Women in Games Photo Shoot

IGDA Women in Games and Women in Games International invite you to participate in the upcoming Ubisoft photo shoot of "Women in Games—E3 2010," hosted by the Frag Dolls. Scheduled for Thursday, June 17 at 9:30 am, all women in the games industry attending E3 are invited to show up at the south side of the plaza in front of South Hall, located at Pico and Figueroa. The photo shoot will only take a few moments, so be sure to show up on time!

This potentially historic photo is a reprise of the Frag Dolls invitation in 2006 to all females in the gaming industry for the first annual group photo of women at E3. Along with our partners and sponsors, we will be gathering together as many industry and gamer females as possible for this event to demonstrate the significant presence of women in gaming. Spread the word to every woman you know in games, student or professional…we want to see you there!

Date: Thursday, June 17, 2010
Time: 9:30am - 11:00am
Location: south side of the plaza in front of South Hall, located at Pico and Figueroa

WIGI Volunteer Meet-Up at E3

Local and regional active Women in Games International volunteers to meet for drinks Tuesday night at E3. Say hi to folks you don’t always get to see and connect on plans for the year.

Please come if you can!
Tuesday June 15th, 5:00 pm
gLAnce Lobby Wine Bar & Lounge
The place to meet and greet. Located on the first floor of the Hotel Tower in the JW Marriott L.A. LIVE.

WIGI L.A. Women and Men Mixer

Date: Monday, June 7, 2010
Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: The Arsenal Bar, West L.A.
Street: 12012 West Pico Boulevard
City/Town: Los Angeles, CA

On the first MONDAY of EVERY MONTH, please join local video game and related industry folks at a monthly networking event. The party runs from 7:00 to 9:00 pm with extended HAPPY HOUR PRICING!

Eat, drink and socialize with old friends and new. Bring your business cards!!

WIGI Promotes networking and career building for everyone in the video game industry, women and men.

The Arsenal Bar is less than one block east of Bundy Drive on the south side of Pico Boulevard. Valet and metered street parking are available.

BIG/WIGI Party at E3

Join Women in Games International and Blacks in Gaming on Wednesday, June 16th from 6-9PM at Zucca Restaurant and Art Garden for drinks, fine food, and giveaways!

(Zucca is just three blocks north of the Convention Center on Figueroa)

RSVP Required
Our generous sponsors make it all possible! Thanks to: Disney Interactive Media Group, Sony Computer Entertainment, Social Gold, and Peanut Labs Media!

Inside the Minds of Girl Gamers

Click the title link for a presentation with stats on female gamers.

WIGI L.A.: Your Evolving Career in Gaming

WIGI D-L-C Event this Wed: Your Evolving Career in Gaming: How to stay relevant, stay in the game, LA Film School this Wednesday, April 28th at 7pm!

D-L-C events (Drinks, Learning, Community) are held quarterly and move WIGI's mission forward to create a community interested and engaged in the gaming industry. Our D-L-C topic is “Your Evolving Career in Gaming: How to stay relevant, stay in the game, and switch to other gaming arenas”.

Confirmed Speakers:

Alana Chan
Lead Producer
Disney Interactive Media Group

Kamalina Evans
Global Talent Acquisition
EA Interactive

Mark Vulcano
Studio Animation Director
Heavy-Iron Studios

Paul Cunningham
Co-Founder / CEO
CreativeHeads.net

Shannon Henry
Manager, Talent Acquisition
Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC

All are welcome and encouraged to attend. RSVP here.

WIGI L.A. Networking Happy Hour

The next Women in Games International WAM (Women And Men) networking event is happening this Monday, April 5th from 7:00 to 9:00 pm. We'll be having a pre-meeting at 6:30 for all those interested in getting involved in the WIGI LA chapter including organizing for this year's E3 bash. Check this link for details.

Gender discrimination linked to poor project management

There's also evidence of bias against women in recruitment and job assignment in places where high-tech corporate cultures thrive on this "hero mindset" that "rewards a 'last minute' crunch where 24/7 work becomes necessary to 'save' a project, failing to acknowledge family responsibilities and flexibility needs," the report says.

Seattle WIGI Happy Hour

Seattle WIGI invites all games and digital media professionals and interested parties to join us at POST 1914 in Post Alley, Seattle for a relaxed social Happy Hour on Tuesday March 23rd from 5-8 p.m..

*Networking
*Prizes
*Upcoming events for LOGIN
*WIGI Brain-Bank topics for Seattle

Bring a guest along and get an extra entry into the Prize drawing!

WomenGamers.Com Scholarship to National Computer Camp

For the June/July 2010 enrollment, WomenGamers.Com and National Computer Camp (NCC) are once again offering a scholarship valued at $985 to a female student (age 8-18) for one week.

Scholarship applicants need to submit an essay in response to the following question: "What is your favorite video game, and how would you change the design to improve it?"

The 500 - 600 word essay must be submitted to scholarship@womengamers.com no later than May 14th, 2010. Along with the essay, include your name, address, telephone, email address, and age. The winning essays will be posted on WomenGamers.Com. The essays will be judged by a WomenGamers.Com panel and the scholarship recipients will be announced on May 21st, 2010. For a scholarship to be awarded, at least five entries need to be received. Former scholarship winners are not eligible. Essays submitted previously will not be accepted.

