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SUMMARY:IGDA Las Vegas Game Dev Meet Up
DESCRIPTION:Meet ups are the first Tuesday of the month.\nJoin the IGDA Las Vegas Discord community: https://discord.gg/igdalasvegas \nFor more information\, visit: https://www.meetup.com/IGDA-Las-Vegas-Game-Development-Meetup/events/
URL:https://igda.org/event/igda-las-vegas-game-dev-meet-up/2021-02-02/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210204
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210206
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SUMMARY:Hyper Games Conference 2021
DESCRIPTION:We are pleased to announce the Hyper Games Conference 2021!  \nA conference dedicated to hyper-casual games will be held on February 4-5\, 2021 in an online format! The purpose of the event is to unite game developers companies with publishers and advertising platforms. The conference will be held for 2 days\, with speaking slots and panel discussions with industry leaders on various specialized topics.  \nMore detailed topics:  \n\n Development. Hyper-casual game development basics and methods \n Games publishing \n Games marketing (ad networks) \n Success cases \n Panel discussions on game development and publishing.\n\nThe main theme of the conference will be developers and their games\, success stories\, mistakes\, and interesting cases. That’s why participation in the conference for development companies is absolutely free — tickets\, speeches\, activities. The conference plans to bring together about 1000 participants from more than 20 countries\, about 100 gaming brands\, and about 30 speakers. The activities will be both in Russian and in English\, so the format will be interesting.  \nEveryone who is involved in hyper-casual games: game studios\, publishers\, ad networks\, and platforms — hurry up to participate in the main profile event. https://hgconf.com/ \n  \n 
URL:https://igda.org/event/hyper-games-conference-2021/
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SUMMARY:Digital Entertainment World Expo
DESCRIPTION:Join us online this February 8-12 for Digital Entertainment World 2021! This year\, #DEW2021 will explore “Creativity and Innovation in a Changing World” – a theme resonating across digital entertainment and media landscapes. Learn more at dewexpo.com \nThis February\, the 8th annual Digital Entertainment World Conference returns for 5 days of online programming! The #DEW2021 agenda covers cutting-edge topics on Television\, Streaming\, Advertising\, Games\, Esports\, RightsTech\, Music & Podcasts. Learn more at dewexpo.com \n  \nIGDA Members save 20% on tickets by visiting the Discounts page.
URL:https://igda.org/event/digital-entertainment-world-expo/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210208
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210213
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SUMMARY:Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #5
DESCRIPTION:The Global Games Industry Conference ONLINE \nMonday\, February 8th – Friday\, February 12th\, 2021 \nhttps://www.pgconnects.com/digital/ \nFollowing four fantastic digital events in 2020\, Pocket Gamer Connects will return in 2021 with another world-welcoming online conference. \nA Pocket Gamer Connects online conference is the perfect way to meet\, learn from\, and do business with over 1\,300 games industry professionals\, and over 200 speakers. We’ve run 26 Connects events now since 2014\, and we’re excited to announce our 2021 plans. \nThe need to connect remains as strong as ever\, even though many of us are still unable to travel. Despite hopes of an end to the pandemic\, we’ve all accepted that early 2021 will still be an unusual time. Fortunately\, running events digitally has enabled us to unite vast numbers of international guests – some 75 countries were represented at each of our online conferences in 2020! \nAs one of an expected 1\,500 delegates\, you will have access to an innovative online platform for five days in February 2021. You’ll be able to select from a programme of great live video content full of insight and practical advice across ten themed conference tracks. You can watch the tracks live or catch up on the recorded videos within your own time\, and if you’re online while the speakers are performing you’ll be able to interact with them and the other viewers with questions and comments. \nBusiness goes on\, and people need to make new connections! So in addition to the talks\, you’ll also be able to search and connect with other attendees. You can find people\, connect\, discuss\, do deals and make plans using the MeetToMatch online meeting platform. It