Dec 1, 2018 - Mainstreaming Virtual World Learning Colloquium on the AvaCon grid

[Joyce Bettencourt aka Rhiannon Chatnoir]

Sharing info on the Mainstreaming Virtual Worlds Learning Colloquium taking place Saturday on the AvaCon OpenSimulator grid.

The Mainstreaming Virtual World Learning Colloquium will be held on December 1, 2018 (9:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Central Time).

speakers include:

• Joyce Bettencourt (Nonprofit Commons);
• Cynthia Calongne (Colorado Technical University);
• Valerie Hill (Community Virtual Library Database);
• Crista Lopez (University of California-Irvine);
• Kay McLennan (Tulane University);
• Eileen O’Connor (SUNY Empire State College);
• Andrew Stricker (Air University);
• Barbara Truman (University of Central Florida); and
• Rachel Umoren (University of Washington).

The event is sponsored by the Tulane University School of Professional Advancement with funding from the Carol Lavin Bernick Faculty Grant Program and organized by AvaCon, Inc. You will be able to hypergrid in or attend via a local account (when you register you can request one.)

Registration info is at https://mainstreaming-virtualworlds.eventbrite.com and the HG address is http://grid.avacon.org:8002 and more info on connecting to the grid at https://www.avacon.org/blog/avacon-grid/ 

Also, the OpenSimulator Community Conference 2018 is taking place December 8-9th and features 50 speakers, along with hypergrid tours, community, and social events. More info and registration at https://conference.opensimulator.org/2018/register-now/ and schedule at https://conference.opensimulator.org/2018/schedule/

If you would like to offer a workshop, tour of your work, or other hypergrid event immediately before or after the main OSCC dates, you can submit your details and we will put it on the global event calendar. https://conference.opensimulator.org/2018/community-event-sign-up/

Hope to see some of you at these events!

Joyce Bettencourt

AvaCon, Inc., 

http://avacon.org

skype: JoyceBettencourt

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