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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
 

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/
  Creative, Cross-platform |   #OSCC17, Cross-platform |   Panel, Cross-platform
 
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 →

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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/
  #OSCC17, Cross-platform |   Panel, Cross-platform |   Technical, Cross-platform

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 →
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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/
  Business, business, Cross-platform |   #OSCC17, business, Cross-platform |   Panel, business, Cross-platform
 
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