enables you to search by a range of professional criteria and automatically schedules one-to-one video meetings. \nAdditionally\, we’re running online versions of these fringe events so you can connect through multiple avenues: \n\nCareers Week [https://www.pgconnects.com/digital/careers-week/]\nInvestor Connector [https://www.pgconnects.com/digital/investor-connector/]\nPublisher SpeedMatch [https://www.pgconnects.com/digital/publisher-speedmatch/]\nThe Big Indie Pitch (Mobile Edition) [https://www.pgconnects.com/digital/the-big-indie-pitch-mobile-edition/]\nThe Big Indie Pitch (PC + Console Edition) [https://www.pgconnects.com/digital/the-big-indie-pitch-pc-console-edition/]\nJournalist Bar [https://www.pgconnects.com/digital/journalist-bar/]\nDiscord server [https://www.pgconnects.com/digital/discord-server/]\n\nSo book your tickets now and join us in February for Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #5. https://www.pgconnects.com/digital/ \nWe’re also allocating a limited amount of free passes solely for small indie developers\, enabling them to meet with investors and publishers\, and learn from the industry’s biggest names. If you think you qualify\, sign up here [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd-DCNcYQG5aWoV3qAIyKVj1O9vFeZ6X8dMU_4lzmY69JsjSw/viewform]. \nIGDA members can visit the IGDA Discount page to access a 20% off discount on tickets.
URL:https://igda.org/event/pocket-gamer-connects-digital-5/
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SUMMARY:WN Hub
DESCRIPTION:The WN Hub is back! From February 8-12\, the WN Winter conference will stream lectures with live Q&A sessions by speakers EA\, SEGA\, Saber Interactive\, Wargaming\, Facebook\, Nutaku\, Snap\, MyTracker\, SayGames and others to share knowledge and help people level up their skills and stay current with trends. \nThe conference also has a developer exhibition where indies and studios can show off their games\, get feedback and meet with publishers. Teams that demo will also get one free business pass to access the conference’s networking system. When signing up on the form\, be sure to enter IGDA Finland under “How did you find out about the WN Hub.” The developer exhibition is free\, but there some promotional options for additional fees. \nBasic tickets to the event are FREE for game developers and gives access to the lectures and the developer exhibition\, while business tickets are required to use the networking system. IGDA members who are game developers can get a 10% discount off business passes using promocode: IGDAsecretcode. NOTE: WN will cancel basic tickets or discounted business tickets that are registered for non-game developers. Sign up here. Networking is already open for anyone who wants to get an early start.
URL:https://igda.org/event/wn-hub/
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SUMMARY:Breakpoint
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a 2-day virtual gaming developer summit that will gather thought leaders in the gaming industry to  share tools and best practices that programmers depend on to develop and ship games\, with a focus on 3 major segment areas: Debugging\, Performance\, Quality Assurance & Testing. \n  \nEvent Sessions: \nTrack 1: Debugging and Quality \nA discussion on industry best practices to achieve better error management\, quality\, and stability. \nTrack 2: Testing Pipelines (manual and automated testing) \nEffective testing tools and techniques that can be used for greater coverage and speed. \nTrack 3: Performance Issues \nExploring technology that can improve debugging and rooting cause of performance issues. \nTo learn more about the event visit the site. 
URL:https://igda.org/event/5644/
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SUMMARY:Call for Change Summit
DESCRIPTION:This unique\, virtual event from @devcom will provide practical approaches to diversity\, inclusion and accessibility.  \n  \nLeaders from a variety of backgrounds and experiences will speak and share their insights into some important topics facing the games industry today\, including: \n\nguidance on to how to hire and build a diverse team\nways to think about representation\, from a creative and commercial standpoint\nhow developers can think holistically about inclusion\, from game concepting to monetization methods\n\n  \nWhile this inaugural event will be 100% virtual\, there will be plenty of opportunity to network with other gaming industry leaders. More info to follow shortly.  \n  \nAttendance is FREE. Click here to register.
URL:https://igda.org/event/call-for-change-summit/
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