The Virtual Goods Summit is set to take place June 20-22nd at Stanford University-- and it's the first conference of its kind, focusing on emerging market opportunities for virtual goods and economies. It's produced by Susan Wu of Charles River Ventures, who's looking to foster a forum wherein entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and gearheads can meet to discuss the future of virtual economics and the surrounding issues.

Panel topics include, "Why Virtual Goods Matter: What's Driving User Adoption?" And "Making Virtual Economies Work: What Does it Take to Get it Right?" The conference will also feature an impressive slate of speakers, like GaiaOnline CEO Craig Sherman, Raph Koster of Areae, and Three Rings' Daniel James.