Action: Core Meetings

The IGDA Chapter meeting last night revealed that there is interest in being able to meet people in similar fields, so that they can share knowledge and help each other grow by comparing works. While IGDA Chapter Meetings can serve this need by providing a gathering point for game developers, there'd be too many interests to cater for a single meeting to focus on. Plus, we tend to talk about administrative issues during IGDA meetings, which doesn't really serve who just want to meet others doing the same they do.

I am suggesting that we organize Core Meetings: meetings focused on a particular field, so that those in the like fields can come in knowing they'll meet people who has the same interests as them.

These meetings do not have to follow a specific schedule. They just need to be suggested, and be given enough time for people to notice and plan to attend. It can even be a one-time thing, to see if there are people interested to attend. All a Core Meeting needs is a specific purpose to bring people together.

An event of similar style was done by IGDA Singapore.
http://www.igda.org/Forums/showthread.php?threadid=23458

How do we do this? Easy.

If you have an idea of a field/topic we could do a Core Meeting on, suggest it in this thread. If we have people willing to lead this meeting and to arrange it, then we just do it.

If you wish to run a Core Meeting on a topic of your own choosing, then don't treat me like a gatekeeper. Announce it in this forum, take care of it. Just do it.

If you want to run a Core Meeting, but you don't have the logistics needed (like needing a place with a few PCs to do a programming discussion), then announce the idea and tell us what your problems are. If we can find a solution, then we'll solve it so that you can do it.