Game Path to Produce 4 Game Industry Conferences for 2009

Two Developer Programs; Academic Event for Universities; Investment Conference for VCs

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Game Path LLC, a conference production company focused exclusively on the game industry, has announced a portfolio of four conferences in 2009. On the calendar are:

“Game Path LLC offers intimate, practical conferences that provide great value to the attendees as well as sponsors and exhibitors”

Independent Game Conference East (IGC EAST), Thursday – Friday, May 7 - 8, 2009, at Northeastern University in Boston. This event offers both a technical track for programmers, engineers, artists and audio technicians and well as a business track for CEOs, CFOs and marketing personnel, chock full of practical information and tips for independent game studios making console, iPhone, mobile, flash and web-based games. Game Demo Night will provide an opportunity for developers to show off current projects to publishers and peers. Attendees will also have ample opportunity for peer-to-peer networking. For more information, visit www.igceast.com.

2009 Game Education Summit (GES), Tuesday – Wednesday, June 16 -17, 2009 at Carnegie Mellon’s Entertainment Technology Center (ETC) in Pittsburgh. In its second year, Game Education Summit is a national conference that brings together academics, administration and video game industry professionals to discuss the future of university and college game programs as well as the cutting edge of scholarship on games. The game industry will outline the skill-sets and experience they need from tomorrow’s graduates. For information, visit www.gameducationsummit.com.

Independent Game Conference West (IGC WEST), Thursday - Friday, August 6 -7, 2009 at the Marriott Courtyard in Long Beach, Calif. This event will focus on the hot areas of iPhone and mobile game development along with practical sessions for independent studios developing console or web-based games. A technical track will be offered for programmers, engineers, artists and audio technicians as well as a business track for CEOs, CFOs and marketing personnel. Publishers interested in seeing the hottest games being developed by independent studios can see new IP on Game Demo Night. Career counseling will also be available as well as close to home peer-to-peer networking for the independent developer. For more information, visit www.igcwest.com

Game Path’s Game Investment Conference, new for 2009, is scheduled for Thursday – Friday, Sept. 10 – 11, 2009 at the Four Seasons, East Palo Alto, Calif. This event will bring together angel networks, venture capital firms, private individuals and private equity firms as well as M&A organizations sourcing development talent. Game Path will offer two tracks, allowing investors both to learn more about business models for various game genres and discuss investment options. Attendees will also be able to hear from promising developers looking for funding.

“Game Path LLC offers intimate, practical conferences that provide great value to the attendees as well as sponsors and exhibitors,” explains Mark Chuberka, Conference Director, Game Path. “The sessions will be designed to give developers very specific assistance with their current projects, events where they can talk to other studios with the same issues and network.”

Game Path LLC, headquartered in Austin, Texas, plans, produces and manages conferences and trade shows for the game industry. More information can be found at www.gamepathevents.com.