ION Game Conference 2008 update: schedule finalized and online; new set of speakers announced
When you’ve got a big event coming up, it’s important to have your agenda well thought out beforehand. Fortunately, the organizers of the ION Game Conference have already finalized the schedule. They’ve also announced a new set of speakers, to boot. More event details come your way in the full article, after the jump.
Things are looking up for the 2008 ION Game Conference scheduled for May 13-15 in Seattle, Washington. The organizers have finalized the complete schedule for the big event and have posted it online. Also, a new set of speakers for the conference has been revealed.
Some of the new speakers and their corresponding topics and schedules include:
- Craig Sherman, CEO of Gaia Online (Panel: Redefining Virtual Worlds for Mass Market Consumption; May 13, 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.)
- Rich Weil, Community Director of Cartoon Network (Panel: Successfully Managing a Community Emergency; May 13, 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.)
- Dr. Lars Butler, Founder and CEO of Trion World Network (Panel: Creating a Global Marketplace for MMOGs; May 13, 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.)
- Grant Wei, Director of Publishing of Cryptic Studios (Panel: Real Rights in a Virtual World; May 14, 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.)
- Joe Ludwig, Director of Development for Flying Lab Software (Lecture: Pirates of the Burning Sea: A Postpartum; May 15, 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.)
The list above is just the tip of the iceberg, though – there are over 100 speakers covering 70 sessions over the three-day event. If you’d like to know the full schedule details and the complete list of speakers, just click on the source link below.
Via ION 2008