WIGI Event: The Balancing Act...
I am proud to announce that I am volunteer for WIGI which stands for Women in Games International. It's a respectable organization that is So any females and males too ( why not? ) that are interested in getting a good grasp of what it takes to gain a career in the game industry? Then this is the event you should check out. I am doing my best to attend this event. So when n' where? It's coming up Saturday, Sept. 16 in Seattle. Here's more info about the event:
Keynotes from:
Bonnie Ross, Director of Production - Microsoft Game Studios
Quality of Life and the Successful Game Industry Career: How to be Director of Production for one of the largest publishing teams in the game industry and also have a life.
Program Topics include:
Quality of Life - The Executive Perspective
Quality of Life - War Stories from the Trenches (and How we Solved Them)
Roundtables:
- Am I Insane? Practical Advice for Independent Game Development
- An Array of Career Options
- Breaking In: How to Acquire the Skills and Get that First Job
- Diversity
- Meet the Fragdolls
- Quality of Life
- The Producers
- Expert Advice on Game Careers
- What is HR Really Looking for?
General Attendees - $45
WIGI Members - $35
Students - $30
This half-day event and post-conference networking party is sponsored by title sponsor Microsoft Game Studios, gold sponsor Microsoft Casual Games, silver sponsors Ubisoft and DigiPen, bronze sponsor PopCap Games and 2006 series sponsors International Game Developers Association (IGDA), Game Developers Conference (GDC), Girls in Games, Mary-Margaret.com, ThemePark Studios, WomenGamers.com and BusinessWire.
Conference is 1 pm to 7 pm on Saturday, September 16 at Microsoft, RedWest
Campus, Building A, 15120 NE 40th Street in Redmond, WA.
Attendees are invited to reserve their spot by registering online today.