GLS Conference: Submissions Deadline Extended

Games, Learning, and Society Conference
June 15-16, 2006 . Madison WI

Deadline for submission to the second annual Games, Learning & Society (GLS) Conference to be held June 15-16, 2006 in Madison, Wisconsin has been extended to March 3, 2006. The GLS Conference fosters substantive discussion and collaboration among academics, designers, and educators interested in how game technologies – commercial games and others – can enhance not only learning and education but also culture and society more broadly. Speakers, discussion groups, interactive workshops, and exhibits will focus on game design, game culture, and games’ potential for learning and social change.

We invite creative and interactive proposals for presentations, discussions, symposia, workshops, debates, respondents, and exhibits on topics and issues related to conference themes. Please visit our website for detailed submission information: www.glsconference.org

Poster Note: Last year the conference was a huge success (we had a waiting list to get in and only 13% paper acceptance rate) so we've decided to try to make it an annual event but keep it small so that folks can still engage in genuine conversation. I'd personally love to see more MMO representation there, so please consider submitting something!

Comments

[Elijah]

1.

erm, this may be a dumb question, but why is the deadline being extended if you only had a 13% acceptance rate last year? fun.

[Brian 'Psychochild' Green]

2.

Because there might be a few people that said they'd contribute but haven't gotten around to it yet. So, you extend the deadline for everyone to be fair.

Anyway, the GLS conference was really awesome last year. I had the opportunity to speak, and I had a great time. Not just because I was allowed to drink during my talk, either. ;)

Have fun,

3.

Hehe, yes, the whiskey went well with the talk last year. Based on feedback from those who attended, the event was definitely a success. Brian's talk was a highlight.

We extended the submission deadline for several reasons, including the one Brian cites. But also, we didn't get registration open until much later than we had hoped (nearly two months late, actually) and it only made sense to push back other deadlines given that fact. So, we did.

FWIW, the conference planning committee is solely volunteer, which is a great sign as far as "community interest" goes but it can sometimes mean you just can't get everything done in the timeframe you originally hoped. Hence, extended deadlines. Alas, there are only so many hours in a day.

Constance