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3D TECHNOLOGY AWARDS ANNOUNCED: OCT 19
I3DS Awards Committee pleased to announce recognition for outstanding achievements in Stereoscopic 3D technology at Mann's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. More info here
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Board of Governors

Executive Committee

Chairman
BUZZ HAYS
Sony 3D Technology Center
Sony Corporation of America
Senior Vice President

Chair-Elect
JIM MAINARD
DreamWorks Animation (DWA)
Head of Production Development

1st Vice-Chair, Treasurer
JEANNINE PATTON
Vice President & General Manager
Panasonic Hollywood Laboratory
Division of Panasonic Corporation
of North America

Vice-Chair
DAVID SHACKLEY
Discovery Communications
Senior Vice President
Creative
3D Net

LENNY LIPTON
Oculus 3D
President

JIM CHABIN
International 3D Society
President & CEO

JEFF BRANDLIN, CPA
International 3D Society
Chief Financial Officer

Board of Governors
*listed alphabetically

SANDY CLIMAN
3ality Digital
Chief Executive Officer

MARIA COSTEIRA
XpanD
Chief Executive Officer

PETER DOBSON
Mann Theatres
Chief Executive Officer

ROB ENGLE
Sony Pictures Imageworks
3D Visual Effects Supervisor

GREG FOSTER
IMAX Filmed Entertainment
Chairman and President

RON GELLER
Dolby Laboratories, Inc
VP, Worldwide Content Relations

CHARLOTTE HUGGINS
Salient Features
Producer

PETER KOPLIK
MasterImage 3D
Executive Vice President

BRIAN LENZ
BSkyB
Director, Product Design and TV Product Development

MIKE POLYDOROS
Lionsgate
EVP Exhibitor Relations and Operations

KURT SCHWENK
Paramount Pictures
VP Post Production Services

LISA TRUITT
National Geographic Cinema Ventures
President

The Walt Disney Studios*
*Board Seat

Representing Members:
JASON BRENEK
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Senior Vice President Worldwide Digital Cinema and Cinema Programming

MARTIN SANSING
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Vice President of Distribution Strategy

 


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COMMITTEES



AWARDS
Co-Chair
Lenny Lipton
Oculus 3D
President

EDUCATION
Co-Chair
Stig Gruman
Autodesk
VP, Digital Entertainment

FINANCE
Chair
Jim Mainard
DreamWorks Animation (DWA)
Head of Production

IN-HOME
Chair
Ami Dror
XpanD
Strategic Business Development

INTERNATIONAL
Chair
Maria Costeira
XpanD
Chief Executive Officer

SPEAKERS BUREAU COMMITTEE
Co-Chair
Scott Hettrick
3DHollywood.Net
Founder

I3DS: About Us


Our Mission:
The International 3D Society has been founded to advance the art and technologies of stereoscopic 3D content and its professional innovators. The organization will host educational opportunities for showcasing work, recognizing achievement and advancing member growth. The International 3D Society is open to individuals and organizations active in moving 3D media to an exciting new era of creative achievement and consumer support.

Jon Landau,
Jim Chabin and Jeffrey Katzenberg
I3DS: Your Team

Jim Chabin
President

Jeffrey Katzenberg, Mark Zoradi, Jim Gionopolous, Greg Foster, Sandi Climan, Dan Glickman, John Landau, Bill Clinton, Jeff Zucker, Oprah Winfrey, Stephen Colbert, Larry King, Mike Wallace, Anne Sweeney, Chris Matthews, Ken Burns, Martha Stewart, Jim Lehrer, Anderson Cooper, Donald Trump and many others have all accepted honored roles as key speakers at Chabin events.

Jim has served as President of The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (Prime Time Emmys), President of Promax/BDA (The Worldwide Organization of Television Marketing Professionals), Head of Promotions for E! Entertainment Television, Head of West Coast Marketing for the CBS Television Stations, as a sales executive for KCBS-TV in Los Angeles and as President / General Manager of radio stations KISS AM-FM in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. He has served as Vice President of the California Broadcasters Association, as a member of The Prism Awards Board of Directors, as an advisor to the Environmental Media Association, and has lectured at the UCLA and USC Schools of Broadcasting and Film.

Chabin has also served as a Corporate Advisor to TIVO during its public offering and to .TV during its development and introduction as an internet domain.

