Press release from I3DS
The International 3D Society (I3DS) has chosen its board of governors and their executive committee for fiscal year 2011-2012.
“3D is now colonizing screen platforms throughout the marketplace. The Society’s Board of Governors will advance and strengthen our efforts to fill that pipeline with superb quality content to advance the success of 3D”.
Jim Mainard, Head of Production Development, DreamWorks Animation (DWA) was named Chair and Tom Cosgrove, President and Chief Executive Officer at 3net will serve as Chair-Elect for the Society.
Others named to the I3DS Executive Committee include Kappei Morishita, General Manager for the Blu-ray License Group, Panasonic Hollywood Lab, Panasonic Corporation of North America (First Vice-Chair/Treasurer); Lenny Lipton, Vice Chair/Secretary, 3D inventor (Vice Chair/Secretary); and Buzz Hays, Senior Vice President and 3D Producer, Sony Pictures Technologies, Sony Corporation of America (Past Chair). Jim Chabin, President of the Society, will also serve on the executive committee.
The International 3D Society provides community, education and recognition to its membership and is dedicated to the advancement of stereoscopic 3D arts and technology.
Mainard congratulated the membership on the progress the organization has made over the past year, noting, “The International 3D Society’s leadership now connects 3D companies and professionals from the United States to China, Korea, Japan, United Kingdom and 17 countries, all working together to move 3D forward.”
“3D is now colonizing screen platforms throughout the marketplace. The Society’s Board of Governors will advance and strengthen our efforts to fill that pipeline with superb quality content to advance the success of 3D,” added Chabin.
The International 3D Society Board of Governors and its general membership span the growing stereoscopic industry with representatives from major studios, in home, producers, technology suppliers, exhibitors and distributors. A complete list of board members follows.
International 3D Society underwriters include Signature Sponsors Panasonic Corporation and Korea Telecom and Founding Sponsors Dolby Laboratories, DreamWorks Animation (DWA), IMAX, MasterImage 3D, PIXAR, Sony Corporation of America, The Walt Disney Studios and XPAND 3D; also Member Sponsors Autodesk, Azuna, DirecTV, Discovery Communications and Quantel.
For membership or information, please visit www.international3dsociety.com.
The International 3D Society Board of Governors for 2011-2012 are:
Maria Costeira
XPAND 3D CEO
Peter Dobson
Mann Theatres CEO
Rob Engle
Sony Pictures Imageworks 3D Visual Effects Supervisor
Greg Foster
IMAX Chairman and President of Filmed Entertainment
Ron Geller
Dolby Laboratories, Inc. Vice President, Worldwide Content Relations
Charlotte Huggins
Salient Features Producer
Peter Koplik
MasterImage 3D President Digital Cinema
Brian Lenz
BSkyB Director, Product Design & TV Product Development
Howard Lukk
The Walt Disney Studios Vice President, Digital Production and Technology, Studio New Technology
Steve Schklair
3ality Digital, LLC CEO/Founder
Kurt Schwenk
Paramount Pictures, VP of Post Production Services
Lisa Truitt
National Geographic Cinema Ventures President