The ION Game Conference will take place at the first-class Seattle Waterfront Marriott Hotel in Seattle's picturesque waterfront district from May 13 to May 15, 2008. ION will feature a broad array of in-depth level lectures and panels, networking events and an expo area exhibiting cutting-edge products and services relevant to the industry for 2008 and beyond.
The Online Game Development Conference (OGDC) will be held at the luxurious Seattle Waterfront Marriott Hotel in the beautiful waterfront district, from May 13 to May 15, 2008. A welcome reception for early arrivals, which was one of the most popular networking opportunities during OGDC 2007, is scheduled for the evening of May 12th.
Games for Health Project will hold its fourth annual Games for Health Conference. The conference will be held May 8-9, 2008, at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, Maryland. Games for Health has announced that Humana has signed on as a premier industry sponsor for the event.
Sci-Fi-London announced that Electronic Arts, the world's leading interactive entertainment software company, will be the official games sponsor for this year's Sci-Fi-London, the UK's only dedicated science fiction and fantastic film festival which will run from April 30-May 4, 2008 at the Apollo West End theatre.
View the entire lineup at www.sci-fi-london.com/festival/2008/programme/.
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The Tenerife International Film Festival is an international film event to celebrate the movie making whilst bringing together film makers and the business of film making, from the smallest independent film maker to the most popular English and foreign language films and is open to all film genres.
Reed Exhibitions, the world's largest organizer of business-to-business events, is hosting the 3rd annual New York Comic-Con, a trade as well as consumer event, which will focus on comics and all matters relating to comics and associated fields; including graphic novels, manga, anime, games, film, television, toys, videogames and licensing rights.
Women In Animation International is proud to announce The Walt Disney Studios as our 2008 Annual Meeting Host and Sponsor.
This year's event will be one you won't want to miss. A full presentation program is planned. Join us to catch all the up-to-the-minute information. There will be plenty of time for questions and answers as well.
Thursday, April 17, 2008 from 7:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Location: Walt Disney Studios 500 S. Buena Vista, Burbank, CA 91521 in the Frank G Wells Building.
The 2008 Government Technologies Conference & Expo is the premier annual IT event for top officials and professionals from all levels of government across Canada. This event will feature cutting-edge applications and solutions on current hot topics such as eGovernment, Business Intelligence, IT Outsourcing, Database Administration, Document & Content Management, Network Management, Biometrics, Identity Management, IT Security, Data Storage, Desktop Management, Wireless Government Solutions, Privacy, Cross Government Solutions, Web Hosting and many others.
The NAB Show is the world
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.
The Savannah College of Art and Design presents the Game Developers eXchange, an all-day event during which game development experts share behind-the-scenes knowledge about the gaming industry. It provides game developers, educators and students the opportunity to select from a variety of sessions about what goes into developing videogames, game design, art and programming. For more information, visit www.scad.edu/gdx.
Cascade ACM SIGGRAPH, Oregon and Southwest Washington's local SIGGRAPH chapter are hosting "Getting a Job in Computer Graphics," an event designed to aide promising artists in their career search.
On April 3 at 6 p.m., a group of prestigious industry representatives, hailing from Hot Pepper Studios, Intel, LAIKA, Oregon Film and Video and Wieden+Kennedy, will provide first-hand knowledge of recruitment within the multimedia industry.
Scheduled from April 1-3, CTIA WIRELESS 2008 is located at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. This year's CTIA show, titled "Wireless & You," will present the convergence of more than 1,100 exhibiting companies, dozens of industries, and over 40,000 professionals from 125 countries all working toward the common goal of revolutionizing wireless.
Once considered the preserve of an insular youth culture, within the last decade Japanese animated cartoons (anime), comics and illustrated narratives (manga), and interactive video games have migrated into the mainstream, with reverberations both high and low. In a first for New York City, the Japan Society explores this phenomenon in "KRAZY!: The Delirious World of Anime + Manga + Video Games" from March 12 through June 14, 2009.
The 2008 Media Summit New York is the definitive international conference for media, entertainment and technology leaders. The Media Summit is presented by The McGraw-Hill Companies, co-sponsored by BUSINESSWEEK and Standard & Poor's and produced by Digital Hollywood. The event will occur at McGraw-Hill's headquarters, 1221 Avenue of the Americas in Manhattan.
The 2008 SXSW Interactive Festival provides practical how-to information, as well as career inspiration, bringing together some of emerging technology's most creative thinkers. The event features five days of keynote speeches, more than 120 panels, the SXSW Web Awards, the iF! Trade Show & Exhibition, the ScreenBurn Arcade, and dozens of exciting evening events. For more information, see http://www.sxsw.com/interactive.
The Art Institute of Vancouver is hosting ARTimation Media Arts Festival. Taking place on March 1, 2008 from 12:00 to 8:00 pm at the Rocky Mountaineer Station in Vancouver, ARTimation will feature the areas of gaming, animation, visual effects, film, and recording arts -- all of which are creative programs offered at The Art Institute's Burnaby campus.
Representations of children in today's media intersect with contextual issues that demand scholarly consideration. As the academic and commercial markets' attention to children's literature and media increases, the need to explore how children are used, targeted, explored, and represented in books, films, games, and toys grows.
Just before the launch of the much-anticipated Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Mario and friends are hosting four regional Wii tournaments. The competitions will visit San Francisco, Boston and New York for a Midnight Madness Launch event at the Best Buy store at 622 Broadway in New York. All of the 256 participants at each location will receive a $10 Best Buy gift card. One lucky grand prize winner will receive a custom-designed, crystal-covered Wii, a home theater system from Best Buy and a copy of the game.
The Independent Games Festival (IGF) is open to all independent developers to submit their games -- whether on PC, console, digital download, Web browser, or other more exotic formats. The prizes for the 2008 event total nearly $50,000, including the $20,000 Seumas McNally Grand Prize.
San Francisco, California, USAFeb. 19-21, 2008
Game Developers Conference provides educational, networking, and business opportunities for game development professionals driving the $11 billion videogame industry. It is the main global forum where programmers, artists, producers, game designers, audio professionals and others involved in the development of interactive games gather to exchange ideas, network and shape the future of the industry.
The Game Developers Conference (GDC) Mobile is the premier, professional conference for the creators of mobile game applications. Taking place in conjunction with the Game Developers Conference, GDC Mobile provides mobile game developers the opportunity to expand their knowledge of, and contacts within, the mobile entertainment sector.
The American International Toy Fair is the largest toy trade show in the Western Hemisphere. More than 1,500 manufacturers, distributors, importers and sales agents from 30 countries showcase their toy and entertainment products. From classic toys to interactive entertainment and everything in between, it has it all.
