Brand Happenings November 11 - 17, 2007

November 11

Veterans Day Ceremony
1:00 p.m. SLT
Culminating event of week-long event to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the dedication of The Wall memorial in Washington D.C. which honors Vietnam war veterans.
The WallSL
SLURL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/The%20Wall/36/30/24

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November 12

Orange
Community Event: Shape Shifter
10:00 – 11:00 a.m. SLT
"Come play Shape Shifter with the Orange community! Use three different objects to build a movie, song or book title... always fun, always a conversation starter."
Orange Island
More information:  http://www.orange-island.com

Cornell Johnson School of Management & Metaversed.com
Metanomics Series speaker:
David Karbol of Saxon Bank, Denmark
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. SLT
"Metanomics is the study of business and policy in the "metaverse" of virtual worlds."
Metaversed Island (or watch via the web at www.SLCN.tv)
More information: Metanomics series machinima trailer
Website http://metanomics.metaversed.com

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November 13

Information Week
GridTalk
8 am SLT
"Charles Stross about his latest novel, 'Halting State,' set in the year 2018, when technology like Second Life, World of Warcraft, advanced mobile technology, and reality augmentation are ubiquitous and taken for granted."
Dr. Dobb's Island (or on the web via Dr. Dobbs chat bridge - registration required)
Podcast will be available for on-demand listening.
More information: Information Week blog

Bantan Dell
Podcast/Trivia Night
6:00 p.m. SLT
Tara Janzen author, On the Loose
Bantan Dell Bookshop
SLURL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Bantam%20Dell%20Island/126/141/25

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November 15

Conference: Managing Virtual Distance:
Driving Business Transformation through your
Global Workforce & Virtual Teams
Presentation by Philip Rosedale of Linden Lab:
Virtual World Technology: Get Ready for a REAL Virtual Experience
2:20 p.m. SLT
Virtual Event “Sold Out”: 
More information on the RL event: 
http://www.iirusa.com/virtual/eventhome/secondlife/32494.xml

Orange
Unique Avatar showcase
10:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m. SLT
Orange Island
More information:  http://www.orange-island.com

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November 16

Warner Bros.
I Am Legend Movie Tie-in/Game
Final game area, Columbus Circle, slated to open
Website:  http://iamlegendsurvival.com/

Cleveland Public Library
3:00 p.m. SLT
Grand opening activities will include two live music performances; costume contest for the best chess-related costume will take place at 6pm SLT, with a $1000L grand prize to the winner; life-size chess sets will also be available for casual or competitive play.
Info Islands

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November 17

Monash University and Swinburne University of Technology
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Discover Your Second Life
"Presentations will range from background information about Linden Lab and the Second Life organisation, through to past, present and future educational and business activities being conducted in the environment"
Second Life Locations will be announced Friday 16 November
Event program: http://sldiscoveryday.wikispaces.com/Event+Program

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Ongoing

Vodefone
Free promotional sevice allowing SL avatars to connect via mobile phones in RL, text messaging, free virtual handsets from Vodafone InsideOut. 
Promotion runs through November 30, 2007

CBS
CSI:NY TV show tie-in
CSYNY islands
 

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Upcoming

White Ribbon Campaign Launch
Launching November 22
"The WRC is the largest effort in the world of men working to end men's violence against women."
Website:  http://www.whiteribbon.ca/

November 29

Standford Meetup
6:00 - 7:30 p.m. SLT
Presentation by Jamais Cascio
The Metaverse — what does it include, where is it going, and how will it change our lives?
"Cascio presently serves as a research affiliate at the Institute for the Future, as the Director of Impacts Analysis for The Center for Responsible Nanotechnology, and as a founding fellow at the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies.
Based on my work for the Metaverse Roadmap Overview, I’ll look both at the underlying technologies of the Metaverse and at the social, cultural and economic impacts it could have. (Thanks to Tara5 Oh) 
More information here. 
Spaceport Bravo
http://slurl.com/secondlif e/Spaceport%20Bravo/66/74/184/
Physically at: Wallenberg Hall, Stanford University

November 11, 2007