How well do you present yourself and communicate your message when you are pitching a project, an idea or yourself? Come to MCAICT’s March 26th meeting, entitled Pitching: Effective Face-to-Face Presentations and get some tips from master presenter, Gilda Bonanno (bio). The meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. at Tripeg Studios in Hamden.

An award-winning and accomplished Toastmaster, Gilda is a motivational speaker and trainer who specializes in helping individuals and companies break out of their comfort zones and become more successful. Her focus for our MCAICT group will be making your presentation skills more effective when pitching to a client, an employer or an audience.

Join us on March 26 and see how you can polish your pitch! Networking and refreshments start at 6:30 p.m., with the meeting and presentation following at 7 p.m. Stay connected, stay informed. Hope to see you there!

Feature Film Union Membership Orientation Meeting,
March 22, 2008
Motion picture trade union representatives will be available on Saturday, March 22, 2008, from 10:00am to 4:00pm at the Omni Hotel in New Haven. The Connecticut Office for Workforce Competitiveness (OWC) has arranged this opportunity for resident non-union, freelance production crew personnel with significant professional experience in some aspect of the industry to learn how to apply and begin the process for union membership. Connecticut is seeing more and more feature production and the objective of this day is to encourage further union membership and to establish a larger in-state crew base. Stop by during the day and find out how the application, examination, and selection process works.

For more information, contact Charles Miller of the OWC at
860-951-6914.

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Please note that our MCAICT member meetings are moving
to Wednesdays.

The next one in March is on the 4th Wednesday, but meetings after that will be planned for the 3rd Wednesday of the month.

Please mark your calendars and visit our website for updated information along the way. Plan to join us!

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We welcome news from our members! Please e-mail information and a photo, if available, to dploch@snet.net and we will consider it for publication as space allows. Some editing of your information may be necessary.

Indulging in a buffet of assorted pizzas, Caesar salad, chicken piccata and more, about 25 MCAICT members and guests enjoyed a holiday gathering on December 11 at Bertucci’s Restaurant in Shelton. Attendees enjoyed catching up with industry friends and meeting new contacts in a casual atmosphere.

We collected over $200 for Connecticut Food Bank. In a thank you letter, Executive Director Nancy Carrington said, “I am very grateful to you for sharing what you can to help our neighbors who must rely on food pantries, soup kitchens, emergency shelters and residential programs to meet their needs. On their behalf, I send you and your family best wishes for a safe, happy and healthy New Year.”

Thank you to all who attended and who gave to such a worthy cause.