There have been discussions about including esports in the Olympic Games for months, years even, and now GamesIndustry.biz have reported that the International Olympic Committee and the Global Association of International Sports Federations are hosting a forum next month dedicated to esports.
The forum will happen on July 21 at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland, and will attempt to build connections between the worlds of traditional sports and esports, with representatives from all sides invited to attends.
"Along with the IOC, the GAISF looks forward to welcoming the esports and gaming community to Lausanne," said GAISF president Patrick Baumann. "We understand that sport never stands still and the phenomenal growth of esports and gaming is part of its continuing evolution. The Esports Forum provides an important and extremely valuable opportunity for us to gain a deeper understanding of esports, their impact and likely future development, so that we can jointly consider the ways in which we may collaborate to the mutual benefit of all of sport in the years ahead."
There will be several panels at the event, but what do you hope to see come out of it?