SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- SDForum, Silicon Valley's
leading source of information and education in the technology
community, today announced the creation of a special interest group
(SIG) dedicated to exploring technology issues of virtual worlds. The
first Virtual Worlds SIG will be January 22, 2007 at Pillsbury Winthrop
Office in Palo Alto.
The event entitled "Virtual Worlds: Ready - Fire - Aim" will highlight
IBM speakers Doug McDavid from the IBM Academy of Technology, and Dave
Kamalsky from the IBM Almaden Research Center. The physical event will
be streamed simultaneously to SDForum's Innovation Island.
"The trend toward virtualization of work experience through 3D graphic
interfaces is unstoppable," said Doug McDavid. "The only question is
how to derive business value from the forces that are currently
converging in the marketplace."
"IBM has shown impressive vision in embracing the new medium of virtual
worlds," said Corey Bridges, Virtual Worlds SIG co-chair, and
co-founder of Multiverse. "It's going to be invaluable, hearing the
insights and predictions of the IBM team members who are actively
involved in charting this new course."
Virtual environments have become significant places for innovations in
social interaction, business collaboration and learning. The
development phase of the basic information communications ended around
the time of the dot-com crash and the industry is now in the deployment
phase of virtualization.
"This is an exciting and historic time when people are finding that
virtual worlds provide incredible experiences," said Bob Ketner,
Virtual Worlds SIG co-chair, and founder of design firm Studio SFO. "We
are creating a place to discover new concepts and discussions about
this compelling new medium."
For more information about the event and the Virtual Worlds SIG, please visit http://dieurl.com/VirtualWorlds .
"More and more people are finding that virtual worlds are more than
just alternative online realities," said Susan Lucas-Conwell, executive
director of SDForum. "Businesses too are finding that these worlds are
a great venue for collaboration, communication and innovation. We are
excited to provide a forum the technology community to meet and discuss
this the riveting issues in this space."
Agenda
6:30-7:00pm registration/networking/refreshments/pizza
7:00-8:30pm presentation and discussion
Location
The physical event will be held at Pillsbury Winthrop Office (2475
Hanover Street, Palo Alto) and the virtual event at SDForum's Second
Life Innovation Island. For more teleporting information, visit
http://www.virtualworldsig.com/ .
Price & Registration
The event is free for SDForum members and $15 for non-members. Attending the event via Second Life is free.
Press Registration
Media are invited to attend the event. For media registration, please contact Bianca Panlasigue at SDForum@fortythreepr.com.
About SDForum
SDForum has been instrumental in setting the high tech industry agenda
for more than 22 years. As a high-tech non-profit dedicated to
educating and creating relationships within the technology community,
SDForum provides the latest insights on emerging technology trends and
best business practices through events, specialized services and
resources. The SDForum reaches 12,000 software professionals annually,
through more than 20 programs a month that promote emerging
technologies and business practices.
Long-standing relationships in Silicon Valley include software
companies such as HP, IBM, Microsoft, SAP and Sun Microsystems. In
addition, SDForum has support from the City of San Jose, and
sponsorship from over 30 venture capital firms, financial institutions,
multinational enterprises, international trade organizations and
service providers. For more information, visit www.sdforum.org.
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Media Contact:
Bianca Panlasigue
FortyThree, Inc.
831.621.3773
SDForum@fortythreepr.com
Source: SDForum
CONTACT: Bianca Panlasigue of FortyThree, Inc., +1-831-621-3773, or SDForum@fortythreepr.com, for SDForum
Web site: http://www.sdforum.org/
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