The 2007 International CES, the world's largest consumer technology tradeshow, will celebrate the show's 40th anniversary. Bill Gates, chairman/chief software designer of Microsoft Corp., will return to CES for his ninth pre-show keynote address on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2007, at 6:30 pm. Ed Zander, chairman/ceo of Motorola Inc., will kick off the 2007 International CES with an opening keynote, immediately following a State of the Industry Address by Gary Shapiro, president/ceo of CEA, which starts at 8:30 am on Monday, Jan. 8. Robert Iger, president/ceo of The Walt Disney Co., will round off day one of the International CES with his company's first CES keynote address at 4:30 pm, Monday afternoon. All keynotes for the 2007 show will take place at The Venetian's Palazzo Ballroom. The 2007 International CES will feature the hottest product debuts from 2,700 exhibitors, covering more than 30 product areas, including the latest in wireless, digital imaging, mobile electronics, home networking and more. For more news on the 2007 International CES before, during and after the show, visit www.CESweb.org.

The 2008 International CES, the world's largest consumer technology tradeshow, will celebrate the show's 40th anniversary. The event will feature the hottest product debuts from 2,700 exhibitors, covering more than 30 product areas, including the latest in wireless, digital imaging, mobile electronics, home networking and more. For more details, visit www.CESweb.org.

The NAB Show is the world's largest professional digital media industry convention. The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) has been hosting this event for over 80 years for all traditional broadcast, entertainment and emerging platform industries, including TV, Radio, Film, Internet and many others. This is where it originates -- an extraordinary experience, over twice the size of any other tradeshow centered on content: creation, management, commerce, distribution and delivery. The NAB Show is the ultimate destination for a global audience of media professionals who seek to deliver enriched content from concept to consumption. Kamy Merithew, Vice President of Marketing for WEGENER, and Gary Pelkey, WEGENER’s VP System Architect, will present discussions at the World Teleport Association (WTA) Content Distribution Forum and the 62nd Annual Broadcast Engineering Conference respectively. Pelkey will be joined by Eric Wiler, VP of Technology for Jones Radio Network, for a presentation entitled "Radio Broadcasters: Building File-Based Networks". They will examine the technology behind the next generation of satellite-delivered programming and discuss ways to provide listeners and advertisers with a sense of local presence by transitioning to file-based program delivery. The presentation is part of the session, Radio Technology Advancements and is scheduled for Sunday, April 13 at 1:00 p.m in the Las Vegas Convention Center Room S226/227.

The Game Developers Conference Austin (GDC Austin) returns this September with three days focused on connected games including online games, virtual worlds, and social networking. Now in its 7th consecutive year, GDC Austin will continue as the mecca for online game developers worldwide to convene and share best practices, new perspectives, and business opportunities in connected games. GDC Austin conference tracks focus on the disciplines of Business and Marketing, Design, Social Networking and Community, Services, Production and Programming. Presented by Think Services, organizers of the industry-leading Game Developers Conference(R) (GDC), GDC Austin is a four-day event taking place at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, Texas September 15-18, 2009.

The 2009 GDC Austin Advisory Board expands to include international game communities and perspectives with new members: Thomas Bidaux of ICO Partners, creator of successful European MMO titles, Dark Age of Camelot, Guild Wars and City of Heroes, and Min Kim of Nexon, creator of the critically acclaimed Maple Story. John Blakely of Sony Online Entertainment, Eugene Evans of EA/Mythic Entertainment, Mike Goslin of Hangout Industries, formerly of Disney where he developed Pirates of the Caribbean Online, and Sheri Graner Ray of Schell Games also round out the new lineup.

GDC Austin will also feature two-day Summits: Game Audio, Game Writers, Independent Games, and the newly introduced iPhone Summit, on September 15-16, 2009.

Online registration for GDC Austin opens in early June. For more information on GDC Austin and the advisory board visit www.GDCAustin.com.

The IGC East is for developers of console, flash and casual games who want a leg up on the competition and for the publishers who want to see the hottest games in development by the rising stars of the industry.

To get seen. The IGC Game Demo Night is the place to show your game off to the game publishers is a setting where your game is not one of thousands. By limiting the number of people who can register for the Game Demo Night we make certain that your game is not lost, but has the space to shine.

Publishers can find the next big game at the Game Demo Night where independent developers bring their skills and commitment to the show.

The sessions at the IGC focus on the business of being an independent developer as well as the technical demands of game development. With our three track approach the IGC is the place to be no matter what stage of development your company has reached.

