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<ul><li>Fully immersive 3D virtual worlds such as Second Life, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://there.com/"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1207091576_1">There.com</span></a>, and HiPiHi are seriously entertaining, and 30-40 million people are currently living, working and playing in them.
</li><li>What’s the opportunity for virtual world innovation and investment?
</li><li>A recent Forrester report predicted that within five years,
the 3-D Internet will be as critical a business tool as the Web is
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<p style="margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 0pt;">Bring your questions
and join our panel of digerati for an exploration of how organizations
are using virtuality for collaboration, branding, R&D, recruiting
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<ul><li>Crista Lopes, Associate Professor<br>Information & Computer Sciences, <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1207091576_2" style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); cursor: pointer;">UC Irvine</span>
</li><li>Denis Browne, Senior Vice President,<br>Business User Imagineering, SAP Labs, LLC
</li><li>Mary Ellen Gordon, Founder & Managing Director,<br>Market Truths
</li><li>Christian Renaud, Chief Architect<br>Networked Virtual Environments, <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1207091576_3" style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); cursor: pointer;">Cisco</span> Technology Center
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