For more information on the scholarship, visit http://www.womengamers.com/scholarships/

IGDA WIG sessions at GDC 2010

ROUNDTABLE MEETING: Annual SIG roundtable meeting on Thursday, March 11, 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm in Room 230, East Mezzanine. The roundtable meeting will be moderated by Tina Tyndal, SIG steering committee member and newsletter editor. Bring fresh ideas and enthusiasm, plus stick around for the latest news on our primary initiatives during 2010, including GameMentorOnline and Games2Girls.

SESSION: Starting Something New – Women in Games
Thursday, March 11, 3 pm to 4 pm in Room 130, North Hall
Moderated by Sonja Kangas, Head of Game Lab, Paf and IGDA Women in Games advisor, with speakers Tiina Zilliacus, CEO of IronStar Helsinki; Celia Pearce, Director of Experimental Game Lab at Georgia Tech; Megan Gaiser, CEO of Her Interactive, and Julia Brasil, the first G.I.R.L. scholarship recipient, SOE.

SESSION: Are Women the New Hardcore Gamers?
Thursday, March 11, 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm in Room 130, North Hall
Moderated by Shanna Tellerman, Founder and CEO, Wild Pockets, with speakers Amy Jo Kim CEO of ShuffleBrain; Wanda Meloni, Market Analyst with M2 Research; Morgan Romine, Community Manager and Online Marketing Manager for Ubisoft (plus Team Captain, Frag Dolls), and Jessica Tams, Executive Director of the Casual Game Association.

SOCIAL GATHERING: Annual SIG social gathering at the IGDA booth on Friday, March 12, 3 pm to 4:30 pm at front of the South Hall. Join our sponsors BingeGamer.net, GamingAngels.com, Gas Powered Games, Her Interactive, Naughty Dog and Obsidian Entertainment for refreshments, door prizes, networking and fun! Expo pass badge holders are encouraged to attend.

WIGI L.A. Chapter Monthly Networking Happy Hour

“WAM—Women and Men”

On the first Monday of every month starting Monday, March 1st, 2010, please join local video game and related industry folks at a monthly WAM networking event. WAM runs from 7:00 to 9:00 pm with extended Happy Hour pricing!

Eat, drink and socialize with old friends and new. Bring your business cards! WIGI promotes networking and career building for everyone in the video game industry, women and men.

The Arsenal Bar
12012 West Pico Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90064-1127
(310) 575-5511

The Arsenal Bar is less than one block east of Bundy Drive on the south side of Pico Boulevard. Street parking at meters is available. (Be sure to check west of Bundy!)

Monetization in Gaming WIGI event

Women in Games International D-L-C event (D=drinks, L=lectures, C=community).

D-L-C events are held quarterly and move WIGI's mission forward to create a community interested and engaged in the gaming industry.

The upcoming topic will be "MONETIZATION IN GAMING (both in the casual and social gaming arena)". We have brought together a panel of industry leaders with a myriad of experience and insight.

Confirmed Speakers include:

EDDIE CHEN - CFO and Co-founder of ICE Entertainment, an online game developer and operator based in Shanghai, China. Eddie also serves as the CEO of THQ*ICE, a joint venture between ICE and THQ, one of the World’s leading video game publisher.

ALI MOIZ - Co-founder at Peanut Labs, one of the leading virtual currency monetization networks in what has become a $1.5bn industry in 2009. Before Peanut Labs Ali ran Xuqa a social gaming site which was one of the pioneers of the virtual currency model for free-to-play games and virtual worlds.

THOMAS LEE - A video game executive with a deep understanding of social networks, and free to play online games, and he is currently building the Micro transaction focused online game business initiative for Gamepot USA, the US publishing division of Japan’s Gamepot, Inc. Prior to Gamepot, Thomas was at the Korean game giant, Nexon America managing their business and focusing on Prepaid Card distribution at national retailers, including Target, 7-Eleven, Duane Reade, Rite Aid, Best Buy, Wal-Mart, and CVS, with the focus on promoting free to play micro-transaction item sales model.

More speakers TBA soon!

Doors open at 6:30pm.

The panel discussion will begin promptly at 7:00pm and will last one hour. Space is limited to 100 attendees for the panel discussion (first come first serve seating).

Join us afterwards at El Torito (just a few doors down) to continue the conversation over drinks.

Date:	Thursday, February 4, 2010
Time:	6:30pm - 8:00pm
Location:	The Art Institute Santa Monica
Street:	2900 31st Street
City/Town:	Santa Monica, CA

GameMentorOnline Seeking Web Sponsor

IGDA Women in Games, in partnership with WIGI, is seeking an an-kind sponsor to develop and maintain a basic 5-7 page web site for GameMentorOnline.  We already have URL, copy, links and navigation.

Are you a freelance web designer or boutique web team seeking some exposure in the games industry?  We can offer a selection of marketing benefits in exchange for your web design and management services.

If you are interested in learning more, please contact wigsig@igda.org 

Women earn more than men in UK games industry

"Whilst women are still a minority in the sector’s workforce, they are earning more than their male counterparts, according to research conducted by MCV.

Average female annual salaries are £2,000 higher than the male wage, at £33,260."