3D Entertainment Summit Announces 2009 Show Dates September 16-17th at Universal City Hilton, Universal City, California

3D Entertainment Summit Announces 2009 Show Dates September 16-17th at Universal City Hilton, Universal City, California

Two-Day Conference Will Focus on the Business of 3D

MILFORD, Conn., Feb. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Unicomm LLC, and Bob Dowling, Former Editor in Chief and Publisher of The Hollywood Reporter, announced today the date and location for the second annual 3D Entertainment Summit(TM) will be September 16-17, 2009 at the Universal City Hilton in Universal City, California.

The 2009 3D Entertainment Summit will accommodate more attendees as it moves to a larger space designated for keynotes and panel discussions, film presentations and larger exhibitor area. In addition, the two-day summit will include a state-of-the-art 3D digital cinema system for special 3D studio sneak previews and full feature presentations.

"The 2008 3D Entertainment Summit was a tremendous success and we are forecasting an increase in attendees for 2009 as the 3D industry continues to grow at a steady pace," said Bob Dowling. "With a large number of 3D films scheduled for 2009, the first ever 3D commercial that ran this past weekend and an episode of NBC's 'Chuck' slated to run tonight, 3D has truly gone mainstream. When we meet again in September, we'll review predictions made at last year's show and discuss new 3D milestones and trend predictions for 2010."

The 3D Entertainment Summit contains a mix of general sessions and panel sessions presented by a host of industry experts and executives. The highly interactive, discussion-driven environment will allow entertainment professionals to gain practical insight into 3D technology, market size, adoption rates, creative and production strategies, talent and licensing issues gaining a better sense of how 3D relates to their future.

The 2008 show featured more than more than 400 leading members of the 3D industry ecosystem and press from U.S., Canada, France, United Kingdom and Japan, with presenters including keynotes from Jeffrey Katzenberg, Mark Zoradi, Eric Brevig and Charlotte Huggins, David Hill, James Cameron and Vince Pace as well as exclusive studio presentations and rare 3D film sneak previews. The Summit also included more than 30 corporate and media sponsors including RealD, 3ality, Avid, Dolby, Sony, IMAX, PACE, NEC, Virtual Images, Panasonic, Variety and The Los Angeles Times.

For more information about speaking submissions, exhibiting, and sponsor opportunities, visit www.3d-summit.com.

About 3D Entertainment Summit(TM)

The 3D Entertainment Summit is the first industry event focused on the business of 3D. The second annual Summit will educate entertainment executives about content, creation, production, and distribution and will cover all 3D mediums including film, exhibition, live broadcasting and home entertainment. Attendees will learn how 3D relates to business practices by hearing from a dynamic group of leading experts on 3D who will provide actionable, non-hyped, real and responsible information.

The Summit will assemble an estimated 400+ executives from a cross-section of the Entertainment industry including: Film, Television, Gaming, Content, Creation and Distribution.

For more information on the 3D Entertainment Summit, please visit the event website at www.3d-summit.com or call 203-878-2577 x106.

About Bob Dowling and The Bob Dowling Group:

For the last 17 years through 2007, Bob Dowling was editor-in-chief and publisher of The Hollywood Reporter and president of the VNU Business Media Film and Performing Arts Group.

During Dowling's tenure, The Reporter launched numerous new products, including the HollywoodReporter.com website, e-mail edition, weekly edition, THR East, Literary Hollywood, Festival de Cannes dailies and the Oscar Screening Guide, as well as many annual events such as the Women in Entertainment Power 100 stand-alone issue and its related breakfast event, the Next Generation ranking of prominent young executives, the Film and TV Music Conference and the reorganized Key Art Awards.

Dowling recently started his own information and consulting firm, the Bob Dowling Group, to serve clients looking to navigate the converging worlds of entertainment and technology, with the 3D Entertainment Summit as a lead project.

About Unicomm, LLC

Unicomm LLC. is an independent business-to-business communications company specializing in conceiving and managing trade shows and conferences in nascent markets.

Unicomm's management team has been responsible for some of the industry's most successful trade shows and conferences. Unicomm currently produces the largest series of travel events in the United Sates; the Adventures in Travel Expo. In addition, Unicomm has developed leading events in the Biotechnology, Research & Development and Mechanical Engineering, Human Resources, Transportation and other markets.

The company's "value-added" resources are the intellectual capital of its people and proprietary business practices. These attributes coupled with an intense customer centric philosophy combine to deliver world-class events.

Source: Unicomm LLC

CONTACT: Sarah Lally of 3D Entertainment Summit, +1-203-878-2577, ext.
106, slally@unicomm.org, for Unicomm LLC

Web Site: http://www.3d-summit.com/

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