? First of all, he purchased a premium listing with Production Hub (a $79 savings). Secondly, he developed a training schedule with each of his employees signing onto The DVPA Online University (a $990 savings if he had purchased the ten training DVDs at $99 each). Thirdly, he purchased software and hardware using the Buyer's Club (a savings of $1,930). Lastly, he attended NAB Vegas and NAB New York using DVPA guest passes (a savings of $150 per conference for a total of $300).
Not only did Jerry save money through the DVPA, his listing in Production Hub generated $2,000 in new work as a direct result from his company's listing. He also found an incredible motion graphics freelancer through his listing, as well. We'll talk about the power of Production Hub in a future newsletter.
Saving money is not all the DVPA is about, but its certainly one of our core objectives for our members. We're so emphatic about saving you money we're introducing the “Refer a Friend” initiative this month. Check out this limited incentive in the “New Discounts” section of the newsletter.
If you have a money saving experience with the DVPA and you'd like to share it with other members, send me an email.
I look forward to hearing from you!
Benjamin Weeks
President/ Director of Operations
info@dvpa.com
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Post|Production World Conference
Las Vegas, NV
April 13-18 , 2007
Attend NAB2007 as Our Guest!
Register in advance using this VIP Exhibits Pass and enjoy complimentary admission to NAB2007- the world's largest showcase of electronic media technologies and services to create, manage, and deliver content.
Streaming Media East 2007 Conference
The Business & Technology Of Online Video
New York, NY
May 15-16, 2007
Attend Steaming Media East as Our Guest!
Now in it's 10th year, Streaming Media East is the only show that covers both the business of video on the net and the technology of streaming, downloading, IPTV and mobile video delivery. Covering both b2b and b2c business and technology issues in the enterprise, advertising, media and entertainment, broadcast and education markets, Streaming Media East is about more than just streaming!
"Refer a Friend" to DVPA and if he/she joins for at least 1 year, you BOTH get 3 extra months for FREE!
To take advantage of this great deal:
1) Choose the plan that is right for you by selecting "Join" from the home page.
2) Fill out the application and at the bottom enter the referrer's name.
3) That's all!
Save up to $90 each!
Offer valid until April 30, 2007
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Apple Partnership
Coming soon...look for a very exciting partnership announcement between Apple and the DVPA!
Streaming Media East
Streaming Media East 2007 Conference
The Business & Technology Of Online Video
New York, NY
May 15-16, 2007
SHOW HIGHLIGHTS:
Attended by more than 3,000 executives last year
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