CMP Game Group has opened the submissions process for those interested in presenting lectures, roundtables, tutorials, or sessions at the event. The deadline is July 28,2006. Topics can cover issues ranging from the creation of a game to the business concerns surrounding it, and each abstract will be reviewed by the GDC advisory board before the conference program is set later this year.

The Game Developers Conference (GDC) continues to be the premier professional conference for the creators of games and interactive entertainment. Join the world?s leading developers to exchange ideas, to be inspired, and to advance the state-of-the-art in game creation. If you have an idea, issue, solution or problem that you?d like to give a presentation about at GDC 2007, please make sure to submit it to us via this website by Friday, July 28, 2006.

The theme for 2007 is "Take Control" and this relates not only to the new innovative controllers we?ve seen developed in recent time (like Guitar Hero, the Wii, the Sony Tilting Controller, Eye Toy 2 etc.), but also to the fact that in 2007 the developers have their hands on FINAL versions of all three consoles. For the next 5 years, many of our attendees are betting their careers on these machines and the games they enable them to make. So keep in mind that many attending will be coming from an office with next generation consoles already running their next major project and they are looking to innovate on the hardware, the new peripherals, the new online marketplaces etc.

There?s also continuted interest in casual games, mobile games, PC games and handheld games.

Overall, this conference is all about sharing by dedicated, passionate, knowledgeable individuals. The event and the experience is generated by people like you, dealing with the most relevant topics that are impacting developers today. So we invite you to submit your proposals and we look forward to hearing your ideas.