{"id":288,"date":"2018-04-25T23:38:35","date_gmt":"2018-04-25T22:38:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gotlandgameconference.com\/2018\/?p=288"},"modified":"2026-04-26T14:51:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T13:51:40","slug":"announcing-the-hevga-european-symposium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gotlandgameconference.com\/2018\/updates\/announcing-the-hevga-european-symposium\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcing the HEVGA European Symposium (7-8 June)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gotlandgameconference.com\/2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/HEVGA-Logo-Text.png\" rel=\"lightbox[288]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gotlandgameconference.com\/2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/HEVGA-Logo-Text-630x321.png\" alt=\"The Higher Education Video Game Alliance\" width=\"630\" height=\"321\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gotlandgameconference.com\/2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/HEVGA-Logo-Text-630x321.png 630w, https:\/\/gotlandgameconference.com\/2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/HEVGA-Logo-Text-768x391.png 768w, https:\/\/gotlandgameconference.com\/2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/HEVGA-Logo-Text-1024x521.png 1024w, https:\/\/gotlandgameconference.com\/2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/HEVGA-Logo-Text.png 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Are you a game educator with an interest in connecting with other educators across the globe? Are you willing to share your experience and insights to improve the field? Join us on Gotland this summer!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ti.to\/campus-gotland-game\/ggc2018\/\">Register for the symposium<\/a>, and&#8230;<\/li>\n<li>&#8230; optionally, <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSeEVa_H7BJGEgUn7z9FNxqyxyMGTOEDh3P-BtDzNvDeWSW0gw\/viewform\">submit a presentation!<\/a><\/li>\n<li>See all details on <a href=\"https:\/\/gotlandgameconference.com\/2018\/european-symposium-of-the-higher-education-video-game-alliance\/\">the symposium page<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Last year, as part of the Gotland Game Conference, we hosted <a href=\"https:\/\/gotlandgameconference.com\/2017\/game-educators-summit\/\">our first Game Educators Summit<\/a> in conjunction with the <a href=\"https:\/\/hevga.org\/\">Higher Education Videogame Alliance<\/a> (HEVGA). This was an attempt to bring educators together specifically to discuss Game Educations in Europe, our unique needs within and across borders, and how to best expand HEVGA in Europe. <\/p>\n<p>This year, HEVGA is continuing to grow their efforts in Europe by holding their first <em>annual<\/em> European Symposium on our beautiful island of Gotland, Sweden. Uppsala University has been chosen by HEVGA as the first school to host the symposium and will co-locate it with the Gotland Game Conference to maximize cross-pollination. <\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 25%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-288 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gotlandgameconference.com\/2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/ULF_5768.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[288]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"125\" height=\"125\" src=\"https:\/\/gotlandgameconference.com\/2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/ULF_5768-130x130.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Game Educators Summit 2017\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-59\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-59'>\n\t\t\t\tGame Educators Summit 2017\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gotlandgameconference.com\/2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/ULF_5796.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[288]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"125\" height=\"125\" src=\"https:\/\/gotlandgameconference.com\/2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/ULF_5796-130x130.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Game Educators Summmit 2017\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gotlandgameconference.com\/2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/ULF_5712.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[288]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"125\" height=\"125\" src=\"https:\/\/gotlandgameconference.com\/2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/ULF_5712-130x130.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Game Educators Summmit 2017\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gotlandgameconference.com\/2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/ULF_5778.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[288]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"125\" height=\"125\" src=\"https:\/\/gotlandgameconference.com\/2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/ULF_5778-130x130.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Game Educators Summmit 2017\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The two day symposium will take place on <strong>June 7 &#038; 8<\/strong>. <strong>The first day will feature presentations<\/strong> across a wide variety of areas such as research, game educations, pedagogy, game design, games, institutional barriers and successes, within and across borders, and other programs or initiatives unique to Europe. <a href=\"https:\/\/gotlandgameconference.com\/2018\/european-symposium-of-the-higher-education-video-game-alliance\/\">Presentation slots are available<\/a> in 15 &#8211; 45 minute increments.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>The second day will be a working meeting<\/strong> designed to bring together diverse institutions and individual backgrounds to take stock of where games and game educations in Europe are at now. The working meeting will explore how to create a platform that can further establish a European games community in higher education across borders. Specific topics include: how to secure funding, creating a network that connects educations, amplifying local achievements globally, and avenues for unified advocacy. <\/p>\n<p>To join us for the first European Symposium of the Higher Education Video Game Alliance hosted by Uppsala University;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ti.to\/campus-gotland-game\/ggc2018\/\">Register for the symposium<\/a>, and&#8230;<\/li>\n<li>&#8230; optionally, <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSeEVa_H7BJGEgUn7z9FNxqyxyMGTOEDh3P-BtDzNvDeWSW0gw\/viewform\">submit a presentation!<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Details will be added to <a href=\"https:\/\/gotlandgameconference.com\/2018\/european-symposium-of-the-higher-education-video-game-alliance\/\">the symposium page<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_54\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-54\" src=\"https:\/\/gotlandgameconference.com\/2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/ULF_5841-630x354.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Mary Kayler at the Game Educators Summmit 2017\" width=\"630\" height=\"354\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-54\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gotlandgameconference.com\/2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/ULF_5841-630x354.jpg 630w, https:\/\/gotlandgameconference.com\/2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/ULF_5841-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gotlandgameconference.com\/2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/ULF_5841-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gotlandgameconference.com\/2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/ULF_5841.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-54\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Mary Kayler at the Game Educators Summmit 2017<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you a game educator with an interest in connecting with other educators across the globe? Are you willing to share your experience and insights to improve the field? Join us on Gotland this summer! 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