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10 I m ps e . o rg BY BERNARD WEISER MPSE Hope everyone has kept cool this summer; fall is on its way. With that said, new school terms are also about to start and EIPMA will be ready. EIPMA has been busy fi nishing our "Equal Space Challenge" with Space Games Federation ® (SGF), fi nalizing our membership structure, and scheduling new connections with schools and universities. Bridging the Gap BETWEEN ASPIRING PROFESSIONALS AND INDUSTRY EXPERTS EIPMA – Fall 2021 EIPMA Has a New Vice President & Secretary EIPMA held elections for Vice President and Secretary in June and welcome Richard McKernan as Vice President and Lauren Johnson as Secretary. We are thrilled to have them join in the leadership of EIPMA. We would also like to thank outgoing Vice President Molly Shock (ACE) and Secretary Fabienne Rawlings (ACE) for their dedication in helping found this organization. Both of them have been vital in the establishment of EIPMA. They will stay involved by moving to our Advisory Council. EIPMA Membership Our membership structure is slowly coming together. Since we are a nonprofi t with a national and international reach, there are a great deal of compliance issues which we are working through. Being transparent to everyone and compliant with the law is vital to the long-term health of our growing organization. We look forward to the continued participation of the MPSE membership as we continue this journey of reaching out to future fi lmmakers from around the world. #NOBEL4ISS EQUAL SPACE CHALLENGE Our "Equal Space Challenge" event has come to a close. As of the time of writing this article, we do not have our fi nalists to announce, but upon reading this, please go to our website to check out the fi nalists and our winner. Students, young professionals, and others interested in careers in media and entertainment, competed by announce, but upon reading this, please go creating a 1-to-5-minute public service announcement video to support the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to the International Space Station. In July, we announced 10 fi nalists and during the second week of August, the winner was announced. Also, on July 14, we fi nished our series of nine webinars on the fi lmmaking process. This webinar series was in collaboration with Claremont High School's Cinematic Arts Program (CCAP), Entertainment Industry Professionals Mentoring Alliance, Space Games Federation, and the Vaughan International Film Festival to inform and educate aspiring fi lmmakers through the production process from industry professionals in conjunction with the #NOBEL4ISS Equal Space Challenge. These webinars were all wonderfully moderated by Sara Hills from Claremont High School to whom EIPMA and SGF would like to extend our thanks. You can check out these webinars which will be available to view through the Space Games Federation website and on our very own EIPMA YouTube channel. Webinar topics include copyright law, producing, writing, editing, directing, cinematography, sound, special eff ects, augmented & virtual reality, and re-recording mixing.