Second Life Community Convention » Convention Tracks and Topics http://www.slconvention.org San Francisco, CA | August 13-16, 2009 Sun, 16 Aug 2009 04:13:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Missed the deadline for presenting at SLCC? Check this out !!! http://www.slconvention.org/convention-tracks-and-topics/missed-the-deadline-for-presenting-at-slcc-check-this-out/ http://www.slconvention.org/convention-tracks-and-topics/missed-the-deadline-for-presenting-at-slcc-check-this-out/#comments Sat, 08 Aug 2009 06:33:32 +0000 Education Track http://www.slconvention.org/?p=1586 If you think you missed the deadline for being able to present at the SLCC think again. The Education Track is running two mash-ups which are open to anyone for their 15 minutes of fame and fortune.

SLED 5-by-5 (Thurs @ 1:30pm): Over 1000 colleges and universities are engaged in education, research, and experimentation. This open format will ask educations share their experiences with the SLCC participants by showing in 5 slides what your campus is infamous for and how your campus is exemplary of best practices in the virtual field. The format will give presenters 10 minutes to showcase up to 5 slides or 5 minutes of video plus Q&A concerning a topic.

To sign up for a time slot before August 13, please visit: http://tr.im/u9WH
or sign-up at the Registration Desk on August 13th

Speed Geek Mentoring  (Sat @ 3:30pm): Do you have a particular Second Life skill or expertise? Got a cool tool or an innovative application you want to show off? Sign up for the SLCC Speed Geek! If you’re bringing a laptop to the conference, you can sign up to claim a table to host your demo. Session attendees go from table to table to watch demos, ask questions and share information. This session should be a great opportunity to make contacts and talk in depth with SL education experts!

Use this form to sign up before August 13th: http://u.nu/4n5n.
or sign-up at the Registration Desk at the confence

]]> http://www.slconvention.org/convention-tracks-and-topics/missed-the-deadline-for-presenting-at-slcc-check-this-out/feed/ 1 SLCC Business Track Community Meeting – Sunday August 2nd, Noon PDT http://www.slconvention.org/convention-tracks-and-topics/slcc-business-track-community-meeting-sunday-august-2nd-noon-pdt/ http://www.slconvention.org/convention-tracks-and-topics/slcc-business-track-community-meeting-sunday-august-2nd-noon-pdt/#comments Fri, 31 Jul 2009 23:49:51 +0000 Biz Track http://www.slconvention.org/?p=1288 The business track is really filling up and is promising to be very lively this year. The final office hours meeting will be held this sunday at Metanomics auditorium at noon, so feel free to drop by then if you have any last minute concerns. Please feel free to contact Hydra Shaftoe or Hiro Pendragon at any time if you need anything. Hope to see you there!

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Metanomics%20II/242/119/804

– Hydra and Hiro

]]> http://www.slconvention.org/convention-tracks-and-topics/slcc-business-track-community-meeting-sunday-august-2nd-noon-pdt/feed/ 3 Healthcare Track: Real Help from Virtual Worlds (Workshop) http://www.slconvention.org/convention-tracks-and-topics/healthcare-track-real-help-from-virtual-worlds-workshop/ http://www.slconvention.org/convention-tracks-and-topics/healthcare-track-real-help-from-virtual-worlds-workshop/#comments Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:10:54 +0000 Healthcare Track http://www.slconvention.org/?p=1533 Access to various critical healthcare services, including mental health and substance abuse counseling, is unavailable to millions. Distance, physical handicap, concerns about stigma, and other barriers make it extremely difficult or even impossible for people to get assistance which could change their lives for the better. One promise of Virtual World technology is the ability to put these services within reach, transcending the limitations of physical time and space. This session will discuss the potential of Virtual World-based counseling, and describe a current healthcare foundation funded project which is helping young people continue their addiction recovery counseling without interruption, using VW technology.

