The organizers of the GDC 2021 Game Developers Conference would like you to know that submissions for the 2021 GDC Summits are closing on Monday, February 15th, at 11:59PM PT.
Summits and VRDC at GDC take place during Monday and Tuesday of GDC week, Game Career Seminar will take place on Friday.
The organizers of GDC 2021 would like prospective speakers to know that it is their goal to hold a safe and productive conference, and are taking comprehensive steps to ensure that is the case. As the first in-person/virtual hybrid GDC, speakers now have the opportunity to pitch remote presentations in addition to the traditional in-person format.
Submissions for the following Summits will be considered:
Advanced Graphics Summit
AI Summit
Animation Summit
Art Direction Summit
Audio Summit
Board Game Design Summit
Community Management Summit
Educators Summit
Esports Summit
Fair Play Summit
Free to Play Summit
Game Narrative Summit
Independent Games Summit
Level Design Summit
Machine Learning Summit
Math in Game Development Summit
Online Game Technology Summit
Production Essentials Summit
Technical Artist Summit
Tools Summit
UX Summit
Visual Effects Summit
You can also submit to VRDC and Game Career Seminar as well.
Those looking to submit proposals should first review the submission guidelines and topics prior to submitting. The submission process is divided into a three-phase system:
Phase I – open call for submissions and initial review by Summit Advisors.
Phase II – submission declines, acceptances or conditional Phase 2 acceptances sent, pending the submission of additional requested materials for Summit Advisor review
Phase III – review of Phase 2 resubmissions and final acceptances and declines sent
The GDC Summit Advisory Board is comprised of distinguished industry professionals who volunteer their time to help develop the numerous sessions at GDC. They work to ensure that the quality of the content provided to attendees is high-level, relevant, and timely.
Advisors to the specific Summit program you select will review your proposal while the Game Career Seminar is programmed by GDC staff and the Gamasutra editorial team. Submission review criteria is based on the concept, depth, organization, credentials, and takeaway.
GDC organizers and the Advisory Board aim to achieve diversity of voice, experience and perspective. When considering who would be best to speak on behalf of your company or department, it is strongly encouraged to take this goal into consideration.
For more details about the GDC 2021 submission process, visit the show’s official website and subscribe to receive updates via the GDC Newsletter, Facebook,and Twitter.
For further inspiration, visit GDC Vault to access to a wide variety of free GDC session content from previous events.
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