All Member Comments

“ Networking, learning, and opportunity to see your old friends and make new ones. ”

— Omar Guzman on Apr 17, 2008.

“ I thought the speaker was fantastic, although I did attend the Adobe conference in LA so I had already seen a majority of what he presented. It was a good refresher. ”

— Krystal Solorzano on Feb 20, 2008.

“ Great group of people, extremely professional and willing to share thier knowledge and experience. ”

— Anne Ganguzza on Nov 23, 2009.

“ It's a great way to keep up with the ever-changing business we're in. ”

— gkstone on Nov 20, 2009.

“ Good Networking! ”

— Sandy on Sep 17, 2009.

“ The meet up group invites everyone in the media community to be a guest at MCA-I meetings without membership in MCA-I. Guest fees are $17 at the door or $12 online before the meeting ”

— Emmett Kesel on Sep 17, 2009.

“ Friendly crowd and top professionals--easy to make good connections ”

— John Coleman on Sep 17, 2009.

“ Whether you're working with legacy media or new media, this is a good way for making personal connections. ”

— cehwiedel on Sep 17, 2009.

“ To grow, to learn, to make new friends who have the same interests. ”

— Tina Wilson on Sep 16, 2009.

“ We attract serious professionals who share common, grown-up concerns and there is a lot sharing of information to those who want to listen and participate. ”

— Art Kirsch on Sep 16, 2009.

“ Commited group of people passionate about what they do and willing to share knowledge. ”

— Mark Alexander on Aug 20, 2009.

“ Interesting speakers, relevant topics for professionals as well as newbies to the business. ”

— Linda Ivanov on Aug 19, 2009.

“ It's a fun way to network and meet new people in the audio/video industry. ”

— Lisa on Jul 23, 2009.

“ See what's going on and meet others who are part of the O.C. production area. ”

— Bill Rotberg on Jul 22, 2009.

“ Great networking! Always seeing something new and different and July 2009 meeting was no exception! ”

— Tim Keenan on Jul 16, 2009.

“ This meetup is attended by a diverse group of media professionals. Great networking and information. ”

— Dennis on Jul 16, 2009.

“ Great source of information! ”

— Victoria Fraasa on Jul 16, 2009.

“ Professional - great detailed info. ”

— Melissa Guzzetta on Jul 15, 2009.

“ Staying on the cutting edge of the communications industry has become more and more difficult in the last few years. Methods of creation and distribution of content seem to change almost daily. Tapping into the resources of this group enables us to remain savvy, and to become better resources for our own clients, as we help them enrich their communication vehicles. ”

— Bill Ennis on Jul 15, 2009.

“ Everybody we can exchange us experience and ideas with other people. Great! ”

— A former member on Jun 30, 2009.

“ Because I said so! ”

— Bubba on Jun 24, 2009.

“ I will be attending the next event, if I'm not working. ”

— Laura S. on Jun 24, 2009.

“ Great opportunity to meet others who have wonderful expertise, and after drinking the coffee and eating the sugar donuts are willing to share hundreds of dollars worth of consultancy info for the price of entrance. Also meeting great folks who are struggling in a changing industry like ourselves. Not sure what the follow up will be like, but fingers crossed some great contacts will come out of this conference. ”

— Glenda Shaw on Jun 22, 2009.

“ Again, I feel this is a great way to meet other industry professionals. Idea sharing is a key to moving forward in one's business. ”

— Mark Parikka on Jun 22, 2009.

“ There is a wide diversity of video professionals. ”

— Eric Wise on Jun 22, 2009.

“ See above. ”

— Mike Johnson on Jun 20, 2009.

“ To meet a great pool of knowledge in the digital world ”

— Giuseppe Ciaccio on Jun 20, 2009.

“ To share their information and experiences in the industry. ”

— dinala on Jun 20, 2009.

“ Very worthwhile group if you are interested in new media... ”

— Phil Ferrari on Jun 20, 2009.

“ Very nice, friendly and professional people. They made me feel right at home. ”

— Pat Rarus on Apr 16, 2009.

“ For the Networking and if you are not in contact with state of the art changes in the industry, this is a great way to do it. Obligatory for students looking for knowledge. ”

— Greg on Apr 15, 2009.

“ There is good energy here. ”

— Denise on Apr 13, 2009.

“ Good chance to network and find out what others are doing in terms of specialized areas of production. ”

— Roger Boller on Mar 26, 2009.

“ It's a great informative group and great networking. ”

— George Mulak on Mar 19, 2009.

“ They're a good group of friendly people. Meeting topics are interesting. Good networking. ”

— Mark Kiss on Mar 19, 2009.

“ it was well planned. ”

— A former member on Mar 19, 2009.

“ Great meetings. ”

— Eric Harnden on Mar 18, 2009.

“ see above ”

— Erik on Mar 18, 2009.

“ Good place for less formal, one-on-one conversation. ”

— Richard Theiss on Jan 28, 2009.

“ For the opportunity to share information and services. ”

— Steven Fraasa on Nov 21, 2008.

“ Great mixing pool of knowledge always something being brought up to either refresh you on a subject you may have neglected or bring new light completely to a subject you were unaware of. The people are very inviting I would recommend this group to others. ”

— Brian Carpenter on Nov 20, 2008.

“ Anyone interested in media should attend. Excellent place to network and find people to work on media projects of all types. ”

— Denise Davies on Nov 19, 2008.

“ JUST DO IT!! Getting yourself out there is already hard, but finding people of such high standards in a setting like MCAI is a wonderful opportunity for anyone. Meeting people from different kinds of backgrounds keeps it interesting too. ”

— Julie on Sep 18, 2008.

“ If you are into new media, or traditional media, you gotta join this group. You'll find people with lots of knowledge that are ready to share it with you! ”

— Marcelo Lewin on Sep 18, 2008.

“ The programs we have had this year, and the future programs we have planned, make this an exciting time for our organization. The industry changes make it necessary for us to keep up on this ever-faster roller coaster of a profession. MCAI-OC makes the ride a little smoother, and much more enjoyable! ”

— Grace McKay on Sep 18, 2008.

“ We all need each other in this business, the days of being a "One Man Band" are over. Specialization is the Word today, and to fully meet our clients needs, we need the strength of the Production Community ”

— Stephen Rutledge on Sep 17, 2008.

“ A lot of varied business to become acquainted with. Very good for networking. ”

— Lise Murphy on Sep 17, 2008.

“ To get the notices regarding the meetings. ”

— Dolores Jenerson-Madden on Jul 30, 2008.

“ To network with the movers and creators of OC! ”

— Catherine on Jul 29, 2008.

“ Everyone attending is very open and friendly, not to mention experienced in a variety of media pursuits. ”

— Kathy Sartori on Jul 17, 2008.

“ You learn a lot and it does not cost much. ”

— Howard Chan on Jul 16, 2008.

“ The meetup was informative and I now have a gameplan in place to start a blog on my website http://www.BacchusSociety.org ”

— Steve on Jun 19, 2008.

“ Great opportunity to network with others, and learn about "new" New Media ideas and experiences from experts. ”

— Gary on Jun 19, 2008.

“ The organizers were very friendly and welcoming. They seem to know their topic well. ”

— Juanita Gray on Jun 19, 2008.

“ good source of shared info on current tech/media topics ”

— Adam Mercado on May 22, 2008.

“ Great group. ”

— Gerry Grant on May 22, 2008.

“ Good networking with colleagues. ”

— Ray on May 22, 2008.

“ Supportive group. ”

— Mike McGready on May 22, 2008.

“ A dynamic and varied group of interesting, friendly people in technical professions. ”

— David Salahi on May 21, 2008.