TIGA has been invited by the Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA) and the Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to speak at the International Digital Content Conference (DICON) 2009. The event is held in Seoul, South Korea, from September 8-11, 2009.
Lorna Evans, TIGA’s Project Manager, will be speaking at the conference and will attend dinner with the Minster of Culture and Tourism. Lorna will be discussing the strengths of the UK video games industry, why South Korean games businesses should invest in the UK and the role of TIGA.
DICON is one of the largest conferences representing Creative Content in Asia. The conference has served as a platform for eminent professionals from leading global corporations to share their extensive knowledge. Over 1,000 business professionals are expected to attend the conference to discuss new entertainment and new approaches to creating profit via cultural contents.
Lorna Evans, TIGA Project Manager, said:
“I am delighted to have the opportunity to speak at DICON on behalf of TIGA. It is a great opportunity to extol the strengths of the UK games sector, highlight the attractiveness of the UK as a place to do games business and explain the role of TIGA in supporting the industry.””
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About TIGA
TIGA is the trade association representing the UK games industry. The majority of our members are either independent games developers or in-house publisher owned developers. We also have outsourcing companies, technology businesses and universities amongst our membership.
TIGA’s vision is to make the UK the best place in the world to do games business. We focus on three sets of activities: political representation, generating media coverage and developing services that enhance the competitiveness of our members. This means that TIGA members are effectively represented in the corridors of power, their voice is heard in the media and they receive benefits that make a material difference to their businesses, including a reduction in costs and improved commercial opportunities. www.tiga.org.
For further information about TIGA, please contact: Eva Field, TIGA PR Manager on: 07814 039 983, email eva@tiga.org.