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Uniquely Austin – Save The Date

Monday, September 29, 6 to 8 pm. Join us to celebrate all that is Uniquely Austin. Uniquely Austin is a party to rejoice in what makes our community unique, and will take place at Austin’s City Hall. This premier event features screenings of short digital stories about our town, a live performance by the Austin Lounge Lizards, food from Austin eateries, and beverages provided by Saint Arnold Brewery. FREE.

FREE Compix CG Workshop

If you are studio or crew certified in the Mini or Main studio, register now for these FREE Compix CG workshops to learn about the new character generator system. Please note that starting February 1, 2009, all studio certified producers and their crew will need to be CG certified in order to reserve a studio. To register for the free workshop please contact Producer Services at 478-8600 x10.

If you point your browser to pactaustin.org, you'll notice that it takes you here - to the new channelAustin web site. The channelAustin site is not complete yet. We need to move the program schedule and training class schedule. We hope to get these sections up and running as soon as possible. Until then, you'll be directed to old sections on the pactaustin.org site for that information.

Starting July 5th the operating hours for channelAustin will change. After a close look at the patterns of use, we found that the new operating hours reflect the best solution for reduced hours while most effectively serving the greatest number of producers.

Some of the benefits include the following.

1. To offer better services to producers, staff will be more available for technical support during times of most use.
2. More training will be offered at more convenient times in the evenings and on weekends.
3. The new hours will allow more efficient use of resources to better serve producers.
4. We must look to the future and the changes we will have to make over the next several years to better prepare for survival. The new hours are a necessary first step as we face the increased cost of doing business.