ChinaGDC and ChinaJoy Reach Strategic Collaboration

BEIJING, Feb. 11 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Organization Committee of the 2nd China Game Developers Conference (ChinaGDC or CGDC in brief), an event supported by several administration government agencies on game industry, announces that: "We welcome elites of the global game industry in joining us either as speakers or visitors at the Shanghai International Convention Center for the 2nd China Game Developers Conference!" As the largest game show in China -- ChinaJoy will be held at the same time with CGDC, and the two events will bring double value to enterprises and professionals in both business cooperation and experience sharing.

Organization committee of the 2nd China Game Developers Conference announced its new progress right after the Chinese Spring Festival; the organization committee reached agreement in venue, marketing, promotion, and recruitment of visitors with ChinaJoy -- one of the world’s top game shows as well as the largest game show in China. Currently, both of the two parties have decided to combine all the business forums of ChinaJoy as "China Game Business Conference" (hereinafter "CGBC"), and the conference will be held at the same time, on the same venue with "2nd China Game Developers Conference" (ChinaGDC or CGDC in brief) on July 24-26, 2009 at the Shanghai International Convention Center. Sharing advantages, the two conferences will attract the attention of all the professionals in the global game industry, and build an international exchange platform for professionals in game business and technical fields worldwide.

A representative of the CGDC organization committee commented: "Although these two are both international conferences focusing on game industry, CGBC concerns more on marketing and industry developing trend, which is more on the technical side of industrial development. The differences in industrial focus did not hinder their cooperation, on the contrary, it brings about more convenience and attractive value to enterprises, and professional audiences, especially overseas visitors; the gathering of marketing experts at ChinaJoy and technical experts at CGDC will give the attendees a full scale and more objective understanding on the China game industry, promoting China’s game market at a global level. This is a total solution that cannot be provided by any other events."

"Comparing with the venues that we held the forums before, the excellent business environment of Shanghai International Convention Center offers the attendees a better place for business communication; the connection of marketing and technique will also drive the development of world game industry as well as push the exchange inside the industry," said a representative of ChinaJoy organization committee.

Concerning the organization of CGDC, the organization committee remarked that through discussions among the advisory board, the preparation of the 2nd CGDC conference program has entered a substantive stage, the program will be released in forthcoming days. The organization committee will start inviting speakers as well and express its warm welcome to enterprises and individuals in joining the fast-growing China game market.

The CGDC organization finally emphasized that, the formal name of the game developers conference held in 2007 is "China Game Developers Conference" (ChinaGDC or CGDC in brief), an event approved by a government agency that in charge of the China game industry -- General Administration of Press and Publication of P.R. China (GAPP). The 1st China Game Developers Conference was approved by GAPP and obtained its independent brand, as another important activity approved after the China Digital Entertainment Expo & Conference (ChinaJoy) and the China Game Industry Annual Conference (ChinaGIC). Considering related administration government agencies’ participation and the supervision on all the events as above, meanwhile, to show the independent national brands clearly, all the events are named after "China". The 1st CGDC was sponsored by Howell International Trade Fair Ltd. and IDG Expo; the sponsors also invited an overseas agency as "International Strategic Partner", which was not a branch or sub-event held by overseas agency. Any organizations or individuals should not confuse others by releasing incorrect or inaccurate information. (the organization committee will reserve the rights to release related legal documents to support the above statements under certain circumstance).

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