Schedule

Friday November 19, 2010
Time	Speaker Room A	Speaker Room B	Special Events
9.00 am
10.00 am
10.30 am
11.00 am
11.30 am
12.00 noon
12.30 pm
1.00 pm
1.30 pm
2.00 pm
2.30 pm
3.00 pm
3.30 pm
4.00 pm
4.30 pm
5.00 pm
5.30 pm
6.00 pm
6.30 pm
7.00 pm			Raffle
7.30 pm
8.00 pm			CTN-X @ nite
8.30 pm
9.00 pm
11.00 pm
11.30 pm


Saturday November 20, 2010
Time	Speaker Room A	Speaker Room B	Special Events
9.00 am			Breakfast with the Pros
10.00 am
10.30 am
11.00 am
11.30 am
12.00 noon
12.30 pm
1.00 pm
1.30 pm
2.00 pm
2.30 pm
3.00 pm
3.30 pm
4.00 pm
4.30 pm
5.00 pm
5.30 pm
6.00 pm
6.30 pm
7.00 pm			Raffle
7.30 pm
8.00 pm	An Evening with Moebius
8.30 pm
9.00 pm			CTN-X @ nite
11.00 pm
11.30 pm


Sunday November 21, 2010
Time	Speaker Room A	Speaker Room B	Special Events
9.00 am			Breakfast with the Pros
10.00 am
10.30 am
11.00 am
11.30 am
12.00 noon
12.30 pm
1.00 pm
1.30 pm
2.00 pm
2.30 pm
3.00 pm
3.30 pm
4.00 pm			Raffle
4.30 pm
5.00 pm
5.30 pm
6.00 pm
6.30 pm
7.00 pm
7.30 pm
8.00 pm
8.30 pm
9.00 pm
11.00 pm
11.30 pm

Note: Event schedule and talent appearances are subject to change based on their schedules and availability.

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Brad Garrett Kesten was born on June 18th, 1971 in Paterson, New Jersey. His family relocated to the San Fernando Valley in... »

Matt Jones on Ronald Searle

Title: Matt Jones on Ronald Searle Sponsored by The Creative Talent Network CTNX09: Filmed Nov 2009; Posted May 2010 Length... »

Gary Goldman Animator, Director and Producer

Gary Goldman’s first animation job interview was in February at Walt Disney Productions. He had been raised in Watsonville,... »

Bruce Block Story Consultant

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Write Brothers Inc.

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Angela Lepito Outreach Supervisor Dreamworks Animation

Angela Lepito is the Production Manager for DreamWorks Animation’s Artistic Development program and Training department. In... »

Anatomy of a Hit Animated Series

Title: Anatomy of a Hit Animated Series Sponsored by Animation Magazine CTNX09: Filmed Nov 2009; Posted Aug 2010 Length 45... »

GirlsDrawinGirls

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