| Hi! Here's a quick look at upcoming WIN and other industry-related events. Hope to see you soon! Kristina Hudson Director Washington Interactive Network 2009-2010 Game Industry Start Up Workshop Series Game Start Up 101 Workshop: Global Partners Hosted by: WIN May 11, 2010, 6 pm - 8 pm
Seattle Marriott Waterfront - During the LOGIN Conference Whether you are starting your own company or have been in business for years, knowledge and understanding about developing international partnerships and relationships is important. Many start ups these days have a connection overseas right at the start. How do you find and develop international relationships? What do you need to do to work with international teams? What if you need to hire someone from overseas? Our industry experts will address these topics and more to help you get the international edge you need for success Speakers: Derrick Morton, CEO & Founder
FlowPlay Jay Minn, Director of Games & Founder
Amazing Society Scott Warner, Partner
Garvey Schubert Barer Neil Ross, European Operations
e4e Andrew Billard, Commercial Services
U.S. Consulate General Shanghai Wistar Kay (Moderator)
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IOTA Workshop Series Hosted by: UW Bothell Fridays: 3pm to 5pm Truly House at UW Bothell 18115 Campus Way NE, Bothell, Washington This workshop series is held every Friday and are designed for students who are looking to break into the business. These workshops are driven by Alex St. John. Alex is President and CTO of hi5.com one of the world’s largest social media portals. He founded WildTangent Inc. the world’s largest privately held gaming network with over 30 million gamers. Below next few topics. Evolutionary Engineering - IOTA Workshop Series Hosted by: UW Bothell May 7, 2010: 3pm to 5pm In the online world products are no longer “designed” they are evolved. Modern software is so complex and the online competitive environment is so fast paced that the only way to build software is iteratively in a live customer-centric environment. This workshop focuses on how complex products are planned, teams structured and software delivered in near real-time using examples from social media and online gaming to illustrate how online services evolve and adapt in the real-world. The Venture Capitalists - IOTA Workshop Series Hosted by: UW Bothell May 14, 2010: 3pm to 5pm Raising capital is as fundamental to creating modern online companies as renting office space was to traditional brick and mortar companies. Raising capital is a vital skill for all would be entrepreneurs that require a special mix of charisma, skill, business acumen, reputation, teamwork and vision. Leading VC’s will talk about how to write a business plan, present successfully and close the deal. For this workshop come prepared with your best 5 minute elevator pitch. Leading VC’s will critique your pitch and coach you on how to improve and refine your technique for the real-thing. Online Game Design - IOTA Workshop Series Hosted by: UW Bothell May 21, 2010: 3pm to 5pm Online games are the ultimate examples of Castles in the Sky incorporating all the most difficult elements of product design, marketing, refinement, hosting, creativity and business models. In this workshop we’ll tear open some leading online games to see how they were designed, constructed, marketed and monetized.
GameSoundCon: Video Game Music & Sound Design Conference Hosted by: GameSoundCon May 10, 2010 Location: Experience Music Project GameSoundCon is a full day symposium for composers, sound designers, recording professionals and others who want to learn what it takes to be successful in the growing video game industry. Learn the technical and creative challenges of music and sound for games that they don't teach in music school from the leaders and shapers of game audio. Topics Include: *How Creating Music and Sound for Games Differs from Traditional Media
*Essential Game Audio Tech
*Game Audio Tools
*Working on a Game Team
*How to Write and Implement an Interactive Game Score
*The Business Side of Game Music and Sound
Featured Guest Speakers: *Paul Lipson, Renowned game composer and President of the Game Audio Network Guild
*Guy Whitmore, Audio Director: Microsoft Games Studios
*Alistair Hirst, Founder Omni Audio
*Scott Selfon, Xbox Advanced Technology Group
Hosted by 24-year game sound veteran and G.A.N.G Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Brian Schmidt, GameSoundCon Seattle features a packed day of seminars and master classes on video game music composition and video game sound design, focusing on the unique technical, creative and business challenges of working in the video game industry. For more information or to register, please visit www.GameSoundCon.com. LOGIN Conference Hosted by: Evergreen Events May 10-13th, 2010 Location: Seattle Marriott Waterfront For the past four years LOGIN has dazzled game industry leaders with refined networking opportunities and high-powered sessions. LOGIN is the conference for leaders and innovators of the online game industry. This annual conference hosted in Seattle each May brings together industry leaders to discuss, collaborate, and share advancements about technology, design, business, community and legal areas of online game development. LOGIN 2010 features three and a half days of online game development lectures, panels, and roundtables, renowned local and international industry speakers, facilitated networking activities, parties, keynote lunches, meetings and an exhibition area. The conference has an international attendee list of more than 500 of the most influential, forward-thinking leaders in the business of online game development. If you're serious about online games, then Seattle is the only place you'll want to be May 10-13, 2010. We look forward to seeing you there!
