14th - 16th Jul 2009 (3 days) View info and 71 attendees Visit event site

Develop Conference - Brighton, UK

The Develop Conference is where the European developer community comes together to learn from each other and share experiences, be inspired by world renowned experts and gurus, get up-to-date with the latest development tools and techniques, make new contacts and catch-up with old ones.

The combination of seminars, sessions and workshops together with the unrivalled networking opportunities that an event like this offers, add up to make the Develop Conference a must-attend event, designed to help today's developers make better games.

14th Jul 2009 (1 days) View info and 5 attendees Visit event site

GamesAid Charity Poker Tournament - Grosvenor Casino, 9 Grand Junction, Brighton, UK

GamesAid presents the Charity Poker Tournament, part of Develop week, taking place this summer in Brighton. Texas Hold'Em No Limit is the game, with proceeds going to the GamesAid charity. For registration please go to the Events Page in the GamesAid group on Facebook.

17th Jul 2009 (1 days) View info and attendees Visit event site

Kids in Games & Virtual Spaces - SCI, Belgrave Square, London, UK

Learn about the current status and direction of government and industry policy for nurturing, engaging and protecting minors in games & virtual social spaces. What actions are planned by the new UK Council for Child Internet Safety?

Identify the key stages and action points pertinent to your community Understand the successful strategies taken by self-policed virtual social spaces (including deciding on the correct virtual goods, payment systems and advertising) and hear from the leading providers of kids and teen games and worlds.

17th Jul 2009 (1 days) View info and attendees Visit event site

2nd Funding & Investment Summit for B2C Digital Business - SCI, Belgrave Square, London, UK

Following on from the highly successful 1st Funding & Investment Summit of December 2008, this Summit extends the discussion to the wider B2C digital markets by addressing the revolutionary changes - demographic and recessionary drivers - affecting the whole B2C business and distribution model.

21st - 23rd Jul 2009 (3 days) View info and 5 attendees Visit event site

Casual Connect Seattle 2009 hosted by Casual Games Association - Benaroya Hall, Seattle, US

Casual Games Association Events are the premiere events for the casual games industry with over 3,000 professionals attending Casual Connect Events each year. Casual Connect Seattle brings together the most talented and knowledgeable experts in the casual gaming field to further the casual games industry with the best of networking and learning.

23rd - 26th Jul 2009 (4 days) View info and 3 attendees Visit event site

ChinaJoy - Shanghai New International Expo Center, China

Following the E3 in the US, and the Tokyo Game Show in Japan, ChinaJoy is designed to be another top event in global game industry. It is meant to strengthen domestic game supervision, actively regulate the markets of electronics and internet publications, rigorously fight against piracy in order to encourage and support legal game products, and establish a platform for the comprehensive development of Chinese electronics products.

24th - 26th Jul 2009 (3 days) View info and 3 attendees Visit event site

China GDC - Shanghai International Convention Center, China

China Game Developers Conference is based on the features of China game development and Chinese game industry; it focuses on development of online game field with more topics concerning of online games, more study and discussion based on internet technology in the entertainment sphere and more experts/technicians from China, South Korea, Japan, Europe and America are invited to deliver speeches and share experience, spurring the development of China domestic online game and upgrade the quality of games.

29th Jul - 2nd Aug 2009 (5 days) View info and attendees Visit event site

International Computer Games Conference - Galt House Hotel, Louisville, Kentucky, US

This International Computer Games Conference, organized by The University of Wolverhampton, UK, and the University of Louisville, Kentucky, USA is one of the leading research conferences devoted to the advancement of the theory and practice of games development. It brings together an international community of experts to discuss the state-of-the-art, new research results, perspectives of future developments, and innovative applications relevant to games development and related areas. The conference is sponsored by the IEEE Computer Society (TCSIM & Louisville Chapter), the Digital Games Research Association (DIGRa) and The International Journal of Intelligent Games and Simulation IJIGS), the first Journal of its kind that has raised awareness of the need for more sophisticated intelligence in computer games suited for the next generation of computer games.

