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Virtual Worlds Annual Conference -- Sept. 25
From our friends at FountainBlue......
FountainBlue's Virtual Worlds Annual Conference
Topic: Virtual Worlds: Where We Were, Where We're Going, What Does It Mean to YOU?
Date & time: Friday, September 25, 2009, from 8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Location: Sun Microsystems, 4030 George Sellon Circle, Santa Clara
Annual Event Cost:
Early Registration through August 31 at noon:
$40 members, $45 partners, $50 general
Registration will increase an additional $10 for each category at 12:01 on 9/1
Free for the six presenting entrepreneurs.
Registration: Pre-register at http://www.svvirtualworlds.com
Audience: Entrepreneurs, Intrapreneurs and Investors only. No service providers please.
Virtual Worlds: Where We Were, Where We're Going, What Does It Mean to YOU?
FountainBlue's Virtual World Program Team invites interested entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs and investors to join us for FountainBlue's Annual Virtual World Conference. This annual conference will showcase where we've been and where we're going in virtual worlds, featuring key stakeholders, including entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs, and investors in this space. Our virtual world program team will also invite six entrepreneurs to present their pitches to the panel, and to the audience.
Agenda
8:00 Registration and Networking
8:30 Welcomes and Thank Yous
8:40 Presentation on Virtual Worlds – What is it, Where Has it Been?
Benjamin Duranske, Pillsbury Winthrop
9:10 First Panel Discussion: Virtual World Business Trends
Moderator Sibley Verbeck, CEO, The Electric Sheep Company
Panelist Josh Bell, Director, Technology Integration, Linden Lab
Panelist Tim Chang, Norwest Venture Partners
Panelist Benjamin Duranske, Pillsbury Winthrop
10:15 Morning Break, with Corporate Exhibits
10:30 Second Panel Discussion: Virtual World Case Studies
Moderator Jeffrey Pope, Founder of Virtual Worlds Roadmap Group, Former Virtual Worlds VC and Virtual Worlds Entrepreneur
Panelist David Helgason, CEO, Unity
Panelist Craig Sherman, Gaia Interactive
Panelist Reuben Steiger, CEO, Virtual Greats
11:30 Lunch Break, with Corporate Presentations
Stanford Sirikata Labs: Virtual Museum and Virtual Live Music Performance
Sun Microsystems: Demo TBD
12:30 Entrepreneur Presentations in Six Categories:
Consumer:
Six to Twelve
Teenagers and Young Adults
Adults and Seniors
Enterprise:
Virtual Events and Tradeshows
Virtual Meetings
Communities and Cross-Over Solutions including Virtual Identity across platforms and On-line/Real World Convergence
2:30 Adjourn and Further Networking until 3:00; Exhibits will stay open until 3:30 p.m.
Resources:
Linden Lab: Second Life enters the realm of the enterprise
Joe Miller, VP of Platforms and Technology Development, at Linden Lab talks to CNET’s Dan Farber about the challenges in developing dynamic and reliable backend operations for the 3D virtual world of Second Life. Miller also discusses how they’re incorporating new hi-tech conferencing tools for business users such as VoIP solutions and video streaming technologies. http://video.zdnet.com/CIOSessions/?p=310
Linden Lab’s Blog on the Economy https://blogs.secondlife.com/community/features/blog/2009/04/16/the...
Second Life Starts To Grow Again, Wagner James Au, Wednesday, April 15, 2009 http://gigaom.com/2009/04/15/exclusive-internal-second-life-data-sh...
FountainBlue's Virtual Worlds Annual Conference
Topic: Virtual Worlds: Where We Were, Where We're Going, What Does It Mean to YOU?
Date & time: Friday, September 25, 2009, from 8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Location: Sun Microsystems, 4030 George Sellon Circle, Santa Clara
Annual Event Cost:
Early Registration through August 31 at noon:
$40 members, $45 partners, $50 general
Registration will increase an additional $10 for each category at 12:01 on 9/1
Free for the six presenting entrepreneurs.
Registration: Pre-register at http://www.svvirtualworlds.com
Audience: Entrepreneurs, Intrapreneurs and Investors only. No service providers please.
Virtual Worlds: Where We Were, Where We're Going, What Does It Mean to YOU?
FountainBlue's Virtual World Program Team invites interested entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs and investors to join us for FountainBlue's Annual Virtual World Conference. This annual conference will showcase where we've been and where we're going in virtual worlds, featuring key stakeholders, including entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs, and investors in this space. Our virtual world program team will also invite six entrepreneurs to present their pitches to the panel, and to the audience.
Agenda
8:00 Registration and Networking
8:30 Welcomes and Thank Yous
8:40 Presentation on Virtual Worlds – What is it, Where Has it Been?
Benjamin Duranske, Pillsbury Winthrop
9:10 First Panel Discussion: Virtual World Business Trends
Moderator Sibley Verbeck, CEO, The Electric Sheep Company
Panelist Josh Bell, Director, Technology Integration, Linden Lab
Panelist Tim Chang, Norwest Venture Partners
Panelist Benjamin Duranske, Pillsbury Winthrop
10:15 Morning Break, with Corporate Exhibits
10:30 Second Panel Discussion: Virtual World Case Studies
Moderator Jeffrey Pope, Founder of Virtual Worlds Roadmap Group, Former Virtual Worlds VC and Virtual Worlds Entrepreneur
Panelist David Helgason, CEO, Unity
Panelist Craig Sherman, Gaia Interactive
Panelist Reuben Steiger, CEO, Virtual Greats
11:30 Lunch Break, with Corporate Presentations
Stanford Sirikata Labs: Virtual Museum and Virtual Live Music Performance
Sun Microsystems: Demo TBD
12:30 Entrepreneur Presentations in Six Categories:
Consumer:
Six to Twelve
Teenagers and Young Adults
Adults and Seniors
Enterprise:
Virtual Events and Tradeshows
Virtual Meetings
Communities and Cross-Over Solutions including Virtual Identity across platforms and On-line/Real World Convergence
2:30 Adjourn and Further Networking until 3:00; Exhibits will stay open until 3:30 p.m.
Resources:
Linden Lab: Second Life enters the realm of the enterprise
Joe Miller, VP of Platforms and Technology Development, at Linden Lab talks to CNET’s Dan Farber about the challenges in developing dynamic and reliable backend operations for the 3D virtual world of Second Life. Miller also discusses how they’re incorporating new hi-tech conferencing tools for business users such as VoIP solutions and video streaming technologies. http://video.zdnet.com/CIOSessions/?p=310
Linden Lab’s Blog on the Economy https://blogs.secondlife.com/community/features/blog/2009/04/16/the...
Second Life Starts To Grow Again, Wagner James Au, Wednesday, April 15, 2009 http://gigaom.com/2009/04/15/exclusive-internal-second-life-data-sh...
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