[Air-L] Virtual Policy '08, 22-23 July 2008, BERR, London

[Ren Reynolds]

VP'08 Goes Virtual
Thanks to Coventry University's Serious Games Institute, Virtual  
Policy '08 will be streamed live into Second Life enabling people from  
around the globe to particpate.

The event will be hosted at the Second Life SGI Virtual Auditorium http://slurl.com/secondlife/SGI%20Nexus/96/107/27 
  on 22nd July from 13:00 BST / 05:00 SLT to 17:00 BST / 09:00 SLT and  
on 23rd July from 09:00 BST / 01:00 SLT to 17:00 BST / 09:00 SLT.

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On 29 Jun 2008, at 22:15, Ren Reynolds wrote:

> All,
> As many of you know I've founded a think tank called the Virtual  
> Policy Network (www.virtualpolicy.net), the aim of the think tank is  
> to look a public policy aspects of virtual worlds on a local and  
> global level by bringing together industry, academics and policy  
> makers.
>
> We have our first major policy event on 22nd and 23rd July 2008 at  
> the Department of Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform's  
> conference center in central London. I"ve posted the event  
> information below, for more information on the think tank and the  
> research programs we are undertaking please e me direct.
>
>
> Event tickets can be booked here: virtualpolicy08.eventbrite.com/
>
>
> Virtual Policy '08: A conference on innovation and governance in  
> virtual worlds.
> =======
>
> Virtual Policy 08 is set to be a land mark event focusing on global  
> virtual worlds sited in a European legal and regulatory context. The  
> key policy themes for this year's event are:
>
> • Intellectual property rights
> • Financial transaction
> • Child online & education
> • Governance frameworks & Innovation
>
> The event is targeted at industry repetitives, legal scholars,  
> policy makers and regulators from around Europe and the rest of the  
> world and is a unique opportunity to interact directly with key  
> stakeholders.
>
> Virtual Policy is organised by the Virtual Policy Network (tVPN: www.virtualpolicy.net 
>  ) in conjunction with The Department of Business Enterprise and  
> Regulatory Reform (BERR) and The UK Intellectual Property Office (UK  
> IPO) with New York Law School providing program support.
>
> Speakers include:
> • Professor Richard Bartle - University of Essex
> • Jessica Mulligan – Virtual world industry veteran
> • Aleks Krotoski - University of Surrey / Guardian (UK) newspaper
> • David Naylor – Partner, Field Fisher Waterhouse
> • Chris Francis – Government Programs, IBM
> • Dr Jim Purbrick – Linden Lab
> • Kerry Fraser-Robinson – President / MD, Red Bedlam
> • David Taylor – Imperial College London
> • Dr. Andreas Lober - Schulte Riesenkampff (Germany)
> • Professor Bryan Camp - Texas Tech School of Law
>
> http://virtualpolicy08.eventbrite.com/
>
>
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