NMC Campus Observer

Friday Deadline for Symposium Session Proposals

CDB Barkley (aka Alan Levine) : Jul 19, 2007 08:27am

This Friday, 5:00 PM SLT/PDT is the deadline to submit proposals for the August 12-18 Symposium on Creativity in Second Life, so we encourage you to cook up some interesting ideas to bring to what will be the NMC’s first full online conference held entirely in Second Life.

Keep in mind, the focus on the event is providing opportunities for participants to learn new skills, techniques, ideas in a hands-on fashion, so our reviewers are looking for sessions that are described more as active workshops than click and watch presentations.

Below is the info that has gone out via email to our NMC Communities:

The deadline for the Call for Proposals is Friday for the Symposium on Creativity in Second Life!

Proposals for presentations for the Symposium, the first in a series of NMC conferences and events exploring virtual worlds of all kinds, are being solicited through this Friday, July 20, 2007. This live online event will be held August 12-18, 2007, and all events will be held in the virtual world of Second Life.

For full details, see http://www.nmc.org/symposium-on-creativity

The symposium is planned for a global audience, and as such, breakout and other conference events will be scheduled at a variety of times, including times friendly to North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.

Proposals for breakout sessions are encouraged in any of the following areas, but this list is not exhaustive and selections will not be limited to these categories:

Creative tools - Using educational tools and techniques especially suited to virtual worlds

Creative teaching - blurring the lines between teacher and student

Photography - using the in-world photo tools

Fashion - jewelry, and clothing design

Sculpture and modeling - the organic side of building in SL

Architectural building - the technical side of building in SL

Avatars - design and animation

Scripting - how to make objects interactive and responsive

Machinima - the art of video within Second Life

Be creative! Add your own category! …

Breakout Sessions will be 90 minutes long and are intended to make full use of the interactive features of Second Life. Hands-on activities and audience involvement are strongly encouraged.

Proposals may be submitted online http://www.nmc.org/symposium-on-creativity/call. Presenters whose proposals are selected will receive a complimentary registration to the conference.

Registration will open Monday, July 23. Complete information about the conference can be found at http://www.nmc.org/symposium-on-creativity. Please direct questions to slcampus@nmc.org.

Please circulate this announcement to any and all areas on campus that may be interested in participating.

Larry Pixel/Johnson
Chief Executive Officer