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Hm . . . peopls going to the HCIL symposium (May 26-27) can just make a week of it. I'm kind of interested in doing Friday, fwiw . . . On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 9:56 PM, Dennis Linders <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > Hi everyone, > > The Department of State is hosting an open event on the topic of “serious > games <http://tech.state.gov/profiles/blogs/serious-games-content-and>” > that will focus on how gaming mechanisms can be used to impact social change > and solve public problems. The event will take place at the Newseum on May > 27 followed by an “unconference” on the 28th. Sign-up details are included > in the email below. > > I have been working with their Office of eDiplomacy (which is hosting the > event) on the Virtual Student Foreign Service <http://www.state.gov/vsfs/>program. They are always open to potential topics and ideas, so let me know > if you have anything you’d like to share on the subject of serious games (or > join the conversation at tech.state.gov). > > Have a good end to your semester, > > Dennis > > [log in to unmask] > > *From:* TechATState [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > *Sent:* Tuesday, May 03, 2011 8:07 AM > *Subject:* Serious Games > > > > *TechATState* <http://tech.state.gov/> > > connecting technology with opportunity to aid U.S. diplomacy and > development > A message to all members of TechATState > > *Tech@State* gets fun, seriously, for its 5th edition May 27-28 when we > explore Serious Games at an event at the Newseum, co-sponsored by the Knight > Foundation<http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CCQQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.knightfoundation.org%2F&rct=j&q=Knight%20Foundation&ei=Mhe7TdK9M6nm0QGy-dTsBQ&usg=AFQjCNGgVXL4PC5C8kko9t_uHsqhZIvgoQ&sig2=Jb4FaAvT3z4IsRR0rw-JiQ&cad=rja>.We'll > explore the mechanics of games, business and sustainability, design, > education, international aspects, games for social change and much more. > > Details unfolding, but we've already got some novel content in the works: > > http://techatstate-srsgames.eventbrite.com/ > > > > Visit TechATState at: http://tech.state.gov/?xg_source=msg_mes_network > > > > To control which emails you receive on TechATState, click here<http://tech.state.gov/profiles/profile/emailSettings?xg_source=msg_mes_network> > >