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Game & Animation Conferences

Below is a list of conferences that happen around the state. All information provided has been collected from the organizations' Web sites. To find information on film festivals, search our Directory for "festival".

Austin Game Conference
September, 2007
Austin, TX
Ellen Holbrook, Interim Director of Marketing
415-947-6219
eholbrook@cmp.com
www.gameconference.com

The Conference is dedicated to meeting the needs of professionals focused on networked game development including MMOGs, online and internet multiplayer games for PCs and consoles. Attendees include decision-makers setting the standards and looking for insights to improve their businesses and they come to AGC to get the opportunity to drill down to the key issues. The Game Writers Conference, Casual Games Conference and the Game Audio Conference run concurrently with the Austin Game Conference in 2006. All the conferences are put on by The Game Initiative, a leading producer of conferences and events for game industry professionals.

GameCamp
Summer 2007
Austin, TX
Spencer Zuzolo, Director
512-363-3795
spencer@gamecamp.org
www.gamecamp.org

GameCamp's mission is to help high school and middle school students develop a successful path for achieving their career goals, specifically in the game industry. We designed GameCamp to help motivate students to understand that all successful careers take hard work and planning just like the hard work and planning it takes to win at the games they play.

Industry Giants
June 9, 2007
Dallas, TX
www.abunchofshortguys.com

Industry Giants is the premiere animation event hosted yearly by A Bunch of Short Guys. It's our goal to assemble leaders from the international animation community and bring them to Dallas to share their experiences and wisdom.

South by Southwest Screenburn Festival (SXSW)
March 10-13, 2007
Austin, TX
lindsay@sxsw.com
http://screenburnfest.com/2007

The second annual ScreenBurn Festival enables consumers and game developers to preview the future of this industry, hear about soon-to-be-released titles, learn fascinating insights from thought-provoking experts, plus meet up-and-coming new talent whose innovations are powering the next generation of play.

Texas Independent Game Conference
July, 2007
Austin, TX
info@txindiegamecon.com
www.txindiegamecon.com

The mission of the Texas Independent Game Conference is simple - provide the forum where indie game developers can get together in a neutral environment and explore the things that really matter to them, like how do I start a studio, and what are the best game markets for indie developers.