IGDA London - Launch event - Video game industry talks, panel & networking

The International Game Developers Association (IGDA) is the world's largest nonprofit membership organisation serving all individuals who create games. Each chapter around the world is volunteer-led. As the London Chapter, we organise regular accessible events under the IGDA banner, which gives this community an opportunity to unite and flourish. You do not need to be a member of the IGDA to attend most of these events, but we do encourage you to become a card carrying member so you don't miss out on member-only, special events each year and many of the benefits from becoming an IGDA member.

Summarised, our purpose is for members of the IGDA London Chapter to: Belong, Bond and Learn.

Join us at Newspeak House to celebrate the launch of the IGDA London chapter with a series of informative talks, a great panel and a chance to network with your peers.

Agenda

• 18:30: venue open, refreshments, network (colour sticker collect!)
• 19:00: IGDA Welcome talk
• 19:20: Katherine Bidwell, Founder at State of Play - TBC Talk topic
• 19:40: refreshments, networking (colour sticker collect!)
• 20:00: Jennifer Estaris, Game Director at ustwo games - TBC talk topic
• 20:20: Nicolas Pirot, Lead Technical Artist at ZA/UM [and others TBC] - TBC panel topic
• 21:00: refreshments, networking (colour sticker collect!)
• 22:00: doors

Refreshments

Light refreshments will be available free of charge. We're talking tea, squash, biscuits etc.

Networking

They'll be a fun little mini-game for networking which will involve collecting stickers with other attendees.

Donations to Newspeak House

Free tickets are available to anyone, no questions asked! Newspeak House is letting us use the venue free of charge, so if you'd like to donate, any donations will go towards their running costs.

What is Newspeak House?

Newspeak House, The London College of Political Technology, is an independent residential college founded in 2015. Their mission is to study, nurture and inspire emerging communities of practice across civil society and the public sector in the UK.

Newspeak House has two core activities; it hosts a busy calendar of events at its campus in central London, as well as a one year course for emerging leaders in the field. Those who have graduated from the programme - over 80 now - become Fellows of Newspeak House.

If you would like to visit the college and find out more about its work, the current cohort hosts a weekly community dinner called Ration Club. To find out more or if you'd like to attend, please register.