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OpenSimulator Community Conference 2017 

The OpenSimulator Community Conference is an annual conference that focuses on the developer and user community creating the OpenSimulator software. Organized as a joint production by Core Developers of OpenSimulator and AvaCon, the virtual conference features presentations, workshops, keynote sessions, and social events across diverse sectors of the OpenSimulator user base.

More info at http://conference.opensimulator.org and to register, go to https://oscc17.eventbrite.com

Events taking place Saturday, Dec 9, and Sunday, Dec 10 will be live simulcast streamed to https://gaming.youtube.com/c/AvaconOrg/live

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Saturday, December 9
 

12:00pm PST

Viewer Panel
A moderated panel on interfacing with virtual environments, both OpenSimulator compatible viewers and beyond these viewers to other worlds and interfaces.

Moderators
avatar for Mal Burns

Mal Burns

Inworld Review, Metaworld
Mal Burns is host of the "Inworld Review" - a weekly news and discussion program which has been running for over 10 years. He and Tara Yeats run Metaworld Broadcasting to provide input and output services for TV in virtual worlds and the expertise for the same. Mal has used virtual... Read More →

Speakers
avatar for Robert Adams

Robert Adams

OpenSimulator Core Developer
Robert has been an OpenSimulator core developer for nearly a decade. He's responsible for the BulletSim physics engine, the addition of varregions, and many a bug fix and performance improvement. He has worked on viewers and some of the base virtual world libraries such as MeshmerizerR... Read More →
avatar for Adam Frisby

Adam Frisby

CEO, Sine Wave Entertainment
Adam is presently the CEO of Sine Wave Entertainment, the company behind the Sinespacvirtual world platform; previously he was one of the original founders of the OpenSimulator project and a core developer for a number of years. http://sine.space https://twitter.com/AdamFri... Read More →
avatar for Dieter Heyne

Dieter Heyne

CEO, Metaverse School GmbH
Dieter Heyne was born in 1966 and raised in Munich, Germany. Making first contact with computers and programming in 1981 set the course for a Master’s Degree in Computer Science from the Technical University in Munich in 1991. Since 2007 Dieter is a frequent Metaverse traveller... Read More →
avatar for Crista Lopes

Crista Lopes

Professor & OpenSimulator Developer, University of California Irvine
Crista Lopes (Diva Canto) is professor within the Department of Informatics, Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences at the University of California Irvine and a core OpenSimulator developer. She developed Hypergrid, which is a federation architecture and protocol... Read More →
avatar for Cinder Roxley

Cinder Roxley

Cinder is a software developer specializing in 3D and high performance computing. She currently maintains Alchemy and Radegast viewers for OpenSim and Second Life and has contributed to the OpenSimulator project itself.


Saturday December 9, 2017 12:00pm - 1:00pm PST
OSCC Keynote Regions Hypergrid address: http://cc.opensimulator.org:8002/

2:00pm PST

Hypergrid Panel
Moderators
avatar for Mal Burns

Mal Burns

Inworld Review, Metaworld
Mal Burns is host of the "Inworld Review" - a weekly news and discussion program which has been running for over 10 years. He and Tara Yeats run Metaworld Broadcasting to provide input and output services for TV in virtual worlds and the expertise for the same. Mal has used virtual... Read More →

Speakers
avatar for Thirza Ember

Thirza Ember

Founder, HG Safari
Thirza Ember organizes the OpenSim travel group, HG Safari, which has been promoting the community spirit by arranging weekly group visits to grids all over the OpenSim Hypergrid for the past 3 1/2 years.
avatar for John Lester

John Lester

Immersive Learning and Virtual Worlds/VR/AR Designer, Montréal, Canada
John "Pathfinder" Lester has been working with virtual worlds and online communities since the 1990s, creating online patient support groups at Massachusetts General Hospital for people dealing with neurological disorders, developing online immersive learning environments for students... Read More →
avatar for Crista Lopes

Crista Lopes

Professor & OpenSimulator Developer, University of California Irvine
Crista Lopes (Diva Canto) is professor within the Department of Informatics, Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences at the University of California Irvine and a core OpenSimulator developer. She developed Hypergrid, which is a federation architecture and protocol... Read More →


Saturday December 9, 2017 2:00pm - 3:00pm PST
OSCC Keynote Regions Hypergrid address: http://cc.opensimulator.org:8002/

5:30pm PST

Mixed Reality HOLOPRESENCE for Avatars
Metaverse Developers THE VESUVIUS GROUP worked with the Arena Stage Mead Center for American Theater in Washington D.C.

