Preparations are now well underway for the 2007 Independent Games Festival proper, so we thought a quick update with a listing of upcoming times and events was in order:

- February 2007: Voting will open for the GameSpot-hosted 2007 IGF Audience Awards: watch this space! All IGF finalists who were able to submit a playable demo (or had significant public play opportunities in the last year) are eligible, and the one with the most votes picks up the $2,500 prize.
- March 5th-6th, 2007: The first-ever Independent Games Summit will take place on the Monday and Tuesday of GDC, including a keynote from indie legend Jeff Minter, plus key speakers from Three Rings, Reflexive Entertainment, Telltale Games, The Behemoth, Introversion, Valve, ThatGameCompany, NinjaBee, Gamelab, and many more.
- March 7th-9th, 2007: The IGF Pavilion, which will have the creators demonstrating all 32 finalists in the IGF Main Competition, Modding Competition, and Student Competitions, will be open in the North Hall at the Moscone Center in San Francisco- 9am to 6pm Wed. and Thu., 9am to 3pm Fri. Be there or be square!
- March 7th, 2007: The Independent Games Festival Awards will take place at the Esplanade Ballroom in Moscone South at 6.30pm, with special presenters, exclusive cinematics, and over $50,000 in prizes to give away - the Game Developers Choice Awards immediately follow the IGF Awards.
- March 8th/9th, 2007 - An IGF state of indie games roundtable and an IGF student roundtable within GDC itself will informally discuss the state of independent games and the future of the IGF in a larger setting.