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9 May 2008 – Animal lovers and Second Lifers are being encouraged to attend a live virtual event to help end commercial seal hunting – with guest appearances by a US musician and a UK politician.

The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) concert on Saturday 10 May (3pm SLT & 11pm BST) will feature singer/songwriter Juel Resistance and Labour Member of Parliament for Bristol East, Kerry McCarthy. Second Life's residents will have the opportunity to hear about IFAW’s campaign to help stop the cruel Canadian seal hunt. Residents will be able to view and hear video recorded by IFAW monitors during the 2008 seal hunt which began in March, interact with IFAW avatar Daisy Meadowbrook and take action in support of calls for a Europe-wide ban on seal products.

Kerry McCarthy MP, who will speak at the event, said: “I strongly support IFAW’s work to put an end to this brutal hunt. The annual killing of more than a quarter of a million seals, mostly for their fur, is simply unacceptable.

“An EU-wide ban on the trade in seal products is a vital step to help end this hunt and make sure that Europe plays no further part in this cruelty. I’m very happy to lend my voice in support of that effort.”

Second Life Residents can attend the event on Saturday May 10 at 3PM SLT (PST) by following the link below:
http://slurl.com/secondlife/IFAW%20Island/177/76/53

Those who are not already Residents of Second Life can sign up at no cost via the www.secondlife.com site. For more information on IFAW’s Stop the Seal Hunt campaign, please visit: www.stopthesealhunt.org or www.ifaw.org.

About IFAW

The International Fund for Animal Welfare works to improve the welfare of wild and domestic animals throughout the world by reducing commercial exploitation of animals, protecting wildlife habitats, and assisting animals in distress.

The Grand Opening of the “New Creations Bar”

When: Sunday April the 20th from 6pm-10pm EST.

Where: In Second Life at Bap/18/35/101.
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Bap/18/35/101/

For more information visit us online at http://www.laurelsolutions.biz

Background:
is a new place in Second Life that is dedicated to virtual entrepreneurs, business owners, content creators and designers or anyone who wants to hang out and meet others interested in the development of businesses in virtual worlds.

Laurel Solutions Virtual Business Consulting has noticed that many of our clients are in need of a space to interact with other content creators and business owners in Second Life. The idea for the New Creations Bar is to provide a social space to allow for networking, which is an important aspect of doing business. Come by hang out and meet others. We have happy hour everyday from 7-9 pm EST with a D.J. taking requests for music, Beer-Goggles Mon.-Fri. 9-10 pm EST with free beer and always a great atmosphere.

Laurel Solutions Virtual Business Consulting is a full service virtual business consulting firm that has recently opened their main office in Second Life and is now offering its services to virtual businesses and virtual content creators. Laurel Solutions offers expertise in:

Business plan preparation

Financial management & forecasting

Business organization & strategy

Marketing & customer service

Product development & quality control

Category Business, Social

Email info@laurelsolutions.biz

Website http://www.LaurelSolutions.biz

Phone 1 + (786) 250-6274

Address 9375 SW 77th Ave Ste. 4022

City Miami

State FL

Zip 33156

Country USA

Second Life Bap/13/35/101

The Sine Wave Company and Deepthink sponsored singer songwriter Antigone
performing live in OpenSim during the 2008 Virtual Worlds Conference in
New York.

OpenSim is a completely opensource virtual world platform available for
download.

The event was hosted on Deepthink's servers and the audio was streamed
live from Antigone's studio in London.

The audience logged in using the regular Second Life browser to see the show.

"This represents a landmark in the development of open standards for
virtual worlds." Commented Rohan Freeman, CEO of Sine Wave Company.

"I was impressed with the server infrastructure and how well it scaled.
OpenSim is now proving itself as a mature platform for live virtual world
events and we will be doing more stuff soon!" Commented Adam Frisby, CTO
of Sine Wave Company and Executive Director of Deepthink.

