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More info on the NABA show. February 23-25, 2000 Making Connections 2000: NABA Broadcasting Forum and Annual General Meeting Coronado Springs Resort, Lake Buena Vista (Orlando, Fla.) NABA will hold its Broadcasting Forum and Annual General Meeting at Coronado Springs Resort (Lake Buena Vista) Orlando, Fla. Hosted by Disney/ABC. Jeffrey Cole (Center for Communication Policy at UCLA) will present UCLA's business policy study for the Internet:Changing the future of broadcasting and communications. This landmark study will look at the impact of PCs and the internet on television. Media trials and tribulations: Broadcast justice as news and entertainment will feature a panel discussion on celebrity trials from the angles of national libel and slander laws and freedom of speech. With moderator Tony Scapillati (CBRA), June Grasso (Court TV), Dan Henry (CBC) and Jorge Islas (TV Azteca). On the ground floor: Street-front studios bring the news alive will look at the dynamic Manhattan street scene that's now considered an essential production element for morning shows in the US. Jacques de Suze (ChumCity International), Steve Fastook (NBC), and Don Roy King (The Early Show, CBS), with moderator Rich Wolf (ABC). Electronic cinema: The next frontier is a presentation on electronic cinema and TV production using the new 1080/1920/16:9/24-frame electronic film production system, with Michael Blanchard (Lucasfilm), Randall Paris Dark (HD Vision), and Steve Wynn (SONY Electronics). Making Dolby™ 5.1: Marrying pictures and sound is an update on Dolby Digital mixing for theatrical releases and titles mastered for DVD. With Darcy Antonellis (Warner Bros.). In The changing world of sports: HDTV and an Olympic year assessment, panelists Larry Barbatsoulis (CBS), Masaru Ikeo (NHK), and Rich Wolf (ABC) have been invited to talk about how wide screen, high definition TV with CD-quality sound will lead to a complete reinvention of television. With a special Olympic year assessment by Amaury Daumas (OTI). Confirmed speakers include David Bond (University of British Columbia) who will look at globalization, trade, and new media and what they will mean for television broadcasters; Meryl Marshall (Academy of Television Arts and Sciences) who has been asked to look at the ongoing issue of "runaway productions" and the impact they're having on broadcasting in North America; and Joseph Del Riego (SATMEX) who will speak about new initiotives in Latin American broadcasting. Kevin Young (Walt Disney Attractions), designer of the Epcot© Millennium Celebration, a year-long extravaganza of top shows and entertainment from around the world, will also speak.