{"id":7999,"date":"2025-10-08T16:12:15","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T14:12:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2025.festivaldau.cat\/open-call-for-the-pitch-lab-academia-of-the-professional-congress\/"},"modified":"2025-10-08T16:55:52","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T14:55:52","slug":"open-call-for-the-pitch-lab-academia-of-the-professional-congress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/2025.festivaldau.cat\/en\/open-call-for-the-pitch-lab-academia-of-the-professional-congress\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Call for the Pitch Lab Academia of the Professional Congress"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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\n DAU Barcelona Professional Congress,<\/a>\n<\/strong> which will celebrate its 2nd edition <\/strong>on November 13 and 14<\/strong>, returns with the goal of consolidating itself as a benchmark meeting point for board game professionals. It is a space for connection, dialogue, and exchange among publishers, designers, artists, distributors, and institutions, aimed at reflecting on industry trends and exploring opportunities in a growing market at both the local and global levels. <\/p>

As part of this year\u2019s program, which will be announced in the coming weeks, the Pitch Lab Academia<\/strong> will be introduced \u2014 a platform dedicated to presenting early-stage research projects<\/strong> on board games and play as cultural, educational, and social practices.<\/p>

The Pitch Lab Academia is open to PhD candidates and independent researchers<\/strong> who wish to share their work, receive feedback, and establish connections <\/strong>with both the academic community and the professional sector. The selected presentations will be included in the Professional Congress program and evaluated by a mixed jury of academic and industry experts. The scope of topics is open<\/strong> and may include proposals related to any academic field such as education, pedagogy, psychology, sociology, communication, or history. <\/p>

Proposals can be submitted until October 28<\/strong> to the email address indicated in the call. Once the deadline has passed, three projects will be selected <\/strong>to be presented in person<\/strong> before the audience of the Professional Congress on November 13<\/strong>. These projects will receive direct feedback <\/strong>from a mixed panel of academics and professionals in the sector, as well as networking opportunities with publishers, distributors, and researchers<\/em> to boost the visibility and future development of their projects. <\/p>

Projects that are not selected for in-person presentation will still be reviewed, and those that are accepted will be published online on the festival\u2019s website.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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