This workshop is lead by Coughran Mayo and will happen on Saturday August 15 from 11am – 1pm

]]> http://www.slconvention.org/convention-tracks-and-topics/healthcare-track-real-help-from-virtual-worlds-workshop/feed/ 1 Healthcare Track: 6. Stories Without Borders™: Tapping the Healing Potential of Story Quests in Second Life (Workshop) http://www.slconvention.org/convention-tracks-and-topics/healthcare-track-6-stories-without-borders%e2%84%a2-tapping-the-healing-potential-of-story-quests-in-second-life-workshop/ http://www.slconvention.org/convention-tracks-and-topics/healthcare-track-6-stories-without-borders%e2%84%a2-tapping-the-healing-potential-of-story-quests-in-second-life-workshop/#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2009 23:50:15 +0000 Healthcare Track http://www.slconvention.org/?p=1531 The practice of embarking on journeys (or quests) of discovery and returning to share those discoveries as stories is both a time-honored tradition and a powerful tool for self-expression. When combined with the interactive, immersive, and educational aspects of Second Life it becomes even more – a catalyst for change, an instrument of healing, and a foundation for building community. Stories told in Second Life are not just imagined but lived as well. In this workshop, centered around the theme of experiencing and celebrating the lives of those dealing with HIV/AIDS, we will embark on a Story Quest of our own. Accompanied by our Second Life colleagues, we will explore islands, ferret out clues, and interact with others, all with a goal of capturing and sharing our experiences as story. Come prepared to engage, interact, and have a great time learning to tell stories that cross the borders of time, space, and realities.

This workshop is lead by Jenaia Morane, Marty Snowpaw and will occur on Friday August 14 from 11am – 1pm

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This workshop will occur on Sunday August 16 from 11:30 am -1pm.

]]> http://www.slconvention.org/convention-tracks-and-topics/healthcare-track-5-the-virtual-helping-hands-team-and-max-the-virtual-guide-dog-demonstrate-accessibility-workshop/feed/ 1 Healthcare Track: Conducting a Clinical Study in Second Life http://www.slconvention.org/convention-tracks-and-topics/healthcare-track-conducting-a-clinical-study-in-second-life/ http://www.slconvention.org/convention-tracks-and-topics/healthcare-track-conducting-a-clinical-study-in-second-life/#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2009 23:10:55 +0000 Healthcare Track http://www.slconvention.org/?p=1526 This panel will feature the presentation of a clinical study detailing the work of Dr. Daniel Hoch at the Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Hoch will provide an overview of his research study in which a face-to-face program to teach stress management and resiliency was adapted for presentation in Second Life. The project was performed as a unique collaboration between the Benson Henry Institute for Mind-Body Medicine and the Center for Connected Health at Partners Health Care. In addition to the description and results of the study, there will be a walk-through of the teaching area and participants from the study will present their observations.

This panel will happen on Friday August 14 from 2pm -3:30pm

]]> http://www.slconvention.org/convention-tracks-and-topics/healthcare-track-conducting-a-clinical-study-in-second-life/feed/ 0 Healthcare Track: Accessibility to and Benefits of Second Life http://www.slconvention.org/convention-tracks-and-topics/healthcare-track-accessibility-to-and-benefits-of-second-life/ http://www.slconvention.org/convention-tracks-and-topics/healthcare-track-accessibility-to-and-benefits-of-second-life/#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2009 22:50:19 +0000 Healthcare Track http://www.slconvention.org/?p=1524 Panelists Gentle Heron, Louise Later, Pathfinder Linden, Charles Mountain, Saxet Uralia will highlight the work that groups are doing in the virtual world of Second Life (SL) to make the platform accessible to those with a wide range of disabilities. Learn how innovative teams have developed assistive technologies and how these assistive tools enable many to enjoy the benefits of SL.

This panel will happen on Sunday August 16 from 10 AM – 11:30AM.

