Hello,

Thanks for every one who participated in our Play And Mingle January
event that
took place this monday. I hope you enjoyed drinking, making business, and
talking about game development. We plan the next mingling event to
take place on
March 17th, same place, same time - Leo Bloom's at 19:00.

And now for the big news, GameIS and IGDA Israel Chapter will hold the
Isreali
Games 2008 event on April 17. Mark the dates in your calendars.

This is an initial subject list for our "call for papers", and we will
give out
more details about the submission and submission deadlines soon.

Hardware and add ons
- creating successful peripherals for PC and consoles
- Consoles as the living room center

Content Creation
- games as platforms, games as media
- designing for mass market and user generated content
- Design: Rock, paper, scissors - where it all began

Independent Game Developer
- What is Indy Game Dev ?
- Breaking the entry barriers
- Putting yourself out there, marketing for indies, Indie showcases
and competitions
- Independent game development in Israel
- Experimental game design

Services and tools
- Feeding the food chain; distribution, publishers and developers
- Revenue channels in online markets

Business development
- How do I start ? The starve up & the start up
- Publishers facing the online phenomena
- Financing

Research, education & analysis
- Research groups looking at the interactive sector
- Serious games


We hope to see you all at our events !

GameIS event committee