Valenciennes, France, 16 April 2012 - Whether it’s security, industrial relations, recruitment, disabilities, industrial risk, competitiveness or health, video games can provide a solution.
e-virtuoses, the essential event for Serious game professionals, is taking place this coming 23 rd and 24 th May at the Phénix in Valenciennes, north of France. The international event is completely free with finance provided by the organiser, the Grand Hainaut Chamber of Commerce (CCI), and the Nord-Pas de Calais regional authority in partnership with the Pôle Images business cluster.
To preview the programme for the 100% international event, go here:
http://www.e-virtuoses.net/uk/conferences.html
This year, the event is aiming to go straight to the heart of the key issues affecting today’s professionals. With growth potential of around 47% and a turnover of 1.5 billion Euros*, Serious games are opening up new and exciting horizons to the business, training and institutional worlds.
Spotlight on the 24 th May 2012 conference schedule
4 THEMES SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR EUROPEAN DECISION MAKERS
This year the event is composed around 4 central themes with a packed programme on May 24 th running from 9 am to 5.30 pm. Throughout the day, human resource directors, training professionals, communicators, educators, project managers, scientists, doctors and managers will hear how video games are currently being used to communicate, train, manage risks and improve sales.
The back-to-back programme consists of 3 series of conferences based around the professional themes of 'Communication & Marketing', 'Training & Education' and 'Risk & Crisis Management'. An additional series of conferences will be dedicated to the theme of 'Evaluating & Measuring the Impact of Serious Games'.
LEADING INTERNATIONAL SPEAKERS
Big businesses, SMEs, universities and institutions will share their latest innovations with attendees at the conferences on May 24 th. More than 10 nationalities will be represented at the event, including the UK, Belgium, the Netherlands, Sweden, Germany, France, Italy, Russia, the USA and Turkey.
Among those already confirmed are research and development professionals from big businesses and SMEs including 3DDUO, ARMIR, Audace, Bayer, CCCP, CEPE (European centre for products for children), EDF, Eurocopter, Games for Health Europe, Interaction healthcare, KTM Advance, MIT, Pixel Learning, the Serious Game Institute, Succubus interactive, Total, Universities (Créteil, Lille, Montpellier, La Rochelle, Valenciennes…) and many more.
Among the other essential event highlights:
May 23 rd: the scientific symposium entitled ‘Evaluating and Measuring the Impact of Serious Games’, the ‘e-virtuoses awards 2012’ and the evening Gala event.
The complete programme will be revealed soon at
*source: IDATE ; Market & Data Report, July2010
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About e-virtuoses
Created and initiated by the Grand Hainaut Chamber of Commerce (CCI), the e-virtuoses conference will take place on 23 and 24 May 2012 in Valenciennes, north of France.
For the 2012 edition, the event will offer buyers of Serious games in France and overseas, as well as decision makers from health, communication, human resources and any industry interested in video game innovation, the opportunity to grow their expertise, gain hands-on experience, and measure the real impact of Serious games.
Entry to the event is free. The event is financed by public bodies and the regional government.
Press contact
For all media requests and press accreditation, contact Cosmocover, the video game marketing agency.
virtuoses@cosmocover.com"> e-virtuoses@cosmocover.com
or +33 (0)1 84 2001 04