]]> http://www.slconvention.org/convention-tracks-and-topics/healthcare-track-accessibility-to-and-benefits-of-second-life/feed/ 0 Healthcare Track: Health Outreach and Support in Second Life http://www.slconvention.org/convention-tracks-and-topics/healthcare-track-health-outreach-and-support-in-second-life/ http://www.slconvention.org/convention-tracks-and-topics/healthcare-track-health-outreach-and-support-in-second-life/#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2009 22:25:46 +0000 Healthcare Track http://www.slconvention.org/?p=1521 Panelists Treasure Ballinger, Ricken Flow, Pathfinder Linden, Poppy Zabelin will focus on the use of the virtual world of Second Life (SL) to provide outreach and support. Learn how groups are using SL to engage in education and prevention outreach for health issues such as HIV/AIDS and Cancer. Panelists will also feature their work in supporting those with HIV/AIDS, Cancer and support for the Deaf community within SL.

This track will take place on Saturday August 15 from 10 am – 11:30 am.

]]> http://www.slconvention.org/convention-tracks-and-topics/healthcare-track-health-outreach-and-support-in-second-life/feed/ 0 Healthcare Track: Second Life™ Health Resources Tour and Challenges/Solutions to using SL for Healthcare (Workshop) http://www.slconvention.org/convention-tracks-and-topics/healthcare-track-second-life%e2%84%a2-health-resources-tour-and-challengessolutions-to-using-sl-for-healthcare-workshop/ http://www.slconvention.org/convention-tracks-and-topics/healthcare-track-second-life%e2%84%a2-health-resources-tour-and-challengessolutions-to-using-sl-for-healthcare-workshop/#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2009 22:05:34 +0000 Healthcare Track http://www.slconvention.org/?p=1519 Lead by Bri Gufler, this workshop will start with a tour of Healthcare resources and happenings within the virtual world of Second Life (SL). Following the tour the workshop leader will outline a series of challenges and solutions to using SL for healthcare, including FDA restrictions on product advertising promotion, patient confidentiality, digital/electronic signatures, and validation/verification of objects and scripts used for data collection in SL.

This workshop will happen on Thursday August 13 from 2pm – 3:30pm.

]]> http://www.slconvention.org/convention-tracks-and-topics/healthcare-track-second-life%e2%84%a2-health-resources-tour-and-challengessolutions-to-using-sl-for-healthcare-workshop/feed/ 0 EdTrack: Introducing World University http://www.slconvention.org/convention-tracks-and-topics/edtrack-introducing-world-university/ http://www.slconvention.org/convention-tracks-and-topics/edtrack-introducing-world-university/#comments Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:30:59 +0000 Education Track http://www.slconvention.org/?p=1298 The workshop “Introducing World University & School in SL” will be lead by Aphilo Aarde on Thursday, August 13th, from 3:30 – 5pm.

World University & School is developing a global, (potentially degree-granting), free-to-students, open, virtual, all-languages university and school, with great universities (e.g. MIT, etc.) as key players, using a Wikipedia model, and for everyone, and especially the developing world (One Laptop Per Child countries) – which anyone can edit, primarily by teaching, adding, requesting or taking courses. Virtual worlds are central to interactivity in digital learning in World University & School. And Second Life will play potentially a key role, – as classrooms, sites for innovation, design studios, laboratories and more. World University & School is already open – http://worlduniversity.wikia.com. Stream a course now via Veodia.com using the Second Life events’ schedule. WUaS is potentially in all languages, subjects, nation states and at all levels, and thus potentially will bring a lot more interested people to Second Life, to build, create and innovate. In this presentation, I’ll introduce many aspects of WUaS vis-a-vis Second Life.

Interactively, I’ll invite people to teach something to their webcams which people might like to teach in SL, too, and post it to the WuaS wiki. The WUaS wiki is a free, open, all languages (3000-8000) digital approach to a world university and school wiki, which will potentially help a lot of people, even those who are illiterate (through video capable handhelds). It will potentially thus bring new languages into Second Life, anticipating languages as they come online. And it will also thus further the digital revolution and idea sharing in virtual worlds in multiple ways.

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