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<div style="margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 8px; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 8px; font: normal normal normal small/normal arial; ">I'm interested to know if any developers of virtual worlds or content for virtual worlds wishes to speak at the following</div>
<div style="margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 8px; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 8px; font: normal normal normal small/normal arial; ">siggraph meeting/panel in August.</div><div style="margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 8px; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 8px; font: normal normal normal small/normal arial; ">
<div><br></div><div>Currently there are speakers confirmed from Sun, Linden Labs, Bitmanagement and an independent artist.</div><div><br></div><div>Details:</div><div><br></div><div><h1 class="western"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; ">Invitation to Present at the SIGGRAPH MultiUser Virtual Environments Meeting: MUVE MOOT</span></h1>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; "><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font>Location: New Orleans, Ernest N. <font color="#000000">Morial</font> Convention Center</font></font></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; "><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font>Room: 271</font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; "><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font>Date(s): Wednesday 5<sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; ">th</span></sup> August (to be confirmed)</font></font></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; ">
<font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font>Reservation Time(s): setup time at 12noon, teardown until 2:45pm</font></font></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; "><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font>Meeting Time(s): 12:30-2:30pm</font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; "><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font>Room Setup: <font color="#000000">classroom</font> style with seating for up to 108.</font></font></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; ">link: <a href="http://www.siggraph.org/s2009/community/birds/index.php">http://www.siggraph.org/s2009/community/birds/index.php</a> </p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; "><br></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; ">The growth in virtual worlds, social networks and online games heralds a global change to a new experience in entertainment, education, commerce or social networking. Meet to explore how the virtual phenomenon is changing the way people interact, think and feel in their daily activities. The theme for this meeting is: <i>How do Virtual worlds affect hearts and minds?</i></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; ">Last year's meeting is documented at <a href="http://muvemoot.com/MUVEMOOT08/html/MUVEMoot08Report.html">http://muvemoot.com/MUVEMOOT08/html/MUVEMoot08Report.html</a>, more information at: <font color="#666666"><font face="ArialMT, sans-serif"><font><a href="http://muvemoot.com/">http://muvemoot.com/</a></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; ">Anyone who plans to attend please email me (<a href="mailto:dragonmagi@gmail.com">dragonmagi@gmail.com</a>) so I can get some idea of numbers. Please also say if you have something to present and what you would like to see on the</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; ">agenda for discussion.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; "><br></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; ">Agenda:</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; "><br></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; ">1. Introductions: One paragraph summary provided by the speakers will be used to introduce each at the start of the meeting.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; ">2. Demos/presentations: Each speaker presents and demonstrates (up to 10 minutes each).</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; ">3. Panel Discussion: Speakers form a panel for the audience to ask questions.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; ">4. Wrap up.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; "><br></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; ">About the Organiser:</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; "><br></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; ">Dr Chris Thorne is Managing Director of VRShed Pty Ltd (<a href="http://www.vrshed.com/">http://www.vrshed.com)</a>, developers of architectural visualisations and content for virtual worlds and classrooms. He currently works with Second Life, Google Earth and Web 3D technologies. He has over 25 years experience in 3D graphics industry and academia. His research is about improving quality, fidelity, scalability, accuracy in simulatio<font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font>n </font></font><font color="#333333"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font>(</font></font></font><a href="http://www.floatingorigin.com/">http://www.floatingorigin.com</a><font color="#333333"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font>)</font></font></font><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font>.</font></font> He also continues to develop the Virtual Universe Project (<a href="http://www.csse.uwa.edu.au/virtual/">http://www.csse.uwa.edu.au/virtual/</a>). Chris is interested in the confluence of MUVEs, simulation and social networking.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; "><br></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; ">About SIGGRAPH:</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; ">SIGGRAPH is the worlds largest yearly interactive computer graphics conference. For more information see: <a href="http://www.siggraph.org/about">http://www.siggraph.org/about</a></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; "><br></p><br></div></div></span><br>-- <br><a href="http://www.vrshed.com">http://www.vrshed.com</a><br>It be a great secret: there be greater truth at the centre.<br><a href="http://www.floatingorigin.com">http://www.floatingorigin.com</a><br>
<br>Australian Ambassador, Association of Virtual Worlds, <a href="http://associationofvirtualworlds.ning.com/">http://associationofvirtualworlds.ning.com/</a><br><br><br>