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 Game Initiative, a leading producer of conferences and events for professionals in the computer and video game industry, will be hosting the Women's Game Conference (WGC). Women's Game Conference focuses on women in the computer and videogame industry, gender inclusive game design and women and girls as consumers of games. Women's Game Conference 2005 conference sessions include: Quality of Life Issues, Recruiting and Retention of Women in the Game Industry, Team Building, Design of Female Avatars in MMOGs (Massively Multiplayer Online Games) , Women and the Casual Games Market, Marketing to Women and Research on Women and Video Games. Qualified industry professionals interested in speaking on a panel should visit the Women's Game Conference web site at http://www.WomensGameConference.com and contact WGC conference director Suzanne Freyjadis-Chuberka. Proposals for consideration for panel participation are due by July 15, 2005. The conference website is www.WomensGameConference.com.

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.

Lagos Comics & Cartoons Carnival or LC3 is a unique event initiated and coordinated by Evolution Media and is geared towards raising the awareness and sensitivity of the public (especially the youths) towards the vast field of cartoons and comics publishing while adding a boost to the nation

Women in Games International is hosting its second WIGI Community Mixer in Los Angeles. The networking event is Thursday April 26th from 7:00 to 10:00 pm in Santa Monica. Admission is free and requires an advance RSVP.

Belinda Van Sickle, president of GameDocs and community coordinator for Women in Games International, is the local host and emcee. Complimentary food and beverages, supplied by El Torito Restaurant, will be provided for all guests. This unique game industry networking event is proudly sponsored by Activision, Disney Internet Group, D3Publisher, GameDocs, Linden Lab and RampRate. Mixer attendees from the Los Angeles area will have a chance to win free door prizes from game publishers Activision, Disney Internet Group, D3Publisher and THQ.

The WIGI Community Mixer in Los Angeles will be held at El Torito Restaurant at 3360 Ocean Park Blvd. in Santa Monica, two blocks west of Bundy Drive. Admittance is free, but an advance RSVP is required. RSVP online today via Evite link at www.evite.com/app/publicUrl/belinda@gamedocs.com/WIGIApr262007.

For more details regarding Women In Games International, visit www.womeningamesinternational.org.

The International Film Festival Rotterdam, one of Europe

Honoring outstanding achievements and excellence in the field of animation, awards will be presented in twenty-three categories, including best animated feature, home entertainment, short subject, television production, television commercial and videogame, as well as individual excellence in areas ranging from production design, character animation, character design, and effects animation to storyboarding, writing, directing, music, and voice acting. Entries submitted for Annie consideration must be from productions that originally aired, were exhibited in an animation festival or were commercially released in the U.S. between January 1, 2007 and December 31, 2007. The Annie Awards have long been recognizing pioneers at the forefront of animation through nominations, juried awards, and certificates of merit. In 1972, legendary voice actor June Foray organized the very first Annie Awards. Today, supported by major animation studios and production companies, the Annie Awards have grown into a much-heralded industry event and are considered an important industry benchmark and a predictor of the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. Since the awards' inception, the winner of the most coveted and high-profile Best Animated Feature Annie has gone on to claim the Oscar for animation every year, except in 2006. Today ASIFA-Hollywood, the largest of an international network of chapters, supports a range of animation initiatives through its membership. Current projects include an animation archives, library and museum, special animation events and film preservation efforts. For more information about ASIFA-Hollywood, visit www.asifa-hollywood.org. For further information about the Annie Awards, please visit www.annieawards.org. The deadline to receive entry forms is 5:00 pm PT on Friday, October 5, 2007.

Have you wondered how King Kong created mayhem in New York City? How characters evolved and morphed in the Warcraft game? How commercials like the Budweiser frogs were created or how corporations use 3D for their presentations and web-sites?. Let us introduce you to this exciting world of 3D animation, through our Free Intro Class.

The class will cover 3DS Max basics, and explain in detail our online training program. We are confident that our 12-week Project Based Course will give you the skills and confidence that you need to pursue a career in the lucrative 3D Animation Industry. Register online at www.3dtraining.com/introclass

3D Biz-Ex will be held September 30-October 1 conference at the Sheraton Universal Hotel in Los Angeles, Calif., effectively covering the broad range of 3D applications -- from the lens to the eye.

