The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers is an American multistakeholder group and nonprofit organization responsible for coordinating the maintenance and procedures of several databases related to the namespaces and numerical spaces of the Internet,ensuring the network's stable and secure operation. ICANN performs the actual technical maintenance work of the Central Internet Address pools and DNS root zone registries pursuant to the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) function contract. The contract regarding the IANA stewardship functions between ICANN and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) of the United States Department of Commerce ended on October 1,2016,formally transitioning the functions to the global multistakeholder community.
E3 is a trade event for the video game industry. The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) organizes and presents E3,which many developers,publishers,hardware and accessory manufacturers use to introduce and advertise upcoming games and game-related merchandise to retailers and to members of the press. E3 includes an exhibition floor for developers,publishers,and manufacturers to showcase their titles and products for sale in the upcoming year. Before and during the event,publishers and hardware manufacturers usually hold press conferences to announce new games and products.
The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) is a standards organization that oversees global IP address allocation,autonomous system number allocation,root zone management in the Domain Name System (DNS),media types,and other Internet Protocol-related symbols and Internet numbers.
The DNS root zone is the top-level DNS zone in the hierarchical namespace of the Domain Name System (DNS) of the Internet.
The Academy of Interactive Arts &Sciences (AIAS) is a non-profit organization of video game industry professionals. It organizes the annual Design Innovate Communicate Entertain summit,better known as D.I.C.E.,which includes the presentations of the D.I.C.E. Awards.
The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) is the trade association of the video game industry in the United States. It was formed in April 1994 as the Interactive Digital Software Association (IDSA) and renamed on July 21,2003. It is based in Washington,D.C. Most of the top publishers in the gaming world are members of the ESA,including Capcom,Electronic Arts,Konami,Microsoft,Bandai Namco Entertainment,Nintendo,Sony Interactive Entertainment,Square Enix,Take-Two Interactive,Ubisoft,and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment.
Video game censorship are efforts by an authority to limit access,censor content,or regulate video games or specific video games due to the nature of their content. Some countries will do this to protect younger audiences from inappropriate content using rating systems such as the ERSB rating system. Others will do this to censor any negative outlook on a nation's government.
Douglas Lowenstein is the founder and former President of the Entertainment Software Association (ESA). He resigned on February 12,2007 to head up the newly formed Private Equity Council.
GamePolitics.com was a blog which covered the politics of computer and video games. GamePolitics was launched by freelance journalist Dennis McCauley in March 2005. At the time,McCauley was the video game columnist for The Philadelphia Inquirer,a position he held from 1998 to 2009. Growing somewhat bored of writing video game reviews,McCauley created GamePolitics in order to track the political,legal and cultural impact of video games. The site was often referred to as GP by followers.
Gregory Edmund Fischbach is an American Internet entrepreneur,attorney,business executive,co-founder of video communication and content sharing company Rabbit and video game publisher Acclaim Entertainment (1987),he had managed the company for 16 years as the CEO.
David Allan Sampson is the president and CEO of the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI),headquartered in Chicago,Illinois. He was born in Washington,Indiana. He joined PCI in September 2007.
Theodore John Leonsis is an American businessman,investor,filmmaker,author,philanthropist,and former politician. He is a former senior executive with America Online (AOL),and the founder,chairman,and CEO of Monumental Sports &Entertainment. He is also founding member and investor in the Revolution Growth Fund,which includes investments in FedBid,Resonate Insights,Optoro and CustomInk. He is the founder and chairman of SnagFilms,which produced the documentary film Nanking. The film was honored with the 2009 News &Documentary Emmy Award. He is also an author,having published the book The Business of Happiness in 2010.
ABS Capital Partners is an American private equity firm focused on investments in software and tech-enabled services businesses across a range of industries,including FinTech,Healthcare,EdTech,eCommerce,cybersecurity,and Smart Cities. Founded in 1990,the firm is based in Washington,DC,Baltimore,and San Francisco. The company has raised approximately $2.5 billion since its inception across seven funds. ABS Capital Partners is a member of the National Venture Capital Association.
Hans Vestberg is a Swedish businessman and CEO of Verizon Communications,where he has worked as executive vice president of the company's network and technology team,and as chief technology officer. Vestberg was previously the CEO of telecommunications company Ericsson,president of the Swedish Olympic Committee,and chairman of the Swedish Handball Federation.
Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Association,564 U.S. 786 (2011),was a landmark decision of the US Supreme Court that struck down a 2005 California law banning the sale of certain violent video games to children without parental supervision. In a 7–2 decision,the Court upheld the lower court decisions and nullified the law,ruling that video games were protected speech under the First Amendment as other forms of media.
Meredith Attwell Baker is the president and chief executive officer of CTIA,an industry trade group that represents the international wireless telecommunications industry. From 2009 to 2011,Baker was a member of the United States Federal Communications Commission,nominated by U.S. President Barack H. Obama. She also served in the National Telecommunications and Information Administration as a political appointee,and was subsequently named a deputy assistant secretary of the Commerce Department by President George W. Bush in February 2007.
Clarence "Larry" Irving,Jr. is the former Vice President of Global Government Affairs for Hewlett-Packard Company. He joined the company on September 9,2009 and left in 2011.
Brian Gallagher is the former President and Chief Executive Officer of United Way Worldwide.
"Into the Pixel" was an annual art exhibit centered on video game concept artwork,and started in 2004. The exhibit,sponsored by the Academy of Interactive Arts &Sciences (AIAS) and the Entertainment Software Association (ESA),was designed to showcase concept artwork from past and future video games,with sixteen winners selected from a panel of judges from both the field of video games and from art museums. The winners were presented for public display during the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo (May–June),and with subsequent showings at other video game-related exhibitions such as the Penny Arcade Expo. The winning works of art were then later auctioned at the annual D.I.C.E. Summit (February) with the funds put towards a scholarship program. For the 2013 program,more than 200 works were submitted by various artists.
