Events

• October 24, 2006: Literary Journeys: A Book Talk by Ann DeMarle, Champlain College, Burlington, VT
   
• October 30-31, 2006: Serious Games Summit, Washington D.C.
   
• November 3, 2006: Emergent Media Center open house, Champlain College, Burlington, VT
   
• November 8-9, 2006: Montreal International Game Summit, Montreal, QC (Emergent Media Center is sponsoring 2 students to attend this event)
   
• November 9-10, 2006: Visit by Matt of www.wherethehellismatt.com, Champlain College, Burlington, VT (co-sponsored with the Global Trade Partnership)
   
• November 17, 2006: Visit by the development team that created the ground-breaking serious game, America's Army, for the U.S. government. Founders COL. Wardynski and Chris Chambers, MAJ(Ret) OEMA, and team members Matt Soares and Phillip Boussant to present in Alumni Auditorium. 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. All are welcome. Read more about America's Army.
   
• November 29, 2006: International Game Developers Association (IGDA) chapter meeting, Montreal QC
   
• March 5-9, 2007: Game Developers Conference, San Francisco, CA
   
• September 5-7, 2007: Austin Game Summit, Austin, TX
   
• November 17, 2007: Lake Brainstorming Forum
  The Emergent Media Center is hosting the November 17 ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center’s Voices for the Lake Brainstorming Forum. This third and final in a series of community-driven forums will help set the course for public engagement in lake issues utilizing new technologies. Participants will explore wikis, blogs and serious games; interact with innovative media students from Champlain College and industry leaders from IBM and EpikOne; and determine each forum’s strongest ideas. The selected results will then be put into action though a variety of Internet media and stewardship-themed ECHO exhibits, Web site content, or other collaborations. 9:30 a.m.—2:30 p.m. in Champlain College’s Hauke Family Campus Center, 375 Maple Street, Burlington. Register at sparker@echovermont.org or (802) 864-1848 ext.135.