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| 5th International eSports Conference in Cologne, Germany The leading international business and networking platform for eSports and gaming communities, the International eSports Conference (ESCONF), will take place May 27-28, 2008, on the Electronic Arts campus in Cologne Germany. The conference also confirmed that Electronic Arts will be the main sponsor of the ESCONF for the second year in a row. The Director of Global Games Media, Frank Sliwka stated, "The Electronic Arts building is a perfect venue for the ESCONF and EA will provide their state of the art meeting rooms forthe participants of the ESCONF. The EA Sports Bar will be used for the networking activities and the entire conference will be in view of the scenic shore of the Rhine." The ESCONF kicks off on the 27th at 3PM CET with the newly established "eSports Connection", and a multitude of workshops. The second day will feature lectures, panels, and presentaions for the eSports community. Global Games Media is expecting the number of attendees to continue to grow as participants, speakers, and media come from an increasingly international list. Registration will open in late March at. The "International eSports Conference" is entering its fifth year as the leading business and networking platform for eSports and Gaming Communities worldwide. If offers presentations, workshops and discussions on recent and future developments in the eSports sector. This year's focus will be on the issues currently affecting the eSports sector as well as potential solutions. International experts from the industry, media, science, politics, sports and the gaming community will be invited. More than 200 participants and speakers are expected to attend. write your comments about the article :: © 2008 Game News :: home page |