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Join Pocket Gamer at Casual Connect USA 2014

Come to our epic bashes in San Francisco on 21 July

Join Pocket Gamer at Casual Connect USA 2014

Casual Connect USA is just around the corner, and Pocket Gamer already has its front row seats booked. With representitives from Google Play, Unity, Amazon, Twitch and so many others giving talks at the San Francisco show, you're going to need some serious chill out time to let it all soak in.

So we've set up a couple of our legendary events to help you make the most of this fantastic evnets. Hosted at Zappa in the stunning Minna Gallery on the 21 July, you can check out the latest and greatest indie developers in the Big Indie Pitch before settling in at our Pocket Gamer Mobile Mixer afterward to chew the fat.

The Big Indie Pitch

First up in the evening, indies are getting their usual support from us friendly mobile gaming types, with a Samsung-sponsored Big Indie Pitch taking place before the Mobile Mixer in the same rather convenient location.

In case you haven't been to one before, the latest Big Indie Pitch offers shortlisted developers a chance to impress some of the best mobile games journalists, answer questions and gather expert insight on their game.

Our unique speed dating format gives each developer three minutes with each panel of experts, meaning entrants will get real feedback from the event. The winner will also get editorial coverage in Pocket Gamer, making this a great chance to get your game up in lights.

Pocket Gamer Mobile Mixer

Once the pitch is over and done with, we'll then move onto a mobile mixer to continue the entertainment. With the help of one of the Pocket Gamer team and our wonderful sponsors from KamcordTapSense and CashBet, our panellists will be coming together to talk about the latest hot topics from the games industry.

After the constructive arguing has died down, we’ll be settling into an evening full of fantastic conversation and brilliant beverages to help you turn those casual connections into brilliant business contacts. And we’ll have some of our team around to chat with in case you think you’ve got the next major story in mobile gaming on your hands.

Come meet us

As with all our events, we welcome everyone working within the games industry to come  but please bring along your business card to gain entry at the door. Steel Media MD Chris James is also coming along, so sign up now to avoid the queue and speak to the most influential man in mobile media (or at least that's what he told me to write).

And if you want to get your game in the mix for the Big Indie Pitch, submit your details here to register your interest and please bring along your business card to gain entry at the door. It's always popular, so sign up now and avoid missing out on getting your game discovered by the world.

Event Manager

I do the events. And coordinate the teams that attend events.
Overseeing the logistics for all the events that the SM team attend, I'm the primary contact for our networking, conferences and mixers.
I work closely with the editorial teams to cover all events we attend too.