ISTE 2011 in Philly--Present or Preside!

Yes, good friends and global neighbors, it's time to think about ISTE 2011 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. To kick off SIGVE's call for presentations and Poobahs, we've set up forms for both at the SIGVE wiki, a still-growing one-stop-shop for all things Virtual Environments. Did you know that every 3rd Tuesday SIGVE Speaker Session held from the first one in February, 2010, is audio archived at the wiki? With a few clicks you can download these to your computer or your iPod and listen while you walk the dog, vacuum the flat, or load the dishwasher. It's the pinnacle of multi-tasking!

But I'm getting off-message. The message today is VOLUNTEER. Or is it APPLY?

Both. Please volunteer to serve as a facilitating Poobah, either onsite in Philly or in your favorite virtual world. And if you have something you'd like to share in our teeming metropolis of learning, please put in your application to present. Last year at the VE Playground we facilitated 35 pretty much back to back sharing sessions, really fascinating ones. This year we have fewer slots, since we're only running Monday and Tuesday of the conference (for a number of good reasons) so it will be even more important that you get your applications in completely and soonly.

Remember, due to the magic of 3D immersive worlds, you don't have to be in Philly to share! Events will once again be mirrored in Second Life and elsewhere, and we totally welcome platforms outside of Second Life. We learned many lessons last year in our 3Day house of mirrors, and we'll be applying the learning from those lessons this year to bring you the best ever immersive experience you can imagine. Really.

Also, shhhhhhh, watch this blog for an upcoming contest. We're working on its details right now and it'll be a doozy. 

Here's a video walkthrough of last year's Virtual Environments Playground to help motivate you to present or to preside: See you there!