{"id":2016,"date":"2026-03-10T11:59:47","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T09:59:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flare.academicesports.net\/?p=2016"},"modified":"2026-04-20T08:56:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T06:56:17","slug":"summertime-esports-events-at-uia-seminar-summit-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flare.academicesports.net\/?p=2016","title":{"rendered":"All New Information on The Upcoming Summer Events &#038; More!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2016\" class=\"elementor elementor-2016\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbc209e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cbc209e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-699782e elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"699782e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"http:\/\/flare.academicesports.net\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">\u25c2 Previous Page<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bf785f elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1bf785f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">All New Information on The Upcoming Summer Events &#038; 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This event is hosted by UiA through FLARE \u2013 Future Lab for Academic Research in Esports, in collaboration with Esports Alliansen.<\/p><p>Its purpose is to strengthen practice-based educational approaches,\u00a0develop shared pedagogical language, and support clearer pathways\u00a0from participation to education and future opportunities. This summit in particular will have its core theme be <b>bridging the gap\u00a0between community-based esports\u00a0<\/b><b>participation and education and future readiness.<\/b>\u00a0Because of the increase in the use of esports as a learning tool, the the workshop will delve into discussions around how competencies developed through esports activities can be made more visible, transferable, and recognised.<\/p><p>Day 1 of the event will be made up of panels and structured discussions around transferable learning models, discussing esports as a tool for learning and youth development, competence development, supporting healthy digital habits, and much more. Day 2 of the summit will be more practical, with participants being placed in groups to develop concrete outputs around working themes. We look forward to seeing you there, as there are many important conversations to be had about the future of esports.<\/p><p>Everyone is welcome, so if you&#8217;re interested in signing up, please fill out the form below: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uia.pameldingssystem.no\/norwegian-esports-summit-may-2026\">https:\/\/uia.pameldingssystem.no\/norwegian-esports-summit-may-2026<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5731d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b5731d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Academic Esports Seminar<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71d86d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"71d86d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The AES (academic esports seminar) happens soon after the summit, between\u00a011\u201313 May 2026, also in Grimstad. 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These include <b>Brett Abarbanel<\/b>, Executive Director the University of Nevada, <b>Ben Bays<\/b>, Associate Professor at UT Texas, and <b>Nyle Sky Kauweloa<\/b>, Director of UH Esports at the University of Hawai&#8217;i at\u00a0M\u0101noa.<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>Everyone is welcome here as well, so if you&#8217;re interested in signing up, please fill out the form below: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uia.pameldingssystem.no\/academic-esports-seminar-may-2026\">https:\/\/uia.pameldingssystem.no\/academic-esports-seminar-may-2026<\/a><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b63f258 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b63f258\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Additional Events<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f82ecb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f82ecb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0The European Academy of Management Satellite Event (Lab) will be held on the 16th of June 2026. 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