Lunar Tide Communications Inc., co-producer of America's Video Game Expo, has decided to add a new game industry conference to VGXPO -- the East Coast Games Summit.

The East Coast Games Summit is designed for current professionals ss well as those who may be interested in starting a career in the video game industry.  Co-sponsored by GameJobs.com and GameRecruiter, the Summit will provide many programming and networking opportunities to attendees.  Here are some of the featured workshops:

• "Scrum Deconstructed" - a hands-on workshop for game industry management and technologists
• "Breaking In" - a single-track mini-conference for students and others interested in making a career out of games
• "Pitch You Game Idea" - a session for would-be game entrepreneurs to present their game concepts to game industry leaders

Speakers from various leading companies, organizations, and educational institutions will be attending the conference as well, representing a myriad of industry bigwigs including (but not limited to) Acclaim Entertainment, Electronic Arts, Bioware, Obsidian Entertainment, Entertainment Software Association (ESA), ITT Tech, and The Art Institutes.

"The East Coast Games Summit helps the videogame industry grow not only on a management-process level, but on an education-outreach level as well," stated Fiona Cherbak, VP of Marketing at GameRecruiter.  "For people not already in the games industry, there is an opportunity to gain a lot of knowledge about the the games making process and also get your foot in the door for a possible career in videogames."

America's Video Game Expo and the East Coast Games Summit will be held November 21-23, 2008 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia.

"We are thrilled to host the East Coast Games Summit," added VGXPO Show Director Jennifer Johnson-Halpin.  "The summit is going to be a great experience for VGXPO attendees and our colleagues in the industry. We look forward to  providing east coast videogame insiders with a new venue to exchange ideas and network with peers."