Panel on Homophobia & Virtual Communities
A Project of GLAAD's Digital Media Program| Host: | |
| Type: | |
| Network: | Global |
| Date: | Saturday, July 18, 2009 |
| Time: | 11:00am - 1:00pm |
| Location: | Redwood City, CA - Must RSVP For Exact Location |
| Street: | http://www.glaad.org/digit |
| City/Town: | Redwood City, CA |
Description
To RSVP, please email digitaltickets@glaad.org or visit http://www.glaad.org/digitalevent.
Join the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation for a groundbreaking panel discussion. The first of its kind panel discussion will spotlight the issue of homophobia in virtual communities and include the perspectives of both gaming companies and LGBT gamers.
Discussion will revolve around the state of the problem in these communities, policy solutions that have been developed to address homophobia - some that are working and those that are not - as well as looking forward to challenges and opportunities in various sectors of the industry including production, policy and enforcement, financial, customer service and the end user experience.
Confirmed panelists include:
▪Flynn DeMarco (Alias: Fruite Brute), Founder of GayGamer.net
▪Dan Hewitt, Senior Director of Communications & Industry Affairs for the Entertainment Software Association (ESA)
▪Caryl Shaw, Senior Producer in the Maxis Studio (Electronic Arts, Inc.)
▪Cyn Skyberg, VP of Customer Relations at Linden Lab
▪Stephen Toulouse (Gamertag: stepto), Program Manager for Policy and Enforcement on Microsoft’s XBox LIVE
Justin Cole, GLAAD's Director of Digital Media for GLAAD, will be moderating the panel.
To RSVP, please email digitaltickets@glaad.org or visit http://www.glaad.org/digitalevent.
The panel will take place from 11am-1pm on July 18, 2009 at the Electronic Arts campus, just south of San Francisco in Redwood City, California.
RSVP HERE: http://www.glaad.org/digitalevent
Other key information:
▪Title: Homophobia in Virtual Communities - Highlighting the Problem and Working Towards Sustainable Solutions
▪Date: Saturday, July 18th, 2009
▪Time: 11am-1pm PST
▪Place: Redwood City, CA (specific location information and directions will be given to those who RSVP)
▪Format: 1 moderator, 5 panelists - Introductions, three major questions each followed by discussion, audience Q&A
Specific location and other details will be forthcoming via email to those who RSVP.
Please note this event will be recorded for distribution.
You can see more about GLAAD's work in Digital Media here: http://glaadblog.org/tag/digital-media/
To RSVP, please email digitaltickets@glaad.org or visit http://www.glaad.org/digitalevent.
Join the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation for a groundbreaking panel discussion. The first of its kind panel discussion will spotlight the issue of homophobia in virtual communities and include the perspectives of both gaming companies and LGBT gamers.
Discussion will revolve around the state of the problem in these communities, policy solutions that have been developed to address homophobia - some that are working and those that are not - as well as looking forward to challenges and opportunities in various sectors of the industry including production, policy and enforcement, financial, customer service and the end user experience.
Confirmed panelists include:
▪Flynn DeMarco (Alias: Fruite Brute), Founder of GayGamer.net
▪Dan Hewitt, Senior Director of Communications & Industry Affairs for the Entertainment Software Association (ESA)
▪Caryl Shaw, Senior Producer in the Maxis Studio (Electronic Arts, Inc.)
▪Cyn Skyberg, VP of Customer Relations at Linden Lab
▪Stephen Toulouse (Gamertag: stepto), Program Manager for Policy and Enforcement on Microsoft’s XBox LIVE
Justin Cole, GLAAD's Director of Digital Media for GLAAD, will be moderating the panel.
To RSVP, please email digitaltickets@glaad.org or visit http://www.glaad.org/digitalevent.
The panel will take place from 11am-1pm on July 18, 2009 at the Electronic Arts campus, just south of San Francisco in Redwood City, California.
RSVP HERE: http://www.glaad.org/digitalevent
Other key information:
▪Title: Homophobia in Virtual Communities - Highlighting the Problem and Working Towards Sustainable Solutions
▪Date: Saturday, July 18th, 2009
▪Time: 11am-1pm PST
▪Place: Redwood City, CA (specific location information and directions will be given to those who RSVP)
▪Format: 1 moderator, 5 panelists - Introductions, three major questions each followed by discussion, audience Q&A
Specific location and other details will be forthcoming via email to those who RSVP.
Please note this event will be recorded for distribution.
You can see more about GLAAD's work in Digital Media here: http://glaadblog.org/tag/digital-media/
To RSVP, please email digitaltickets@glaad.org or visit http://www.glaad.org/digitalevent.
Other Information
- Guests are allowed to bring friends to this event.
Event Type
This is an open event. Anyone can join and invite others to join.
Admins
- GLAAD - San Francisco (Official) (creator)