From f.nahrada at reflex.at Tue Aug 24 14:10:01 2010 From: f.nahrada at reflex.at (Franz Nahrada) Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:10:01 +0200 Subject: [VBbuilders] Virtual World Conference Message-ID: Very interesting conference. Something which might indeed be of interest to all of you. There is a conference fee, but David (partner in an earlier Grundtvig Learning Partnership) told me they dont mind if 1 person listens or 20 people listen. so it could be an interesting event especially considering Steves interest in virtual worlds as teaching scene. In this case I feel this is more than appropriate, a resonance between form and content. Please tell me if you look into using that opportunity. The only problem is: September, the dense month. see more events of that kind in the attachment Franz ----- Original Message ----- September 15th ? Virtual World Conference in Second Life Virtual Auditorium [Image] BOOK YOUR PLACE [ http://web.me.com/eygus/Virtual_World_Conference/Home.html ]HERE The Virtual World Conference is a one-day conference exploring the uses of virtual worlds for learning, collaborative work and business. The event will be held on 15th September 2010 and hosted entirely in Second Life, where 21 leading international speakers from across the globe will showcase innovation and applications within Virtual Worlds in order to debate key issues together with a worldwide audience. Hosting the conference on a virtual platform, in deference to global insecurity and climate change, will see all stakeholders accessing remotely via their desktops. This unique event will follow the sun, with speakers in each time zone contributing to a full 24 hours of activity. With so many global challenges ahead, participants and speakers will begin to consider the opportunities for virtual worlds to address some of the core issues in contemporary society. This conference, the first of future community-driven events will consider: how can virtual worlds change how we learn, work and socialize? Addressing this key question, the conference will focus on: ? Social interaction and collaboration in virtual worlds ? Business applications and strategies for using virtual worlds ? Virtual societies and communities ? ; Formal and informal teaching and learning in virtual worlds The conference will bring together researchers and experts in the field of virtual worlds spanning from East Asia to West America to consider these central themes with the purpose of creating a new cross-sectoral virtual networking community for considering these and future issues and challenges. The conference will be chaired by Prof. Sara de Freitas (Serious Games Institute/Lab Group) and Anna Peachey (The Open University/Eygus Ltd) in the European time zone, Andreas Schmeil (PARC/University of Lugano) in the American Pacific Coast time zone and Claus Nehmzow (Alcus International Ltd/Hong Kong) in the East Asian time zone. The Virtual World Conference 2010 will host trainers, experts, teachers, policy-makers, managers, consultants, tutors and researchers from industry, academia, schools and policy development, with representation from a wide range of different sectors including: ? Education: schools, colleges and universities ? Research: universities, institutes, industrial labs ? Training: training organizations, private foundations ? Industry: international companies, SMEs ? Health: hospitals and training institutions, care trusts ? Environment: planning agencies, environmental agencies, emergency response organisations ? Government: central government departments, agencies and local government authorities For more information and to book your place click [ http://web.me.com/eygus/Virtual_World_Conference/Home.html ]HERE Please note that access to the auditorium where the conference will take place will be restricted to the conference group. When booking your place, please leave your avatar name in the comment box to allow us to identify you. For more information contact our Events Team [ mailto:sgi.events at cad.coventry.ac.uk ]sgi.events at cad.coventry.ac.uk or call +44(0)2476 158 201. Best Regards [Image] David Wortley FRSA Director The Serious Games Institute "Immersive Experiences with Serious Benefits" Coventry University Enterprises Ltd Unit 6 Coventry Innovation Village Coventry University Technology Park Cheetah Road Coventry CV1 2TL SGI Reception Tel: +442476158201 Mob: +447974984351 Skype ID: davidwortley EMail: [ mailto:dwortley at cad.coventry.ac.uk ]dwortley at cad.coventry.ac.uk Web site: http://www.seriousgamesinstitute.co.uk/ Second Life SGI Reception: http://slurl.com/secondlife/SGI%20Nexus/128/128/0 Second Life SGI Virtual Auditorium :- [ http://slurl.com/secondlife/SGI%20Nexus/96/107/27 ]http://slurl.com/secondlife/SGI%20Nexus/96/107/27 -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image004.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 7186 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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