The project included a Mixed-Reality event from the Season Preview into the SL "Virtual Arena" and the build-out of a HOLOPRESENCE Studio for Mixed Reality into the Real World. Technical presentation will include knowledge transfer about the building process, production and rapid prototyping that led to the world's first HOLOPRESENCE Mixed Reality for Avatars!

Speakers
avatar for Joyce Bettencourt

Joyce Bettencourt

Founder, AvaCon
AvaCon, Inc., a 501c3 nonprofit dedicated to promoting the growth, enhancement, and development of the metaverse, virtual worlds, augmented reality and 3D immersive spaces. AvaCon were organizers of 2010 in Boston & 2011 in Oakland Second Life Community Convention, the Federal Co... Read More →
avatar for Jeroen Frans

Jeroen Frans

Web Administrator / Content Development, AvaCon Inc.
Jeroen Frans, Frans CharmingJeroen is one of the three Founders of the Vesuvius Group, LLC, and functions as Executive Director and Virtual World Technology Specialist.The Vesuvius Group is a Full-Service Solution provider for companies and institutions who desire to develop a presence... Read More →
avatar for Michael Bailey, Marcus Llewellyn

Michael Bailey, Marcus Llewellyn

Tech Guy, AvaCon Inc.
Michael Bailey has been working with technology for the past 24 years. Originally a programmer, he discovered Second Life in 2007 and then became invested in the OpenSimulator project in 2009. Since then, he has acquired expertise scripting and building in virtual environments, as... Read More →
avatar for Patty Rangel

Patty Rangel

Resident Artist, Arena Stage Mead Center for American Theater
Patty Rangel is the Resident Artist at the Arena Stage Mead Center for American Theater specializing in Holographic Projection, Virtual Reality, and Mixed-Reality.  She has presented at NASA Ames with Philip Rosedale, at the Second Life National Community Conference, the Open Simulator... Read More →


Saturday December 9, 2017 5:30pm - 6:30pm PST
OSCC Keynote Regions Hypergrid address: http://cc.opensimulator.org:8002/
 
Sunday, December 10
 

9:30am PST

Bridging Worlds
A conversation on bridging worlds and the extension of OpenSimulator content usage.

Moderators
avatar for Lyr Lobo / Cynthia Calongne

Lyr Lobo / Cynthia Calongne

Professor, Colorado Technical University
Dr. Cynthia Calongne, aka Lyr Lobo, is a Professor of Doctoral Studies at CTU and in Computer Science at CCCOnline. She taught 52 university classes in virtual worlds and received the 2017 Thinkerer award from the Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education. Her team won the $25,000... Read More →

Speakers
avatar for Selby Evans

Selby Evans

Writer and editor of Virtualoutworlding blog: http://virtualoutworlding.blogspot.com/Retired as Professor of Psychology at Texas Christian University. Taught courses in psychological measurement, computer applications, and systematic problem-solving.Conducted research in pattern... Read More →
avatar for David Fliesen

David Fliesen

3D Content Developer, AvaCon
David Fliesen has extensive experience in virtual worlds and education. He is a Master Training Specialist and taught journalism and broadcasting for the U.S. military at the Defense Information School (DINFOS) and recently developed a college undergrad course on engineering virtual... Read More →
avatar for Dieter Heyne

Dieter Heyne

CEO, Metaverse School GmbH
Dieter Heyne was born in 1966 and raised in Munich, Germany. Making first contact with computers and programming in 1981 set the course for a Master’s Degree in Computer Science from the Technical University in Munich in 1991. Since 2007 Dieter is a frequent Metaverse traveller... Read More →


Sunday December 10, 2017 9:30am - 10:30am PST
OSCC Keynote Regions Hypergrid address: http://cc.opensimulator.org:8002/

1:00pm PST

OpenSim eCommerce Panel
Virtual eCommerce: exploring finance, digital & crypto currencies, virtual goods, and marketplaces in OpenSimulator, other virtual / VR environments, and beyond.

