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John Bird: National Centre
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John stayed on at Swinburne and set up the Centre for Animation and Interactive Multimedia when the Film and Television School was transferred to the Victorian College of the Arts in 1992. Later that year, the Victorian Education Foundation, industry and the University provided funds and resources to establish the National Centre for New Media Arts and Technologies. The Centre's charter was to explore the creative potential of digital production and communication tools and to provide a talented workforce of high caliber appropriate for an emerging industry.
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John is a member of the CFA Institute, and a member of the Salt Lake Society of Financial Analysts. He is ... a member of the Utah Estate Planning Council, a past Board Member of the Utah Chapter of the Financial Planning Association, and has served as Chairman of the Western Region of the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA) and as a member of the National Board of NAPFA .
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In the late 1970's and early 80's, John saw the potential of putting computers into the hands of artists and animators. To this end he persuaded the Victorian Government to fund the establishment the Computer Animation Development Centre in 1983.
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