This was posted about in the current vote comments, so I thought I'd make a post about it here so that it gets jotted down on the Sumea Calendar of what's on!
David Hewitt is Lead Designer at Tantalus Interactive, and he happens to be the Chapter Coordinator of IGDA Melbourne. An Inaugural Meeting is planned on the Nov 17th, and is open to anybody wishing to come along...
"What?s going to happen when I get there?Mostly, you?re going to meet some other game developers in an informal, social setting. We?ll talk some shop, and get to know one another a little bit better. Perhaps even exchange some tips here and there. It will be a bit of a novel experience for most of us, doing something like this outside of the context of a conference.
I?m also going to talk at you for a few minutes about the IGDA, and quickly explain what it?s all about. I promise I won?t rabbit on for too long. Ten minutes, tops. I?m also going to invite you to talk to me, or to the other organisers (who I?ll introduce you to on the night), about what you want this chapter to be, and how it can benefit you. Other than that, though, it?ll be all about meeting and chatting with other developers. What?s on the agenda is entirely up to you."
To find out more about the meeting, be sure to hop on over to the IGDA Melbourne forum....