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Film Expo
February 23-24, 2009
Los Angeles, California
Theater: IMAX Theatre @ the Bridge

Hotel: LAX Marriott
Dome Day
February 25

San Diego, California
Theater: Reuben H. Fleet Science Center
Hotel: Omni San Diego

 

This is the schedule as February 20, 2010, and is final barring any unforeseen circumstances. A PDF of the schedule is available here: Schedule as of 2/20/10

A PDF of the rehearsal schedule is available here (updated Feb. 20): Rehearsals

A PDF of the full Film Expo Program is available here. This is the schedule that will be given to Film Expo delegates: Film Expo Program

Sunday, February 21: Pre-Expo Day
5:00 pm 24-hour Rule Begins  
10:00 pm Tech Rehearsals: Booth projectionists and technical services only IMAX Theater

 

 Monday, February 22: Pre-Expo Day

9:00 am - 7:00 pm Rehearsals IMAX Theater
2:00 pm - 10:00 pm Registration and Information Open Hotel: Lower Level Foyer
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm 3D Film Interest Group* Hotel: Scottsdale
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Distributors' Interest Group Meeting* Hotel: Houston
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Hollywood Film Interest Group for Institutional Flat Screen Theaters* Hotel: St. Louis
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm Board Meeting (dinner) Hotel: Scottsdale

*These special interest groups are privately held meetings and are by invitation only. Special Interest group meetings are run and managed by GSCA members; however, they are not official GSCA groups.

 

 Tuesday, February 23: Film Expo Day 1
 
7:00 am - 8:00 am Registration and Information Open Hotel: Lower Level Foyer
7:00 am - 8:00 am American-style breakfast Hotel: Atlanta and Boston
8:30 am Buses Depart for Theater**  
8:30 am - 6:15 pm Registration and Information Open IMAX Theater
9:00 am - 9:15 am Welcome Remarks IMAX Theater
9:15 am - 10:15 am Film 1: The Ultimate Wave Tahiti  
10:15 am - 11:15 am Film 2: Arabia 3D IMAX Theater
11:15 am - 11:45 am Film in Development Session IMAX Theater
11:45 am - 2:00 pm Lunch on your own; time for meetings  
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Films in Production Session IMAX Theater
4:00 pm - 4:30 pm Break  
4:30 pm - 6:15 pm Film 3: The Wildest Dream: Conquest of Everest IMAX Theater
6:30 pm Buses Depart for Hotel**  
  Dinner on your own  

 

Wednesday, February 24: Film Expo Day 2

8:00 am - 2:00 pm Registration and Information Open Hotel: Lower Level Foyer
8:00 am - 10:00 am American-style Breakfast Hotel: Atlanta and Boston
8:30 am - 10:00 am Committee Meetings
• Conference
• Marketing
• Lifelong Learning
Hotel:
• Scottsdale
• New York
• St. Louis
10:15 am - 11:45 am Committee Meetings
• Member Services
• Technical
• Professional Development
Hotel:
• Miami
• Saddle Brook
• Philadelphia
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Committee Reports, Special Interest Group Reports, General Meeting with Lunch Hotel: Imperial A, B, and C
1:45 pm Buses Depart for Theater**  
2:15 pm - 8:00 pm Registration and Information IMAX Theater
2:15 pm - 3:15 pm Film 4: Molecules to the MAX 3D IMAX Theater
3:15 pm - 4:15 pm Film 5: Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey IMAX Theater
4:15 pm - 4:45 pm Break; snacks available for purchase IMAX Theater
4:45 pm - 5:30 pm Technical Session IMAX Theater
5:30 pm - 7:15 pm Film 6: Around the World in 50 Years IMAX Theater
7:30 pm Buses Depart for Hotel**;
Dinner on Your Own
 
7:45 pm - 10:00 pm Board Meeting with Dinner Hotel: Scottsdale
9:00 pm - 12:00 am Closing Party Hotel: Latitude 33-East Room Lobby Level
9:00 pm - 10:00 pm Open Bar Hotel: Latitude 33-East Room Lobby Level
10:00 pm - 12:00 am Cash Bar Hotel: Latitude 33-East Room Lobby Level

**Transportation Note: The Film Expo buses do not shuttle continuously throughout the day. They run only at the times designated on the schedule.

Thursday, February 25: Dome Day

9:00 am - 12:00 pm Bus transportation to Reuben H. Fleet Science Center**; Welcome snacks and coffee Buses depart from hotel
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Film 1: Arabia RH Fleet
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Lunch provided by GSCA
Speaker: Ed Lantz, Digital Fulldome Industry Update
RH Fleet
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Film 2: Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey RH Fleet
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Film 3: The Wildest Dream: Conquest of Everest RH Fleet
5:00 pm - 6:15 pm Film in Production RH Fleet
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Digital Demos
• Digital Demo 1 presented by Evans & Sutherland
• Digital Demo 2 presented by Intensity 3D and Global Immersion
RH Fleet
8:30 pm - 11:00 pm Bus transportation back to Los Angeles RH Fleet
12:00 am 24-hour Rule Ends  

Friday, February 26

8:00 am - 10:00 am Digital Dome Presentation RH Fleet
10:00 am - 12:00 pm Giant Dome Theater Consortium meeting* RH Fleet

 

*These special interest groups are privately held meetings and are by invitation only. Special Interest group meetings are run and managed by GSCA members; however, they are not official GSCA groups.

