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Dear Members,

 

Dear Members,

 

If you have an interest in what it takes to be a lawyer in our industry, here's you chance to learn from a group of seasoned veterens.

Jim Charne, a long time supporter of the IGDA, has put together a panel of Game Industry Lawyers to talk candidly about what it means to be in that aspect of our community:

The Round Table Session will be on Wednesday March 10th from 1-3pm in Room 228 in the East Mezzanine.

 

Summary:

IGDA Members,

The IGDA is holding a Happy Hour at GDC with our partners
Gamedev.net and Gamespy.

 

You must RSVP by [Thursday March 11th, Or until the Party is sold out! Whichever comes first!] and pick up your Happy Hour Ribbon at the IGDA Booth to attend the Happy Hour.

 

There is limited space remaining so click here now to RSVP and see
who else is coming: https://www.igda.org/civicrm/event/register?id=7&reset=1

 

The happy hour will be from 6pm to 8pm on Friday March 12th at Jillian's at the Metreon, across from the Conference Center, 101 4th Street.

Hey there IGDA Members!

We're running a game this year at GDC along with our friends at Arkadium and Local No. 12!  It's called BACKCHATTER! And you can be a part of it even if your not at GDC.

Prizes are being provided by our friends at FocalPress!  Thanks very much!

Read on for how to play!

Arkadium, IDGA and Local No.12 Come Together To Bring a Massively Multiplayer Social Game to GDC 2010
BackChatter, the open source social game, lets players’ bet on popular tweets during the conference

Dear Members, 

Last week I had the incredible opportunity to attend the Interactive Achievement Awards (http://www.interactive.org/awards/annual_awards.asp?idAward=2010) with the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. 

Dear Members,

3 minutes. 7 mouseclicks, 5 selections and you've done your duty for the IGDA! Voting.  We all cherish it.  Especially those of us who don't regularly have it.  Yet, still the numbers of people voting drop and are less and less.  So right now, click here: http://www.igda.org/2010election/BoDVote

 

Choose 5 (or more or less) of the people you think would do well in  leading the IGDA.  If you don't know much about them, click here: 

http://www.igda.org/igda-board-directors-2010-candidate-statements

You need to be logged in to the website to access the voting page.

 

Dear IGDA Members,

 

Since assuming the responsibilities of executive director, I have heard a number of questions about where the industry is headed with regards to China.  So, when I learned that there would be a panel discussion on this important subject, I wanted to make you aware of it.

There is a fee to attend this vPanel, and no IGDA member discount, but it does have some interesting speakers, and if this is an area you are-or are considering-working in, I encourage you to visit the below link to see if it makes sense for you.

Best Regards,

Joshua

 vPanel Info:

 

Since creating the Interactive Achievement Awards in 1997,
the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences has always
strived to best recognize the incredible talents of the men
and women creating games. Last year, the International
Game Developers Association and AIAS began working
together so that IGDA professional game makers can take
part in the industry’s peer-based honors. Our collective
goal was to allow the Interactive Achievement Awards to
represent the will of all game makers. With the 13th