Magazines and Conferences
The Institute for Education, Research, and Scholarships (IFERS) is actively involved in educational magazines and conferences.
Magazines (Journal & Web)
Founded by Newton Lee (LinkedIn) in 2003, ACM Computers in Entertainment (CiE) aims to foster critical discussions and innovative thoughts among entertainment computing scholars and professionals as well as creative executives, writers, producers, directors, artists, designers, and other talents. The site features peer-reviewed articles, news, and interviews in all aspects of entertainment technology and applications. It serves as a place to build community, find research partners, discover new possibilities, and share cutting-edge ideas. Prominent interviewees include Quincy Jones, George Lucas, Roy E. Disney, and J. J. Abrams.
Conferences
IFERS is proud to sponsor the 2018 Earth Day Peace Conference on April 22, 2018 at Woodbury University, Burbank, California. Activities include a screening of the documentary "Winds of Freedom" and Q&A.
IFERS is a proud sponsor of the 2nd Global Summit and Expo on Multimedia & Applications on August 15-16, 2015 in London, and the 3rd International Conference on Computer Graphics & Animation on November 7-9, 2016 in Las Vegas.
We have served on the program committee for the 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016 International Conference on Computer Supported Education (CSEDU). The 2016 conference was held in Rome, Italy.
Speaker and moderator for the Think Tank I session on "Twitter, Facebook & Social Media-Transforming Marketing, Transforming the World" at the Digital Hollywood Conference on April 30, 2015 in Marina del Rey, California.
We were honored to organize the Pre-Grammy Music Symposium on February 7, 2015 at the Charles Aidikoff Screening Room in Beverly Hills, California. Our panelists included Grammy-winning remixer Ian Boxill.
Other conferences and workshops include:
The 8th IEEE International Conference on Semantic Computing on June 16-18, 2014 in Newport Beach, California.
YMCA Game+Hack marathon on May 8-10, 2014 at the Nickelodeon Animation Studios in Burbank, California.
The 10th International Conference on Creating, Connecting and Collaborating through Computing (C5) on January 18-20, 2012, at the Institute for Creative Technologies, University of Southern California.
The 8th IEEE International Conference on Semantic Computing on June 16-18, 2014 in Newport Beach, California.
YMCA Game+Hack marathon on May 8-10, 2014 at the Nickelodeon Animation Studios in Burbank, California.
The 10th International Conference on Creating, Connecting and Collaborating through Computing (C5) on January 18-20, 2012, at the Institute for Creative Technologies, University of Southern California.