**Transportation to and from the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center will be provided for $50 per person round trip. The Film Expo registration form includes a section for you to make your transportation reservation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Film Expo
February 23-24, 2009
Los Angeles, California
Theater: IMAX Theatre @ the Bridge

Hotel: LAX Marriott
Dome Day
February 25

San Diego, California
Theater: Reuben H. Fleet Science Center
Hotel: Omni San Diego

 

This is the schedule as February 20, 2010, and is final barring any unforeseen circumstances. A PDF of the schedule is available here: Schedule as of 2/20/10

A PDF of the rehearsal schedule is available here (updated Feb. 20): Rehearsals

A PDF of the full Film Expo Program is available here. This is the schedule that will be given to Film Expo delegates: Film Expo Program

Sunday, February 21: Pre-Expo Day
5:00 pm 24-hour Rule Begins  
10:00 pm Tech Rehearsals: Booth projectionists and technical services only IMAX Theater

 

 Monday, February 22: Pre-Expo Day

9:00 am - 7:00 pm Rehearsals IMAX Theater
2:00 pm - 10:00 pm Registration and Information Open Hotel: Lower Level Foyer
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm 3D Film Interest Group* Hotel: Scottsdale
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Distributors' Interest Group Meeting* Hotel: Houston
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Hollywood Film Interest Group for Institutional Flat Screen Theaters* Hotel: St. Louis
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm Board Meeting (dinner) Hotel: Scottsdale

*These special interest groups are privately held meetings and are by invitation only. Special Interest group meetings are run and managed by GSCA members; however, they are not official GSCA groups.

 

 Tuesday, February 23: Film Expo Day 1
 
7:00 am - 8:00 am Registration and Information Open Hotel: Lower Level Foyer
7:00 am - 8:00 am American-style breakfast Hotel: Atlanta and Boston
8:30 am Buses Depart for Theater**  
8:30 am - 6:15 pm Registration and Information Open IMAX Theater
9:00 am - 9:15 am Welcome Remarks IMAX Theater
9:15 am - 10:15 am Film 1: The Ultimate Wave Tahiti  
10:15 am - 11:15 am Film 2: Arabia 3D IMAX Theater
11:15 am - 11:45 am Film in Development Session IMAX Theater
11:45 am - 2:00 pm Lunch on your own; time for meetings  
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Films in Production Session IMAX Theater
4:00 pm - 4:30 pm Break  
4:30 pm - 6:15 pm Film 3: The Wildest Dream: Conquest of Everest IMAX Theater
6:30 pm Buses Depart for Hotel**  
  Dinner on your own  

 

Wednesday, February 24: Film Expo Day 2

8:00 am - 2:00 pm Registration and Information Open Hotel: Lower Level Foyer
8:00 am - 10:00 am American-style Breakfast Hotel: Atlanta and Boston
8:30 am - 10:00 am Committee Meetings
• Conference
• Marketing
• Lifelong Learning
Hotel:
• Scottsdale
• New York
• St. Louis
10:15 am - 11:45 am Committee Meetings
• Member Services
• Technical
• Professional Development
Hotel:
• Miami
• Saddle Brook
• Philadelphia
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Committee Reports, Special Interest Group Reports, General Meeting with Lunch Hotel: Imperial A, B, and C
1:45 pm Buses Depart for Theater**  
2:15 pm - 8:00 pm Registration and Information IMAX Theater
2:15 pm - 3:15 pm Film 4: Molecules to the MAX 3D IMAX Theater
3:15 pm - 4:15 pm Film 5: Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey IMAX Theater
4:15 pm - 4:45 pm Break; snacks available for purchase IMAX Theater
4:45 pm - 5:30 pm Technical Session IMAX Theater
5:30 pm - 7:15 pm Film 6: Around the World in 50 Years IMAX Theater
7:30 pm Buses Depart for Hotel**;
Dinner on Your Own
 
7:45 pm - 10:00 pm Board Meeting with Dinner Hotel: Scottsdale
9:00 pm - 12:00 am Closing Party Hotel: Latitude 33-East Room Lobby Level
9:00 pm - 10:00 pm Open Bar Hotel: Latitude 33-East Room Lobby Level
10:00 pm - 12:00 am Cash Bar Hotel: Latitude 33-East Room Lobby Level

**Transportation Note: The Film Expo buses do not shuttle continuously throughout the day. They run only at the times designated on the schedule.

Thursday, February 25: Dome Day

9:00 am - 12:00 pm Bus transportation to Reuben H. Fleet Science Center**; Welcome snacks and coffee Buses depart from hotel
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Film 1: Arabia RH Fleet
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Lunch provided by GSCA
Speaker: Ed Lantz, Digital Fulldome Industry Update
RH Fleet
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Film 2: Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey RH Fleet
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Film 3: The Wildest Dream: Conquest of Everest RH Fleet
5:00 pm - 6:15 pm Film in Production RH Fleet
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Digital Demos
• Digital Demo 1 presented by Evans & Sutherland
• Digital Demo 2 presented by Intensity 3D and Global Immersion
RH Fleet
8:30 pm - 11:00 pm Bus transportation back to Los Angeles RH Fleet
12:00 am 24-hour Rule Ends  

Friday, February 26

8:00 am - 10:00 am Digital Dome Presentation RH Fleet
10:00 am - 12:00 pm Giant Dome Theater Consortium meeting* RH Fleet

 

*These special interest groups are privately held meetings and are by invitation only. Special Interest group meetings are run and managed by GSCA members; however, they are not official GSCA groups.

**Transportation to and from the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center will be provided for $50 per person round trip. The Film Expo registration form includes a section for you to make your transportation reservation.