BURBANK, CA (January 6, 2012) - AFTRA-SAG Federal Credit Union is celebrating its 50th Anniversary as well as seating a new President and CEO, Roger Runyan. AFTRA-SAG Federal Credit Union is the largest credit union in the nation exclusively serving the banking and financial services needs of professional performers, journalists and crew working in television, film and radio.

With all the news of hacking and identity theft, the online world can be a scary place. To arm members with the knowledge they need to protect themselves, the SAG Hollywood Division held a special presentation titled Protecting Yourself in a Cyber World on December 7, 2011 at SAG headquarters in Hollywood.

Screen Actors Guild members attending the International CES in Las Vegas can get an advance peek of the tradeshow with members of SAG staff and tour guides from CES on Thursday, January 12.

SAG New Media is proud to support the inaugural IAWTV Awards on January 12 during the International CES in Las Vegas. The awards honor the best of new media and showcase the amazing talent of not only SAG performers, but of the new media community at large. (Click here for a list of SAG-signatory nominated productions.)

It was another successful year for the Hollywood Holiday Host Committee’s Annual Winter Celebration. More than 650 members turned out to celebrate the season with their fellow actors on December 14 at Screen Actors Guild headquarters in Los Angeles. Ned Vaughn, SAG’s 1st national vice president, spoke to the assembled crowd and offered well-wishes for the holidays. In this eighth year of the event, members once again demonstrated their generosity, as donation boxes overflowed with food for AIDS Project Los Angeles and toys for The Village Family Services.

Returning to the 2012 International CES in January, Entertainment Matters at CES provides you with the opportunity to see firsthand why the world's premiere event for technology is also the ultimate platform for content. As a valued SAG member, enjoy FREE CES registration and a 20% discount off the Entertainment Matters Conference Pass with priority code EM12. Click here to register.

Screen Actors Guild is proud of America’s service members and for the second year in a row, we are throwing our support behind a program that lets America’s men and women deployed overseas call home. The opportunity to talk to a parent, sibling, child or partner can make a world of difference —and you can help.

As a reminder: to be eligible to vote, your November 2011 dues must be paid by this Friday, December 16, 2011. Visit SAG.org to pay your dues online.
 

Actor® Awards Ceremony will be Simulcast Live on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012
on TNT and TBS at 8 p.m. (ET)/5 p.m. (PT)

Actor® Nominations Announcement to be Telecast Live on TNT and Webcast
on tnt.tv and tbs.com Wednesday, December 14 at 9 a.m. (ET)/ 6 a.m. (PT)