An evening with Professor Sir Harold Kroto, Nobel Laureate

Students and faculty are invited to attend an evening with Professor Sir Harold Kroto. Dr. Sir Harry, a professor in the Chemistry and Biochemistry Department at FSU, will discuss his own interdisciplinary interests and how these interests have impacted his own research including the research that helped him to win the Nobel Prize.

This lecture event is being held by the Advisory Committee for EPLS (ACE) on Wednesday, September 7th, 2011 at 6:00 pm at the FSU Alumni Center. A reception (cash bar) will follow. This event is the first lecture in the interdisciplinary series, Educational Enlightenment.

Back-to-school Picnic!

(reposting from listserv message sent by ISSA)

What: ISSA Fall Picnic – Opening Social Potluck

Where: Lafayette Park, 501 Ingleside Ave, Tallahassee (see directions at the end of this email)

When: Saturday, September 10 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Who: You + family or guests. Local online students and alumni welcome.

Why: Come meet your fellow students, faculty, and alumni in an informal setting and get to know them better while they play!

Bring: This is a potluck, so please bring some food to share. This can be representative of your culture, your tastes, or your favorite aisle in the grocery store. If you're looking for suggestions about what to bring, we suggest avoiding chips and dessert since ISSA will be providing those. However, we won't turn away more sweet goodies! Also, you can bring along a football, Frisbee, or the like. We usually try to have a kickball game during these picnics. ISSA will provide chips, drinks, dessert, and paper goods.

Directions: From campus, head southeast on W Tennessee Street. Turn left onto Monroe Street. Turn right onto E Brevard Street. Turn left at the 2^ndcross street onto Gadsden Street. Turn right onto Ingleside Avenue.

Parking: You can park by the Lafayette Park Arts & Crafts Center (501 Ingleside Avenue), then walk down the hill to the pavilion. Look for the tennis courts, softball diamond, and crazy IS people.

Call for Participation: Foundations of Digital Games 2012

Foundations of Digital Games 2012

When: May 29 - June 1, 2012

Where: Raleigh, North Carolina

http://www.fdg2012.org

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

"FDG 2012, the International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games,
is a focal point for academic efforts in all areas of research and education
involving games, game technologies, gameplay, and game design. The goal of
the conference is the advancement of the study of digital games, including
new game technologies, capabilities, designs, applications, educational
uses, and modes of play.

We invite researchers and educators to submit to FDG 2012 and share insights
and cutting-edge research related to game technologies and their use. FDG
2012 will include presentations of peer-reviewed papers, invited talks by
high-profile industry and academic leaders, panels, and posters. The
conference will also host an interactive game demo session as well as
Doctoral Consortium sessions. The Doctoral Consortium serves as a forum for
young researchers and graduate students to present their work, exchange
experiences with peers, discuss ideas for future research and receive
feedback from established games researchers and the wider FDG community. The game festival event will showcase the latest experimental and research games and game technology created by university students and academic or industrial research groups. In addition, the conference organizers invite workshop proposals. Workshops are full-day and half-day sessions focused on emerging game topics, particularly those that bridge different communities. "

Important Dates
Workshop Proposal Submission: 17 October 2011
Full Paper & Panel Submission: 19 December 2011
Doctoral Consortium Submission: 09 January 2012
Research & Experimental Games Festival Submission: 19 January 2012
Paper, Panel & Doctoral Consortium Author Notification: 01 March 2012
Research & Experimental Games Festival Notification: 01 March 2012
Poster and Demo Submission: 12 March 2012
Poster and Demo Notification: 25 March 2012
Camera Ready Full Papers & Research Games: 27 March 2012
Camera Ready Posters and Demos: 29 March 2012