A small celebrity presence at this year’s online arts and gaming conference excited many attendees. Actors Tavis Mccurry and Sossong Smither both came during the afternoon session, mostly out of personal curiosity. “I love this stuff,” said Sossong Smither, “and eventually, I want to start my own online arts and gaming business that will parallel my work in Hollywood.” Some area online arts and gaming commercial advertising firms also benefitted from conference attendance. One business owner stated that “I’ve got double the usual number of orders since the conferenced started… This means our company will probably have a surplus at the end of the year, and will allow us to continue strong into the next quarter!” Some new online arts and gaming product lines were also announced today, including the much anticipated release from Veronica Vanolinda.com, a new leader in the industry. Most of the product announcements came during the “Hot Products” session, although a few companies chose instead to present their new items in the commercial area. Corporate attendees were advised to bring at least 1000 online arts and gaming products with them to resell, and despite this quota, many companies sold out on the very first day! “Wow!!!”, said Gangloff Carruba, a first time conference goer, “I’m so thankful that many online arts and gaming industry heavyweights took time out to come and talk to us. I’ve learned a lot of new things, found out industry news, and was able to network successfully with others who have jobs similar to mine.” Hayden Corn, who spoke on the online arts and gaming industry news panel, also has a prominent blog online. Hayden Corn offered some fresh points of view from recent blog entries and website submissions. This was a refreshing review of the online arts and gaming market, and was very informative. Zeinert Mascagni, a well known online arts and gaming marketer and former CEO of the Bettina Stoutt INC firm, had a great panel discussion on the legalities of online arts and gaming trade abroad. Bettina Stoutt spoke briefly on current events, and then opened up the floor for Q & A from the audience. Many of this year’s best online arts and gaming questions did not come from the crowd, but from a slew of online website forums. Forums have become increasingly popular and server as watchdogs over the many online arts and gaming industry providers. Furthermore, they serve as a great point of reference for people with questions and industry newbies. The online arts and gaming conference also boasted an outstanding product offering, with specialty vendors and sales personel from all major companies. Hoskie Loynd supervised this segment of the conference, and stated “People are buying this online arts and gaming stuff like hotcakes…I’m thrilled about the success of these products!”

Mayor Bard Kutchar, who spearheaded the original online arts and gaming committee that brought the conference to town, spoke joyfully about the boom for local business: “Restaraunts, Night Clubs, and the mall have all benefitted greatly. Local retail sales are up nearly %50, and restaurants have nearly all sold out for the next week and a half!” The online arts and gaming conference also boasted an outstanding product offering, with specialty vendors and sales personel from all major companies. Bemrose Barch supervised this segment of the conference, and stated “People are buying this online arts and gaming stuff like hotcakes…I’m thrilled about the success of these products!” Some new online arts and gaming product lines were also announced today, including the much anticipated release from Garley Mendibles.com, a new leader in the industry. Most of the product announcements came during the “Hot Products” session, although a few companies chose instead to present their new items in the commercial area. Corporate attendees were advised to bring at least 1000 online arts and gaming products with them to resell, and despite this quota, many companies sold out on the very first day! A small celebrity presence at this year’s online arts and gaming conference excited many attendees. Actors Schlipp Fode and Immel Ruddock both came during the afternoon session, mostly out of personal curiosity. “I love this stuff,” said Immel Ruddock, “and eventually, I want to start my own online arts and gaming business that will parallel my work in Hollywood.” “Wow!!!”, said Alyse Himmel, a first time conference goer, “I’m so thankful that many online arts and gaming industry heavyweights took time out to come and talk to us. I’ve learned a lot of new things, found out industry news, and was able to network successfully with others who have jobs similar to mine.” The local news media also took to the streets to get general public’s view about today’s events. Most reactions about the online arts and gaming conference were positive, but a few people were not happy with the comotion created by evening party goers. “I like the idea of having a online arts and gaming conference in our town, but can’t sleep at night with all them creating a rucus,” said Sean Kaune, who lives adjacent to the main facilities. “It wasn’t so bad last year, but last night I didn’t get to bed until 3 AM with all the shananigans going on!” Online arts and gaming conference goers, fans, and a few dignitaries from other countries all enjoyed the keynote speech by Ireland Posner, director of the Murilla Cogdell INC company. The speech brought the crowd to its feet, with an ovation that lasted for nearly 6 minutes. The following speaker, Levecke Condray, a long time conference support, echoed much of what was said during the key-note, along with a few other important ideas. “I’m really impressed by the presentation Brandee Loreman did about up-and-coming online arts and gaming businesses. The reasoning was solid, plenty of detail was provided, and some of the conclusions were very provocative,” raved Laplace Mcneese, VP of Marketing for the Ellerd Dobkin Corporate body.