The Game Developers Conference is running through March 13 and with the news, there are also some great Women in Games events that you should attend if you are in the area.

IGDA Women in Games will hold their annual roundtable meeting on Thursday, March 11 from 1:30-2:30 pm in Room 230, East Mezzanine. The roundtable will be moderated by our friend, Tina Tyndal and will be talking about initiatives for 2010 including GameMentorOnline.

There are also two panels at GDC that are presented by IGDA Women in Games. Details are:

Starting Something New – Women in Games, scheduled for Thursday, March 11, 3 pm to 4 pm in Room 130, North Hall. This session is moderated by Sonja Kangas, Head of Game Lab, Paf and IGDA Women in Games advisor, and features speakers Tiina Zilliacus, CEO of IronStar Helsinki; Celia Pearce, Director of Experimental Game Lab at Georgia Tech; Megan Gaiser, CEO of Her Interactive, and Julia Brasil, the first G.I.R.L. scholarship recipient awarded by Sony Online Entertainment.

The second panel session is entitled Are Women the New Hardcore Gamers?, and is scheduled for Thursday, March 11, 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm in Room 130, North Hall. The session is moderated by Shanna Tellerman, Founder and CEO, Wild Pockets, with special guest speakers Amy Jo Kim CEO of ShuffleBrain; Wanda Meloni, Market Analyst with M2 Research; Morgan Romine, Community Manager and Online Marketing Manager for Ubisoft (plus Team Captain, Frag Dolls), and Jessica Tams, Executive Director of the Casual Game Association.

The IGDA Women in Games party will be happening at the IGDA booth on Friday March 12 from 3-4:30pm. Make sure you stop by at the South Hall of Moscone Convention Center and tell them you read about this on GamingAngels. We’re a sponsor of the party as well as Gas Powered Games, Her Interactive, Microsoft SideWinder, Mumbo Jumbo, Naughty Dog, Obsidian Entertainment and Thrust Interactive.

Women in Games events conclude with the Microsoft Women in Gaming Awards event that I attended last year. The awards are a great way to network and meet other women in the industry and to take time to acknowledge the work of 20 nominees.