[VBbuilders] Virtual World Conference

[Franz Nahrada]

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


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September 15th – Virtual World Conference in Second Life Virtual Auditorium

 

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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

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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


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