GDC 2011 Announces Summit Line-Up and Call For Submissions

Proposals Welcome Through October 14 for 2011 Game Developers Conference Summit Content Including Debut of GDC Smartphone Summit

SAN FRANCISCO, September 28, 2010 - The call for submissions to present summit sessions at the 2011 Game
Developers Conference(R) (GDC) is now open through Thursday, October 14,
2010. The GDC Summits take place during the first two days of GDC and offer
content along a variety of specialized topics. This year, the conference is
introducing the GDC Smartphone Summit, which brings top developers from
around the world to share ideas, best practices and discuss the future of the
emerging smartphone and related platforms, including iPhone, iPad, Android OS
phones, tablets, Blackberry and a variety of handheld devices. The summits
also include the return of dedicated programs focused on Game Localization,
Game Education, Independent developers, and Artificial Intelligence, Serious
Games, Social, and Online game development. Organized by the UBM TechWeb Game
Network, GDC 2011 marks the 25th anniversary of the game industry's most
comprehensive professionals-only event, taking place February 28 - March 4 at
the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, California. For more
information regarding the submission process and guidelines for the GDC
summits visit:
www.gdconf.com/conference/callforpapers/submissions.html.

The Game Developers Conference continues to provide valuable takeaways
and opportunities for networking with developers and business professionals
across fields and experience levels. The summits at GDC are specialized
content programs that focus on current and new opportunities for game
developers, including key learnings for social networking platforms, as well
as independent games and other emerging trends and topics. As a whole, the
summits are focused on broadening the scope of games to incorporate new
audiences, new platforms and new gameplay ideas.

For the first time, all summits are open to speaking proposals from the
public. The 2011 Summit lineup includes:

    - AI Summit
    - Game Education Summit
    - Game Localization Summit
    - GDC Smartphone Summit
    - Independent Games Summit
    - Social & Online Games Summit
    - Serious Games Summit

Select advisory board members from the Summits include Bart Decrem,
Senior Vice President and General Manager of Disney Mobile at the Disney
Interactive Media Group, Steve Rabin, Principal Software Engineer, Nintendo
of America, Sebastien de Halleux, Vice President Business Development &
Strategic Partnerships EA Interactive, Jane McGonigal, Director of Games R &
D, Institute for the Future, and many more.

"The summits at GDC offer insight into the promising platforms, fields
and gameplay ideas that will fuel this creatively thriving industry in the
future. Social network to smartphone platforms, Indie Games to Serious Games,
the summits point to where truly promising opportunities lie," says Meggan
Scavio, the event director of the Game Developers Conference.

The GDC 2011 Summit speaking proposals can be entered at the official
submissions page:
www.gdconf.com/conference/callforpapers/submissions.html. More
information on all 2011 GDC Summits and advisory board members can be found
at www.gdconf.com.

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