Event: Virtual Worlds: Libraries, Education, and Museums, Mar. 7 - 8, 2008

According to the web site:

The Virtual Worlds: Libraries, Education and Museums Conference will be held in Second Life at the New Media Consortium Conference Center (NMC) on March 8, 2008. Registration is 8000 lindens (equivalent of $30 USD) payable in lindens to avatar Valencia Lane in Second Life.

The purpose of this conference is to provide a gathering place for librarians, information professionals, educators, museologists, and others to learn about and discuss the educational, informational, and cultural opportunities of virtual worlds.

If you check the call for proposals, you will see that the conference actually starts on Mar. 7 (Friday) in the evening and lasts until Saturday evening.  The event times have been schedule to make sessions available to as many people as possible around the world. 

If you are interested in presenting at the conference, proposals are due soon (Feb. 11).  If you would like to attend, check the web site for details.  In addition, you may want to add the group "Virtual Worlds: Libraries, Education and Museums" to your Facebook account.  Some information and content will be shared with that group.

If you do attend, please consider writing a summary that can be posted in an IT Division blog or in our newsletter (B/ITe).