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D E C E M B E R 2 0 1 9 I 6 9 DGA Events Roundup Additional photos and podcasts are posted online at www.dga.org. DGA PAC Leadership Council meets with Congressman Doug Collins (R-GA) On Thursday, November 7, the DGA PAC Leadership Council held a breakfast meeting with Congressman Doug Collins (R-GA) at the Guild's headquarters in Los Angeles. First elected in 2012, Collins is serving his second term in the House of Representatives representing the 9th Congressional District. He is the highest-ranking Republican on the House Judiciary Committee and has been a strong supporter of content creators. Collins currently sits on the Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. He also co-founded the bipartisan Congressional Creative Rights Caucus which focuses on the protection of content creators' rights. Prior to joining Congress, he served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 2007-2013. This was Congressman Collins' second PAC meeting and the 108th such meeting hosted by the DGA PAC. Photo: (L-R Front Row) UPM Jodi Ehrlich, DGA Secretary-Treasurer Betty Thomas, DGA PAC Co-Chair Jerry Zucker, Congressman Doug Collins (R-GA) and Director Mary Lou Belli. (Back Row:) Directors Gil Cates, Jr. and Randal Kleiser, 1st AD Kevin Koster, Director John Bowab and Associate Director William H. Herbstman. photo by Tricia Noble/DGA Staff DGA Holds Orientation Course for First-Time Episodic Directors On October 26, the DGA's Orientation Course for First-Time Episodic Television Directors held a session at DGA headquarters in Los Angeles, DGA Past President Paris Barclay and Directors Daniel Attias and Kevin Dowling provided training for the attending first-time episodic television directors on their role, responsibilities and obligations. Photo: First-time Episodic Directors & instructors at the October 2019 DGA orientation in Los Angeles. About the Program The orientation was codified in the 2017 Basic Agreement and the program was launched in July of that year. In each course, the participants also learned about the standards of the craft, their creative rights as directors and the Guild resources available to them. The attendees also received valuable advice and learned the best practices to help them succeed from some of the top directors working today. For more information about these courses and photos from previous sessions, visit their webpage in the Employer's section of www.dga.org. photo by DGA Staff