Cologne, August 13th 2018 – True to gamescom’s motto ‘diversity wins’, the organizers of the international developers conference devcom continue their work to champion diversity within the gaming industry. With Women in Games, devcom offers a forum to women who are already part of the gaming industry or who would like to gain a foothold within the industry for the first time.
The networking event takes place on Monday from 3:00 to 4:30 PM and offers guests from all fields the chance to get to know new people, to exchange information and to find out about new trends in the gaming industry. Furthermore, there will be a mentoring program with spontaneous sessions, where female industry veterans will answer questions about career planning, CVs and resumes. The event is open to everybody who is interested.
Devcom takes place on August 19th and 20th prior to gamescom.
Additionally a completely new event will take place at devcom for the first time this year: devcom HR on August 20th, organized jointly with MeetToMatch. Devcom HR is a recruitment event at which company representatives actively meet job applicants in order to talk about career opportunities, jobs and possibilities. Interested companies can book a booth and meet candidates for 20-minute one-on-one interviews on Monday from 4:00 to 6:00PM via an adapted version of the MeetToMatch tool.
People who have already arrived for gamescom and would like to take part in devcom HRwill be able to access devcom from 4:00 PM.
The MeetToMatch software has been adapted for this event in order to fulfil the specific needs and aims of the gaming industry.
If you are interested in taking part in devcom HR, please contact sales@aruba-events.deor register at Eventbrite.
Further information about devcom 2018 can be found at: https://www.devcom.global/.
Accreditation for press is availablehere: https://www.devcom.global/
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Computec Media Group is a subsidiary of Marquard Media Group AG, Baar/Switzerland. Managing 14 print & digital magazines (PC Games, play4, N-ZONE, SFT, Raspberry Pi Geek and others), 14 websites (gamesworld.de, golem.de, areamobile.de, 4players and others), apps (Games TV 24 and others), Events (devcom, Quo Vadis, Respawn, Deutscher Entwicklerpreis), B2B activities (golem.de, Making Games, Linux-Magazin), and the gaming server service 4Netplayers, Computec Media Group is the leading publisher of the IT, games and mobile segment. Based in Fürth, Germany, the company reaches an audience of millions within the world of mobile and electronic entertainment with its media, events and services. The cooperation has around 180 employees in total, allocated in Fürth, Berlin, Hamburg, Cologne and Munich.
About game – the German Games Industry Association
We are the association of the German games industry. Our members include developers, publishers and many other games industry actors such as e-sports companies, institutions and service providers. As the sponsor of gamescom, we are responsible for the world’s biggest event for computer and video games. We are an expert partner for media and for political and social institutions, and answer questions relating to market development, games culture and media literacy. Our mission is to make Germany the leading location for game development.
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Koelnmesse – Global Competence in Digital Media, Entertainment and Mobility: Koelnmesse is an international leader in organising trade fairs in the Digital Media, Entertainment and Mobility segments. Trade fairs like photokina, DMEXCO, gamescom, INTERMOT and THE TIRE COLOGNE are established as leading international trade fairs and are being expanded by future-oriented formats like DIGILITY. Koelnmesse not only organises trade fairs in these areas in Cologne, but also in other growth markets like, for example, China, Singapore and Thailand, which have different areas of focus and content. These global activities offer customers of Koelnmesse tailor-made events in different markets, which guarantee sustainable and international business.
