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The Women in Games Conference,organised this year by Rare Ltd (yes, the ones who made Goldeneye,Banjo Kazooie, Perfect Dark and Viva Pinata) and the Department ofComputer Science at the University of Warwick, are seeking papers fromacademics and industry professionals to present at the event on 10-12thSeptember. But get in quick; the deadline's on 31st May!
More information about what they're looking for is over the fold.
They're looking for papers and speakers on the following areas:
*Dressing up programming - is this the way to go? *Perception of Games Industry - what is it like to work in games?*Technology in schools - why do girls get turned off? *Development and Play - do women do it differently?*Education for Games, Games for Education *Seriously applying games for fun and profit