Equity Online Branch 2022 Digital Summit

You are invited to the Online Branch 2022 Digital Summit. Thursday 3rd November on Zoom - 7.30pm ending at 9.00pm

• Guest Speaker 
  - John Barclay | Equity Assistant General Secretary,
  Head of Recorded Media 
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• Special Guest Speaker
  ​- Kathryn Klvana
  President of SAG-AFTRA Washington Mid-Atlantic Local

Thursday 3rd November 19.30 -  21.00  UK time (GMT)

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EquityOLB 2022 Digital Summit Programme

• 7.20pm - Zoom meeting Opens
• 7.30pm - Welcome from the Chair, Caron Lyon
   - This is the Online Branch - A short history - Now & Next
  - 2022/23 OLB committee call for nominations
  - Equity Magazine & Rules Referendum

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• 7.40pm - Guest Speaker - John Barclay
  | Equity Assistant General Secretary, Head of Recorded Media 
  John looks after the unions industrial interests in Film, TV, Recorded and 'New' Media. He has responsibility for the US member networks too. 
  
  "Equity beyond the UK and digital shores (Geography and Technology)" is presented to provide an insight into Equity's interests not just geographically away from the UK but in the digital and technological realms too. John's department have headed up the"Stop AI Stealing the Show" campaign and have been responsible for the contractual agreement with Amazon, Netflix and producers of eBooks and games development studios.
  
  Producing the Equity Audio Guide - https://bit.ly/equityuk-audio-guide-2022 and a guide for members living and working in LA and California https://bit.ly/equityuk-la-guide-01
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• 8.00pm - Special Guest Speaker - Kathryn Klvana
  | President of SAG-AFTRA Washington Mid-Atlantic Local
  Kathryn, a voice artist and actor, is speaking from experience as a SAG-AFTRA member voting on the SAG Awards, once as a nominating committee member. 
  
  Kathryn’s voice has been heard on national television and documentaries for National Geographic Explorer, Investigation Discovery, PBS and others. Newsweek.com featured her as “The Voice that Launched 1,000 Campaigns.”
  
  The SAG AFTRA member involvement in award season sparked interest leading us to wonder if there are lessons to be learnt and benefits to be forwarded to the union from our understanding to encourage and grow engagement within the union branch structure here in the UK.

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Contracts & Industry Resources

Kathryn's invitation as a guest was inspired and network connected by George Kardulias who has been on the 21/22 OLB committee. He has shared insights from a perspective of the film/TV industry familiar to him in the US.

​What can EquityUK members learn from the Equity US members and how can we influence change and awareness of the union from the branch level?
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How do members participate in the SAG-AFTRA union industrially, for professional support and career development?  

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• 8.20 - Q&A with John Barclay and Kathryn Klvana
  
  
• 8.40 - Networking
• 9.00 - Summit Ends
• 9.30 - Zoom Closes