[Air-l] Upcoming conferences/publications of interest

[T. Kennedy]

Hi Katie (and all) - this is a great idea. 
I would like to see a bit more on gaming and virtual spaces:


-Upcoming WIGI Events -The Balancing Act: Game Industry Careers and Quality
of Life
September 16, Seattle Washington
http://www.womeningamesinternational.org/register.html
Finding a balance between quality of life and successful career in the game
industry can be extremely challenging. It can also be a major obstacle for
women who are considering the game industry as a career. At this conference,
we will identify quality of life issues and discuss methods for coping or
balancing the demands of the industry and a healthy life.

-Austin Game Conference
The Austin Game Conference (AGC) - now in its 4th year - is the definitive
conference for online and networked game development, including massively
multiplayer online games, casual games, online PC and console games.
http://www.gameconference.com/

-Second Life Community Convention
We're pleased to announce that the second annual Second Life Community
Convention will occur in the Cowell Theater at the Fort Mason Center in San
Francisco, California, from August 18th-20th. We have a preliminary
framework of the weekends' events, and a great team assembled to bring it to
you!
http://www.slconvention.com/

-International DiGRA Conference Sept 24-28th Tokyo
Games are everywhere. On subways, we see people playing Tetris with
cell-phones. On the street and in restaurants, kids play with GameBoys and
other portable devices. At home, we gather around the console or collaborate
with a family member to take out a monster in a multiplayer game. At
offices, we spend spare time playing PC games. Our elderly are whiling away
free hours playing online games. Games are truly everywhere, and
increasingly, part of more and more people's lives.
http://www.digra.org/


********************************************
Tracy L. M. Kennedy
PhD Candidate -
Department of Sociology

Graduate Fellow -
Knowledge Media Design Institute 

Research Coordinator - 
NetLab - Centre for Urban & Community Studies

University of Toronto
725 Spadina Ave.
Toronto, ON M5S 2J4
tkennedy at netwomen.ca
www.netwomen.ca
www.kmdi.utoronto.ca/collaborative
********************************************

-----Original Message-----
From: air-l-bounces at listserv.aoir.org
[mailto:air-l-bounces at listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Katie Bessiere
Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 12:45 PM
To: air-l at listserv.aoir.org
Subject: [Air-l] Upcoming conferences/publications of interest

I'm compiling a list of upcoming conferences or publications of interest to
be sent to CIT section members of the American Sociological Association.  If
any of you know of any upcoming conferences that might be of interest to
sociologists studying technology issues, or any publications or CFP, please
send them my way so I can add them to the list!

Thanks a lot!

Katie

_______________________________________________
The air-l at listserv.aoir.org mailing list
is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org
Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at:
http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org

Join the Association of Internet Researchers: 
http://www.aoir.org/