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The time is here :) So we are deep into GDC planning mode and the focus this year is to help give Canadian studios every chance of success, through promotion, ...meetings, exposure and celebrations! Here is a high level overview of the events, if you/your studio would like more info definitely message me :) Canadian celebration & Expo: Big Canadian party with leaders, press, friends, supporters, partners! Also there will be 20 Canadian indie games set up. The winner will be getting a paid trip to Casual Connect Disney to compete in the big indie pitch (casual connect, Disney) and get massive global promotion and meets Connect Cafe: Meet press, publishers, influencers, investors, talent. Nuff said Mentor Lounge: Change lives! Industry leaders help shape the industry in all areas of game dev! Last year we had 125 leaders and had the biggest mentor event in game industry history. Check mentors here: https://www.mentorlounge.ca/gdc/ Diversity Celebration Event in partnership with Intel: A new event to the industry. We are bringing global heads of diversity initiatives in all areas of inclusivity together to celebrate, spread awareness and share ideas to shape a better industry

Hey lovely HR and marketing connections! I am kicking off new Slack channels for folks in both HR and marketing focused on creative industries such as animatio...n, gaming, and film. Let's collaborate together to share ideas, to brainstorm, to learn new skills, and most importantly: be inspired! One channel will be for HR covering all things HR and another channel for marketing, branding, and PR! I believe HR should be heavily involved in PR, marketing, and company branding so it will also be a tool to grow your career! This will be invaluable for all levels but especially those running departments alone or within a smaller team. Collaboration all the way :) Please fill in this information intake form to join! https://goo.gl/forms/Ggwz79htYm7ovLw73 Thank you for your interest in joining the Creative Collaboration channel!

We have 3 amazing presentations lined up for 2019! Get yours in https://mailchi.mp//montreal-game-dev-collective-call-for-

This is happening tomorrow!! Can you believe it? Some important info: -We did a shout out if anyone can't make it as our waitlist is crazy long...and only had o...ne cancellation! If you can't make it please let us know as this valuable spot can go to someone else and they will thank you forever! -Teams: you can come with your team (as long as you're all registered!!) or we can help you form teams at event! -Food! There will be pizza, fruit, popcorn, coffee, snacks! But make sure you bring extra! -Laptops and PC's: Bring em! -Sound and Art teams: The lovely amazing people at Pens & Pixels, Trois Pixel and Soundkamera are coming back to help you and your team create sound and art assets!! -Sleep! GET SOME! But you can come and go (or stay at event) as you please! -This event would not happen without our incredible and amazing supporting partners, big shout outs to You.i TV, Karman Interactive and Snowed In Studios!!! This event is super positive & inclusive so come with your best, most positive attitude! Any questions? Ask! We can't wait to jam with everyone this weekend!

Beyond excited to present this years O'Jam committee!!! Big huge thanks to Nathan Pringle, Jared MacDonald, Eric Billingsley, Christian Potvin and Ryan Schmidt... for volunteering to rock this event with the Ottawa community! Also! Proud to be welcoming Soundkamera back to organize the sound department and Trois Pixel the art department! AND HUGE thanks to Karman Interactive and You.i TV for being our incredible supporting partners :)

I am so incredibly proud to be sharing this press release on something exciting that will help the global game industry be more diverse and inclusive. Canadian... Gaming Expo has officially partnered with M2 Insights Network to develop the Inclusive Speakers Bureau. After getting to know what Wanda Meloni had been working on since 2016 I couldn't wait to join forces and work with her on this positive movement. Check out the press release and all info and stay tuned for more exciting updates on this movement!!

A couple spots left for an evening of career advice, discussion and even current openings in Montreal right now!

Best event in Canada yet!! :) :)

We are so proud to announce our fall level one class is completely full! Thank you to everyone who supported and shared the information! We will keep everyone updated on the class and upcoming events!

So proud to announce Girl Force is taking applications for it's 5th class kicking off September 25th!! If you are a female or non-binary person 15+ years and wa...nt to learn how to make games in a positive and happy environment please apply or share around! As this is a level one class there is zero prior experience necessary More info: https://www.girlforce.ca/fall-2018-session/ APPLY: https://docs.google.com//1FAIpQLScQpdeurSdw9dRW-U/viewform