The Society for Cinema & Media Studies is committed to promoting the Academic Publishing Industry as well as other publishers, institutions and companies which serve the media studies community. Entering our 51st year, the Society for Cinema & Media Studies has served to promote all areas of media studies within universities and two-and four-year colleges; to encourage and reward excellence in scholarship and writing; to facilitate and improve the teaching of media studies as disciplines; to advance multi-cultural awareness and interaction; to serve its members' professional needs and concerns; to strengthen the ties between the academic community and those who interact with it, from the media industry to the government to the public at large; and to promote the preservation of our film, television, and video heritage. The annual SCMS Conference Exhibit Area is an integral part of "spreading the word" to our members of the size and scope of the academic publishing industry as well as other publishers, institutions and companies which serve the media studies community available in the US and around the world.