GDC 2010 Reveals First Summit Sessions and Keynotes

December 14th, 2009 Get Inspired by the Innovative Potential of Satellite Navigation NOORDWIJK, The Netherlands, December 15 - The European Space Agency's Technology Transfer Programme Office (TPP) will be the official partner of the first Galileo Application Days which will be held from 3 to 5 March 2010 in Brussels. The event aims at promoting added value of the European GNSS programmes and fostering collaboration especially between SMEs and larger enterprises.

November 15th, 2009 International Opinion Leaders and Prominent Figures to Contribute and Attend the World Summit DOHA, Qatar, November 16 - Her Highness Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser Al-Missned, Chair of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development will inaugurate the first edition of the World Innovation Summit for Education - WISE, to be held in Doha, Qatar under Her patronage on November 16th-18th in Ritz Carlton Hotel. The final programme for WISE, an initiative of Qatar Foundation, reveals an all-encompassing schedule which has been orchestrated to generate international dialogue and debate over the three days of the Summit.

November 3rd, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO - Registration is now open for the 2010 Game Developers Conference(R) (GDC 2010). GDC 2010, produced by the Think Services Game Group, returns to San Francisco on Tuesday, March 9 through Saturday, March 13, 2010 for five days of lectures, panels, summits, tutorials and roundtable discussions on a comprehensive selection of game development topics taught by leading industry experts.

October 27th, 2009 ABU DHABI, UAE - International Quality and Productivity Center (IQPC), a leading provider of international, tailored, industry-driven conferences, today announced the dates of the 3rd Annual Defence Logistics Middle East Summit 2009. Defence Logistics Middle East 2010, which will be held from 24 to 27 January 2010 at the Armed Forced Officers' Club in Abu Dhabi, will address a number of highly topical issues including successful logistics transformation case studies; practical solutions for generating military effect through joint military and industry cooperation; latest concepts and technology for achieving end-to-end process visibility and effective outsourcing strategies.

October 19th, 2009 DALLAS - - Executive Summit features the Roadmap for Connected CE Parks Associates announced today that Pierre Francois Dubois (www.parksassociates.com/events/europe/2009/amsterdam/speakers/bios.htm), Vice President, Very High Broadband and Digital Home Products, Technocentre, France Telecom Group, will present the keynote at CONNECTIONS(TM) Europe Summit (www.parksassociates.com/events/europe/2009/amsterdam/index.htm) on November 4. Mr. Dubois will discuss the key role of telcos in shaping the future of the Digital Home.

September 30th, 2009 LONDON, COLOGNE, Germany, NEW YORK, and VIENNA, Austria - Following the success of the 2009 event, the organizing committee of the Mobile Research Conference (www.mobileresearchconference.com) announces its line-up of prestigious keynote speakers at next year's event on 8-9th March in London. Hosted by Globalpark, a leading provider of panel, community and survey software, the conference is the must-attend event for anyone interested in understanding this emerging research platform.

August 16th, 2009 COLOGNE, Germany - - GDC Europe Offers an Essential Forum for Learning, Inspiring and Networking for Creators of Computer, Console, Handheld, Mobile and Online Games in Europe Think Services' Game Developers Conference(R) Europe (GDC Europe) commences today at the Cologne Congress East Center in Cologne, Germany through Wednesday, August 19. GDC Europe is the largest professionals-only game industry event in Europe providing a platform for game makers to share best practices, give inspiration and make new connections while celebrating advancements of interactive entertainment.

July 14th, 2009 BERLIN - - Sessions Presented By and For the European Game Development Community to Cover Current Game Technologies and Global Business Opportunities The Game Developers Conference (GDC) Europe 2009 will host several top international speakers including The Building Studio's Viktor Antonov, Matthias Hellmund of Exozet Games GmbH, Bigpoint's Nils-Holger Henning, Lionhead Studios' Peter Molyneux and many more when it convenes as Europe's premier professional event addressing the needs and opportunities for developers and business professionals throughout Europe today. GDC Europe will take place August 17-19 at the Cologne Congress East Center in Cologne, Germany in conjunction with gamescom, the leading game industry European event for consumers, publishers and trade professionals.

