Confessions of a LOGIN SpeakerHello all, Have you submitted your session proposal for the LOGIN 2009 conference yet? If not, I’m here to encourage you to do so. This will be the third time I am involved in the conference, first as a speaker and then as both a speaker and advisor, and I have to say this has become my favorite conference of the year. Sure, LOGIN is the highest quality conference I have attended the past couple of years, but what I really mean is that it’s a great place to be a speaker. The biggest advantage the conference has is its size.
On the other hand, LOGIN is bigger than quite a few other shows. It is big enough to draw significant names as keynotes and speakers. It also means that the speaker’s lounge will have you rubbing elbows with plenty of big names in the industry. The LOGIN conference is really the right size. If you are going to submit a session proposal, I suggest you do it as soon as possible. Early submissions give the board of advisors even more time to review your proposal, which in turn helps it stand out. The deadline is January 21st, but don’t feel like you have to wait that long. You can submit your session here. Of course these are just the reasons to go as a speaker. Even if you don’t submit a session, all the regular old attendee reasons still apply: excellent content, fantastic Seattle waterfront location, great food, and amazing networking. Hope to see you there!
The Path to Speaking at LOGIN 2009To speak at the LOGIN Conference is a mark of distinction and accomplishment in the game industry — but it's not necessarily easy. Speakers and their abstracts are vetted through peer review, and are carefully matched to our attendees' needs. The Call for Speakers is open to all online game industry experts worldwide, whether for console, PC or mobile platforms. Candidates are asked to review the topics of interest and session submission tips on the LOGIN 2009 website and then submit a completed session proposal form with 1,000 word abstract and biography before the deadline of January 21, 2009. Top 5 tips for getting your proposal accepted at LOGIN
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The level of exposure we received as speakers was fantastic. The people in attendance are either serious about online game development or already significant players in the industry. We received many positive introductions and re-introductions as a direct result of speaking at the show. Hermann Peterscheck |
LOGIN is smaller than some of the other conferences out there, which is an advantage in a few key ways. First, it means that we are actually able to read all session proposals and pick the cream of the crop. Larger conferences seem to ignore any proposal that doesn't come from a speaker at the previous year’s conference; LOGIN doesn't do that. Another other huge advantage to speaking at a smaller conference is the networking. There is no better way to introduce yourself to colleagues than presenting a session, and the attention is more focused on your session than it is at the bigger conferences. Being small also allows the conference to focus on online games and reduces the number of irrelevant talks attendees have to wade through in order to find yours.
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