He currently serves on the Board of Directors at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles.

In his capacities, over the last seven years, Chabin has logged over one million air miles to host, market, or executive produce more than 100 events in Hollywood, New York, Dubai, Singapore, Sydney, Buenos Aires, Vienna, Athens, Mumbai, London, Moscow and Berlin.

In 2005, Chabin led efforts which resulted in being approved by the Chinese government to hold the first Marketing Conference ever for Chinese Television Professionals in (Chengdu), China.

I3DS: Your Team



Jeffrey Brandlin

Chief Financial Officer

Jeff founded Brandlin & Associates in 1980 to fulfill the unique needs of capital sources, service industry firms and closely-held businesses. His vision for B&A has resulted in an exceptional accounting firm that:

• Spans the chasm between capital sources and their borrowers/investments;
• Lowers the operating costs of routine accounting functions for service industry firms; and
• Maximizes cash flow and profitability for closely-held businesses.

Jeff and his colleagues combine superior technical expertise with years of practical experience to add value to their clients with such services as: litigation support; workout consulting; collateral review for lenders and investors; representation of debtors in possession, creditors, trustees and receivers; forensic accounting; financial due diligence; operational consulting; financial statement preparation; and accounting.

Jeff’s extensive experience encompasses serving clients in a broad range of industries, including: corporate, asset-based and mezzanine lenders; equity sponsors; manufacturing; distribution; software; clothing manufacturers; food processors and packaging; entertainment; food service; oil and gas production, refining and distribution; healthcare; construction; retail; financial and professional services; merchants; and non-profit organizations.

He graduated from San Diego State University in 1972 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting, has been licensed to practice accountancy in California since April 1976 and is a Certified Insolvency and Restructuring Advisor (CIRA).

 
I3DS: Your Team

Karen Tobin
Senior Vice President

Karen Tobin is a versatile executive with 20 years of national and local TV, radio, Internet and consumer sales and marketing experience who brings industry leadership to the International 3D Society.

Tobin was recently Director of Marketing, Promotions

and New Business Development for CBS Radio’s K-EARTH 101 where she oversaw the stations branding, advertising, new business development, third party promotions, website, publicity, and major events. During her tenure she created and managed the successful multi-media branding campaigns “The Greatest Hits on Earth” and “Wake up Baby.” Tobin also initiated and helped increase new business for the station by 168%.
 
Prior to CBS Radio Tobin was the Vice President of National Promotion for Fox Broadcasting Corporation where she created and organized promotions on every scale, including third party partnerships that drove revenue and ratings for the network.  During her tenure, Tobin created three innovative multi-million dollar promotions including the 24/Ford and The OC/AOL campaigns. She was charged with developing promotional campaigns for all the network's series and specials, including the launch of 20 new shows.
 
Throughout Tobin's career she has focused on promotions and marketing; however the mediums have been diverse.  She previously was National Director of Marketing for Westwood One/Metro Networks, and she also served as the Director, Marketing Communications at KNBC-TV where she led the team to deliver tens of millions of dollars in branding, advertising, promotion, community and public relations' campaigns. 
 
For more than a decade, Tobin was the Vice President, Marketing for KIIS-FM in Los Angeles where she helped lead Rick Dees' morning show to new ratings heights, produced concert events (KIIS and UNITE - now known as Wango Tango), led numerous fundraising events and generated more than $20 million in new revenue by working with sales and programming on various multi-platform client partnerships.
 
Tobin earned her masters degree in business administration from Pepperdine University and a bachelor of science in zoology from the University of California.  She is a five-time Billboard Marketing Director of the Year, past chair of PROMAX and a past president of the Southern California Chapter of AWRT: American Women in Radio and Television.  Tobin resides in Woodland Hills with her husband.

 

I3DS: Your Team

 

Nick Urbom
Awards Director

Internationally experienced awards director, creative designer, and delegate manager. Urbom has worked extensively in the entertainment industry with music, awards shows and live events. He has developed online products, merchandise and distribution channels.

Nick organized online methods for art and media distribution to international network of producers and delegates from over 20 countries around the world and has coordinated travel and accommodations with sponsors for multiple events. Nick serves as the Head of Finance for the Board of the Noble Beast Foundation, a non-profit company based in San Francisco, California.