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Reminder: Submit your talks now for the GDC 2016 Summits!

If you're aiming to be a Game Developers Conference 2016 speaker, take note: Now is your chance to propose a talk for one of the first-class Summits at GDC 2016!

The call for submissions to present lectures and panels for both the specialized Summits (each of which focuses on a specific sector of the game industry) and the new Virtual Reality Developers Conference that kick off the 2016 Game Developers Conference closes next Friday, October 2nd at 11:59 PM PT.

Until then you can submit your pitches for Summit talks, with each Summit having dedicated industry Advisory Board members to evaluate your talks.

This year's GDC Summits include the return of multiple popular Summits and the expansion of the new eSports Summit to two full days. The full GDC Summit line-up for 2016 is as follows:

  • AI Summit
  • Free to Play Summit
  • Game Narrative Summit
  • GDC Education Summit
  • Independent Games Summit
  • eSports Summit
  • Community Management Summit
  • Smartphone & Tablet Games Summit

The GDC Summits and VRDC will take place on the first two days of GDC, March 14th and 15th, signaling the start of the five-day conference.

The perennially popular Game Career Seminar is also accepting submissions, and will take place on Friday, March 18th, to close out GDC 2016. 

Organized by the UBM Tech Game Network, GDC 2016 takes place March 14-18 at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, California. For more information regarding the submission process and guidelines for the GDC summits, please visit the online submission portal. For more information about GDC 2016, please visit the official GDC website.

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