The following press release is courtesy of Danielle Engels from Interactive Ontario:

Interactive Ontario today announced that author, screenwriter and video game designer, Jordan Mechner, who is best known as the creator of the Prince of Persia franchise, will be a keynote speaker at the IN 2010 conference, taking place from September 12-14 at the Carlu in Toronto.

Mechner became the first game creator to successfully adapt his own work as a feature film screenwriter with Disney’s Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, directed by Mike Newell and starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Gemma Arterton, Sir Ben Kingsley, and Alfred Molina, Prince of Persia was the #1 movie in the world for its first two weeks of release in May 2010, and is the world’s highest-grossing video game adaptation ever. Mechner has screen, story and executive producer credit on the film.

Here are some of the other speakers you'll meet at IN 2010.
 
·Eric Johanson, Project Scientist & Entropy Generator, Intellectual Ventures Lab
·Ariel Garten, CEO, Interaxion
·Jade Raymond, Managing Director, Ubisoft Toronto
·Kunal Gupta, CEO, Polar Mobile
·Juliette Powell, Author, Pundit, Integrated Media Specialist
·Ewan McIntosh, Director, NoTosh Limited
·Yona Shtern, CEO, Beyond the Rack
·Denis Dyack, Founder and President, Silicon Knights
·Paul Bennun, Owner, Somethin' Else            
·Derek K. Douglas, Agent, Digital Development Management

IN 2010 will be divided into the following streams: Mobile, Social Media, Games, Cross Platform and Visionary. Early Bird rates are available until August 20, 2010. Visit www.inexchange10.com for tickets and more information.

About IN 2010
IN 2010 explores the visionary ideas, creative excellence and technological innovations that generate truly engaging interactive experiences.  From games to film, from social media to mobile, IN 2010 will bring together International industry leaders for 2.5 days of networking, ideation and business in downtown Toronto.

About Interactive Ontario
IO is a not-for-profit industry trade organization committed to the growth of the Ontario interactive digital content industry with over 250 member companies.

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The Game Developers Conference Canada (GDC Canada) will take place in Vancouver on May 6-7, 2010. The conference is a chance for game developers to network , learn, and share ideas about the video games industry.

GDC Canada evolved from the Vancouver Game Summit and will keep the same perspective of catering to Canadian game developers.

Got to the link for more information GDC Canada

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The 1st Annual Canadian Videogame Awards will be taking place on May 5th, 2010 in Vancouver. The event will be recognizing Canada's talent in games, computer animation and visual effects.

Several awards will be given including Best Downloadable Game, Best Game Design, Best Visual Arts, and Game of the Year.

For complete details hit the jump www.canadianvideogameawards.com

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The next Rock Band Video Game Jam Session is to be held on April 3, 2010 at Toronto's Rockie Raccoons bar.

The Jam Session is a free monthy event  presented by semisolidmedia.com, in which participants of any experience level can play Rock Band in a karaoke style setting.

For complete information hit the link.

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By pre-ordering Ubisoft Montreal's upcoming Xbox360 game Splinter Cell: Conviction, consumers get a chance to compete in real world challenges for prizes.

Sponsored by EB Games/Gamestop, Microsoft, and Ubisoft, the contest is open to Canadian residents only. Contestants must officially submit an entry form in order to be eligible.

Forty participants will be randomly chosen on March 18th, 2010. These winners (plus a guest) get an expenses paid trip to Toronto for the March 27, 2010 challenge. At the event teams will compete in pure skill challenges inspired by the Splinter Cell: Conviction video game. The grand prize is a trip to Ubisoft head office in Montreal.

Go to contest page here

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