International Webcasting Association (IWA) Teams with TV Worldwide to Produce Free Live "Webcasting for Rookies" Webcast

Chantilly, Va. – The International Webcasting Association (IWA) and TV Worldwide, a fast-growing web-based global TV network and streaming video service provider, announced a joint effort to produce a free live on-line seminar for first-time webcasters, worldwide. Dubbed "Webcasting for Rookies", the event will be webcast 2 PM-4 PM ET on March 5, 2004 and will address the basics of webcasting and streaming media, the technologies that make webcasting possible, elements that make for a successful webcast including presentations from several webcast industry experts and technology providers. The webcast, available at www.tvworldwide.com and www.webcasters.org is open to IWA members and non-members and is part of a new IWA outreach effort to professionals in media, enterprise, government and associations who are interested in the benefits of webcasting and streaming media, but who may not know where to start. The live webcast is another in a program series of online events which have included worldwide town meetings and industry trade show webcasts as part of IWA's effort to re-orient the organization to meet the expansion demands created by the rapid growth of the streaming media sector.

Leaders and technology providers in the webcasting industry will candidly discuss a range of subjects such as how to market and promote webcasts, the trade-offs with various webcasting and streaming media technology solutions from encoding to hosting, the difference and similarities between web conferencing and webcasting, the costs of webcasting, the features that can be offered and the applications currently in use today. The webcast will include a tour through the TV Worldwide studios while the webcast is underway to see the various technology solutions deployed to produce the event. The event will be produced at TV Worldwide's state-of-the-art Internet TV studios in Chantilly, Va, near Washington Dulles Airport.

Visitors to the live streaming video conference will be able to post questions and participate in Q&A via e-mail, providing a fully interactive forum for education, training, and sharing of information. On-line member message boards will be available during and after the webcast.

Kevin Shively, IWA Executive Director and Dave Gardy, IWA President, will host the event. "This is a great forum to help beginners get started in webcasting. We're excited to be able to bring our industry together to educate others on the basics and benefits of webcasting and streaming media," stated Shively. "We've teamed with TVWorldwide.com to webcast the event because of their vast expertise in streaming successful interactive corporate events via Internet TV."

"We're pleased to work with our IWA membership, industry experts and technology providers to actually use webcasting to showcase our profession to those interested in learning more about it," commented Gardy. "We're getting a great response to this event nationally and Kevin and I are committed to inviting professionals outside of the webcasting sector to learn more about its benefits and applications as part of the IWA mission to fuel the continued growth of the streaming media industry."

The event will be compressed and archived for viewing at www.tvworldwide.com and www.webcasters.org . Participants should have their media player installed prior to the event and should log on by 1:45 PM on the March 5th. Questions can be directed to 703-961-9250, ext 223 before and during the event.

About the IWA
The International Webcasting Association (IWA) is a worldwide non-profit trade organization dedicated to the growth and development of the art, technology and commerce of webcasting and streaming media over the Internet and other networks. The IWA, headquartered in Washington, DC represents members throughout the United States, Europe, Asia, Canada and Australia. The IWA works to keep members informed, connected, and better prepared for the changes that are an integral part of the technology.