Meetings

The MOPAN membership generally meets the second Wednesday of every month in the evening. These meetings are hosted by industry organizations and members, and their topics range from creative to technical to strictly business. These meetings are open to visitors interested in learning more about MOPAN. There is no charge for attending meetings.

JANUARY 2009 MEMBERSHIP MEETING

Hosted By DIVA

Four Ways to Strengthen Your Film Narrative

mini-workshop on screenwriting for film or video
with Steve Lamontagne

Thursday, January 15th, 2009
6:30 pm social schmooze
7:00 pm Meeting/Seminar
At DIVA (Downtown Initiative for the Visual Arts)

(Note: We are experimenting with having the MOPAN Membership Meetings on the second Thursday of the month instead of Wednesdays as it has been for several years. This January it will be the third Thursday due to the New Year's Holiday. Please let us know how Thursdays work for you at info@mopan.org. Thanks.)

DIVA (Downtown Initiative for the Visual Arts) would like to invite youÊto attend MOPAN's monthly Membership Meeting Thursday, January 15th, for a mini-workshop on screenwriting for film or video, Four Ways to Strengthen Your Film Narrative.

Instructor and screenwriter Steve Lamontagne currently teaches a class at LCC in Eugene on Screenwriting: Story Design and Technique.Ê

The meeting will commence with a social schmooze at 6:30 p.m., followed by the class at 7:00 p.m., then a question and answer session to follow.

Snacks will be provided andÊthere is no admission charge. DIVA is located at 110 West Broadway in Downtown Eugene (Oregon), and there is plenty of no-charge parking nearby in the evenings.

For more info contact Deb McManman, MOPAN Pres., at 541. 942-8252 or info@mopan.org

Directions: DIVA is located at West Broadway and Olive Streets in Downtown Eugene (3 blocks from the Hult Center/Hilton). On-street parking at meters is free after 6PM. Broadway is between 8th and 10th Avenues (Broadway would be 9th Ave. if it were numbered). Click here for Mapquest Map.

JOIN OR RENEW
YOUR MOPAN MEMBERSHIP ONLINE

MOPAN has a new look soon on its website, thanks to the hard work of Joe Tyndall. The new pages are easy to navigate, and we would like your input on how the new site works for you. The major change is that you can now join or renew your membership on the website online at www.mopan.org/join.htm. Just email us at info@mopan.org with your comments.

For more information contact MOPAN at info@mopan.org or call Tom at 541/ 463-8100.

MOPAN, The Mid-Oregon Production Arts Network, is a non-profit professional trade organization representing those in the media production arts. MOPAN provides promotional, educational and cultural exchange programs to benefit its membership, students, and the community, thereby creating a respected, professional working environment economically beneficial to MOPAN members.

MOPAN publishes a monthly newsletter (Take 1), a Creative Resources Directory of its members, and a website at www.mopan.org, which includes the Online Version of the Creative Resources Directory. MOPAN´s Photofile Project is at MOPAN's Oregon Locations Digital Photofile website.

Board of Directors

MOPAN Board of Directors generally meets once a month. ALL MOPAN MEMBERS are encouraged to participate. Call MOPAN Pres. Deb McManman at 541/ 942-8252 for more information