Here is a shortlist of some of the industry dates for this year:
20th to 24th March
Independent Games Festival and the Game Developers Conference, San Jose, California.
10th to 12th May
E3 2006, Los Angeles, California.
12th to 13th July
Develop, Brighton, England.
23rd to 27th August
Leipzig Game Convention, Germany.
8th to 12th September
IBC, Amsterdam.