6:30 a.m.
Buses leave for
Al Lapidus Golf Tournament from the Flamingo Road Entrance of Bally's Hotel.
8 a.m.
Convention registration at Paris Ballroom Foyer; golf tournament; trade show registration, Palace Foyer, Bally's.
9 a.m.
Tennis tournament, Bally's; hospitality and coffee lounge, Napoleon's, Paris.
1 p.m.
Opening-day luncheon, "ShoWest Goes Global"; keynote speaker: Jim Gianopulos, chairman-CEO, Fox Filmed Entertainment, Paris Ballroom
3 p.m.
"How to Stay Ahead of the Curve as the Industry Confronts the Future" at Le Theatre des Arts, Paris Hotel with panelists: Rory Bruer, president, worldwide distribution, Sony; Andrew Cripps, president, Paramount Pictures Intl.; Dan Harkins, CEO, Harkins Theaters; Paul Heth, president-general director, Rising Star Media; Lee Roy Mitchell, chairman, Cinemark; Tim Richards, president-CEO, Vue Entertainment.
6 p.m., 9 p.m.
"An Evening of Independent Film," screenings of "More Than a Game," "Easy Virtue," "The Hurt Locker," "Is Anybody There?" and "The Cove" at Orleans Hotel.
8 p.m.
ShoWest showcase reception at Orleans Hotel.
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