Headlining this large gathering of 3D professionals are several experienced and successful creators of live action and animated 3-D movies including: producer Jed Weintrob, Buzz Hays of Sony Pictures Imageworks, Domonic Paris, Gina Gallo and Mimi Maynard of Illuminata Pictures and Jason Brenek of Walt Disney Studios.

3D TV Market & Trends: Direct view and projection televisions capable of showing 3D content are available and on the shelf. This session will cover how these products are being marketed, accepted and used by consumers, including challenges and opportunities. Presenters include Mitsubishi Digital, DDD and Insight Media.

3D Content Creation & Digital Cinema: The creation of entertainment content will be studied from several angles, including currently available equipment, along with the future direction and opportunities for creative personnel and hardware/software providers from cameras, through post-production and delivery to digital cinemas. Presenters include Sony Picture Imageworks, Illuminata Pictures, MacGillivray Freeman Films, VisuMotion, Stereoscope Studios, Walt Disney Studios, NEC Digital Cinema, MKPE Consulting, Texas Instruments and Real D.

3D File Formats: Experts in 3D file formats will present several aspects of the much-debated best method for handling 3D files. This session will also include the latest thinking and activity on standards for transferring 3D content between devices. Hear from Philips 3D, TDVision Systems, SENSIO, PassmoreLab, HDMI and SMPTE.

Market Opportunities #1 & #2: Outside of the very fast moving cinema and home 3D markets, other 3D markets/applications as well as component and ancillary technology is also fueling the 3D frenzy. Market watchers will examine the market opportunities for public displays, visualization systems like cave environments, along with gaming. Also explored will be the new hardware architectures and ancillary devices like 3D printing and imaging. Hear from Holographika, Mechdyne, NVIDIA, Jon Peddie Associates, and Veritas et Visus.

3D Around the World: Finally, speakers from five different geographical centers of 3D activity will report on what activities are taking place in their region. Organizations are springing up all over the world, so understanding the dominant issues, key regional trends and status of development activities will provide a full measure of the scope of the 3D phenomenon. Regions and countries include Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Europe and the U.S.

3D Biz-Ex also features a full day of content-rich seminars open to interested individuals on Sept. 29, and a host of networking events, including a special event on the evening of Sept. 30 at the CityWalk @Universal Studios, sponsored by IMAX, featuring a close look at the inside filming of an IMAX film and their approach to 3D.

Exhibits will highlight the latest 3D equipment and software available to the market. Exhibitors include, Mitsubishi, DDD, Magnetic 3D, Philips 3D Solutions, SENSIO, 3D@HOME Consortium, Big3D.com, Da-Lite Screen Company, Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications, Planar Systems, Scalable Display Technologies, TDVision Systems and VisuMotion.

Online registration closes on Tuesday, September 23. On-site registration will be limited to available seats.

The event will take place at the Sheraton Universal Hotel, just outside Universal Studios, in Los Angeles. Hotel arrangements can be made at http://www.starwoodmeeting.com/book/us128a or by calling toll free 1.888.627.7186 (or 818.980.1212).

For registration and more event information, visit www.3dbizex.com.

STUDIOTOOLS DISCOVERY NIGHT & DIGITAL SKETCHING CONTEST Great Eastern Technology 6pm-9pm Join us for this free seminar exploring StudioTools, the world's leading industrial design software for the product design and transportation markets. We will explore the features and capabilities of StudioTools, ImageStudio and PortfolioWall. Discover how this 3D software solution can work for you. All attendees will receive a StudioTools 11 Personal Learning Edition CD. DIGITAL SKETCHING CONTEST - HELD BOTH EVENINGS! The contest will be held each night after the presentations. Everyone registered to compete will have 10 minutes to sketch a design on a Wacom Cintiq Tablet. Visit us online for more information and to register! MORE INFORMATION: http://www.get.com/3dweek.html VIEW PRIZES: http://www.get.com/3dweek_prizes.html REGISTER: http://www.get.com/3dweek_registration.html