WEEKLY UPDATES
There’s plenty happening here at GAMA Central, so watch for weekly updates appearing in your mailbox and in GAMA’s other online news outlets.

PRODUCT SALES OPPORTUNITY: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GIFTED CHIDREN (NAGC) SHOW
Put your games, graphic novels, and other social game products in front of 3,000 gifted educators at the National Association for Gifted Children convention, November 7-11, 2007. With GAMA’s Show and Sell program, both members and non-members can display, demonstrate, and sell games at North America’s largest gifted education event. Only 50 products get the chance, and 38 slots are already gone. For all of the information, visit www.gama.org/nagc2007 or email John Kaufeld at pr@gama.org.

GTS EXHIBITORS FLOCK FOR PRIORITY DEADLINE
Booth applications and placement requests rolled in like crazy this week, just in time to make the priority rate deadline. If you missed the deadline, don’t worry too much -- there’s still space available, but it’s going fast. Contact Matt Ragsdale (sales@gama.org or 614-255-4500) to reserve your booth!

NEW ONLINE PRESENCE ALMOST HERE!
It’s almost done! Within the coming few days, you can get all of the GAMA and Origins news you could ever want through the new GAMA and Origins blogs. Watch for the big rollout soon!

NEW 401(k) PROGRAM COMING SOON!
Watch for news about GAMA’s new 401(k) retirement savings program. We’re signing the contracts right now. It’s really cool!

GAMA ON THE ROAD
Look for GAMA at these national and international events:
* National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) 2007 convention (Minneapolis, MN)
* UCON (Ann Arbor, MI)
* Lucca 2007 (Lucca, Italy)
… and more!

WHAT’S HAPPENING WITH THE STAFF THIS WEEK…
Anthony Gallela, Executive Director
- traveling between Essen and Lucca
- preparing for the Lucca show

Jodie Panzeri, Operations Manager
- Processing incoming booth applications for the GTS priority rate deadline
- processing incoming membership applications
- updating and maintaining QuickBooks file

Trey Reilly, Programs Manager
- working on GTS seminars and structure
- passing the word through the industry and the player community about the Origins name change
- doing a bunch of organizational and administrative stuff that keeps GAMA moving forward

Matt, Sales
- settling exhibitors into GTS booths
- updating GTS hall maps

Joby, Programs
- working on the Origins online registration system
- developing new registration and event reports

John, Communications
- finalizing exhibitors for the Show and Sell program at the National Association for Gifted Children show
- implementing new blogs for both GAMA and Origins
- attending PentaCon (Fort Wayne, IN) Friday-Sunday