The Exhibitors acquisition for the CONVENTION 2009, started. Interested parties and potential exhibitors can find more information and registration documents at the link exhibitors.

Experience the European premiere of Pro Tools 8 - exclusively within the SAE ALUMNI CONVENTION 2008. With Pro Tools® 8 Digidesign presents the newest Pro Tools software including lots of new features and tools for the creative audio production! Pro Tools 8 offers an even more attractive user interface, dozens of new plug-ins, five new virtual instruments, exciting new scoring, MIDI, editing and mixing capabilities, deeper controller integration, improved ease of installation and use and enhanced performance. For more details see:
www.digidesign.com.

With the seminar "Montagen, Bildlogik & Fälschungen" ("Image Assembly, Logic of Images & Counterfeits“) held by Dr. Hans D. Baumann, editor of DOCMA, we offer ambitioned graphic artists a real highlight. After the seminar Doc Baumann will be answering questions within the scope of "Ask the Doc" and dive into the depth of the Photoshop cosmos.

Due to scheduling problems, the seminar by Celemony and the Blu-ray seminar by Uli Grimm will not take place. You will find the updated program right here.

With immediate effect you can download the program brochure for the 4th SAE ALUMNI CONVENTION 2008 in Berlin. You can register online now, to get a personalized CONVENTION Pass.

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We are very pleased over 54 participating exhibitors, who will present their products. The CONVENTION area was extended for it again. In 4 seminar areas 48 seminars will take place.

FritzClub has been our party venue of choice for the past two conventions, and we're looking forward to calling on their friendly services once more. This year, party guests can enjoy an all-new chill-out area. Prepare to be pleasantly surprised!

Trade show, seminars, panel discussions, product presentations, convention party plus award show, live gigs, DJs, press conference, official opening of the new SAE Berlin, lots of fun in a relaxed atmosphere - all this and much more made our third SAE Alumni Convention on October 18 and 19 another smashing success.

For the second year in a row, the premises of SAE Berlin proved to be the ideal venue for our media community event, this time attracting a stunning 2,000 visitors. A press conference announcing the official campus opening of the new SAE Berlin aptly started off the first day of the convention. Visitors had their pick from a variety of workshops, lectures, and panel discussions offered in both German and English. There was no shortage of food and drink, and a gaming zone, action area, and rest area provided additional creature comforts.

On Thursday evening, visitors came in droves to join the big Convention Party at FritzClub, and by 7.30 p.m., the place was packed to the rafters. Just as the year before, the event was charmingly and masterfully co-hosted by Studio 301 manager and producer Ulli Pallemanns. Following the presentation of SAE's new social community "mySAE" by community experts Kupferwerk and the rush on the convention buffet, hip hop crew "SAE Berlin Allstars" gave the party crowd exactly what they wanted. The evening continued with a massive drum-off, pitting contestants from seven different German-speaking SAE colleges against one another.

The definite highlight of the evening, however, were the 2007 SAE Alumni Awards, featuring nominations in five categories. The overjoyed winners walked away with prizes totalling more than €25,000. (A big "Thank you" goes out to our sponsors.)

The program continued with a very special treat: "Funk Alliance - The Real Groove Band", a seasoned band of top musicians. After over two hours of brilliant live music, SAE and Ableton kept up the pace by presenting Henrik Schwarz, one of Germany's hottest LIVE producers; and while the tech-house maestro proceeded to manoeuvre the crowd onto the dance floor, the boys of SAE Frankfurt's "Drum & Bass Crew" took the side stage. The whole house kept grooving until five in the morning. The second day of the convention started off somewhat slowly - no doubt thanks to the party of the night before - but picked up around 11 a.m. with the first seminars, panel discussions, and trade show events. Around 4 p.m., a successful third SAE Alumni Convention slowly came to an end and left everyone hoping for a speedy return of its fourth incarnation in 2008.