International Technology Expo 2007

Technology In Second Life is reshaping, changing, moving and learning. The International Technology Expo is proving just that. Companies from around the world are gathering to illustrate and celebrate the use of modern technology of Second Life to advance real life businesses.

Liam Kanno and the staff of V3 Group open their doors to Second Life innovators and Second Life residents from April 20^th, 2007 till April 22^nd, 2007. There are over fifty companies such as Sun Microsystems, S Media Corporation, and Cattle Puppy displaying and speaking about their technology in this three-day event.

The V3 Group and their guest speaker's offer a full day of informative and resourceful talks and discussions. On Friday, Jim Parkinson of Sun Microsystems discussed their programs and networks that offer Second Life scriptors and developers resources to use outside of Second Life. Jim Parkinson also spoke about the collaboration with Linden Labs to improve the environment of Second Life.

Counselor Dagger otherwise known as Attorney at Law, Sean F. Kane talked about protecting intellectual property during his live lecture "Digital Property-Creating It, using It, and Protecting It"

As Jim Parkinson said "I find that I learn something new every day from speaking with Second Life Residents and they learn something new from me." Come visit Silicon City and this great event, it has a lot to offer and there are inspirational minds gathered at one place.

List Of Events

Friday, April 20

9:00 am to noon PDT

VIP Opening - Press and Vendors Only

12:00 pm PDT

Doors Open to the Public

12:00 pm PDT

Live Lecture "Sun Microsystems" - Jim Parkinson - Vice President of Collaboration and ISV Engineering

Sun Microsystems - Gift Giveaways

3:00 pm PDT

Live Lecture "The Lag Research Project" - Afalalota Cummings

5:00 pm PDT

Live Lecture "Digital Property - Creating It, Using It, and Protecting It" - Sean F. Kane, Attorney at Law

6:00 - 8:00 pm PDT

Nightlife Entertainment - with Jailbird Peterman

Saturday, April 21

12:00 pm PDT

Builders Discussion Panel "Developers Perspective on Client Demands: Community, Architecture, Technology & Environment"

• Merak Ur - Moderator
• Scope Cleaver, Scope Cleaver Architecture- Speaker
• Sundog Sakai, Axis VR - Speaker
• Keystone Bouchard, Clear Ink- Speaker
• Liam Kanno, V3 Group- Speaker

2:00 pm PDT

Product Launch & Live SLBC Interview of i3D NOW- Suite of Collaborative Tools

3:00 pm PDT

Product Launch & Live SLBC Interview Barry Walcher - Rezzible

4:00 pm PDT

Live SLBC Interview with Doe Dae - SL Work Exchange

5:00 pm PDT

Live Lecture "SL Market Research" - SL Znetlady Isbell - Linda Zimmer of Marcom Interactive & SL Pebble Hannya - Mary Ellen Gordon of Market Truths.

6:00 - 8:00 pm PDT

Nightlife Entertainment - with Jailbird Peterman

Sunday, April 22

12:00 pm PDT

Live Lecture "Making sense of market research related to Second Life" - Dr. Aaron Delwiche, Professor of Communication (Trinity University)

1:00 pm PDT

Technology Discussion Panel "Breaking the Boundaries of SL: Developing a Robust User Experience for Corporations & Residents inside & outside SL"

• Wiz Nordberg - Moderator
• Dalian Hansen - SLQuery.com Speaker
• Cherub Spectre - Pixel Trix - Speaker
• Barry Walcher - Rezzible - Speaker
• Navillus Batra - i3D Now - Speaker

2:00 pm PDT

Product Launch & Live SLBC Interview with Animize Xi - Reallusion Product launch of iClone 3-D software

2:30 pm PDT

Product Launch & Live SLBC Interview with Doe Dae - SLWork Exchange

3:00 pm PDT

Product Launch & Live SLBC Interview with Wiz Nordberg - Cattle Puppy Productions

4:00 pm PDT

Credits, Celebration & Air Show by Karl Reisman's Team from Tumanski Heavy Industries

5:00 pm PDT

ITE Peoples Choice Awards - Ceremony and Awards

• Top 5 People Choice Award Winners will receive a free copy of Reallusion's software "iClone"
• First Place Winner receives 1 year free rent on Silicon City

Resources:
Second Life - www.secondlife.com
V3 Group - www.thev3group.com