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The IGDA will be present at the following events over the next short while. Do not hesitate to contact us if you want further information on our presence and activities, or if you'd like to hook up with us! Check out the chapter meetings page if you are looking for specifics on when IGDA chapters meet. Also, refer to our events log to see where we've been in the past.
Upcoming Events
Games for Health Conference
11-12 June, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Pre-Conference June 10 featuring Games Accessibility Day and Virtual Worlds and Health
http://www.gamesforhealht.org
The Games for Health Project presents the Fifth Annual Games or Health Conference. The largest schedule of session at Games for Health ever promises to provide great insight to the growing worlds of exergaming/active games, health training games, disease management efforts, and much more. Pre-conference events include an entire day devoted to games accessibility featuring many members and input from the IGDA Game Accessiblity SIG. The conference provides at platform for business and research development with great content, important networking opportunities, and a focus on providing opportunities to develop new projects and improve existing efforts and collaboration. IGDA members receive a 20-30% discount on most passes (membership will be verified). Contact IGDA admin for the discount code.
Develop in Brighton
14-16 July, Brighton, UK
http://www.develop-conference.com/
The fourth Develop Conference will take place at the Hilton Metropole in Brighton, UK. Expected to attract around 1100 game developers from over 30 different territories, Develop is a leading conference for European games developers. IGDA Members get a 10% discount on registration. For details, please visit http://www.eventdata.co.uk/Forms/Dev79Visitor.aspx. Be certain to select the box for IGDA Member Discounts.
ChinaJoy
23 - 26 July, Shanghai, China
http://en.chinajoy.net/
The largest game show in China with 35,000m2 show area, business forums, Cosplay Carnival and E-Competition. The show attracted 182,000 visitor in 2008 , including 25,000 trade visitors. The 7th ChinaJoy will be held on July 23 - 26, 2009 at Shanghai International Expo Center. IGDA members receive a 10% discount on registration for all business forum. (membership will be verified).
GDC Europe 2009
17-19 August, Colonge, Germany
http://www.gdceurope.com/
GDC Europe will serve as the premier pan-European developer event in 2009. Led by Frank Sliwka, the former head of Leipziger Messe's Games Convention Developers Conference (GCDC), GDC Europe will engender learning, networking, and inspiration via the GDC's renowned conference content quality and access to the industry leaders driving innovation in games across the globe.
The conference will take place in Cologne, Germany August 17-19, 2009, and will be held in conjunction with gamescom, the leading game industry European event for consumers, publishers, and trade professionals.
GDC Europe focuses on Business, Game Design, Production, Programming, and Visual Arts. In addition, this three day conference will emphasize timely content and topics in Serious Games and Mobile Games in Europe and worldwide today.
GO3 Electronic & Entertainment Expo
1-4 October (2009), Perth, Australia
http://www.go3.com.au/
GO3 is Australia's biggest expo of its kind. It boasts 4 days of interactive entertainment from some of the world's biggest manufacturers of electronic and entertainment products and services. The expo covers: Games, Communication, In Vehicle Technology, Home Audio & Vision, Personal Electronics, and Education & training. GO3 also hosts a 2 day International Games Development Conference. All IGDA members will receive 5% discount to attend. GO3 is proudly supported by the Perth chapter of IGDA.
Other Future Events
Here are some other events that the IGDA will be attending and/or speaking at. Further details to follow in the near future.
And, for more events, check out the listings at Gamasutra and GameDev.Net.