To VC or Not to VC? Growing and Financing Your Company Through Challenging Times Hosted by: MIT Enterprise Forum May 12, 2010, 5:00pm - 8:00 pm Location: Meydenbauer Center Bellevue While reports of the death of venture capital are undoubtedly premature, there’s no question that venture funding has become increasingly difficult to obtain in the last several years. As a proven source of funding, it’s understandable that many emerging business focus on venture capital, while others consciously compare the advantages and disadvantages of VC money and choose alternative financing routes. Have you fully explored the available options? If you intend to seek venture funding, would it help to hear from decision makers about how financiers from different sectors (e.g. venture debt, strategic or corporate partner, asset backed lender) will assess your company from a funding perspective? Would you like to hear how other companies have managed to survive and thrive with and without venture funding? On Wednesday, May 12th, please join our moderator Chase Franklin (QPass, Daptiv), along with entrepreneur Jonathan Sposato (Picnik, Phatbits) and our panel of finance experts, Mark Ashida, Managing Director at OVP; David Berry, Partner at Flagship Ventures; and Michael Butler, Chairman and CEO of Cascadia Capital. Join us in the discussion, hear their stories from the trenches and have your questions answered over light refreshments. For registration and information click here.
Entertainment Industry Monthly Happy Hour Hosted by: WIN, Washington Film Works, NARAS, Seattle Mayor's Office of Film & Music May 26, 2010: 5pm - 7pm Spitfire Grill, 2219 4th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98121 The Seattle region has been a growing hub for film, music and digital media over the past several years, and it is vital for these three communities to interact for our region to continue to thrive. This Happy Hour offers just such an environment for people from these industries to socialize, network, and build a unified community. To make these networking events happen, we partner with Washington Film Works, the Pacific Northwest Chapter of National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS - the Grammy folks!), and the Seattle Mayor's Office of Film & Music. ** Happy hour pricing on drinks and food – 21 and over only. This is a no-host happy hour. No RSVP required.
Apply Now for TechStars Seattle - Seed Stage Investment Program Hosted by: TechStars
Deadline June 1st, 2010 TechStars ( http://techstars.org) is a mentorship-driven seed stage investment program. We run a three month long program in Seattle once each year. We’re very selective – hundreds of companies apply and we only take about ten companies per city. These companies get up to $18,000 in seed funding, three months of intensive top-notch mentorship (find the list of Seattle mentors here), and the chance to pitch to angel investors and venture capitalists at the end of the program. Vancouver International Partnering Forum Hosted by: DigiBc May 26-27, 2010 VIDWeek 2010 is four-days of partnering opportunities, investment forums, networking, panel discussions, demos, entertainment, awards and just plain fun. It is the largest and most ambitious digital media and wireless event ever produced in Canada. VIDWeek 2010 is international in scope and is destined to become our flagship industry event. Vancouver International Partnering Forum is an event during VIDweek and is a partnering event ideal for companies looking to begin building relationships with international partners. For more information, go to: http://vidweek.com/vipf2010.html.
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