March 4-9, 2008 : CEBIY (Hanover, Germany)

France is a partner of CEBIT 2008, which seeks to be the international showcase for innovations in the digital world.

March 18-19, 2008 : Innovact, 12th edition, Reims (51), France

The European forum for young innovative businesses, with workshops and roundtables about the challenges of contemporary innovation.

www.innovact.com

March 18-22, 2008 : Games Developers Conference (GDC) San José (California, USA)

The now famous GDC is a « must », an event at which the greatest game creators freely talk business, of course, but especially talk about creation and the future of video games.

www.gdconf.com/

March 22-24, 2008 :: Gamers Assembly 2008, Futoroscope de Poitiers (86), France

A new event, a « must » for video game enthusiasts, with competitions, exclusive presentations of new games, and many activities open to the general public.

http://www.gamers-assembly.net/cms/index.html

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April 1-2, 2008 : Second international show of video games on GNU/Linux and BSD, Limoges (87), France

Organized by the IUT (Technical College) of Limousin and Alternatives 87, this event will feature conferences, presentations of « free » games, and also a big LAN Party.

www.game-over.eu.org

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June 9-11, 2008 : Festival/Market of animated films of Annecy (74)

3 days to discover innovations in animation, in particular the development of animation in video games.

www.annecy.org

June 23-24, 2008 : Paris Games Developers Conference at the Conference Center, Coeur Défense, -(92), France

2nd edition of the European version of the GDC in Paris, which will bring together hundreds of the greatest names in worldwide video games for bilingual conferences.

www.parisgdc.com

June 24-26, 2008 : IDEF 2008 at the Palais des Festivals, Cannes, 2008

IDEF 2008 is the major event for publishers and distributors in southern Europe, and this year will welcome IT and console producers for the first time.

June 28-29, 2008 :BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT®WORLDWIDE INVITATIONAL 2008 (Paris, Parc des Expositions, Porte de Versailles)

For the first time in Europe, Blizzard and Vivendi will stage a great event devoted to their international hit, World of Warcraft. The program includes meetings, conferences, and demonstrations about World of Warcraft, Wrath of the Lich King, and Starcraft II.

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