The business track will give you a leg up on the completion with information on how best to leverage your IP.

The technical track focuses on the latest technology and how to take your game to the next level.

The IGC has helped publishers spot the next hot game or game developer and game companies get their name out to the publishers. The IGC has lead to successfully brokered deals in the Southern United States for the past two years and now we are bringing our proven success to the East Coast.

The question over the next 12 months will not be whether radio and TV will survive. The industry has faced difficult periods before and often emerged stronger. The question is what will the industry's multiples look like in the post-crisis world? What will be the numbers behind those valuations, and what business models and revenue streams will drive them? You're invited to join broadcast owners, investors and strategic advisors at the 26th Annual SNL Kagan Radio/TV Finance Summit on Wednesday, April 1 at the New York Athletic Club in New York City for an unbiased look at the prospects for revenue, growth and transactions across the changing shape of the broadcasting sector. Driven by SNL Kagan's independent data and analysis, this executive-level Summit presents the metrics, projections and commentary you need whether you're planning a transaction, evaluating an investment or plotting competitive strategy. The agenda includes: -- What's ahead for broadcast station revenues and competitive positioning for local and national advertising -- The changing face of advertising -- Assessing the opportunities, perils and potential size of the revenue pie from digital, multicasting and the Internet -- Options for broadcast finance and deal-making in a recessionary and credit constrained environment -- Valuation benchmarks for radio and TV stations, and the prospects for consolidation -- The role of TV and radio stations in new-media paradigms -- The current state of radio and TV station cash flow and valuations, and how they will likely evolve Register today. You are invited to attend a cocktail reception in honor of the John Bayliss Broadcast Foundation Immediately following the Summit. The reception, sponsored by Arbitron and hosted by SNL Center for Financial Education is free to summit attendees. Additional tickets will be available at the door with all proceeds benefiting the Bayliss Radio Scholarship Fund. For more information about The John Bayliss Broadcast Foundation or to donate to the Scholarship Fund, visit: www.baylissfoundation.org.

Advanstar Communications, producers of Licensing 2006 International, and iHollywood Forum will host the 2nd annual Mobile & Digital Licensing Summit exclusively for the licensing community about how content owners, consumer brand marketers, artists and designers can capitalize on mobile and digital distribution platforms. The Mobile & Digital Licensing Summit will take place at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York, one day before the exhibits open at Licensing 2006 International, the largest licensing show in the world. The trade show attracts 25,000 people per year. The event will explore how brands in entertainment and traditional products are using interactive media to deliver compelling messages that drive sales. The summit will emphasize identifying, negotiating and monetizing wireless and digital licensing deals, with an emphasis on case studies. According to event organizer Zahava Stroud, "This year we explore consumers' rapid adoption of mobile and digital entertainment - focusing on strategies for creating, licensing and monetizing television content for mobile distribution, including games, graphics, multimedia, marketing and promotions, video, messaging, and other cutting-edge wireless and digital content.

The Game Initiative, the leading producer of conferences and events for professionals in the computer and videogame industry, will host the 2nd annual Seattle Game Conference at the Highline Performing Arts Center. The event, which includes a job conference and resume workshop, is designed for students and professionals looking to get into the computer and videogame business. Attendees will have the opportunity to speak with industry insiders, including game top recruiters and hiring managers from local game companies as well as network and meet with industry veterans. Five-hundred people attended the first annual Seattle Game Conference in February 2005.

The cost is $45 in advance or $60 at the door. The Seattle Games Conference, a job conference and resume workshop, takes place at the Highline Performing Arts Center in the Seattle suburb of Burien, Washington. Registration and additional details are available online at www.SeattleGameConference.com/.

The China Cartoon Industry Forum focuses on the market, integrating the multi-industry resources and bringing in financial investment to China

Following the success of the inaugural International Conference on Technology, Knowledge and Society held at the University of California Berkeley, the second conference will be held in one of the emerging IT center of the world, Hyderabad. The conference will take a broad and cross-disciplinary approach to technology in society. With a particular focus on digital information and communications technologies, the interests addressed by the conference include: human usability, technologies for citizenship and community participation, and learning technologies. Participants will include researchers, teachers and practitioners whose interests are either technical or humanistic, or whose work crosses over between the applied technological and social sciences. As well as an impressive lineup of international main speakers, the conference will also include numerous paper, workshop and colloquium presentations. More information can be found at www.Technology-Conference.com.