[NetBehaviour] Women in Games Conference: Call for Papers and Participation.

[marc garrett]

Women in Games Conference: Call for Papers and Participation.

Date: 31 May 2008
Venue: University of Warwick, UK
Website: www.womeningames.com

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 
takes place from 10-12th September 2008 and 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.
* Speaking or presenting a panel - see below.
* Exploring options within your organisation for sponsoring the conference.

Presenting at the conference:
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.

Deadline for submission of abstracts: 31st May 2008