Annual recurring call for the March Mini Conference
The Games & Gaming Round Table (GameRT) of the American Library Association is looking for presenters for its 2025 one day mini conference to be held on March 28th, 2025. The conference will be virtual and free (presenters will join a Streamlabs session that will be livestreamed and recorded on GameRT’s Twitch and YouTube channels).
This year’s theme is VIDEO GAMES. We are interested in presentations that connect video games to libraries and community building, whether the focus is on collections, programming, education, or any other area that brings video games and communities together. Proposals should explicitly state their relevance to libraries/community building, but presenters don’t need to be a librarian or GameRT member to present.
To submit a session proposal, please complete this form by January 10, 2025. Accepted presenters will be notified by February 3, 2025. Slides and handouts will be due on March 21, 2025.
Presenters will be asked to give a fifteen-minute presentation, with a group question-and-answer session after.
Examples of possible presentation topics (if one of these titles speaks to you, please use it!):
- Level Up: Strategies for Cultivating a Stellar Video Game Collection
- Using Character Creation Menus to Explore Identities
- Switch Up Your Programming: Incorporating Video Games into Outreach Events
- Got Your Admin Twitching?: Making a Case for Gaming on Twitch as Librarians
Submissions will be evaluated based on the following criteria:
- Connection to library and community
- Topic fits the needs and interests of GameRT and its audience
- Relevance to theme
- Relevance and quality of citations
- Wow/cool/cozy/fun/unique/X factor
Questions?
Questions may be addressed to the GameRT Program Planning Committee via e-mail at [email protected] with “March Mini Con” in the subject line.You can view previous webinars and virtual conferences on GameRT’s Twitch and YouTube channels.