14 DAY TRIAL // The third edition of the Montreal International Game Summit, organized by Alliance numeriQC, will take place on November 8th and 9th at the Palais des Congres de Montreal. Over 800 developers and producers of games for all platforms are expected to attend, and more than 60 speakers have confirmed their presence at the event.
More than 30 of the 50 or so presentations will deal with one of the four spheres of activity: design, technique, programming and production/business, and participants can also attend the major sessions led by celebrated keynote speakers:
- Reggie Fils-Aime, President and COO of Nintendo of America. - Chaim Gingold, Game Designer, and Chris Hecker Technology Fellow at Maxis/EA, renowned for, among others, their work on SPORE. - Tetsuya Mizuguchi, Cofounder and Producer of Q Entertainment Inc. (Lumines (PSP), Meteos (NDS) and Ninety-Nine Nights (Xbox360). - Ken Perlin, Professor/ Innovator, NYU Media Lab. - Glenn Entis, Vice-President and Chief Visual Officer, EA Worldwide.
In addition, participants can attend seminars underwritten by various sponsors, including Autodesk, AGEIA, Havok, Audiokinetic, A.I. Implant and Softimage.
"Alliance numeriQC is delighted with the speakers' enthusiastic response. As a result, this year's Summit program is more prestigious than ever, and sure to be fascinating for participants. In three years, our event has grown from the the foremost gathering of its kind in Canada, to one of the most anticipated game industry conventions worldwide," said Gilles Bertrand, General Manager of Alliance numeriQC.
Those who register before September 30th on the Montreal International Game Summit website will benefit from a 30% discount on the regular admission fee. Group rates are also available, as well as special rates for members of IGDA, ACM Siggraph and TIGA, the association representing game software developers in the UK and Europe.