Singapore to Host Three Exciting Technology Event This June

Calling all technology savvy individuals. The month of June will be exciting as three huge technology events take place in the city of Singapore. Find bargain buys at the PC Show 2009, discover the latest technology in communications at CommunicAsia 2009 and be mesmerised by the symphonic performances at Video Games Live, Singapore will be live with activity.

11 – 14 June – PC Show 2009
The PC Show is Singapore’s largest showcase of information technology (IT) and consumer electronics. This year will mark its 19th consecutive run as it returns for another winning show at the Suntec Singapore.

To be held from 11 to 14 June 2009, PC Show 2009 promises to be a four-day technology extravaganza with a hotbed of bargains catered for consumers looking for value IT buys.

Organised by Lines Exposition and Management Services Pte Ltd, this year’s show will occupy four levels of exhibition space at Level 1, 3, 4 and 6 at the Suntec Singapore, with the latest consumer IT offerings and promotions by more than 600 exhibitors including leading brands such as Acer, Lenovo, Samsung and Sony amongst others.

The PC Show will house four individual sections – The PC Show ’09, Digital Imaging ’09, Game ’09 and Consumer Electronics ’09 – over the span of four days. The exhibition will be open daily from 12 noon to 9 pm. Admission is free.

Visit www.thepcshow.com.sg for more information on the PC Show.

16 – 19 June – CommunicAsia 2009
2009 marks the 30th anniversary of CommunicAsia. In the past thirty years, CommunicAsia has always stayed ahead of its time, serving as the platform for launching technology breakthroughs that have changed the way people and businesses communicate and interact over the last three decades.

CommunicAsia is now the largest infocomm exhibition and conference in Asia, and a must-attend event in the calendar for business leaders, government officials and trade professionals across the region. The event has come a long way since its humble beginnings back in 1979 as a mid-sized biennial show at what was then the Hyatt Singapore’s Convention Centre.

As the Asian infocomm markets grew exponentially, CommunicAsia’s role as the key platform to building links into emerging markets in the region was critical to the operations of international companies. Thirty years on, CommunicAsia is Asia’s most established and relevant trade event for the infocomm industry. The event last year, together with BroadcastAsia and CGOverdrive, featured more than 2,200 exhibiting companies from 61 countries and attracted over 62,000 trade attendees from across the Asia-Pacific, Europe, US and the Middle-East regions.

The shows will return to Singapore Expo from 16 – 19 June 2009. CommunicAsia2009 will feature key technologies that draw huge interest and demand from the market. The show saw strong growth in the WiMAX, IPTV and mobile entertainment segments in 2008, attracting good crowds at the show. These clusters will return in 2009, with new “hot” technology additions like Navigation and Location-based Services, Femtocell and Green IT.

Visit www.communicasia.com for more details.

19 June – Video Games Live
Video Games Live (VGL), an immersive and interactive symphony performance blending spectacular visuals and captivating music from video games, will be performed in Southeast Asia for the first time, for one night only, on Friday 19 June 2009 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.

A tribute to video games culture over the past three decades, VGL features the best game music, performed live by top orchestras and choirs and integrated with exclusive video game footage and music arrangements, and accompanied with a spectacular display of synchronised lighting, live action and solo performances.

In over one hundred shows that have been held in twelve countries across the globe, VGL has been watched by hundreds of thousands, entertaining game enthusiasts and non-gamers alike.

Experience a one-night only explosive audio-visual extravaganza infused with a combination of the emotion of symphony orchestra, the excitement and energy of a rock concert, and modern technology and interactivity of a video game. VGL will present a completely new and unique experience that music buffs, families and people of all ages can appreciate.

Featuring music by the Singapore NUS Symphony Orchestra & NUS Choir and visuals projected into giant video screens, VGL will feature the most popular video games from past to present, including Classic Arcade favourites, Castlevania, Final Fantasy, Guitar Hero, Metal Gear Solid, Sonic, Space Invaders, Diablo, TRON, The Legend of Zelda, Kingdom Hearts, Mario, WarCraft, and many more.

The concert will include live-on-stage action from VGL’s co-creators and producers Jack Wall and Tommy Tallarico, Guinness Record holder for prolificacy in video game composing, and VGL’s solo pianist Martin Leung, an award-winning and globally recognised musical pioneer for the 21st century.

Visit www.vgl-sea.com to find out more about VGL in Singapore.