10th - 16th Aug 2009 (7 days) View info and 10 attendees Visit event site

Edinburgh Interactive Festival - Edinburgh, UK

The games festival will take place during the Edinburgh Festival in the week of 10th - 16th August 2009 in Edinburgh’s City centre. The world’s biggest arts festival embraces the increasing popularity, influence, growth and cultural impact of video and computer games. Importantly, the festival also offers the vibrant games and creative industries sector in Scotland the chance to demonstrate its impact both locally and around the world.

17th - 19th Aug 2009 (3 days) View info and 6 attendees Visit event site

GDC Europe 2009 - Cologne Congress Center East, Cologne, Germany

GDC Europe will serve as the premier pan-European developer event in 2009. Led by Frank Sliwka, the former head of Leipziger Messe's Games Convention Developers Conference (GCDC), GDC Europe will engender learning, networking, and inspiration via the GDC's renowned conference content quality and access to the industry leaders driving innovation in games across the globe.

19th - 23rd Aug 2009 (5 days) View info and 80 attendees Visit event site

gamescom hosted by koelnmesse - Cologne, Germany

The games are coming to Cologne! In summer 2009, gamescom is starting – Europe's new trade fair highlight for interactive games and entertainment is coming to Koelnmesse. "Celebrate the Games!" - The entire industry is meeting here, as well as anyone who is enthusiastic about computers and video games. Be there and make use of the international contacts and business opportunities.

1st - 4th Sep 2009 (4 days) View info and attendees Visit event site

Women in Games 2009 - Brunel University, London, UK

Currently in its fifth year, Women in Games is an annual conference with the distinct aim of highlighting the most recent, groundbreaking work in computer game research and development to both academic and industrial worlds. WiG has consistently addressed the empowerment and professional development of women working in, and researching into, games and the games industry. In 2009 with the objective of widening the audience and reach of the initiative WiG is running a series of activities in parallel with key games events, both academic and industry, to deliver focussed work to the wider community.

7th - 10th Sep 2009 (4 days) View info and 1 attendees Visit event site

IEEE Symposium on Computational Intelligence and Games - Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy

This conference brings together computational intelligence (CI) researchers interested in games methods from all over the world with game developers interested in state-of-the-art CI/AI methods. Methods of interest include but are not limited to neural networks, evolutionary computation, fuzzy systems and statistical machine learning. It serves as the main outlet for research into learning to play games, modelling player behaviour, automatic game testing, CI- and AI-based game design, automatic content creation and related topics.

17th - 20th Sep 2009 (4 days) View info and 3 attendees Visit event site

Games Convention Asia 2009 - Singapore

Games Convention Asia is the "Digital Media Gateway of Asia." Described as the only event in the Asia-Pacific region enabling the interactive entertainment and digital media industries to network and interact with publishers, developers, distributors and corporate clients while showcasing their latest products and services to the public, GCA serves as the platform for Asian publishers, developers and distributors to present their work on an international level. The Games Convention Asia Conference (GCAC) also acts as an entryway for companies seeking to enter the Asian interactive entertainment market.

24th - 27th Sep 2009 (4 days) View info and 6 attendees Visit event site

Tokyo Games Show 2009 - Makuhari Messe, Tokyo, Japan

Despite the sagging global economy, it is not only games market that is thriving today, but also the entire computer entertainment market. From this strong foundation, TOKYO GAME SHOW 2009 aims to provide people all over the world with a wide variety of the very latest information on games while further expanding the market both domestically and internationally.

In the sincere hope that games will cheer up and re-energized the world, “Game, it’s so energetic!” has been chosen as this year’s concept.

8th - 9th Oct 2009 (2 days) View info and 2 attendees Visit event site

Italian Videogame Developers Conference - IULM University, Milan, Italy

The IVDC is a two-day event, totally free to attend and with a service of simultaneous translation from Italian into English. It's completely dedicated to the Italian and international game development and it will be an important place where the most important people in the field and who would like to work in the videogame industry can meet and exchange knowledge, instruments and techniques.

9th - 11th Oct 2009 (3 days) View info and 1 attendees Visit event site

Video Game Expo 2009 - Pennsylvania Convention Center, US

America's Video Game Expo (VGXPO) is the largest event on the east coast dedicated to video games. In 2008, over 24,000 gamers attended VGXPO to play the newest games; meet game industry celebrities; compete in tournaments; buy games; listen to music concerts, meet up with online friends; and participate in the overall revelry of gaming. For exhibitors and sponsors, VGXPO continues to offer marketing opportunities designed to bring you the highest return on investment.

