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• Spring Online Workshop: The Congress of Vienna

  • Start
    March 14, 2026
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  • End
    March 15, 2026
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  • Schedule
    4 sessions
  • Location
    Online
  • Spaces left
    36

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  Join us March 14th and 15th for our Spring Online Workshop featuring The Congress of Vienna and the Shape of Europe,  1814-1815. The workshop includes a playthrough of the game, as well as set-up, debrief, and a Q&A opportunity with the authors to help you best understand how to run the game in your own classroom. 
  
  The Game
  Europe’s leaders gather in Vienna to restore Europe after a quarter century of revolution, war and conquest from the French Revolution to the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte. Leaders from the five major powers (Russia, Austria, Great Britain, Prussia and France) are joined by delegates representing smaller European states and (in the expanded version) by salonnieres (mostly women), advocates, and artists. They must wrestle with competing ideals of legitimacy, nationalism and the balance of power as they seek to restore a Europe shattered by Napoleon's conquests and create an enduring peace.
  
  Pricing
  $90 for members
  $125 for non-members
  Become A Member! (Sliding scale for individual membership starts at $25)
  
  Schedule
  Saturday, March 14th, 2026, 10:00am-12:00pm EDT; 1:00pm-2:30pm EDT
  Sunday, March 15th, 2026, 10:00am-11:30am EDT; 1:00pm-2:30pm EDT
  
  Notes
  If you sign up for the workshop, you can expect to receive your role sheet and game materials by the Monday before the workshop (3/9/26) and a link to the Zoom meeting for the workshop by Thursday (3/12/26).

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• 2026 Summer Institute

  • Start
    June 04, 2026
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    8:00 AM
  • End
    June 07, 2026
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    4:00 PM
  • Location
    Barnard College, New York City

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  Our 26th annual flagship event returns to Barnard College, where scores of educators will meet for four pedagogy-packed days in New York, and we hope you'll join us. We share a minimal overview below. For full event details, including lodging, FAQs, and more, visit our Summer Institute page. Email jworth@barnard.edu for registration codes to register at the grad student, staff, or special funded rates. 

  
  

  PROGRAMS

  
  

  THURSDAY-FRIDAY GAME WORKSHOPS
  Full-length games played over four sessions

  • 1349: Plague Comes to Norwich
    
  • The Enlightenment in Crisis: Diderot's Encyclopedié in a Parisian Salon, 1750
    
  • Patriots, Loyalists, and Revolution in New York City, 1775-1776
  • Oklahoma Revolution, 1922
  • Defining a Nation: India on the Eve of Independence, 1945
    

  SATURDAY-SUNDAY GAMES OR NEWBIE WORKSHOP
  Short games played over three sessions or a "New to Reacting" workshop

  • Challenging Authority: Reformation Politics and Society, 1521-25
  • Paterson, 1913: A Labor Strike in the Progressive Era 
  • The Condition of England, 1841
  • The Challenge & Inequality of Care
    
  • Newbie Workshop

  We suggest that newcomers to Reacting opt for our "Newbie Workshop" to best prepare them to run their own first game.

  PRICING

  In response to participant feedback, we have endeavored to cut as many costs as possible while maintaining all the things people love about the Institute.

  	Early Bird   Feb 6-Mar 31	Regular   Apr 1-Apr 30	Late May 1-Jun 4
  Grad Student/TA*	$400	$450	$500
  Consortium Member	$450	$550	$600
  Non-Member	$550	$650	$700

  
  

  
  

  
  

  *These rates, while not in reach of all people, are below costs; higher rates for non-members help subsidize participation for faculty-in-training. Become a member and save money on your registration! Individual memberships start at just $25. 

  FUNDED REGISTRATION FOR DEI ADVANCEMENT 
  The Reacting Consortium offers funded registration for instructors who are members of historically underrepresented and marginalized identity groups, and/or those teaching at minority-serving institutions. 
  

  HOUSING
  Beds in Sulzberger Tower can be booked at a rate of $95/night, with basic linens provided.  Reservations are available only for the nights of June 3-6. Check-in begins at 4:00pm on Wednesday, June 3 and all participants must be checked out by 2:00 pm on Sunday, June 7.

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• Save the Date! 2026 Game Development Conference

  • Start
    July 08, 2026
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    6:30 PM
  • End
    July 11, 2026
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    5:00 PM
  • Location
    Canisius College in Buffalo, NY

  
  

  Save the date for the 2026 Game Development Conference on the campus of Canisius College in Buffalo, NY on July 8-11, 2026.

  While we're still finalizing details, we encourage you to hold these dates to plan accordingly so you can be sure to join these exciting game development opportunities. 
  

  The Game Development Conference Committee (aka 'The Junta') is now accepting proposals for: Games (Microgames, Short, and Full-length/Flagship games), Pitches, and Workshops / Panels, etc.
  Submit proposals via this form by Friday, January 30, at 12 noon Eastern.
  

  If you have questions about proposals or anything GDC, please contact Jonathan Lawrence at lawrenc7@canisius.edu. 

  See our 2024 Conference event page and 2025 event page for previous programming and pricing details. 

  Though unlikely, these dates may still be subject to change. 

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