I started to call it a schedule but changed my mind. A lot of the programming for cons I’m going to isn’t finalized yet. So if you go to these cons; there’s a damned good chance I’ll be there.

 Game Developers Conference

March 14 – 18, San Francisco, CA. Attending and being point person for our group of INeedDiverseGames Scholarship recipients. Also working with Diversi and others to collab on some kind of social event for our awardees.

Looking forward to finally meeting some folks I know only from online, and seeing John Epler and Patrick Weekes talk about DAI Trespasser, along with Jennifer Hepler’s summit talk on narrative.

Penguicon

April 29 – May 1, 2016 Southfield Westin, MI Attending as a Featured Guest. Schedule is still up in the air as to panels.

Penguicon is a non-profit, community-run convention for open source software and hardware, science fiction, gaming, DIY, and more.

WisCon 40

May 27 – 30, 2016, Madison, WI

I’m a Programming Co-Chair and GoH Liaison for Nalo Hopkinson, returning Guest of Honor for Wiscon 40. Programming is still being decided, but I’ll not be on as many panels as I was last year. 😐

CONVergence

June 30 – July 3, Bloomington, MN Participating as an Invited Guest! Schedule is up in the air as to panels.

 

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Tanya DePass is the founder and Director of I Need Diverse Games, a non-profit organization based in Chicago, which is dedicated to better diversification of all aspects of gaming. I Need Diverse Games serves the community by supporting marginalized developers attend the Game Developer Conference by participating in the GDC Scholarship program, helps assist attendance at other industry events, and is seeking partnership with organizations and initiatives. Tanya is a lifelong Chicagoan who loves everything about gaming, #INeedDiverseGames spawn point, and wants to make it better and more inclusive for everyone. She founded and was the EIC of Fresh Out of Tokens podcast where games culture was discussed and viewed through a lense of feminism, intersectionality and diversity. Now she’s a co-host on Spawn on Me Podcast. Along with all of that, she’s the Programming Coordinator for OrcaCon, she often speaks on issues of diversity, feminism, race, intersectionality & other topics at multiple conventions throughout the year. Her writing about games and games critique appears in Uncanny Magazine, Polygon, Wiscon Chronicles, Vice Gaming, Paste Games, Mic, and other publications.