Please note a room change for the Libraries Foster Civic Engagement Membership Initiative Group Meeting on Sunday, July 12, 2009, Chicago, IL, Grant Park Room, Palmer House, 6th Floor.
Hope to see you there.
Thursday, July 16, 2009
11am-5pm Eastern
Presented by PublicDecisions
Co-sponsored by
§        Learning Times
§        NY University Law School/Institute for Information Law and Policy
§        Public Agenda
§        Involve
§        National Issues Forum Institute
Why just talk with stakeholders about environmental management (or any other subject)? Let them experience it!
Conducted entirely in the virtual world Second Life, this one-day conference will provide you with the opportunity to experience and learn about the possibilities of hosting stakeholder learning events using virtual reality.
You’ll participate in presentations (including a virtual deliberation held in Second Life), discussions . . . even “field trips†that demonstrate how virtual reality is being used for stakeholder learning today.
What You’ll Learn:
► The benefits and drawbacks of working with stakeholders in Second Life, including when it’s appropriate, efficient and effective—and when it’s not
â–º How Second Life differs from other technologies used for stakeholder engagement
► How Second Life can be used for a range of subject areas, including—but not limited to—environmental management
► Tips for using Second Life effectively, including how to access existing “islands†or spaces within Second Life’s virtual world and how to create your own space
View the conference agenda
No Experience Needed
You don’t need prior experience with Second Life to attend, but you will need to create a Second Life account (it’s free) in order to participate.
An orientation for registrants new to Second Life (and those who want a refresher) will be provided prior to the conference.
WHERE
Online, in Second Life
FEE
Seats are Limited to the First 75 Registrants
$75 USD for Circle Club members, $85 USD for nonmembers
Registration includes the PublicDecisions post-event report, “Using Virtual Reality for Stakeholder Engagementâ€
Not a Circle Club member? Join now. Membership is free and you can unsubscribe at any time.
QUESTIONS? Contact Paul Coelus
Second Life is a registered trademark of Linden Research, Inc.
LearningTimes and the squirrel logo are trademarks of LearningTimes, LLC.
Libraries Foster Civic Engagement Membership Initiative Group
2009 ALA Annual Conference – Chicago, IL
Sunday, July 12, 2009, 10:30 – 12:00 pm
Palmer House Hotel, Grant Park Room, 6th Floor
AGENDA
Updates–Civic Engagement Activities Around the Country
Privacy: Who Do You Trust?
Report from the Test Dialogue
Join the Conversation/Experience a Deliberative Dialogue
Thursday, July 9, 2009, 1:30-4:30, ALA Headquarters, Judith Krug Room, 1st Floor
You can still register for the IFRT/LFCE-MIG Preconference on Privacy
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/rts/ifrt/ifrtinaction/programb/2009preconference.cfm
Deliberative Dialogue Public Policy Institute — Training Programs
ACRL Law and Political Science Program–Civic Engagement, Saturday, July 11, 2009, 1:30 – 3:00 PM
McCormick Place South, S105a-d
Other–Send Suggestions to nancy.kranich@nyu.edu
Civic Engagement Blog-http://discuss.ala.org/civicengagement/
Join Us. Bring Your Colleagues
Subscribe to ALA’s Civic Engagement listserv:
1.    Go to: http://lists.ala.org/wws
2.    Click on “View All Listsâ€
3.    Scroll down to “deliberate@ala.orgâ€
4.    Click on “Subscribeâ€
5.    Fill in your e-mail address in the box at the top of the screen
6.    Press “submitâ€
For more information, contact Nancy Kranich, nancy.kranich@nyu.edu