[extropy-chat] IEET presentation in Second Life

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Updates: see http://uvvy.com/index.php/IEET_presentation-1_in_SL

IEET presentation in Second Life

Friday June 30, 2006, 2 pm EST (8 pm in most European countries, this should
be convenient for visitors from both the US and Europe).

The IEET presentation will be dedicated to outlining the work and programs
of the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies <http://ieet.org/>.

The event is sponsored by the IEET and
Vivox<http://uvvy.com/index.php/Vivox_in_Second_Life>,
a provider of voice communication services in VR
worlds<http://uvvy.com/index.php/Virtual_reality>.
It will be one of the first voice-enabled educational events in Second
Life<http://uvvy.com/index.php/Second_Life>.


Besides a Second Life <http://uvvy.com/index.php/Second_Life> account and
client software, to participate you will need a
Vivox<http://uvvy.com/index.php/Vivox_in_Second_Life>account and a
recent release of the Vivox client. We are coordinating new
user accounts and software upgrades with Vivox, so if you wish to
participate and do not have a Vivox account, PLEASE ADD YOUR NAME, EMAIL,
AFFILIATION AND SECOND LIFE AVATAR NAME TO THE LIST OF
PARTICIPANTS<http://uvvy.com/index.php/June302006List>.
If you already have a Vivox account, you should update your client to the
last release available from the Vivox download page.

Agenda:

2 pm EST: Welcome

2.30 pm EST: Presentations in the Auditorium (central building, first
floor):

Presentations:

   - "Introduction", by Giulio
Prisco<http://futuretag.net/index.php/Giulio_Prisco>(Giulio Perhaps in
SL).
   - "The Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies (IEET)", by James
   Hughes <http://futuretag.net/index.php/James_Hughes> (James Sleeper in
   SL).
   - "TBA", by Jamais Cascio.

Presentations and Q/A audio via
Vivox<http://uvvy.com/index.php/Vivox_in_Second_Life>
.

We haev been testing Vivox
<http://uvvy.com/index.php/Vivox_in_Second_Life>and are quite pleased
with the results so far.

4 pm: Visit to the space habitat <http://uvvy.com/index.php/SLspacehab>.
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