Moderators
avatar for Ghaelen D'Lareh

Ghaelen D'Lareh

Co-Founder, Horizon Worlds
Ghaelen D'Lareh is a college educator building immersive virtual worlds for education and empowerment. She is also a KRHI Radio host, broadcasts for public and private empowerment workshops across the Metaverse, and is a visual, digital, and ceramic artist. She works in OpenSimulator... Read More →

Speakers
avatar for Christopher Colosi

Christopher Colosi

Founder & CEO, Gloebit
Christopher Colosi is the founder & CEO of Gloebit, a digital currency web service providing in-app micro-payments and user-to-user transactions for digital commerce. His vision for a single currency across VR began taking shape in 2016 with the launch and adoption of the OpenSim... Read More →
avatar for Lisa Laxton

Lisa Laxton

Lisa Laxton is the R&D Visionary and CEO of the new Open Simulator community-focused Infinite Metaverse Alliance (IMA). She is also President of Laxton Consulting LLC with experience providing various virtual world technology solutions for education, research, business, and defense... Read More →
avatar for Mike Lorrey

Mike Lorrey

Mike Lorrey is CEO of Galactic Systems, Inc. creator of the GridFone. Mike has a long record in virtual reality as one of the top developers in Second Life over a decade ago, and has been a vocal advocate for individual liberty in reality and the metaverse for even longer. He now... Read More →
avatar for Kayaker Magic

Kayaker Magic

Ocean Engineer, Ocean Engineering
Mike Higgins / Kayaker MagicAfter 4 decades of writing code in the Real World, Kayaker Magic has been scripting in Virtual worlds since 2008. He started by extending his love of water sports, especially kayaking, sailing and surfing into SL and then OpenSim. But he has expanded his... Read More →
avatar for Melanie Milland

Melanie Milland

As an OpenSimulator Core Developer, Melanie has been one of the most active contributors to virtual world software in general, and OpenSimulator in particular. A long term Second Life™ resident, she has gained much experience in using virtual worlds. Melanie has been involved in... Read More →
avatar for Ilan Tochner

Ilan Tochner

Co-Founder and CEO, Kitely
Ilan Tochner is the Co-Founder and CEO of Kitely, the biggest commercial provider of OpenSim regions and the creator of Kitely Market, the leading marketplace serving the Hypergrid metaverse. Ilan formerly held key positions in several startups, including CEO at IDChoice and Director... Read More →


Sunday December 10, 2017 1:00pm - 2:00pm PST
OSCC Keynote Regions Hypergrid address: http://cc.opensimulator.org:8002/

4:30pm PST

Virtual Worlds Database: Connect with the Metaverse
Virtual worlds provide high quality learning experiences that are not always easy to find. Join librarians from the Community Virtual Library who are providing groundbreaking library services across the metaverse through the creation of the Virtual Worlds Database. The Metaverse is a collective of virtual shared spaces, including the sum of all virtual worlds, augmented reality, and the Internet (Wikipedia, n.d.). The database includes landmarks for immersive learning simulations across various virtual worlds. More importantly, however, the database presents virtual world communities as library resources and connects users with relevant communities and subject experts. By joining together and sharing our worlds we can better serve information seekers across the Metaverse. Join this session and find out how the Virtual Worlds Database is promoting the best educational content virtual worlds have to offer, such as CVL’s upcoming Digital Citizenship Museum. And learn how to add your world or community to the database!

Moderators
avatar for Lyr Lobo / Cynthia Calongne

Lyr Lobo / Cynthia Calongne

Professor, Colorado Technical University
Dr. Cynthia Calongne, aka Lyr Lobo, is a Professor of Doctoral Studies at CTU and in Computer Science at CCCOnline. She taught 52 university classes in virtual worlds and received the 2017 Thinkerer award from the Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education. Her team won the $25,000... Read More →

Speakers
avatar for Alyse Dunavant-Jones

Alyse Dunavant-Jones

Graduate Student, San Jose State University, School of Information
Alyse Dunavant-Jones / Antemeridiem DiskjockeyAlyse Dunavant-Jones is an MLIS student at San Jose State University's School of Information. Her concentrations are in archives, digital curation, and virtual worlds. Dunavant-Jones is also Vice President of the Community Virtual Library... Read More →
avatar for Valerie Hill

Valerie Hill

Valerie Hill, Valibrarian GreggValerie Hill, President of the Community Virtual Library, received a PhD in library and information science in 2012. Formerly a school librarian, Dr. Hill is a library and information science educator with a research focus on the intersection of information... Read More →
avatar for Marie Vans, amvans Lapis

Marie Vans, amvans Lapis

Senior Research Scientist, HP Labs
Marie Vans is a senior Research Scientist at Hewlett-Packard Labs working in HP’s Print Adjacencies and 3D Lab. She is an author of over 50 technical papers and holder of 24 U.S. patents. She received her PhD in computer science from Colorado State University, and more recently... Read More →


Sunday December 10, 2017 4:30pm - 5:30pm PST
OSCC Keynote Regions Hypergrid address: http://cc.opensimulator.org:8002/
 
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