March Events

The Pittsburgh IGDA monthly First Thursday social is this thursday! Make your way to The Library in South Side this Thursday at 6:00pm. (2nd Floor, look for someone in a funny hat.) It's mostly a laid back social hour but we'll also be talking briefly about what is involved with being part of the Pittsburgh IGDA planning committee.

Note the time change this month from 6:30-8:30pm to 6-8pm- The Library has a half-off deal for appetizers and some beer that runs until 7pm- so show up in the first hour to order food & drink on the cheap! Please bring cash for your drinks and food as it is single check (there's also an ATM on site)
 
Also- on March 25th we'll be holding one of our  "Lightning Talk" events. This is an evening event where anyone can give a talk on any topic for no longer than 5 minutes. It's a great place to share a recent project or a particular passion you have that you think others might be interested in. In the past we've had topics including: game jam postmortems, explanations of cool programming tricks/techniques, startup company introductions, game design topics, ninja warrior course building, and many more. The idea is anyone can talk about anything for 5 minutes and have it be interesting.. and even if it's not- well it's just 5 minutes! : )

Please send an email if you are interested in giving a 5 minute talk and definitely plan to attend- there's always at least one crazy talk you won't want to miss!

Upcoming PIGDA Events & Dates

• March 16th:
  Pittsburgh IGDA Board Nominations close at 5pm Pittsburgh time
• March 20th:
  Pittsburgh IGDA Boards Election opens!
  
• March 25th, Lightning Talks:
  At the March Lightning Talk events, board nominees must give a 2 minute mini lightning talk (if you can't attend, you can give it via video).
• April 1st, April First Thursday@The Library/End of Board Election
  Elections close at 5pm, votes are tallied, and the new board is announced at the First Thursday!
• April 17th: Board Game Jam
  A 1-day game jam- no programming required!