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A modern convention centre was built on Software & Support Medias' Second Life island, IT Republic. It is equipped with trendsetting SL conference technology for hi-tech conferences. The first big virtual event hosted there was Metaverse07, a major inworld conference on virtual worlds.
The two-day conference offered delegates no less than twelve specialised lectures and keynote speeches in English and German as well as high-profile panel discussions. Entry to all the events at Metaverse07 was free. A total of 125 visitors attended the twelve lectures and panel discussions on the IT Republic island. This means that there were about 50 visitors online for each lecture.
The evening events on Avastar Island also proved very popular and were attended by over 70 visitors. Bokowsky + Laymann, who were also the initiators of the conference, were entirely responsible for planning, organising and handling the event.
The lectures covered almost every aspect of interest to virtual worlds and the 3D internet. The spectrum of areas covered everything from marketing all the way through to legal matters, technology and lifestyle.
Metaverse07 sponsors and media partners set up virtual exhibition stands for visitors on the Piazza adjacent to the auditorium.
There was also some evening entertainment to accompany the Metaverse conference. A big Metaverse warm up party was held at the Second Life club "Big Apple" in Apple Country on the night before the conference. On the evening between the two conference days, there was another big Metaverse party on Avastar Island which included a fashion show and performance by the Global Metaverse Orchestra.
"Due to the success of Metaverse07, inworld conferences and b2b events in virtual worlds will continue to feature and gain importance in our portfolio. We are, at present, thinking about which of our many conference themes would suit itself to an event in Second Life. The infrastructure of the IT Republic island has indeed proved very successful."
Masoud Kamali, Managing Director Service & Support Media |
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 Metaverse07: Major inworld conference on virtual worlds. |
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High-profile panel discussion with: Fiona Gallagher (Sun), Rowan Barnett (The Avastar), Ailin Gräf (Anshe Chung Studios), Jean Miller (Linden Lab) and Markus Laymann (Bokowsky + Laymann) |
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Metaverse Swings: Live performance by the Global Metaverse Orchestra. |
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Metaverse Party: The big Metaverse Party took place on "Avastar Island". |
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