MOPAN Members and Friends,

Here's information about our next MOPAN Member Meeting. It is next week, Thursday, June 10th at 7:00 PM.

You can also find this information and other MOPAN topics on our new blog site: mopan.com. For the record, mopan.org (http://www.mopan.org) is our traditional website address (with a new look... if you've not been recently, please check it out). mopan.com is our blog site, which is replacing our monthly MOPAN newsletter, Take 1. More info on that to follow.

Hope to see you all at the meeting!

Next week's Member Meeting will feature two different speakers. One from Pipeworks Software and one from Lion's Share Productions. The meeting will be hosted by Wind Up Bird Coffee and Tea House in Coburg, Oregon. As usual, the first half hour beginning at 6:30 PM is our "social schmooze" for talking and networking. The presentations begin at 7:00 PM. More specific information on the presenters and the venue are below:

Dan White, Studio Technical Director, Pipeworks Software

Video games have gone mainstream and become an important part of media and popular culture. At the same time, game companies have turned into complex organizations employing producers, artists, game designers and engineers that have more in common with media companies than software companies. Eugene itself is home to several game companies, and has a long history in the games business, dating all the way back to 1984. The goal of this talk is to provide an introduction to the games industry for people in traditional media, and explore some of the commonalities (and differences) between game and film production.

Todd Zimmerman, Owner, Lion's Share Productions

We are a Eugene based company that will likely provide a paying forum for artists affiliated with MOPAN, as well as generate ongoing work for many - from locally produced television-type shows, movies, music videos, and commercials for local small businesses wishing to advertise on our site.

We have a network of independent Artists, Entertainers, Producers, Educators, and Advertisers that can help you achieve your goals, no matter how simple or crazy they seem.

Meeting Location:

Wind-Up Bird Coffee House is nestled in the historic town of Coburg, Oregon. We serve up locally roasted Cascade Estates coffee & espresso. In-house from scratch baked goods, fine soups and excellent sandwiches. The atmosphere is peaceful and cozy in the building built in 1905. Wind Up Bird is a relatively new business venture for MOPAN member Todd Zeller and his wife Lorrie.

Directions: Wind Up Bird is located at 91035 Willamette St. in Coburg Oregon. Going north from Eugene, take Coburg Road past Beltline and it turns into Willamette St. when you enter the City of Coburg. We are at the corner of Delaney Street, one block south of Coburg's other main road, E. Pearl St. We are a mere 4 miles (about 6 minutes) north of the Eugene Costco. There's plenty of free parking.