Pre-registration opens for ION 2008

The organisers of the second annual ION Game Conference have announced that pre-registration is now open until March 17.

Attendees can save USD 500 off the full registration price by registering online before the deadline.

"We're enthusiastic about being able to be to open our doors again for 2008, so game industry veterans can see for themselves all the exciting changes we have planned under the new ION Game Conference banner," said Peter Freese, conference director for the 2008 ION Game Conference.

ION will feature an array of lectures and panels, networking events and an expo area exhibiting products and services. Confirmed speakers for the conference include:

Allison Luong - Managing Director, Pearl Research
Bill Fulton - Founder, Ronin User Experience
David Ryan Hunt - Game Designer, Flying Lab Software
Geoffrey Zatkin - CEO, Electronic Entertainment Design and Research (EEDAR)
Osma Ahvenlampi - CTO, Sulake

Conference sponsors include BigWorld, Dolby, Enterprise Seattle, Omni Interactive, Parature, PLAYXPERT, PowerUp Games and Sony Online Entertainment.

The 2008 ION Game Conference will take place at the Seattle Waterfront Marriott Hotel in Seattle, Washington from May 13 to May 15.