Creative Industries Fair 2010 slated for 21 - 23 May in Singapore
As Singapore aims to become a vibrant creative hub in the global arena, there is a need to fuel the artistic and literary creativity, design innovation, business entrepreneurship and technological innovation within the local Creative Industries (CI). 'CI Fair 2010' is organised by Singapore Workforce Development Agency (WDA), supported by Ministry of Information, Communications and Arts, Design Singapore council, Media Development Authority, National Arts Council, Spring Singapore. It will be held at Marina Square Central Atrium, Level One. WDA has developed the CI WSQ that encapsulates workplace competencies for the Creative Industries.
To ensure the effective implementation of the CI WSQ framework, WDA has appointed the CI Manpower Skills Training Councils (MSTCs) for each of the three sub-sectors, which comprises of creative industry veterans and representatives from partner agencies. There is no academic pre-requisite required for admission into the CI WSQ training programme and progressive qualification pathways can be created to facilitate career advancement prospects.
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In recent years, several local start-ups and international creative enterprises have established their presence in Singapore, resulting in an explosion of career opportunities in CI.
Discover the wealth of career and training opportunities and soak in the dynamism of the CI as you interact with key industry players and professionals from Arts & Culture, Media & Communications and Design, through a line up of presentations, industry forums, workshops and demonstrations at the CI Fair 2010!
Here is the program line up for the event.
Day 1(Friday) - Design
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Speaker |
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1000 : 1130 |
Graduation Ceremony for graduands of CI WSQ Diploma in Animation, WSQ Advanced Certificate in Animation, WSQ Professional Diploma in Creative Entrepreneurship and WSQ Higher Certificate in Technical Theatre |
Mr Chan Heng Kee |
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1200 : 1300 |
Programmes of DesignSingapore Council |
Mr Jeffrey Ho |
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1300 : 1315 |
Welcome Speech by Guest-of-Honour |
Ag Minister Mr Lui Tuck Yew |
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1315 : 1400 |
CI WSQ Award Ceremony for CI WSQ Outstanding Trainees, Best Supportive Employers, Best Supportive In-house Adopters and Training Partners |
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1400 : 1500 |
Testimonials from Award Recipients |
4 Graduands, 2 Organisations |
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1500 : 1530 |
Showreel presentation/ Panel discussion of work experience in the VFX industry |
2D & 3D VFX Artists |
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1600 : 1700 |
Discovering Design |
Mr Feng Zhu |
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1700 : 1800 |
Learn More to Earn More in the Creative Industries |
Mr Low Siew Thiam |
Day 2 (Sat)- Art and Culture
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Speaker |
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1100: 1200 |
Contemporary Art: Something to buy and decorate your room with or something to have a good argument about? |
Prof Tony Godfrey |
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1200 : 1300 |
Arts Education |
Singapore Drama Educators Association |
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1300: 1400 |
Break |
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1400: 1500 |
Creative Entrepreneurship |
Ms Goh Su Lin |
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1500: 1600 |
Acting |
Mr John Wills Martin |
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1600: 1700 |
Six Degrees - A professional |
Ms Tamara Emir |
Day 3 - Media and Communications
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Time |
Item |
Speaker |
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1100: 1200 |
Insights to Film Making and Production |
Singapore Media Academy |
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1200 : 1300 |
Print & Media Industry Technology Development (Digital vs Conventional Print) / Setup and Introduction of the Institute |
Mr Colin Choo |
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1300: 1400 |
TQ/ IDGT Vision and Development of Local Games Industry |
Mr Raymond Neoh |
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1400: 1500 |
Expanding Your Future with PR |
Mr Adrian Heng |
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1500: 1600 |
Career in Book Publishing / So You Want to be a Writer? |
Mr Chua Hoon Koon |
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1600: 1700 |
Presentation by DigiPen |
Mr Samir Abou-Samra |
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1700: 1800 |
The Making of ‘7334’. A Student Short Film Production |
Mr Michael Chung |
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1800: 1900 |
Animation Asia |
Mr Jerry Verschoor |
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1900: 2000 |
The Evolution of the Global Animation Industry: Current Trends and Requirements to Enter the Industry |
Mr David Kwok |
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2000: 2100 |
Closing Address |
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