With apologies for cross posting...<div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:21px;font-family:'Trebuchet MS';vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-379dd3bb-523d-6094-e150-e1a073a02f8a">Registration for the 1st Annual OpenSimulator Community Conference 2013 is now open!</span></div>
<div><br></div><div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" id="docs-internal-guid-379dd3bb-523d-28ce-032e-a2f38a8d3c79"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline">The</span><a href="http://www.overte.org/" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline"> </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Overte Foundation</span></a><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline"> and</span><a href="http://www.avacon.org/blog/" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline"> </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline">AvaCon</span></a><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline"> are pleased to announce that registration is now open for the first annual</span><a href="http://conference.opensimulator.org" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline"> </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline">OpenSimulator Community Conference 2013</span></a><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline"> (</span><a href="http://conference.opensimulator.org" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline">http://conference.opensimulator.org</span></a><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline">).
The virtual conference will take place entirely online on the
OpenSimulator Conference Center grid on September 7 – 8, 2013. The
OpenSimulator Community Conference will be a celebration of the platform
and of the large and varied community using and co-creating it. It
will feature two days of keynote speakers, presentations and panels on
different topics, and an expo area to showcase community activities and
projects.</span></p><br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline">Due
to the “alpha” nature of the OpenSimulator software, this conference is
an experiment in capacity testing for OpenSimulator in addition to
being a community event. Therefore, tickets to the conference will be
free but limited in number. We hope to be able to accommodate over 200
users in total, a figure which includes speakers, sponsors and staff .
Since seats are limited, </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline">registration will open on a first-come-first-served basis </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline">until
the maximum number of virtual conference center tickets is reached. At
that point, community members will still be able to register for the
live streamed version of the conference that will be available via
UStream. This will also be free. The expo area will not be ticketed
and so can be accessed by any avatar, subject to constraints on the
number of avatars that the exhibition regions can hold at any particular
time.</span></p><br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline">Sponsors,
speakers, staff members, and volunteers should not register for a
regular Attendee ticket. Instead, please use the promo code provided to
you. See the conference website to find out more information about
becoming a sponsor, speaker, or joining the conference planning team!</span></p><br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">
<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline">For more information please see the conference website at</span><a href="http://conference.opensimulator.org" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline"> </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline">http://conference.opensimulator.org</span></a><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline">.</span></p>
<br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline">ORGANIZATION INFORMATION:</span></p>
<br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline">OpenSimulator</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline"> </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline">is
an open-source platform that supports the creation of collaborative,
immersive, distributed and social 3D virtual environments over the
Internet. Started in 2007 and developed by individuals and organizations
large and small, it has become a versatile system with which anyone can
experiment. OpenSimulator software is now the basis for many “grids”
of varying sizes and purposes. </span><a href="http://opensimulator.org" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline">http://opensimulator.org</span></a></p>
<br><a href="http://opensimulator.org" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline"></span></a><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">
<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline">The Overte Foundation </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline">is
a non-profit organization that manages contribution agreements for the
OpenSimulator project. In the future, it will also act to promote and
support both OpenSimulator and the wider open-source 3D virtual
environment ecosystem. </span><a href="http://www.overte.org/" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline">http://www.overte.org/</span></a></p>
<br><a href="http://www.overte.org/" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline"></span></a><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">
<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline">AvaCon, Inc.</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline">
is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the
growth, enhancement, and development of the metaverse, virtual worlds,
augmented reality, and 3D immersive and virtual spaces. We hold
conventions and meetings to promote educational and scientific inquiry
into these spaces, and to support organized fan activities, including
performances, lectures, art, music, machinima, and much more. Our
primary goal is to connect and support the diverse communities and
practitioners involved in co-creating and using virtual worlds, and to
educate the public and our constituents about the emerging ecosystem of
technologies broadly known as the metaverse. </span><a href="http://avacon.org" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline">http://avacon.org</span></a></p>
<br><a href="http://avacon.org" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline"></span></a><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">
<br></p><a href="http://avacon.org" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline"></span></a><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">
<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline">Email: </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline"><a href="mailto:opensim@avacon.org">opensim@avacon.org</a></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline">Web: </span><a href="http://conference.opensimulator.org" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline">http://conference.opensimulator.org</span></a></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline">Twitter: </span><a href="http://twitter.com/opensimcc" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline">http://twitter.com/opensimcc</span></a></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline">Hashtags: </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline">#OSCC13 #OSCC #opensim</span></p>
<br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline"></span></div><div><br></div><div>Chris M. Collins (Avatar: Fleep Tuque)</div><div>Vice President, AvaCon, Inc.</div><div>275 Winthrop Street</div>
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