12:30-2:00 ASIFA Presents: State of the Animation Industry - A panel discussion about where animation is and where it is going with some of the top names in the field. Donovan Cook (director of the first Mickey Mouse feature: The Three Musketeers), Eddie Mort and Lili Chin (Mucha Lucha), Aki Umemoto (Creative Director of Mattel Toys) Jon M. Gibson (Freelance animator and long time gaming reporter), and Matt O`Calaghan (director of Curious George). Moderated by Larry Loc. Room 3

6:00-7:00 Pitching An Animated Series - How do you get your cartoon on the air? Selling an animated series isn`t as easy as it seems. The process is as creative as it is frustrating—and equal parts unpredictable—but is there a magic bullet to developing a sure-fire hit? The major networks get thousands of pitches every year, so is there a secret recipe to getting your idea on the top of the pile? Maybe—and these are the people to tell you: Eric Coleman, VP for animation, development and production at Nickelodeon; Heather Kenyon, senior director of development original animation, at Cartoon Network; and Mike Moon from Walt Disney Television Animation; and creators Lauren Faust (Milky Way & the Galaxy Girls), Jorge R. Gutierrez (El Macho), and Gabe Swarr (Big Pants Mouse), all of whom are industry veterans currently in development on projects with the aforementioned executives. This will be an hour chock-full of wisdom, woes, and all the wacky stuff in-between, moderated by animation writer/creator Jon M. Gibson (also in development). Room 6B