Please join us for the

first Education Gameference

March 26 + 27, 2011 at

[EXPERIENCE]		We'll form teams as we play a multi-level game ...
[OBJECTIVE]		... through which we'll define a common educational goal ...
[COMPETITION]		... and then compete to develop the best educational solutions towards that goal.
[OUTCOME]		Any kind of educational solution is allowed— a new kind of school, a video game, a parent-led program, a peer-to-peer experiential adventure, an interactive computer or TV show, or any other solution that meets the educational goal.
[HOSTS and GAMEMASTERS]			Susan Worthman, CCA Host, Director of the Leading by Design Fellows Program and Associate Chair of the MBA in Design Strategy,
			Michael Kaufman, Gamemaster, Co-Founder of Innovation Labs and Experiential Learning Guru,
			David Bill, Gamemaster, Curator of TEDxSFED and Educational Design Strategist at Be Playful, and
			Julian Keith Loren, Gamemaster and Producer, Co-Founder of the Innovation Management Institute and Game-Based-Event Designer.

Who Should Come?

Education Gameference is for anyone who wants better educational options for all children, for their children, or for themselves. We invite:

• Learning and teaching innovators
• Education pioneers, and change agents
• Educational and instructional designer and strategists
• Game and entertainment professionals
• Parents and home-schooling advocates
• E-learning and distance-learning proponents
• Sports and business coaches
• Anyone who wants to make education better!

Tell Me More

Education doesn't just happen in the classroom.

• Young people spend only 9 to 14% of their time in the school (Motorola: 91/9 Study).
• Some allege that the average young person will spend more hours playing video games and watching TV than they will spend in the classroom.

Through levels of game play we'll explore the educational landscape and identify opportunities and challenges.
As we look at solutions from many angles, we'll benefit from a diversity of experience, problem-solving skills, and perspectives.

A gameference is a place to:

• meet extraordinary people
• collaborate intensely
• have a lot of fun
• come up with remarkable solutions
• form friendships that will last a lifetime

Please join us for great fun and positive change!

Registration