ELSPA, Tiga and the CMP Game Group, Producers of the Game
Developers Conference, Announce the London Games Summit.
Registration for Europe's definitive games industry seminar
for industry executives and business managers opens today.
4th July 2006. London. Trade bodies ELSPA and TIGA, along with
the CMP Game Group, announced today that registration for the
London Games Summit is now open. The London Games Summit will
be held on the 4th & 5th October, 2006 at the BAFTA
headquarters in Piccadilly. The Summit will offer two days of
thought-provoking content from visionary business leaders in
the games industry and keynote speeches from UK government
ministers. The content will explore business issues, strategies
and opportunities for maximizing the expanding game market
across all platforms and will be the definitive event for
industry executives and business managers in Europe. Michael
Rawlinson, Managing Director, ELSPA commented, "The London
Games Summit will offer a platform for the industry to
demonstrate its growing status as a credible and thriving part
of our culture and the world of entertainment." "This event is
aimed at the key players of the present and the future and
offers a unique environment in which to cultivate and grow
individual businesses and our industry as a whole," added
Nikkan Woodhouse, International Trade and Export Advisor, Tiga.
The London Games Summit, programmed by leading industry
conference specialist the CMP Game Group, producers of the Game
Developers Conference, will form a critical part of the London
Games Festival, a week-long series of events to be held in the
capital beginning the 2nd October. The week will also feature
the CMP Game Group's GDC London - a conference focussed
exclusively on advanced techniques in game development; the
London Game Career Fair presented by Gamasutra.com,
Eurogamer.net and Gamesindustry.biz; the London Content,
Outsourcing and Middleware Market, presented by Tiga; and
BAFTA's British Academy Video Games Awards. Jamil Moledina,
Executive Director, CMP Game Group added, "The game industry is
going through a series of transitions, regarding models of
distribution and financing, emerging industry-broadening and
next-generation development, as well as heightening political
impact. As leading publisher, developer, and game conference
organizations, it was incumbent upon us to pool our resources
and deliver an event that would present those leaders with
articulate visions for succeeding through these transitions."
To register for this event please visit:
http://www.londongamessummit.co.uk Register on or before the
15th September and save 20%. For further information on
speaking and sponsorship opportunities at the London Games
Summit please contact: Rose Federoff, +1 415, 947-6232,
rfederoff@cmp.com About ELSPA ( www.elspa.com) ELSPA (The
Entertainment & Leisure Software Publishers Association)
was founded in 1989 to establish a specific and collective
identity for the computer and video games industry. Membership
includes almost all companies concerned with the publishing and
distribution of interactive leisure software in the UK. ELSPA's
activities include: Official Chart and Industry Reports,
Anti-Piracy UK and EU, PR and Communication, Events.
http://www.elspa.com About Tiga ( www.tiga.org) Tiga is the UK
trade association representing the business, commercial and
political interests of game developers to government, the EU,
publishers and financiers. Tiga aims to benefit its members'
businesses and creative interests by encouraging a better
climate for investment in games, best business practices,
industry dialogue and favourable terms with publishers. About
the CMP Game Group ( www.cmpgame.com) A core provider of
essential information to the professional game industry, the
CMP Game Group offers market-defining content, and drives
community through the Game Developers Conference, Game
Developer magazine, the Webby Award winning Gamasutra.com, GDC
London, the London Games Summit, the Serious Games Summit D.C.,
GDC Mobile, GDC Europe, the Independent Games Festival, the
Game Developers Choice Awards, GDCTV, and GDC Focus on event
series. For more information, please visit www.cmpgame.com.
About CMP Technology ( www.cmp.com) CMP Technology is a
marketing solutions company serving the technology industry.
Through its market-leading portfolio of trusted information
brands, CMP has earned the confidence of more technology
professionals than any other media company. As a result, CMP is
the premier provider of access, insight and actionable programs
designed to connect sellers and buyers in ways that yield
superior return on investment. CMP Technology is a subsidiary
of United Business Media ( http://www.unitedbusinessmedia.com),
a global provider of news distribution and specialist
information services with a market capitalization of more than
$3 billion.