11th - 13th Oct 2009 (3 days) View info and 1 attendees Visit event site

GDC China - Shanghai International Convention Center, China

The Chinese game market represents one of the most promising frontiers for business and new markets. We are excited to return to Shanghai in October to repeat the success of our launch event in 2007. With support from all the major government entities, GDC China aims to advance the state of digital entertainment in China by incorporating GDC’s top-quality content and worldwide community reach. GDC China will present tracks on online games, global game development, visual arts, audio, independent games, and mobile games.

21st - 23rd Oct 2009 (3 days) View info and 1 attendees Visit event site

Casual Connect Kyiv 2009 hosted by Casual Games Association - Rus Hotel, Kyiv, Ukraine

Casual Games Association Events are the premiere events for the casual games industry with over 3,000 professionals attending Casual Connect Events each year. Casual Connect Kyiv brings together the most talented and knowledgeable experts in the casual gaming field to further the casual games industry with the best of networking and learning.

27th - 28th Oct 2009 (2 days) View info and 9 attendees Visit event site

Eurogamer Expo/GamesIndustry.biz Career Fair - The Royal Armouries, Leeds, UK

The Eurogamer Expo is about putting the best games in the hands of gamers. Many publishers have already signed up to exhibit their biggest titles of this Christmas and beyond, and these will be announced over the coming months.

30th - 31st Oct 2009 (2 days) View info and 9 attendees Visit event site

Eurogamer Expo/GamesIndustry.biz Career Fair - Old Billingsgate, London, UK

The Eurogamer Expo is about putting the best games in the hands of gamers. Many publishers have already signed up to exhibit their biggest titles of this Christmas and beyond, and these will be announced over the coming months.

2nd - 4th Nov 2009 (3 days) View info and attendees Visit event site

15th International Conference on Computer Games - University of Alicante, Spain

This International Computer Games Conference, organized by The University of Wolverhampton, England, and the University of Alicante, Spain is one of the leading research conferences devoted to the advancement of the theory and practice of games development. It brings together an international community of experts to discuss the state-of-the-art, new research results, perspectives of future developments, and innovative applications relevant to games development and related areas. The conference is organized in cooperation with the University of Wolverhampton UK, the University of Alicante, Spain, IEEE TCSIM, the Society for Computer Simulation (SCS), the Institute Electrical Engineers (IEE), the British Computer Society (BCS), the Digital Games Research Association (DIGRa) and The International Journal of Intelligent Games and Simulation.

4th - 7th Nov 2009 (4 days) View info and attendees Visit event site

VIEW Conference 2009 - Turin, Italy

VIEW Conference is the premiere international event in Italy on Computer Graphics, Interactive Techniques, Digital Cinema, 3D Animation, Gaming and VFX. VIEW 2009 will continue to focus on exploring the increasingly fluid boundary between real and digital worlds. Through lectures, meetings, tributes, exhibits, screenings and demo presentations VIEW will reveal the new digital frontier sweeping from cinema to architecture, from automotive design to advertisement, from medicine to videogames.

12th - 13th Nov 2009 (2 days) View info and 3 attendees Visit event site

IGDA Leadership Forum - San Francisco, US

The 2009 IGDA Leadership Forum will continue the format of three tracks - Personal, Project, and Studio - that encompass a broad range of leadership topics. The sessions will run in parallel tracks and will consist of a mix of lectures, panels, and interactive workshop sessions.

16th - 17th Nov 2009 (2 days) View info and 2 attendees Visit event site

MIGS 2009 - Montreal, Canada

MIGS serves members of the video and electronic gaming industries. Geared to industry needs, the MIGS aims to be the annual event for game development specialists from all over the world.

6th - 8th Dec 2009 (3 days) View info and attendees Visit event site

GCAP 09 - Crown Promenade Hotel, Melbourne, Australia

Within our 2009 theme - Create Innovate Thrive - GCAP 09 will bring together the Asia Pacific region's game development industry to focus on industry improvement, success and growth. It provides the ideal opportunity for Australian and international game developers to network with industry colleagues such as publishers, programmers, developers, creative artists and with players intimately involved in digital content.