National
Video Game Summit Scheduled for October
The Two-Day Event Will Focus on Ratings,
Education
MINNEAPOLIS
- As dozens of new video games are being stocked
on retailers' shelves before the holiday season,
the National Institute on Media and the Family and
Iowa State University will be hosting a national
summit to address concerns regarding video game
ratings and children's access to violent and sexually
explicit games.
| National Summit
on Video Games, Youth and Public Policy |
| WHEN: |
October 20-21, 2006 |
| WHERE: |
The University of Minnesota
Continuing Education and Conference Center
1890 Buford Avenue
Falcon Heights, Minnesota |
| WHO: |
Dr. David Walsh, president
of the National Institute on Media and the Family
Doug Gentile, Iowa State University-Center for
the Study of Violence |
| WHAT: |
More than 20 nationally renowned
scholars, educators and experts on media violence
and child behavior issues |
The summit's goals
include: review current and emerging trends related
to video game rating systems, education policy and
government regulation; determine the accuracy and
independence of video game ratings; and, recommend
a 10-year action agenda based on the summit's conclusions.
Additional information
on the summit, including an agenda and list of participants,
will be available in the coming weeks.
The
National Institute on Media and the Family is an
independent non-partisan, non-sectarian, nonprofit
organization. The Institute's mission is to maximize
the benefits and minimize the harm mass media have
on children through research and education. For
more information, visit www.mediafamily.org.
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