Invitation to the annual IGDA Finland ry meeting

Greetings all members of IGDA Finland association! You are warmly welcome to join the statutory annual meeting. The meeting is held on Monday the 25th May 2015, from 4 PM until 6 PM, at Femman hall (address Eerikinkatu 2, 00100 Helsinki).

There will be some small snacks and soft drinks to enjoy during the meeting. We ask you to RSVP latest on May 22nd by emailing suvi.latva@neogames.fi to better estimate the servings amounts.

If you have any questions regarding the event, please contact jyri.partanen@igda.fi

Best Regards,

Suvi Latva Board Member IGDA Finland ry

THE AGENDA OF THE ANNUAL MEETING ON MAY 25th 2015

1. Opening the meeting
2. Selecting the officials for the meeting
3. Legality and power of decision
4. Confirming the agenda
5. Action report
6. Presenting and confirming the financial accounts and auditors’ reports
7. Granting the discharge for the board and others that are held accountable
8. Other emerging issues
9. Ending the meeting

The new IGDA Finland ry Board of Directors has been elected

On December 9th 2014 at the IGDA Finland Autumn meeting, the new Board of Directors was elected. The term of the new Board started in the beginning of 2015 and will last for 1 year. The Board of Directors is the governing body of the IGDA Finland ry. The board oversees every aspect of the association, always acting in the best interest of the game developer community. IGDA Finland Board Directors are all volunteers. Jyri Partanen will continue as the Chair of the board as Aki Järvilehto will take the place of Sonja Ängeslevä as the Vice Chair. Congratulations also to our new board members Anna Salomaa, Joona Pulliainen and Tony Brusin and we wish success for their exciting journey as IGDA board members.

A huge thank you also to the members that are leaving the IGDA board: Sonja Ängeslevä, Kosti Rytkönen and Antti Summala. Your contributions to IGDA Finland are greatly valued and we wish you all the best in your future endeavors.

The IGDA Finland ry Board of directors for Fiscal Year 2015:

• Suvi Latva
• Anna Salomaa
• Joona Pulliainen
• Vesa Raudasoja
• Tatu Laine
• Tony Brusin
• Aki Järvilehto

IGDA Finland is recruiting coordinators

IGDA Finland is entirely run by volunteer staff, which means all of our activities – most importantly gatherings and presentations – are brought to life by the talent and passion of a group of individuals willing to invest their time and effort for the good of the industry. There are no paychecks but that doesn't mean it doesn't pay well: you get to meet awesome people, gain industry contacts and valuable experience. (Occasionally there will be fun and games too!) Right now we have a few open positions so if this sounds like something you're interested in, don't hesitate to email us! Lead Coordinator

• The Lead Coordinator of IGDA Finland Helsinki is an active and motivated leader. You get energy from the success of others. To succeed as a Lead Coordinator, you have already proved your leading skills, either in the industry or in other circumstances. Previous experience working with volunteer teams is a big plus. This role will get guidance from the IGDA Finland Board on a monthly basis.
• Responsibility: manage coordinators in Helsinki
• Needed time: 5h-10h / week
• Needed xp: team lead 2-5 years, knowledge of industry

Event Coordinator

• IGDA Finland Helsinki events are the biggest continuous game industry events in Finland. We are now searching for an exceptional individual, who can withstand the pressure of organizing events in a timely manner. This person has already experience in organizing multiple events and is self-driven. The Lead Coordinator will support and manage this role.
• Responsibility: organize gatherings, communicate with sponsors
• Needed time: 3-5h / week
• Needed xp: organizing any events 1-2 years in major role

Seminar Coordinator (new position)

• IGDA Finland Helsinki is going to create continuous educational seminar events in combination with the regular gatherings. To achieve this target, we need an experienced person to create an exciting flow of talks by inspiring game industry speakers. The Lead Coordinator will support and manage this role.
• Responsibility: create educational events, supported by event coordinator
• Needed time: 3-5h / week
• Needed xp: organizing any events 1-2 years, lots of experience of gaming conferences, game education a plus

Send your applications to recruitment@igda.fi

IGDA Finland ry:n syyskokous

IGDA Finland ry:n sääntömääräinen syyskokous järjestetään 9.12.2014 klo 17-19. Paikkana toimii Femman (Eerikinkatu 2, 00100 Helsinki). Kokoukseen ovat tervetulleita kaikki yhdistyksen nykyiset ja tulevat jäsenet. Tarjolla on myös pientä purtavaa ja juotavaa. Tarjoilujen vuoksi pyydämme ystävällisesti ilmoittautumaan etukäteen 1.12.2014 mennessä suvi.latva@neogames.fi

ESITYSLISTA

1. kokouksen avaus
2. valitaan kokouksen puheenjohtaja, sihteeri, kaksi pöytäkirjantarkastajaa ja tarvittaessa kaksi ääntenlaskijaa
3. todetaan kokouksen laillisuus ja päätösvaltaisuus
4. hyväksytään kokouksen työjärjestys
5. vahvistetaan toimintasuunnitelma, tulo- ja menoarvio sekä liittymis- ja jäsenmaksujen suuruudet seuraavalle kalenterivuodelle
6. valitaan hallituksen jäsenet erovuoroisten tilalle valitaan myös hallituksen puheenjohtaja.
7. valitaan yksi tai kaksi toiminnan-/tilintarkastajaa ja varatoiminnan-/varatilintarkastajaa
8. käsitellään muut kokouskutsussa mainitut asiat.

HUOM:

Mikäli yhdistyksen jäsen haluaa saada jonkin asian IGDA Finland ry:n syyskokouksen käsiteltäväksi, on hänen ilmoitettava siitä kirjallisesti hallitukselle osoitteella igdafi-hallitus@igda.fi, jotta asia voidaan sisällyttää esityslistaan.

Jobs site moving to Games Jobs Finland

Since IGDA Finland started offering our jobs site it has grown into the important platform it is today, making it easy for game companies to reach new recruits and talents seeking positions in the industry to find where they are needed.

However, as you all know, IGDA Finland is run by volunteers. The amount of responsibilities has also grown in size over the years and the gatherings alone take a huge amount of effort to organize. Running the jobs site is no longer something that is viable for us to keep around eating away our resources and thus the IGDA Finland board has decided to focus our efforts to events and community activities. This means that from now on all of our attention will be on Helsinki and the other hubs all over the country.

Fear not though, this will not be the end of a safe haven for game industry related jobs posting: IGDA jobs site functions will be transferred to our industry partner Games Jobs Finland/Barona IT for further development and maintenance.

The IGDA jobs site will be closed by end of May 2014 and all traffic will be guided to Games Jobs from now on. Before that all active job ads will be posted to Games Jobs Finland. Games Jobs Finland will contact the current and future partners.

We’d like to thank all the companies who made the jobs site an important employment tool for the industry and hope you keep utilizing it after the transfer! May you find the best talent out there.

http://gamesjobs.fi/