July 2nd, 2009 LONDON - - United Business Media, the organisers of IT Channel Vision Europe have announced that they will be working with respected channel expert, Bob Snyder, on the strategic development of the 2009 event. Mr. Snyder brings over 30 years of European channel experience, most recently as Editor in Chief at The Distribution Channel.

May 26th, 2009 SEOUL, South Korea - Mayors of major metropolitan cities around the world adopted the "Seoul Declaration" at the Third C40 Large Cities Climate Summit held last week in the capital city of Korea. Announced on the final day of the three-day Summit, the Declaration calls on major cities to convert into low-carbon areas by cutting greenhouse gas emissions to the largest extent possible.

December 14th, 2009 more images more images more images more images more images more images US reveals fund for green tech in poor nations WASHINGTON — The White House on Monday announced a new program drawing funds from international partners to spend $350 million over five years to supply developing nations with clean energy technology to curb greenhouse gas emissions and reduce global warming. The program will contribute to distribution of solar power alternatives for homes, including sun-powered lanterns, supply of cleaner equipment and appliances and a push to fund and put in place renewable energy systems in the world's poorer nations.

December 8th, 2009 TORONTO - Toronto will play host to the next G20 summit in June, a statement by the Canadian prime minister's office has said. World leaders will gather in Canada's biggest city June 26 and 27 to hold talks on economic recovery, the statement said Monday.

December 8th, 2009 Ford going to Washington to present summit resultseDETROIT — Ford Motor Co. Executive Chairman Bill Ford is going to Washington to present recommendations to the Obama administration from a three-day summit in Detroit on manufacturing, energy, technology and the environment.

December 2nd, 2009 NY lawmakers approve deficit-cutting planALBANY, N.Y. — New York's Senate has joined the Assembly in approving a measure to reduce the state's budget deficit by about $2.8 billion.

December 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - People from across different sectors will meet at the annual Business for Environment Global Summit (B4E) in Seoul next year to discuss the strategy for advancing a green economy. The April 21-23 summit will be co-hosted by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), WWF International, UN Global Compact, labour and civil society, as well as the South Korean government.

December 10th, 2009 CBOE reveals plans for IPOCHICAGO — The Chicago Board Options Exchange said Thursday it plans to seek approval to change from a member-owned organization to a publicly traded stock company. In a letter to CBOE members, the exchange said it plans to seek a member vote to demutualize and become a p09ublicly owned stock company at the same time it pursues an initial public offering of stock.

December 15th, 2009 DHARAMSALA - Himachal Pradesh Tuesday once again said the special industrial package given to it by the central government be extended by 10 years till 2020. Replying to queries during question hour, Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal said the state government would take up the issue with the central government.

December 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Fremont, Calif-based Hurricane Electric, the world's leading IPv6-native Internet backbone and colocation provider, today announced that its Director of IPv6 Strategy, Martin Levy, will speak at the India IPv6 Summit today in a talk entitled IPv6 on the Internet - how far have we come towards global IPv6 connectivity? The summit is being sponsored by the IPv6 Forum India, an organization dedicated to bringing awareness of IPv6 to India, encouraging IPv6's widespread deployment and building an active IPv6 community within India. "IPv6 Forum India has been instrumental to bringing awareness of IPv6 not only to India, but the world," said Martin Levy, Hurricane Electric's Director of IPv6 Strategy.

December 14th, 2009 LUCKNOW - The Indian Institute of Technology, Rajasthan (IIT-R), which has been operating from the IIT Kanpur campus for the past two academic sessions, is set to shift to Jodhpur. According to an IIT official, the human resource development ministry has identified around 700 acres along the Jodhpur-Nagaur road in Rajasthan for setting up IIT-R.

November 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Digital Libraries are increasingly playing a vital role in business, research and education and facilitating 'anytime, anywhere access' to knowledge resources. They are emerging as a crucial component of global information infrastructure and resources that bring the physical library and information resources to users in digital form.