UAF to host Esport & Gaming Summit on March 25

Date: March 25
Time: 3-8 p.m.
Location: Online and Alaska Esports Center

The University of Alaska Fairbanks is hosting its second Esport & Gaming Summit on Friday, March 25, from 3-8 p.m.

This free event is open to students, faculty, staff and community members, and will offer virtual panel sessions by industry experts and UAF departments.

The event closes with a hybrid community game night — hosted both virtually and in person on the Fairbanks campus.

During the game night, in-person participants can conquer a summit in "The Climb 2" on the Oculus Quest 2, participate in casual gaming and watch the Valorant team in action. Online attendees will have the opportunity to play Jackbox games, which are easy to learn even for first-time players.

The schedule of event and panelist information is as follows.

3-3:50 p.m. — Online Panel 1: Female Representation in Gaming

Court "FrozenFlygone" — Games Done Quick/Frame Fatales
Jessica Gonzalez — Game Workers Alliance
Leonie Leonard — GameHERS

4-4:50 p.m. — Online Panel 2: Current State of Education in Esport

Katrina Adkins — SHI International Corp.
Heath Day — GCI
Jeff White — National Junior College Athletic Association

5-6 p.m. — Online Keynote Panel: Mental Health and Gaming

Kelli Dunlap — Take This!
Kim Frost — UAF
Mike Juell — UAF

6:30-8 p.m. — Hybrid Community Game Night

Online
In person at the Alaska Esports Center on the Fairbanks campus

To attend the virtual events, register with your email address to receive the Zoom links.

The 2022 UAF Esport & Gaming Summit is sponsored by GCI.

For more information, contact UAF sport and recreation business program director Peggy Keiper at mkeiper@alaska.edu.