WORLD OF WARCRAFT’S ROB PARDO, MICHAEL DELL, AND AUTHOR VERNOR VINGE HEADLINE AUSTIN GAME CONVENTION

The Game Initiative, the leading producer of conferences for professionals in the computer and video game industry, today announced keynotes and speakers for this year’s 4th Austin Game Conference (AGC) taking place September 6-7-8, 2006 in Austin, Texas. Headline speakers include: Michael Dell, Chairman of the Board, Dell, Inc.; Rob Pardo, Blizzard Entertainment’s Vice President of Game Design and lead designer for World of Warcraft; and Vernor Vinge, Hugo Award Winning Science-Fiction Author. The full speaker roster includes 100 speakers participating in seven detailed conference tracks.

Rob Pardo is the lead designer for World of Warcraft. He also supervises the progress of Blizzard?s PC and console titles in development. Rob Pardo’s speech will take place on Wednesday, September 6th.

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