Virtual Worlds - May Tech & Social Change Baltimore Meetup

The presentation, "A Look at Nonprofit Capacity Building through Virtual Worlds” will look at virtual world platforms such as Second Life (http://secondlife.com/) and OpenSim (http://opensimulator.org/wiki/Main_Page) (Kitely, JokaydiaGRID, OSGrid, etc) as well as cover basic information on usability and applications of the 3D platforms within real-life and virtual-based nonprofit communities. Meetup participants will learn how virtual worlds can be used for meetings, marketing, fundraising, and other tasks. In addition, the presenters, Sally S. Cherry, MT (ASCP) (http://www.linkedin.com/in/cherryconsultingnetwork) and her Second Life based avatar, SarVana Haalan will share their experiences within TechSoup Global’s virtual community of global nonprofit organizations known as Nonprofit Commons in Second Life (http://www.nonprofitcommons.org/) (NPSL).

Thank you to WYPR for hosting our event. Plenty of parking should be available. They recommend parking in front of the building instead of in the lot in behind it.