Women in Games Conference: Men welcome too :-)
Nicola who works in our Rare Office (and gets to play Games regularly) has told me about a conference that's being organised for Women in Games later this year. So if you're looking to find some women gamers, software developers and engineers for your company, then I'd recommend that you tried to come along, or forward the invitation to one of your colleagues / Student friends who may be interested. Here's the information:
Women in Games Conference
University of Warwick, UK
10-12th September 2008
Call for papers and participation
The Women In Games conference encourages research and seeks to promote careers for women within the games industry. If games are to become a true sibling medium to music and cinema, the industry needs greater balance in its audience and its workforce. The Women In Games conference welcomes participants from both industry and academia, providing a forum for presentation and discussion of issues relating to all aspects of women's involvement in games, including game development, game playing and women as portrayed within games.
Although this conference is concerned with women and games please note that men are also very welcome to participate! The industry needs a meaningful dialogue between the sexes as it moves forward.
Further details of the conference and this year's themes are available at the conference website: www.womeningames.com
You are invited to participate in the conference in the following ways
- Attending the conference (registration is now open at www.womeningames.com).
- Speaking or presenting a panel - see below.
- Exploring options within your organisation for sponsoring the conference. Sponsorship ideas which support the conference and provide publicity for your organisation can be found on the website: www.womeningames.com. Please draw this to the attention of the relevant contact in your organisation.
Presenting at the conference
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We welcome proposals for presentations, panels, posters and workshops from both industrial and academic participants. The main conference themes are detailed on the website and submissions related to these and other relevant issues are invited.
Industrial participation
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Industrial participants who do not wish to write a paper are invited to submit a 250 word abstract outlining your proposed contribution.
Academic papers
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Full paper: (abstract 1200 words max)
Short papers: (abstract 600 words max)
Other types of submission: see website.
Student forum
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Student paper: (abstract 1000 words)
Important dates for all categories:
Submission of abstracts 31st May 2008
Notification of acceptance 15th July 2008
Women in Games 2008 10-12th September 2008
Submission procedure
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All submissions should be sent to nicola@womeningames.com and will be anonymously peer-reviewed by the Women in Games steering committee.
For further details see www.womeningames.com or contact nicola@womeningames.com
