CEDEC 2013 Call for Speakers
CEDEC Steering Committee
Thank you for your interest in presenting talks at CEDEC 2013.
CEDEC is a conference for computer entertainment - including video games - industry, and for developers and others engaged in related work in this industry. And through CEDEC we aim to help them improve their respective development capabilities by exchanging information and ideas, and to aim for the overall development of the industry.
In view of these objectives, we ask that proposals for sessions be submitted according to the guidelines outlined below.
CEDEC 2013 calls for following session formats:
For CEDEC 2013, the Steering Committee has also prepared a guide "Definition of CEDEC Session Genres" for applicants to refer to and be informed about what discussions are expected in each area of computer entertainment development.
Applicants must fill out the following:
Session title | Please describe these items in such a manner as to communicate effectively to the website audience. |
Session description | |
Expected skills | |
Ideas to take away | |
Session details | This section is to provide a detailed description of your presentation to examiners. The expected length of the description is about one A4 page. |
Session format | Please refer to the " Formats of CEDEC sessions" and specify a genre you would like to present. |
Session Genre | Please refer to the Definition of CEDEC Session Genres and select one "main" genre for your presentation or one for "main" and one for "sub" genres. |
Notes | If your presentation requires special equipment or setup, or if you have any other comment, please describe it here. |
Speaker information | Please insert information about the key presenter and supportive presenter/s here. |
Special benefits for public entries:
Priority entry to CEDEC 2013 Keynote Addresses
CEDEC 2013 Pass at CESA member price
Special benefits for accepted speakers:
Complimentary CEDEC 2013 Pass
Invitation to speakers' party
The proposals we receive for sessions will be judged according to the following process.
1) Review based on the content described in the submission form
2) Review based on the submission with additional information
Please be mindful of the following points when submitting your application.
1)Intellectual properties
Your submission will be received on the assumption that you have obtained an approval from your company and that materials you use do not infringe any copyright or other intellectual property rights. As every successful applicant is required to lodge a "Form of Consent for Presentation" after their selection, we advise you to start necessary preparation early for your presentation.
2)Multiple applications
Please send a separate file for each application. You may, however, apply multiple sessions sand attach files to a single email.
3)Language to use for application
Please complete the application form in either Japanese or English.
4)Specifying a session genre
Upon application, please refer to the "Definition of CEDEC Session Genres" and specify a genre you would like to present.
The genre you present, however, may be subject to change as a result of examination by the CEDED Steering Committee.
If at all possible, please keep your "Session description" concise and yet concrete.
If illustrations or other figures are needed for reason of explaining your session proposal, you may add them, but try to keep them around 3 pages as a separate file (in Word or PDF).
Supplemental reference materials such as video files can also be attached to your proposal.
If there is sensitive information you cannot disclose due to confidentiality reasons upon submission, you can leave the title section blank but the lecture needs to be described specifically.
Please complete each section as clearly and in as much concrete as possible.
At CEDECs in the past, there has been a strong tendency for sessions to be rated more highly when their actual content has matched the expectations formed by participants based on the description in the program. In particular, "Session title," "Ideas to take away" and "Expected skills/experience" are extremely important.
For example: "Expected skills/experience"
No good: Anyone involved in game development
Better: Graphic developers
Best: Persons with experience in GPU programming
6)Treatment of co-researchers and co-developers
If you would like to credit other personnel as collaborators for your work, please indicate them in "Note". Their name will appear on the website and guidebook as "contributor", separately from the speaker who will give the actual presentation. Such contributor is assumed to be your supervisor or adviser who has been involved in creating the theme, especially for an academic presentation.
7)Deemed sales promotions
If it is determined that the content of your proposal is for the purpose of promoting a commercial technology, we may instead present you with a proposal for the Sponsorship Program.
Commercial technology is an important element in modern-day game development, and therefore it is not our policy to exclude applicants who are offering such technology. If it is determined that promotion is not the primary objective, and that it could contribute to improving the development capabilities of the audience, we will proceed to examine your application as a regular candidate for the sessions.
8)Management of application materials
The content of your application will not be used for purposes other than the administration of CEDEC.
Although the Steering Committee, which examines the applications, is comprised of persons from the computer entertainment industry, we assure you that the content of your application will in no way be misappropriated for the benefit of an organization to which the Program Committee members belong.
9)Introduction of CEDiL
Information on previous sessions up to last year is available on CEDiL (http://cedil.cesa.or.jp), which can be viewed by anyone who completes free membership registration. Please use the information for your reference.
10)Contact from the Secretariat
If the Secretariat needs to contact the applicant, it may do so to the person submitted the application.If any points are unclear, please feel free to contact speaker@cedec.jp
We look forward to receiving your application.
Public Application for CEDEC 2012 sessions has closed.