2011 Conference
UFVA11: The Future of Media Education (Aug 3-6, 2011)
Emerson College, Boston
2011 UFVA Conference Schedule | pdf
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Registration & Hotel Info
Welcome - from Conference Host and VPs
We look forward to seeing you in Boston for an exciting 2011 conference!
2011's Theme: The Future of Media Education
This year, the UFVA Board of Directors directed the Conference Vice President and an appointed Conference Theme Committee to give the 2011 Conference a thematic direction to help inform and structure our programming:
The world has changed. The digital revolution is rewiring the planet in a way not seen since the industrial revolution. While many of the issues in moving image education are not new, they have become more numerous and pressing with the advent of new technologies. As we address or readdress many of these timeless questions we must consider the sea change to the very fabric of our society brought about by these digital technologies.
(The Theme Committee's statement continues...)
UFVA 2011 Keynote: Holly Willis
We are thrilled to announce our 2011 Keynote speaker, Dr. Holly Willis!
Holly Willis 
is the Director of Academic Programs at the University of Southern California’s Institute for Multimedia Literacy where she teaches, organizes workshops, and oversees academic programs designed to introduce new media literacy skills across USC’s campus and curriculum. She oversees the IML’s research in the pedagogical uses of multiuser virtual environments such as Second Life and promotes the use of numerous online tools for writing and research.
Willis, a Research Assistant Professor in USC’s School of Cinematic Arts, also serves on the board of directors for the New Media Consortium and the AIGA Design Educators Community Board. She has contributed to projects supported by the MacArthur Foundation’s Digital Media and Learning Initiative, including Critical Commons, a fair use advocacy resource, and Mobile Voices, a project uniting cell phone technology, digital storytelling practices and Los Angeles-based immigrant workers.