{"id":4345,"date":"2024-10-08T14:01:42","date_gmt":"2024-10-08T12:01:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/festivaldau.cat\/?page_id=4345"},"modified":"2026-09-09T17:14:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T15:14:00","slug":"professional-congress","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/festivaldau.cat\/en\/professional-congress\/","title":{"rendered":"Professional congress"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4345\" class=\"elementor elementor-4345 elementor-3532\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40441ea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"40441ea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff8b8e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ff8b8e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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activity is exclusive to professionals in the sector.<br><\/strong><strong> Attendance requires prior registration.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f09794a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f09794a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22ef3fc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"22ef3fc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d48611 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5d48611\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-977bd5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"977bd5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 data-start=\"69\" data-end=\"644\">12th and 13th November 2026 \u00b7 Fabra i Coats<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4a020a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d4a020a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"544\" data-end=\"712\">The<strong data-start=\"547\" data-end=\"619\"> DAU Barcelona Professional Congress celebrates its third edition <\/strong>as a meeting point for reflection and connection among professionals working in the board game sector.<\/p><p class=\"\" data-start=\"714\" data-end=\"1029\">Over two days, it will bring together<strong data-start=\"739\" data-end=\"929\"> publishers, game designers, illustrators, distributors, content creators, researchers, institutions and other stakeholders from across the ecosystem<\/strong> to share knowledge, build new connections and address the sector\u2019s challenges and opportunities.<\/p><p class=\"\" data-start=\"1031\" data-end=\"1204\">The Professional Congress is structured around <strong data-start=\"1080\" data-end=\"1125\">three areas: Talent, Industry and Academia<\/strong>, featuring talks, round tables, working sessions and networking opportunities.<\/p><p data-start=\"1206\" data-end=\"1449\">As part of DAU Barcelona\u2019s <strong data-start=\"1221\" data-end=\"1256\">15th anniversary,<\/strong> this third edition strengthens the festival\u2019s professional dimension and its commitment to contributing to the development, visibility and cultural recognition of the board game sector.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca24d23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca24d23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pitch Lab \u00b7 DAU Academia<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-060db0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"060db0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Open call<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdb7d8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fdb7d8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"54\" data-end=\"240\">The<strong data-start=\"57\" data-end=\"70\"> Pitch Lab<\/strong> is the space within the DAU Barcelona Professional Congress dedicated to <strong data-start=\"134\" data-end=\"195\">young Master\u2019s and PhD researchers<\/strong> working in the field of board games.<\/p><p data-start=\"242\" data-end=\"503\">Coordinated by <strong data-start=\"259\" data-end=\"288\">PhD Bel\u00e9n Moreno Garrido <\/strong>, it offers participants the opportunity to present research projects, receive specialised feedback and connect with the academic and professional community. Participation is <strong data-start=\"434\" data-end=\"464\">available in person or online<\/strong>. <\/p><p data-start=\"2575\" data-end=\"2831\">Proposals must be submitted as a <strong data-start=\"2607\" data-end=\"2656\">single PDF document of no more than 10 pages <\/strong>and will be assessed according to their scientific quality, relevance to board games, potential impact and ability to communicate research effectively.<\/p><p data-start=\"2833\" data-end=\"2933\"><strong data-start=\"2833\" data-end=\"2880\">Submission deadline: 3 October 2026<\/strong><br data-start=\"2880\" data-end=\"2883\"\/><strong data-start=\"2883\" data-end=\"2933\">Results announced: 19 October 2026<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99f1765 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"99f1765\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-493ee6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"493ee6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/festivaldau.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/CAT_DAU26_Pitch-Lab_Convocatoria.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">DOWNLOAD THE CALL FOR PROPOSALS<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-473c6d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"473c6d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"mailto:%20info@festivaldau.cat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Send your proposal<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PROFESSIONAL CONGRESS This activity is exclusive to professionals in the sector. 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