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This is the day one program of the Industry
- Education Forum conducted in Melbourne on October
19, 2004.
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| 9.00 am |
Opening |
| 9.05 am |
Welcoming message:
Hon Marsha Thomson, MP Minister for Information and
Communication Technology |
| 9.15 am |
Housekeeping and introductions |
| Games Industry in the international
context |
| 9.30 am |
Games Development viewed from
a Victorian Government perspective - the development of
'Game Plan' a blue print for growing the Victorian Game
Industry.
Presenter: Mark Bishop, Manager, ICT Investment &
Business Development, Multimedia Victoria |
| 9.50 am |
Professional
Association for the Games Industry: The Game Developers’
Association of Australia
Presenter: Evelyn Richardson, Executive Director, GDAA |
| 10.10 am |
Trends within the Games Industry
Presenter: Adam Lancman, CEO, Atari |
| 10.40 am |
Questions and discussion |
| 11.00 am |
BREAK |
| Games Industry: Business models and
the challenges |
| 11.20 am |
Models of operation: examples from
industry
Presenter: Tom Crago, CEO, Tantalus |
| 11.40 am |
Work practice, and some of the challenges
from an operational perspective
Presenters: Bill Mcintosh, CEO, Torus |
| 12.15 pm |
LUNCH |
| Games Industry
in the international context (continued) |
| 1.30 pm |
An international perspective
Presenter: Bob Wallace, Strategic Alternatives, USA
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| 2.00 pm |
An international perspective response:
Presenter: Mike Fegan, IR Gurus Interactive |
| 2.25 am |
Discussion |
| 2.50 pm |
BREAK |
| Recruitment in
the Games Industry |
| 3.10 pm |
Recruiting processes and challenges
within small and medium enterprises
Presenters: Robert Murray, Director, NDWare; Tony Takoushi,
Production Manager, Torus; Andrew Vincent, HR Manager,
Atari. |
| 3.35 pm |
Graduate attributes unpacked
Presenters: Robert Murray, Director, NDWare; Tony Takoushi,
Production Manager, Torus; Andrew Vincent, HR Manager,
Atari. |
| 4.00 pm |
Questions |
| 4.20 pm |
Implications for education
Workshop session. |
| 4.45 pm |
Reflections |
| 5.00 pm |
Close |
