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CID: The Video Debuts
Technodrama Highlights Rockford
Innovations
A video series, CID: or the Center for
innovative Discovery debuted at the EIGERlab
on April 9, 2008. "This is the first
30 minute pilot of a 12 episode series,"
stated Joe Arco, Executive Producer
and co-owner of COMTECH, a local video
production firm. "We produced the
first 30 minute pilot to test how the
concept looks on screen," added Arco. The
concept borrows from the success of Crime
Scene Investigation (CSI:) on TV. " In CID:
investigative teams explore technology and
innovation in a dramatic manner making
technology and innovation easier to swallow
for viewers," explained Arco.
"We're searching for ways to help
Rockfordians grasp the extent of the talent
here in the Rock River Valley region, "
added Keith Irons, Chair of the Rockford
Area Ventures Enterprise Council, "CID: uses
technodrama to reach as wide an
audience as possible." " Rockford has a
great story to tell and we needed another
way to get the word out," Irons added.
"Working with other Economic Development
Agencies, we wanted to tell the story for
both our residents and residents we are
trying to attract," embellished Irons.
"CID: as a platform is a neat wave to
highlight the ingenuity of people in our
region," stated Tom McDunn, President of
Rockford Are Ventures, co-producer of CID:.
"We have so many innovative businesses in
our region that it is easy to develop story
lines," McDunn added. "By highlighting
technological innovations that are taking
place here in Rockford, "CID:" is a way to
further Next Rockford's goal of attracting
and retaining young professional talent to
our area," said Jeff Glass, a member of the
Steering Committee for Next Rockford.
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