June/July Upcoming Events!
Date: 05/28/2010 08:30pm
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| | | 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 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. Effective Failure - IOTA Workshop Series Hosted by: UW Bothell Friday June 4, 2010: 3pm to 5pm The last workshop in the IOTA series teaches the final and most important lessons to great success and achievement in a highly competitive world wide economy that moves at the speed of light. These are the hardest lessons to learn and yet the most essential to success. Those who master them consistently find themselves in the path of good fortune, wealth and achievement. These are the lessons of humility derived from leaders in the online world who have learned the hard way to fail early and fail often. The final IOTA workshop features leaders from across the online industry telling their stories of failure and humility. No registration necessary.
Game Start Up 101 Workshop: Publishing and Distribution Hosted by: WIN June 22, 2010, 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Bellevue City Hall Strong knowledge of publishing and distribution is critical to a company's success. How do you get your game out in front of the public? What do you need to do to get that first publisher meeting? Can you self publish? What is the importance of the mobile market? Where are the opportunities and what are the pitfalls to avoid? In this workshop will talk with industry veterans to hear what they have to say about the changing world of publishing and distribution.
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.
Entertainment Industry Monthly Happy Hour Hosted by: WIN, Washington Film Works, NARAS, Seattle Mayor's Office of Film & Music June 30, 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.
Casual Connect Hosted by: Casual Games Association July 20-22, 2010 Location: Benaroya Hall, Seattle Casual Games Association Events are the premiere events for the casual games industry with over 3,500 professionals attending Casual Connect Events each year. Casual Connect Seattle brings together the most talented and knowledgeable experts in the casual gaming field to further the casual games industry with the best of networking and learning. Join us in Seattle, July 20-22, where an outstanding lineup of the brightest minds in the industry will dig deep into the nuts and bolts of the changing landscape of casual games and address the most relevant issues of 2010.
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