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Org News & Site Updates
Event >	Trip Summary: Paris GDC, and IGDA-Paris meeting <Jul-04>
Web >	Famous Last Words: Getting Started as a Games Lawyer <Jul-03>
SIG >	Game Developer Memorials Project launched <Jun-23>
Web >	June Newsletter: Memorials, Leadership DVD, Annual Report... <Jun-23>
Org >	Focal Press and Morgan Kaufmann: Exclusive 20% off sale for IGDA members <Jun-18>
Web >	Culture Clash: Rated M for Make up Your Own Damn Mind - Deciding what kids can play <Jun-06>
Web >	The Games Game: Agent Action <Jun-03>
Web >	Famous Last Words: Submarine Patents <Jun-02>
( News Archive • Newsletter • )

Chapter Updates
Meeting >	Silicon Valley: SVIGDA Game Demo Night
Meeting >	Silicon Valley: Chapter Meeting Pizza Social Night
Meeting >	New Jersey North: July Social Meeting
Meeting >	Detroit: MI Film Incentives and applying them to Game Development
Report >	Finland: New Finnish start-up Everyplay believes in playful interaction
Report >	Montreal: Fun in the Sun
Report >	North East UK: Focus on Game Art - Meeting Report
Report >	New Jersey North: June Meeting: Game Dev Ludathlon
Meeting >	Silicon Valley: SVIGDA Meeting and Pizza Social
Meeting >	Montreal: Summer Social - sangria, tapas, prizes...
( More Chapter Updates • All Chapters • )

Latest Members
The following folks just became (or renewed as) part of the IGDA's 14111 strong membership:
>	Philip Schiffman (philipschiffman)
>	Richard Edmondson (richardedmondson)
>	Steve Harris (scharris)
>	Makoto Valdez (Makoto)
>	T. 'Frank' Souders (phrank)
>	Hiroto Hayashi (hayashi)
>	Christian Roule (reflective)
>	Sylvain Aimoz (aimozs)
>	Rob Hultkrantz (Esko)
>	Matthew Pederson (PedersonM)
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New IGDA Developer Memorials initiative recognizes passing of Erick Wujcik

Leadership Forum 07 DVD and web vids

Frontlines deconstructed in Jersey

IGDA Leadership Forum: Call for Proposals

Board Results: Jen MacLean appointed to chair; Brathwaite, Buscaglia, DeLoura and Train new directors

Student Scholars report on amazing GDC experiences

Invite: Members-Only Party at GDC

Congrats to the 2008 GDC Student Scholarship Recipients