The GIC is the best place for experience sharing in gamedev. With special impact being put on the quality of talks and their advanced and non-generic content, the GIC was gathering over 3300 attendees each year. Speaking at the GIC is your opportunity to present yourself as professional.

Scope and requirements for talks

• All talks should be in English, with minor exceptions to strictly Polish topics, e.g., Polish legal matters or taxes
• There is no strict scope. Submit if you can positively answer to ”Will the audience of game developers benefit from this talk?”
• Submissions don’t have to (but usually do) fit one of the existing tracks. We are always willing to open new tracks if there is a purpose behind that
• GIC uses an attendee experience level system for talks (Basic, Intermediate, Advanced)
• We are looking for more advanced and specialized topics as events are abundant with Beginner-level talks
• The ideal talk is a practical one, where you share your real experience solving some game development problems, dive deep into details, and offer a takeaway that developers can learn from and reuse some ideas in their own work

Talk formats

• Short talk – 20 min of content + 5 min Q&A
• Long talk – 45 min of content + 10 min Q&A

GIC runs very few discussion panels but also runs roundtables and Ask Us Anything formats. These are usually by invite.

Submission and review process

GIC uses one of the most advanced review systems around. Submissions are assessed by our Boards, usually by at least three Advisors, who will score the talk and comment on its strengths and weaknesses or how it can be improved.

• Our review procedure may consist of many revision steps and takes time
• You are always getting feedback from the GIC, even if your talk is rejected
• Submissions not comprehensive enough are returned to speakers asking for updates
• You might be asked to reply to the reviewers’ doubts, supplement some parts of the submission, or even provide the slides in advance

Speakers benefits and responsibilities

As a speaker, you will be granted a Business Pass for the GIC. It covers conference full access, including all talks and expo zones, an invitation to the business meeting system, access to the business lounge with drinks, snacks, and lunches, and invitations to evening parties, again with free drinks and food.

By submitting, you declare that:

• you will attend the conference in person and present your talk live
• you will be able to cover the costs of travel and accommodation
• have all the rights to the presented content
• you are going to spend an appropriate amount of time preparing the presentation and the talk

Please note that GIC talks are scored by the audience using a mobile app, and those scores are publicly visible.

Submission form

Please complete all required fields according to the description to help our Boards in assessment.

If you submitted a talk to any previous GIC you are invited to log in using your original details. You can use the forgotten password reminder option, if necessary.

If you have any questions regarding the process, please do not hesitate to contact olga@gic.gd.

Best Speaker Award

The quality of talks was always of critical importance for us. At the upcoming GIC’24, for the fourth time, outstanding presentations will be honored with The Best Speaker Award. The award will be granted after the conference, by the selection of the GIC Advisory Board among talks achieving the best scores from the audience.
The best lecturers will be rewarded with “eternal glory” and 1000 euros each. Awards will be divided categories, three categories are happening since GIC’21, but we are talking with sponsors about more categories and bigger prizes.

Deadlines

The deadline for the open call is 13th of August.

But please do not wait till the very deadline! We are reviewing the talks as they come. Earlier submission can provide you with earlier acceptance or more time to revise the proposal according to reviewer’s suggestions. The submission panel will always allow you to check its progress.

After this deadline, there will be one more late phase, but this will require submitting slides already, and late submissions face a higher rejection rate while there is less time to work on them.