Toy and Game Inventor Event

[Michelle]

Toy and Game Inventor Event

by Michelle » Wed Sep 10, 2008 4:43 pm

Michelle

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ChiTAG Toy and Game Inventor Event Announces Forum Speakers

Meet Richard Gill, Emmy Nominated Executive Producer of syndicated
television and interactive gaming platforms, the man who built Pictionary
into a global brand in over 35 markets, 25 languages and multiple
platforms! Before his worldwide success at Pictionary, Richard also prides
himself in having helped build Trivial Pursuit into a $100 million dollar
international brand. Since the successful sale of Pictionary to Mattel in
2001, Richard continues to work in the Toy Industry as a Board Member, Game
Developer, and Advisor to several companies in addition to having founded
several non-toy businesses.

And there are more top industry executives. The Toy and Game Inventor
Event Forum, hosted by the Chicago Toy and Game Group, speakers include
(and more to be added soon):

- Mike Hirtle, Head of Gobal Product Acquisition and Inventor Relations,
Hasbro, Inc.
- Mike Gray, Senior Director of Global Product Acquisition, Hasbro, Inc.
- Dave Okada, Vice President, Inventor Relations, Mattel, Inc
- Richard Gottlieb, President of Richard Gottlieb and Associates, Author,
Playthings® Columnist and Consultant
- Tim Walsh, Play Entrepreneur, Inventor, Author and Documentary Producer
- Michael Gray, Senior Director of Global Product Acquisition, Hasbro,
Inc.
- Brandi Field, Game/Toy Buyer, Calendar Club and GO! The Game Store
- Matt Nuccio, Partner of Design Edge
- Darlene Calhoun, Publisher and Editor of Board Game PR
- Ellen Heaney Mizer, Games Buyer at Barnes and Noble
- Tracy Dudkiewicz, President, TAP Marketing
- Peggy Brown, Peggy Brown Consulting
- Carina, Latino Radio and TV Personality and author of Carina's Annual
Ten Best Toys and Games
- Toy Industry Association – Julie Livingston, Senior Director, Public
Relations
- American Library Association - Speaker to be announced
- Keith Meyers, President, Game Design Central
- Patrick Matthews, Live Oak Games, President and Co-Publisher of
GameforEducators.com
- John Bell, Buffalo Games, Manager of Product Design
- Jonathan Leahy, Buffalo Games
- Ron Weingartner, Weingartner and Associates, Consultant, Co-author of
the Toy and Game Inventor Handbook
- Roger Gehrke, President, Sybarit AB, Sweden
- Mary Couzin, Founder and Director of Chicago Toy and Game Fair and
DiscoverGames.com, Co-Publisher of Games for Educators and Executive
Director, Toy and Game Inventors Expo and Awards

The Event will take place at Navy Pier in Chicago on November 20th and
21st, 2008. Included are two days of industry topics, all meals for
networking opportunities (including a dinner cruise on Lake Michigan and
the Toy and Game Inventor Awards Dinner), two hotel nights and a table for
an additional two days at the Chicago Toy and Game Fair. 4 days in total.

The Toy and Game Inventor of the Year Awards, a spectacular event to be
held November 21st at the Museum of Contemporary Art, is generously
sponsored by Hasbro as our lead sponsor as well as Mattel,
DiscoverGames.com and BoardGamePr.com. This the first time inventors as a
group are being recognized. Nominations are being accepted.

More information can be found at www.toyandgameinventors.com.

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[minnesotainventor]

by minnesotainventor » Thu Sep 11, 2008 9:45 am

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This is great information!

Thanks for posting it.

Sincerely,
Steve Stark
Wham-O EZ SPIN Foam Frisbee Disc Inventor
(available for nomination- hint hint)

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