Join visionaries from games and digital entertainment, social media, interactive design, and animation and VFX from May 11-14, 2009 in Vancouver. Get access to international business match-making, big picture conference sessions, high-level seminars and workshops, as well as loads of networking parties.
Monday, May 11, 2009
Brought to you by the People from Cossette West.
A gathering of digital-savvy marketing and communications thought-leaders from across North America sharing ideas on how to stay competitive in the ever-shifting digital landscape. This year we focus on digital branding through social media and why you should integrate it into your marketing strategy…starting now.
Monday, May 11, 2009
Want to meet key influencers in the music industry, advertising and broadcasting fields? Then join nextMEDIA to explore the importance of brands, bands and audiences. Find out how modern technologies can help you to connect with your audience in a meaningful way. Understand what it takes to successfully promote and market brands and artists in the 21st century. Sessions will be followed by plenty of discussion and interaction, plus networking drinks.
May 12-13, 2009
The Game Developers Conference® Canada (GDC Canada) is a forum for Canadian developers to share best practices for fostering ingenuity and quality games. GDC Canada emphasizes studying the challenges and opportunities of creating games with long production cycles, large development teams, and multi-platform releases. Produced by Think Services and Reboot Communications Ltd.
May 12-13, 2009
The VIPF is an exclusive event offering your company the opportunity to meet industry veterans and decision-makers, cutting edge creators and emerging players in digital media through networking sessions and hand selected one-on-one meetings. Presented by New Media BC.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
The People’s Choice PopVox Awards honour the best and brightest in BC’s digital media sector. Join us at Gastown’s Workspace to celebrate the winners, meet the Individual Stand Out Award Finalists and enjoy a drink or three with all your new Vancouver Digital Week friends! Hosted by Buzz Bishop.
Thursday May 14th, 2009
Representatives from Vancouver’s gaming and digital entertainment industry, university researchers, policy makers and regulators will meet to begin a conversation on the needs of the interactive gaming sector with respect to innovation and talent development.
Thursday, May 14th, 2009
Get your digital black belt during a day of intensive training and workshops at the Centre for Digital Media (CDM). Bringing together experts and leaders from an array of sectors in digital media, this workshop helps inspire new ideas and provides tools to develop them into realizable goals. Participants will be treated to insider techniques for the conceptualizing, visualizing, prototyping and pitching of ideas, as well as insights into current industry trends and technologies. This is your opportunity to get a crash course in digital martial arts – Register Today!
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I’m there as much of the week as I can be. Got nominated in a lot of categories; must hang out with the judges and discover how they can be bribed for next year I MEAN MUST NETWORK! Yeah, that’s what I meant.
Thanks so much for posting about Vancouver Digital Week! See you there!