GIS Come Together To Support Video Game Industry

Institutional, private and individual stakeholders who support the video game industry are preparing to gather officially as the Game Industry Support (GIS) Group. The first board of the GIS Group is comprised of: Malte Behrmann, Secretary General at the European Game Developer Federation; Pierre Carde, Managing Director at Game Connection; Ian Kelso, President & Chief Executive Officer at Interactive Ontario; Per Strömback, Managing Director at Spelplan, Association of Swedish Game Developers.
The objective of the GIS Group is to facilitate contact and exchange with those who support and accompany the video game industry in its development at a local, regional, national and global level. It facilitates exchange online or face-to-face every quarter during its principal industry events, including Game Connection Europe in Paris (next December), Game Connection America in San Francisco (March), E3 (June) and GamesCom (August). Four meetings per year will bring together those who participate in the strengthening of the video game industry.
To be part of the GIS Group visit: http://linkd.in/oct5WP
The first GIS Day will take place at Game Connection Europe in Paris, on Wednesday December 7th, 2011 - Grande Arche, Paris and will address: International presence - How to support local businesses at an international level; Training and HR - Key steps to enhance the skills of those working in the industry; Supporting businesses through the industry’s economic shift; and what financial model to adopt to support the development of game content.
Any organisation or individual who would like to share their experiences at the event should contact the GIS group before November 5th. The programme will be announced by November 10th.
The GIS group is non-profit and managed by Connection Events, organiser of Game Connection. Its official website is: www.gameindustrysupport.org
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