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DMW Notice Board New York Games Conference - September 21, 2010 - New York, NYKeynote Speakers for this year's event will be Tal Kerret, Chairman of the Board, Co-Founder & Head of Strategic Partnerships for Oberon Media, Alex St. John, President & CTO of hi5, and Steven Chiang President, Studios for Zynga, who will be having a 1-on-1 interview with Mike Vorhaus, President of Magid Advisors. All event updates, including an up-to-date agenda, can be found online. We are accepting speaker submissions and offering sponsor/exhibit opportunities now. Please contact Event Director Jay Baage via email jay@digitalmediawire.com for more information. Register now for the Economy Rate of only $499 until August 27! Digital Music Forum, West - October 6-7, 2010 - Los Angeles, CA
We are happy to announce Chris Tsakalakis, General Manager of Ebay Tickets/StubHub, and Rick Alden, Founder & CEO of Skullcandy, as Keynote Speakers for the conference! The first round of speakers for this years conference have also been released. An updated agenda and speaker list can be found online. We are accepting speaker submissions and offering sponsor/exhibit opportunities now. Please contact Event Director Jay Baage via email jay@digitalmediawire.com for more information. Register now for the Economy rate of $499 until August 27! Digital Media Conference, West - October 27, 2010 - San Francisco, CA
Join us as we bring some of the nation's top industry leaders back to the city by the bay! All event updates and registration forms can be found online! We are currently accepting speaker submissions and offering sponsor/exhibit opportunities now. Please contact Event Director Jay Baage via email jay@digitalmediawire.com for more information. Register now for the Economy rate of $399 until August 27th.
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