Several interesting events are schedule within the next month. These event are not too far from Ottawa and definitively worth the travel.
Ontario Game Summit & GameON: Finance
www.gameonfinance.com
Be sure to attend the inaugural Ontario Games Summit on Tuesday October 28, 2008 where we will bring together the major players in the digital games industry in Ontario to develop an action plan and articulate a new vision to put this province on the map when it comes to creativity and innovation in video game development.
GameON: Finance 2.0 is an investment forum for the interactive games industry which will connect game developers, innovators, investors and industry leaders. Over the course of a day in downtown Toronto, case-studies and panel sessions will provide insight on the diverse prospects for growth within the dynamic economic, creative and technological landscape of games.
Montreal International Game Summit
http://www.sijm.ca/2008/en
MIGS serves members of the video and electronic gaming industries.
Geared to industry needs, the MIGS aims to be the annual event for game development specialists from all over the world.
Some 1300 members of the game industry are expected for this fifth Edition.
IGDA Ottawa chair