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Featuring over 200 international imaging and photo brands, educational lectures, tech demonstrations, product previews, and then some, the Photo Plus Expo has everything for seasoned pros as well as burgeoning shutterbugs. Running October 26 to 28 at the Jacob Javits Center, the Photo Plus Expo (according to their mission statement) “is the largest photography and imaging event in North America. The show features over 100 educational seminars, Photo Walks and Master Classes, special Filmmaking and Drone sessions, the Palm Springs Photo Festival Portfolio Reviews sponsored by WordPress.com & FUJIFILM, the Lucie Technical Awards, and over 200 exhibitors and brands displaying thousands of the latest equipment, products, and services for you to touch, try, and compare.”
Educational conferences are offered in tracks including:
And more!
To learn more, go to: https://www.photoplusexpo.com/
Photo Plus Expo
October 26 - 28, 2017
Jacob Javits Center
655 W. 34th St.
New York, NY 10001
A chance to see the future of television and a great networking opportunity for those looking to get into the biz, the New York Television Festival (NYTVF) is the event to check out. Held throughout Manhattan from October 23 to the 28th, the NYTVF Founded in 2005, The NYTVF is a pioneer of the independent television movement, connecting its community of artists with leading networks, studios, agencies, production companies, and brands.
Events at NYTVF include:
Pilot Competition Screenings
Primetime Events such as Comedy for Change
Development Day Panels
Writers Room Panels and Breakout Sessions
Connect Keynotes and Panels
To learn more, go to: http://www.nytvf.com/
New York Television Festival
October 23 - 28, 2017
Various Locations
Looking to see what will be the upcoming trends in the fast paced world of New York restaurants or a chance to meet your favorite chefs? StarChefs 12th Annual International Chefs Congress, which will be taking place October 22nd to 24th at the Brooklyn Expo Center (72 Noble St., Brookyn NY). Over the three days, chefs will be showcasing new dining trends and discussing challenges and opportunities in the culinary industry.
The culinary symposium and exhibition’s theme this year will be “Cook Your Culture”. Presentations, discussions, demos and workshops with over 150 top chefs, including Albert Adrià, José Andrés and Wylie Dufresne, will be framed around the values, culture and influences that have permeated their work.
Industry trendmakers presenting include:
For more info, go to: http://www.starchefs.com/
StarChefs 12th Annual International Chefs Congress
October 22 - 24
Brooklyn Expo Center
72 Noble St.
Brooklyn, NY 11222
The world of music and multimedia is a difficult one to navigate, but the Sync Summit is here to help. Sync Summit is based around making sure that every attendee gets the highest level – and the greatest chances of success in the music for visual/interactive media market. At Sync Summit New York 2017, running June 12 - 13, you’ll get unprecedented access to the information and the contacts you need to succeed in syncing and scoring your music.
The Sync Competition is a chance for you to sync your music to videos provided by major music supervisors who will then judge the results. And, while we’ll never promise you’ll get a sync by competing, all past winners have gone on successfully work on sync projects. Sync Summit connects you to the speakers and other attendees before the event so that you can network and set up meetings to discuss working together.
To learn more, go to: http://syncsummit.com/
SyncSummit
June 12 - 13, 2017