Grab your favorite writing implement and hardcopy calendar or mark these on your web-based calendars…
DATE: March 5, 2008
WORKSHOP: Newbie 101
PRESENTER: Beth Kohnke
Geared towards the new arrivals in Second Life, the workshop will cover basic SL interface such as Search, Inventory, and Maps. Don’t like the your default avatar look? Don’t worry. In this workshop you’ll have a chance to edit your avatar’s appearance. Beth will also share some landmarks and helpful hints for getting involved in SL. This workshop will use voice. Please arrive 15 minutes early if you would like some help setting up and testing voice before the session begins.
TIME: 5:00 p.m. SLT (8:00 p.m. EST)
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DATE: March 12, 2008
WORKSHOP: Newbie Trivia followed by Spring dance
PRESENTER: Riptide Furse
This will be a trivia event about topics covered in Newbie 101, basic info of the DEN in SL and things Newbies need to know. Linden dollars (the ONLY currency used in SL) will be awarded. This is a great way for new arrivals to earn some spending money (and you can check with me, Laelia, as to where to send that cash!). After the Trivia event stay for our spring fling dance. Dance and socialize with the DEN in SL.
TIME: 5:00 p.m. SLT (8:00 p.m. EST)
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DATE: March 19, 2008
WORKSHOP: Building Bridges Between Second Life and Real Life
PRESENTER: Demb Oh (Steve Dembo)
Pulling your favorite feeds into SL? Instant messaging your RL friends from in-world? Send messages to your home area without even entering SL? One of the wonderful things about Second Life is how many ways there are to connect in-world activities to RL internet. Come see some of the cutting edge ways to build bridges between SL and RL. The presenter will be using voice. Please arrive 15 minutes early if you would like some help setting up and testing voice before the session begins.
TIME: 5 p.m. SLT ( 7 p.m. CST, 8 p.m. EST)
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DATE: March 26, 2008
WORKSHOP: Box It! Contain Your Inventory
PRESENTER: Laelia Laval
As a follow-up to ‘Your Inventory is NOT Your Junk Closet!’ we’ll take those seasonal items and learn how to reduce the size of your Inventory by boxing them up. Combined with what you’ve learned in your building workshops and you might even want to display your boxes (or spheres or ???) in your home.
TIME: 5:00 p.m. SLT (8 p.m. EST)