Ah, the sun is out, heralding this year's selection of summer conferences. It's a bumper crop, with two new events dotting the events schedule in 2006. Check 'em out:
Women in Games (10-11 July, Teeside)
Top sessions include a keynote on Sex in Games, authored by IGDA Sex SIG moderator Brenda Brathwaite, an audience with Frag Doll Kirsten "Kitt" Kearney and "Locating the perfect ingredients in games for women" with Jo Clay, Technical Director of Strange Agency.
Develop Conference and Expo (11-13 July, Brighton) Top sessions include, "Creativity led production: How to bring new ideas into line", with Rez, Space Channel 5 and Lumines creator Tetsuya Mizuguchi, the Serious Games workshop with Ben Sawyer of Digital Mill and the ARG group gathering. Plenty of great stuff on offer!
EIEF (21-22 August, Edinburgh) Top sessions include, "Green Blood vs Red Blood," a look at what next gen hardware means for censorship, "Games that make me cry," with Edge editor Margaret Robertson and "More Magic Emotions," with Ken Perlin.
London Games Festival (from 2 October, London) Top events include the BAFTA video game awards, GDC London (3-4 October) and the London Games Summit (4-5 October).
UPDATE: I hadn't seen this excellent post from Conrad at Joystiq. Go here for more detail on pricing, plus extra events
