M+E Connections

The second virtual event touting the virtues of HITS Advisory services, Adobe brings the masses three days of its DITAWORLD event, and the data, AI/ML and automation community gathers together for the Smart Content Summit.

Those are just a few of the online events from the MESA community the week of March 15-19, according to MESA’s global member e-calendar.

Here’s a look at what’s ahead:

Tuesday:

• Everything from big data to blockchain, artificial intelligence to machine learning, and metadata to automation will be on the agenda at the March 16 Smart Content Summit event, the top media and entertainment gathering to learn about the latest applications for the 0s and 1s in the industry.

Attendees of the event will be treated to a pair of top-level keynotes, studio insights, and a collection of vendor breakout sessions to choose from, covering consumers and analytics, AI and automation, and work-from-home and disruption.

The Smart Content Summit is produced by MESA and the Smart Content Council, and is sponsored by Microsoft Azure, Whip Media Group, Richey May Technology Solutions, BeBanjo, Digital Nirvana, Softtek, 24Notion, EIDR, The Quorum and Signiant.

To register, click here.

• The head of global business development and channel at Zoom, the co-founder and president of IT services firm AVANT, the CEO of the Cornax Cloud Alliance, and engineer-turned-comedian Don McMillan will all be on hand March 16 for the virtual panel discussion “The State of Disruption in IT”.

They’ll discuss how now is the time for IT disruption due to the constant evolution of technology, business and world events, and that those companies that embrace change often breakthrough and make a mark. The panel will explore the technologies and companies disrupting the IT industry and discuss the traits of their leadership. McMillan, a top-rated stand-up artist with a master’s in electrical engineering, will break up the discussion here and there to offer attendees some much-needed laughter.

The virtual event is the second presentation headlined by HITS Advisory Services, which offers studios and vendors a no-cost avenue to learn from high-level consultants about new technologies that offer real-time visibility into how best to deliver the next generation of entertainment experiences.

Read about the first event here.

Attendees are also encouraged to download the “State of Disruption 2021” report here. To register for the event, click here.

• Adobe’s DITAWORLD 2021 event marks the world’s biggest DITA online conference for marketing and technical communication professionals, and runs through March 18.

• Teradici will take part in the webinar “Implementing Remote Workstations.”

• Amazon Web Services will discuss fulfillment centers in the webinar “Innovate with Amazon Web Services – Explore industrial operations at an Amazon Fulfillment Center.”

Wednesday:

• EditShare will host two sessions March 17 on “Graduating Filmmakers Prove Remote Production is Here to Stay.”

• Akamai will host the webinar “Is Your MFA Solution Actually Just Security Theater Based on Current Threats?”

Thursday:

• As part of its Executive Webinar Series, MicroStrategy will host the discussion “Creating a Sustainable Corporate Data Culture.”

• Zendesk will host the webinar “A CX Moment with Mako Medical and CustomerHD.”