Iceopops 2023 took place at the University of Glasgow from 19-21st July 2023 in partnership with CREATe (UK Copyright and Creative Economy Centre). A selection of photos are available from the event. Please see below for links to selected presentations from the event. The full programme with abstracts is available as a PDF.
Our Keynote speakers were Professor Nicola Whitton and Dr Amy Thomas.
Nic Whitton is now Professor of Digital Learning and Play at Northumbria University. She was previously Director of the Durham Centre for Academic Development and Professor of Education at Durham University. She has been researching play in education for over twenty years, from video games to escape rooms and playful learning. Most recently she has been applying principles of play to academic leadership, with varying success.
Play: The Secret to Success, Happiness, and Wisdom In her talk, Nicola Whitton will argue that play can transform how we live, love, and learn. She will explore how games and playful approaches can change how we engage with other people, how we respond to new challenges, and how we develop throughout our lives. The concept of the ‘magic circle’ will be introduced as a way of theorising play and understanding how playful reframing can change how we approach our lives. There will be lots of opportunities to play.
Amy Thomas is a Lecturer in Intellectual Property and Information Law at the University of Glasgow School of Law / CREATe centre. Amy joined the University of Glasgow as a PhD student and Research and Teaching Associate in 2017 (completing in 2021). Her main research interests lie at the intersection of copyright law and socio-legal research, with a particular focus on video games, eSports and fan communities.
What copyright can learn from games: In her talk, Amy will look at how video games can teach us how to navigate the largest muti-player, real-time strategy survival game of all: copyright. Her talk will examine how games teach us to navigate rules-based systems, gain tools and skills, and make the best choices at the right times to develop our copyright-characters on their journey.
Wednesday 19th July 2023 – Pre-conference
2.30pm Registration and refreshments
3-5.30pm E-lending and e-book workshop
- Matteo Frigeri (University of Glasgow) and Konrad Gliściński, Centrum Cyfrowe/Jagiellonian University – eLending in Europe. Rebecca Giblin, University of Melbourne – Untapped, The Australian Literary Heritage Project
- Kyle K Courtney, Harvard University – Controlled Digital Lending and US e-book state laws and Daniel Gilbert, Monash University – eLending: Where are we Now? with Jennie Rose Halperin, CEO, Library Futures
5.30pm Drinks reception with music from Salon Orchester Glasgow, open to all delegates
7.30pm Evening social in West End pub (at own expense)
Thursday 20th July 2023 – Main Conference
9am Registration and coffee available
9.45am: Welcome: Martin Kretschmer, Director of CREATe, University of Glasgow
10-10.30am Icebreaker and opening remarks from Co-Chairs: Chris Morrison and Jane Secker
10.30-11.30am Keynote 1: Amy Thomas, University of Glasgow, What copyright can learn from games. View Amy’s slides (link to Canva)
11.30-11.45am Coffee Break
11.45-13.00pm Copyright Education World Café (10 mins X 7) (with tea and coffee).
| Presenter(s) | Title |
| Neil Sprunt and Charlotte Evans, University of Manchester | Our Friends in the North – the ALN Copyright and Research Resource |
| Jess Napthine-Hodgkinson, University of Manchester | Cultivating Creative Commons Cognisance in Colleagues – CC education for PgCert HE participants. View Jess’s slides |
| Rachel Scanlon, Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford | Playing in the Open: The Creative Commons Attribution Game |
| Chris Morrison and Jane Secker, copyrightliteracy.org | Introducing the Learning on Screen Code of Best Practice. View the Code |
| Prof Emily Hudson, King’s College London | Third Party Copyright and Open Access View Emily’s Slides |
| Kerry-Jane Packman, Learning on Screen | Engaging with Learning on Screen services for teaching |
| Kyle K Courtney, Harvard University | AI and Comparative US Fair Use |
| Tim Riley, University of Aberdeen | Optimism or anxiety? Engaging with the university community to create a copyright literacy strategy [for the University of Aberdeen] View the draft strategy| View the draft policy | View Tim’s slides |
| Jennie Rose Halperin, Library Futures | Championing the right for equitable digital access to knowledge |
| Erica Levi, Coventry University | The Copyright Escape Room View the Copyright Escape Room |
13.00-14.00pm Lunch and networking
14.00-15.00pm Keynote 2: Nicola Whitton, Durham University. Play: The Secret to Success, Happiness, and Wisdom. View Nicola’s slides (PDF)
15.00-15:40pm Lightning Talks (5 x 7 mins)
| Presenter(s) | Title |
| James Bennett, Copyright Licensing Agency | A Copyright Booster Shot – CLA’s Copyright Essentials for Educators. View James’ slides |
| Mark Walford – Sage | Is Intellectual Property theft? Copyright and Anarchism View Mark’s slides |
| Alison Davidson – British Library | Teaching copyright to everyone everywhere all at once View Alison’s slides |
| Amanda Wakaruk – University of Alberta | Opening Up Copyright for Canadians: creating instructional videos that people want to watch (all the way to the end) View Amanda’s slides |
| David Beales – Brunel University | Open Textbooks Advocacy – show me the money! View David’s slides |
15:40-16:15pm Extended coffee break with playful activity
16.15-17.15pm Panel Discussion: Copyright and gaming. Speakers: Amy Thomas, University of Glasgow and Justin Alae-Carew, Blazing Griffin.
17.15-17.30pm Wrap up and conference close
19.30: Evening social event with food and drinks at Oran Mor.
Friday 21st July 2023
10-11am ALT COOL SIG Committee AGM
10-12pm Tours of University of Glasgow Library.
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