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HIGHLIGHTS
While the conference schedule for the 22nd Banff Television Festival
is still in very active development, it is already shaping up as
a winning, eclectic combination of creativity, commerce, tradition
and innovation. We invite you to watch as we build the schedule,
develop our ideas, and recruit and confirm many of the best creative
and entrepreneurial minds in world television and New Media.
As you will see, this year's "By Appointment Only" schedule
includes 24 Master Classes, 8 Take a Decision-Maker
to Breakfast and 8 Take a Decision-Maker to Lunch
sessions. Paradoxically, these enormously popular, privileged-access
events reflect the mission of the Festival to celebrate excellence
in television and the core values of democracy, accessibility
and intimacy. As BANFF2001 gets bigger, with at least 1,800
delegates expected in 2001, it is important to have within the Festival
opportunities for small groups (40 to 50 delegates) to meet with
major talent, key players and high-level executives in intimate
face-to-face settings. We also try to involve those resource people
in the general seminars ("Come One, Come All") to enable
as many delegates as possible to hear their views.
The selection process for "By Appointment Only" sessions
is democratic. Online submission forms will be available in early
may for "by appointment only sessions." Please submit
your applications online to be included in the draw. Completed applications
will be entered in a random draw, and space will be allocated on
a first-drawn, first-served basis.
Come back frequently over the weeks and months to come for up-to-date
"at a glance" information. As this section of our site
is developed further, you'll be able to click on specific events
in both Week-at-a-Glance schedules to get detailed seminar descriptions
and lists of confirmed speakers.
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