To ensure sustainable development in esports, International Esports Federation (IESF) together with the Korean Government (Ministry of Sports Culture and Tourism, MCST) consistently invest funds for the activation of the Esports World Championship.

For the upcoming 11th Esports World Championships to be held in Seoul – 2019, IESF and MCST have invested USD 250,000.00 into such World Championships, as well as in support of National Federations affiliated to IESF.

IESF’s 11th Esports World Championships is the largest international esports tournament where athletes represent participating nations. With IESF already having 56 member National Federations, and national pride on the stake, every participating athlete is fired-up to do their best.

Even though national pride is paramount, there is a prize pool. The total prize pool for IESF’s 11th Esports World Championships shall be USD 25,000.00 for all three events, including the overall champion which is awarded to the nation that wins overall. IESF’s 11th Esport World Championship Seoul 2019 shall be held from December 11th to 15th, featuring three (3) game titles, being; DOTA 2, Tekken 7 and eFootball 2020.

For more information on IESF’s 11th Esports World Championship Seoul 2019, please visit https://www.ie-sf.org/tournaments/

International Esports Federation (IESF) has just concluded yet another workshop held by its Referee Commission. Such workshop is part of the process of developing a comprehensive referee course designed for training referees for use at both national and international levels.
The course too is part of IESF’s endeavors to regulate esports and to create an environment that will benefit all esports athletes.
However, it should be noted, that it is through the continued support from Busan Metropolitan City, and Busan IT Industry Promotion Agency (BIPA), the success of this worthwhile project is ensured.
Through a formal accreditation process for referees, IESF’s referees’ course, and referees themselves shall set new standards and shall be in the forefront of raising esports to even greater heights.
IESF President, Colin Webster, stated, “In my opinion, referees are the front-line of all our member federations. As such, IESF is committed to capacitate such referees to the best of its ability so that such referees will help ensure the long-term growth and sustainability of esports.”

IESF is excited to announce its speakers for the 4th Global Esports Executive summit (GEES). GEES this year, hosted by Busan Metropolitan City, will be held under the theme “Esports Sustainability and Governance”.

Esports Governance is divided into two sub sectors, Future Direction and Policy. Speakers for the respective sectors are as follows:

[FUTURE DIRECTION]

■ Presentation
– SUBJECT
Role models and positive influences for the youth – SPEAKER
Leopold Chung, International Esports Federation, Secretary General

■ Panel Discussion
– SUBJECT
What are the roles & responsibility of esports stakeholders for esports eco system
– SPEAEKRS
Young Man Kim, Korea e-Sports Association, President
Reid Melton, RAPIDCASTING, Commentator
Samart Benjamin Assarasakorn, AGENT-e Co.,Ltd, Executive Director
Ido Brosh, Israeli Esports Association, President
Nalain Naidoo, International Academy of Sport Science and Technology (AISTS), Head of Business Development

[POLICY]

■ Presentation
– SUBJECT
National Esports Policy cascading down to regional level policies – case study Busan City – SPEAKER
In-Sook Lee, Busan IT Promotion Agency, President&CEO

– SUBJECT
Match-Fixing : Betting companies and national federations – SPEAKER
Dan Korhonen, Svenska Spel, Head of Product Sportsbetting

■ Panel Discussion
– SUBJECT
Why and how can esports policy benefit the industry – SPEAKER
In-Sook Lee, Busan IT Promotion Agency, President&CEO
Dan Korhonen, Svenska Spel, Head of Product Sportsbetting
Paul Kim, PUBG Corporation, Lead of Esports
Sunghoon Jung, DLA+, Sports Practice Leader
For more information on GEES 2019, please visit: https://gees.rsportz.com/

IESF is excited to announce its speakers for the 4th Global Esports Executive Summit (GEES). GEES this year, hosted by Busan Metropolitan City, will be held under the theme “Esports Sustainability and Governance.”

Esports Sustainability is divided into two sub sectors, Health and Sustainability. Speakers for the respective sectors are as follows:

[HEALTH]

■ Presentation
– SUBJECT
Esports : Mutually beneficial or equally detrimental?
– SPEAKER
Janine Brandt, National Department of Health (Govn), Medical Doctor

■ Panel Discussion
– SUBJECT
How esports can support physical and mental well being
– SPEAKERS
Colin Webster, IESF, President
Tramayne Monaghan, Tencent, Chief Innovation Officer
Janine Brandt, National Department of Health (Govn), Medical Doctor
David Hedlund, St. John’s University, Associate Professor

[SUSTAINABILITY]

■ Presentation
– SUBJECT
Win-win strategy and synergy creations between various esports
stakeholders
– SPEAKER
Cheol Hag Kim, Korea e-Sports Association, Secretary General

■ Panel Discussion
– SUBJECT
Defining & Standardizing to reach a consensus for esports terminology
– SPEAKERS
Cheol Hag Kim, Korea e-Sports Association, Secretary General
SungChul Byun, THE MATCH LAB, CEO
Magnus Jonsson, IESF, Board Member
Koen Schobber, IESF Player’s Committee, Member
Nicholas Khoo, SCOGA, Chairman

For more information on GEES 2019, please visit: https://gees.rsportz.com/

International Esports Federation (IESF) is pleased to announce the full agenda of the 4th GEES (Global Esports Executive Summit) 2019. GEES 2019 will take place in Busan during August 29th -31st, featuring renowned keynote speakers, educational programs, panel discussions, post-conference workshop, and more.

GEES this year will be held under the theme of “Esports Sustainability and Governance’, continuing to enhance dialogue between esports and sports stakeholder. Sub themes are divided into four sectors which are Health, Sustainability, Governance and Future Direction.

GEES 2019 continues to aim to be the platform to share ideas, create synergies, and most of all, to reach a mutual consensus for esports development.

For registration and further information on GEES 2019, please visit: https://gees.rsportz.com/

The 2^nd Esports Academic Seminar will be held adjacently with the 4^th Global Esports Executive Summit (GEES) as a parallel program on August 30^th, 2019. Most recent esports academic research will be shared with the public to support the enhancement and sustainability of esports

Esports Academic Seminar was introduced during GEES 2018 by IESF, announcing its vision of the Global Esports R&D Center to support Esports researches through the Academic Research Center. (Reference: https://www.ie-sf.org/news/iesf-launches-global-esports-rdcentre-for-further-esports-development/).

Upcoming Esports Academic Seminar will once again be held in Busan in 2019. Further detailed information for the Seminar will be announced in the following days.

(Reference: 2018 Research topics)