1 February, 2012

Meeting called to order at 6PM CST and adjourned at 6:44PM CST.

Board Members in Attendance

Sheri, Neal, Christian, Jay, and Heather in attendance via Skype.

Agenda

• Approval of Minutes
• Global Game Jam Play Party
• Newsletter
• Sponsorships
• Chartering Status
• March Meeting
• IGDA Lunches

Motion Summary

1/22 Meeting Minutes approved

Motion to approve revised IGDA Chicago Bylaws— Unanimously approved

Next Meeting

To be rescheduled, to accommodate for GDC.

On Wednesday, February 15th, 2012, we held our first annual Global Game Jam Play Party. Our intent was to get everyone together to play the products of the GGJ and socialize. Overall, it was a great success!

Five of the teams from the DePaul Jam site were present with their projects: Team Jam, Emotionally Unavailable, Godbros, Backyard Origami Club, and Sharks, Rockets, and Dinosaurs. They were all more than happy to share and discuss their work, which was an excellent experience. Not only did we get to play the games, but we were personally introduced to them by the very people who crafted them in that hectic 48-hour window of time!

There were so many great conversations going on throughout the event and so many awesome people. Chicago’s game development community is truly inspirational!

Thank you, DePaul University, for hosting the event, and thank you to everyone who joined us there!

It was great to see you all and we hope you’ll join us again March 21st for our Post-GDC event!

We’ll be playing Global Game Jam games and rating them.  Here are some links to get it kicked off:

• DePaul University Games
• Flashpoint Games
• Bradley University Games
• Elmhurst College Games

Some of the DePaul GGJ teams will be in attendance, as well:

• God Bros – B’ak’tun
• Backyard Origami Club – What Goes Around
• Team Jam – The Trial

For a full list of the games made during the GGJ, head over to this link.

Keep your eyes on the IGDA Chicago Jobs Board for new posts.  You can also subscribe to it via RSS.

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If you’re planning on attending one of these upcoming conferences, be sure to take plenty of notes. On March 21st at 7pm, we’ll all assemble and share what we’ve learned, for the benefit of our local community.

Didn’t make it to GDC? You can still glean some insights from those who did.

Went to GDC, but had to make some tough decisions between great talks in the same time slot? Perhaps another developer has captured the details and can share!

Whatever the case may be, this should prove to be a great conclusion to a month featuring huge conferences. Safe travels and happy note-taking!

Feel free to head on over to GGJ Play Party 2012 on Meetup and let us know if you’re attending.

We look forward to seeing you there!

This year, there were 10,684 participants registered from 242 official Jam Sites across 47 countries, who created approximately 2,320 game projects.

In Chicago, DePaul University ran a Jam Site for the annual DePaul Game Jam. You can check out pictures and video on their site, as well as the game projects that were created!

IGDA Chicago and DePaul are gearing up for a post-GGJ event in February, during which attendees can play the 2012 jam games and socialize! Stay tuned for details

22 January, 2012

Meeting called to order 12:00 PM CST and closed 2:59 PM CST

Board Members in Attendance

Sheri Rubin, Neal Sales-Griffin, Jay Margalus, Heather Decker-Davis

Conferenced with Christian Arca via telephone for Motions

Agenda

• Board of Director Roles
• Bylaws for IGDA Chicago
• Other Chapter Charter Docs
• Plan for Bank Account
• Account Access
• Mailing List
• Events
• Communication Plan
• Promotion/Sponsorship
• Voting
• Misc

Motion Summary

Motion to appoint Jay as Chair, Heather as Secretary, Sheri as Treasurer, Neal as Multimedia Developer, and Christian as Biz Dev — Unanimously approved

Motion to amend IGDA Chicago Bylaws accordingly — Unanimously approved

Motion for proposed IGDA Chicago bank account — Unanimously approved

Next Meeting

To be held February 1^st, 2012 at 6:00pm CST via Skype.

Today, after an official election and a lot of work, IGDA Chicago can proudly announce its official formalization with elected board positions. There’s a story behind this, though; it didn’t happen overnight.

A little over 2 years ago the dream of a new IGDA Chicago began with Neal Sales-Griffin. After Neal: Heather Decker-Davis, Jay Margalus, Sheri Rubin, and now Christian Arca. Here we are.

The IGDA Chicago board is comprised of entrepreneurs, developers, teachers, industry professionals, and combinations of all of the above. People passionate about Chicago, about games, and about the individuals at the intersect of both of those communities. An organization as diverse as the group it represents.

After over a year of successful events — from the Chicago Games Showcase to guest speakers Eugene Jarvis and Ian Schreiber — our organization of game industry professionals is moving further forward.

What’s next?

Amongst the next six months: game jams and showcases, convention panels, post-mortems, and local meetups. Additionally, new events and initiatives to take the organizaiton further than last year. Most importantly, though, an organizational promise to further strengthen the benefits behind being a supporting member of our great institution.

So on behalf of the incoming IGDA Chicago board: Thank You, and we look forward to serving you in 2012.

Jay Margalus – Chair
Heather Decker-Davis – Secretary
Sheri Rubin – Treasurer
Neal Sales-Griffin – Media Director
Christian Arca – Business Development