For those PAX attendees looking forward to my panel on Legal Issues in Gaming, we're scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 5 at 3:30pm in the Wolfman Theater. If you are an iOS user, consider picking up "The Conventionist" (it's free) and downloading the PAX plugin. You can then build a customized schedule, set an alarm for the panel, check the latest information, get a map, and all sorts of useful little...
Details are a bit sketchy right now, but allegations are surfacing that the shake up in the IGDA leadership has something to do with the major restructuring of the organization, recently announced by board members Wendy Despain and Gordon Bellamy. Personally, I'm not convinced yet. Joshua Caulfield is apparently moving on to a new ED position elsewhere, which makes me think he wasn't forced out and the timing...
The IGDA IP Rights SIG Steering Committee elections are over, and the new members are myself, Tom Barbalet (chair), Stephen Rubin, and Ross Dannenberg. The SIG was responsible for the development of the IGDA IP Rights White Paper, and hopes to revise and expand on the existing document this year. If you have any questions or suggestions for the Committee, please feel free to contact me.
