[X3D-Public] Immersive Education Initiative announces LONDON SUMMIT April 23-24

[steve guynup]

You folks in England - or with a travel budget may wish to explore this.

Aaron Walsh heads up the group, New folks from Sun's Project Wonderland and oldtimers like Bruce Damer are speaking...


Immersive Education Initiative announces LONDON SUMMIT April 23-24
http://mediagrid.org/news/2009-03_London_Summit.html
 
Immersive London Summit list of speakers and panels
http://mediagrid.org/summit/2009_London_Summit_program.html
 
 
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IMMERSIVE EDUCATION INITIATIVE LONDON SUMMIT : APRIL 23-24, 2009
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WHAT : Immersive Education Initiative London Summit
WHEN : 2009 April 23-24
WHERE: London School of Economics (LSE) in London, England
COST : £195 (pound sterling), or $275 USD (U.S. dollars) [FREE FOR STUDENTS]
LINK : http://ImmersiveEducation.org
 
On April 23rd and 24th the London School of Economics (LSE) will host the
Immersive Education Initiative's London Summit, a special two-day event
showcasing new and emerging virtual worlds, learning games, educational
simulations, and related tools, techniques, technologies, standards and best
practices. Designed specifically for educators, researchers, and administrators,
the London Summit consists of presentations, panel discussions, break-out
sessions and workshops that provide attendees with an in-depth overview of
immersive learning platforms and technologies such as The Education Grid,
Project Wonderland, Second Life, Croquet and Cobalt, realXtend, Alice, Open
Simulator (OpenSim), augmented and mixed reality, and more.
 
Preliminary speakers and panelists include faculty, researchers, and
administrators from The Grid Institute, Boston College, Loyola Marymount
University, M.I.T. Media Lab, The Smithsonian Institution, Sun Microsystems,
University of Essex (United Kingdom), realXtend (Finland), Royal Institute of
Technology (Sweden), BalticGrid (Baltic states), Holon Institute of Technology
(Israel), Duke University, Montana State University, University of Central
Missouri, Southeast Kansas Education Service Center at Greenbush, Boston Media
High School, and more... (read the official announcement for details)
 
Official Announcement: http://mediagrid.org/news/2009-03_London_Summit.html
 
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IMMERSIVE EDUCATION INITIATIVE LONDON SUMMIT : APRIL 23-24, 2009
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