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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
"Into
Tomorrow" Reveals the Future Of Imaging
From the 6Sight & Mobile Imaging Summit
Conferences
SAN MATEO, CA – July 19,
2006 – This fall listeners who tune into
the award-winning “Into Tomorrow with
Dave Graveline” radio show will hear
firsthand how the leading innovators
and experts in the field envision the
future of imaging and user-generated
visual content, as the show broadcasts
from the 6Sight™ Future of Imaging
conference. The 6Sight Future of Imaging
Conference will be held jointly with the
6th edition of the Mobile
Imaging Summit conference, on October 24
and 25 in Monterey (CA) hosted by Future
Image and
co-hosted by the International Imaging
Industry Association (I3A).
“We have been following
the dramatic changes in the imaging
industry for some time now,” says Dave
Graveline, host of the Into Tomorrow
technology talk show. “To explore
further the future of imaging, we went
to the experts on imaging trends, Future
Image, to learn more. Their 6Sight
conference will bring together some of
the foremost imaging thinkers and doers,
and we will be there to convey their
glimpses into the future to our
listeners.”
6Sight brings together technologists, marketers, futurists,
artists, educators, high-volume users
and members of the media for a program
emphasizing innovative use cases,
breakthrough technologies, and
creativity. The focus of the inaugural
edition is the “Connected Imaging
Revolution” and the changing role of
imaging in human affairs. Gone are the
days of taking pictures only on
vacations and major events. A new
generation of imaging products —
connected through always-on access to a
global network — are enabling people to
connect more effectively with each other
by routinely using user-generated visual
content to communicate in all aspects of
their daily lives – personal, work, and
community.
For businesses and organizations of all types and sizes,
Connected Imaging is a critical strategy
for competitiveness, efficiency and
productivity as explored in the
ground-breaking book
Going Visual. For individuals
and families, Connected Imaging is an
essential tool to enrich relationships,
manage tasks and schedules, and
communicate better in both physical and
online communities. For vendors of
imaging products and services, Connected
Imaging presents a set of new
opportunities and challenges of
unprecedented and unparalleled
magnitude.
“Industry
conferences are typically all about
features, specifications, and market
statistics. Instead, 6Sight focuses
primarily on the impact of connected
imaging to people's everyday lives,”
says Alexis Gerard, president of Future
Image. “We
will explore the opportunities presented
by Connected Imaging and how it
delivers value to users. It’s about the
myriad ways imaging tools can enrich our
lives, with tools that help people
connect more effectively with each other
— whether for work, personal, or
community purposes. It’s about being
more informed, more productive and more
in touch. And the
6sight conference is also
about first looks at exciting new
imaging technologies that will expand
our horizons, and create new markets for
user-generated visual content.”
“As the leading standard-setting body for imaging,
I3A has eagerly stepped into the new
arena of Connected Imaging to identify
and help create the standards that will
enable this industry to grow even more
broadly,” says Lisa Walker, I3A
President. “Co-hosting the Mobile
Imaging Summit conferences, we have seen
this ecosystem grow rapidly over the
past three years. We look forward to
building on that success with the new
6sight event, and expanding the
boundaries of visual communication.”
Dave Graveline will
interview Industry executives at the
event, and produce an entire program
from the award-winning Monterey Plaza
Hotel in Monterey, California. The
3-hour broadcast will air on Sunday,
October 29th from 2-5
p.m. Eastern Time on the Advanced
Radio Network. Companies wishing to know
more about participating in the
conference and the radio broadcast,
please contact conference director Joe
Byrd at
jbyrd@futureimage.com.
Conference sponsors to
date include the top imaging and
wireless industry associations:
photokina, PMA, and the 3G Congress.
Corporate sponsors include
Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft, Sprint,
Corel, Cognima/ShoZu, and Nethra
Imaging. New Technology Showcase
demonstration sponsors to date include
Avago, Cap-XX, dBlur, DxO Labs,
Invensense, Johnson Electric, OmniVision,
PerkinElmer, Scalado, and Varioptic.
Media sponsors include CNET/Webshots,
Into Tomorrow with Dave Graveline, and
SymbianOne.
For more information
please visit
www.6Sight.com.
About Into Tomorrow
“Into Tomorrow with Dave Graveline” is
the Consumer Electronics Radio Program
currently airing on over 100 terrestrial
radio stations in the United States,
Sirius and XM Satellite Radio, the
American Forces Radio Networks, online
at
www.graveline.com, and many other
outlets. “Into Tomorrow” is live every
Sunday from 2-5
p.m. Eastern Time. Into Tomorrow
also produces 60-second Daily Technology
Features heard on many of their
affiliates, including several talk and
news channels on Sirius and XM Satellite
Radio. For more about “Into Tomorrow,”
visit
www.graveline.com.
About Future Image
San Mateo, CA-based
Future Image, Inc. is the leading
independent center of expertise on the
convergence of imaging, technology, and
business. It delivers its expertise
through Executive Conferences,
Continuous Information Services,
Research Reports and Consulting
Services. Connected Imaging is among the
key trends to emerge in recent years at
the intersection of technology
development and social evolution, as
reported in the ground-breaking book
Going Visual – Using Images to
Enhance Productivity, Decision-making
and Profits (J. Wiley & Sons, 2005)
co-authored by Future Image founder
Alexis Gerard and AVA Mobile founder Bob
Goldstein.
More information is
available by on the following web sites:
www.FutureImage.com,
www.MobileImagingSummit.com,
www.6Sight.com,
www.GoingVisual.com.
About the International Imaging Industry
Association (I3A)
I3A is the leading global imaging
industry association, driving growth of
and setting standards for the
photographic and information imaging
markets. As the industry focal point,
I3A offers a framework and environment
where members can quickly find resources
to solve critical issues and develop
market solutions. Members of I3A work
together to find common ground for
advancing the industry and to enable
better products and services for their
customers.
I3A is an accredited Standards Developing
Organization, serving as secretariat for
the International Organization for
Standardization Technical Committee 42
(ISO/TC42) on Photography, and as
administrator for the USA Technical
Advisory Group for this committee.
Information about I3A can be found on
the World Wide Web at
www.i3a.org or by phone at
914-285-4933.
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