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Women In Film and Television, Florida, conduct a Board Meeting August 1 in Orlando addressing skills development, networking events and industry resources particularly as it regards Florida's global entertainment industry. The New York premiere and party for Marcos Siega's 'Pretty Persuasion' is on August 2 at the Clearview Chelsea West in New York City. The 2005 University Film and Video Association (UFVA) Conference at Columbia College in Chicago offers a selection of screenings, readings, discussions, installations, demonstrations and the Thursday night boat cruise picnic, among its special events, from August 2 to 6. Billboard Magazine's R & B Hip Hop Conference and Awards, now in its sixth year, positions itself as the primary function for music professionals involved with Hip Hop, and happens this year from August 3 to 5 in Atlanta. The Sixth Annual Latin Alternative Music Conference will be in New York City from August 3 to 6 and features industry panels and artist showcases at venues throughout the city. "How to Negotiate" is a workshop lead by author of "Negotiating For Dummies," Michael Donaldson, taking place August 4 in Chicago. At the Independent Producers Conference, running August 4 to 7 in Provo, join other independent producers, directors, and writers for an intensive weekend dedicated to exploring issues unique to producing independent films. The Anime Festival Orlando celebrates Japanese animation and pop culture with over 250 hours of screening and over 40 panels, events and contests during its run from August 5 to 7. Comedy Expert Steve Kaplan, who created the HBO Workspace, the HBO New Writers Program, speaks at the free Alameda Writers Group Meeting on August 6 in Glendale. Leslie Berger leads an August 7 session titled "Actors and Comics Targeted Marketing and Networking Workshop" in Los Angeles. "Hollywood Inside and Out" is a dialogue with Robert J. Dowling, editor-in-chief and publisher of The Hollywood Reporter, and Los Angeles Times columnist Joel Stein, to be held August 9 in Los Angeles. For three non-consecutive evenings, August 9, 16, 23, Women In Film and Television, Toronto, lead the class through an in-depth study of the lifecycle of an animated writing project. During an August 9 session at Ripley-Grier Studios in New York City, the Associate Director of "One Life To Live" reviews audition skills, monologue selection, effective cold reading using many of the attending actors in the audience. For August 9 and 10 Music 2.0 assembles industry leaders to analyze trends and developments affecting the business of digital music, including music