Via Rik Riel:

SLURL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/The%20Justice%20Commons

At the launch of the International Justice Center in SL last Thursday, the lead prosecutor of the International Criminal Court asked the following question to the Second Life community:

"How do you believe we can use this [Second Life] system to improve understanding of this idea and mobilize people and resources in the world to protect those who have nothing... This could be a very interesting tool. You have ideas how we can use this new tool?"

Activists, educators, non-profit organizers and the interested public are invited to a couple of Community Open Forums we are holding at the Global Kids' International Justice Center to discuss how to effectively and strategically use this new tool for public education and action on global human rights concerns. The Community Forums will take place this Wednesday at 8AM and 1PM SLT /PDT in the Amphitheater of the Justice Center (click here to teleport).

We have some tentative plans for the Center in the near future including the following:

* Live Video from the ICC: As the first major trial at the ICC moves forward, we have the potential to host at the Center live viewings of trials and hearings over the next months. These might be supplemented by commentators and experts explaining why a particular procedure or hearing is important.

* Online Chats with People in Countries of Concern to the ICC: We are developing a tool that connects SMS text messaging to Second Life that can enable people in low-bandwidth environments to connect with people in virtual worlds via text chat. Some possibilities include holding online discussions with people in Uganda and the Congo to talk about the role of the ICC in their countries.

Via Rik Riel:

SLURL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/The%20Justice%20Commons

At the launch of the International Justice Center in SL last Thursday, the lead prosecutor of the International Criminal Court asked the following question to the Second Life community:

"How do you believe we can use this [Second Life] system to improve understanding of this idea and mobilize people and resources in the world to protect those who have nothing... This could be a very interesting tool. You have ideas how we can use this new tool?"

Activists, educators, non-profit organizers and the interested public are invited to a couple of Community Open Forums we are holding at the Global Kids' International Justice Center to discuss how to effectively and strategically use this new tool for public education and action on global human rights concerns. The Community Forums will take place this Wednesday at 8AM and 1PM SLT /PDT in the Amphitheater of the Justice Center (click here to teleport).

We have some tentative plans for the Center in the near future including the following:

* Live Video from the ICC: As the first major trial at the ICC moves forward, we have the potential to host at the Center live viewings of trials and hearings over the next months. These might be supplemented by commentators and experts explaining why a particular procedure or hearing is important.

* Online Chats with People in Countries of Concern to the ICC: We are developing a tool that connects SMS text messaging to Second Life that can enable people in low-bandwidth environments to connect with people in virtual worlds via text chat. Some possibilities include holding online discussions with people in Uganda and the Congo to talk about the role of the ICC in their countries.

SLUrl: IFAW Island (111,179,37)

From the official press release the Wandering Penguin came across:

Coinciding with the island’s launch, IFAW will hold a live concert on Thursday March 27th at 1:00 PM SLT featuring two popular Second Life bands: AngeyLaura Houston aka Laura Angey and the UKD Project from Italy. The concert will take place in IFAW Island’s African Savannah space. The event is open to all Second Life residents, and there is a suggested donation of $100 Linden dollars for which donors will receive a virtual IFAW T-shirt.

“IFAW is constantly seeking ways to connect with individuals through their preferred means. We are very pleased to be offering this virtual resource to our supporters and to those who may not be as familiar with the International Fund for Animal Welfare’s activities across the physical world,” said Cassandra Koenen, IFAW’s Director of Online Campaigns and Marketing.

IFAW Island offers visitors a virtual African savannah space with species information on elephant populations and background on poaching, illegal trade and migration. Additionally there is a theater presentation space for multimedia campaign updates, a skybox with photo galleries, trade maps and donation tools.

“We see IFAW Island as an important extension of our online presence and an exciting way to communicate our desire to make the real world a better place for animals and people,” stated Ms. Koenen.

Second Life Avatars can visit the space by searching “IFAW Island” in the Map tool.

For interviews and additional information please contact:

Cassandra Koenen
Director, Online Campaigns & Marketing
International Fund for Animal Welfare
ckoenen@ifaw.org

From Selina Greene, inworld:

SL Book Fair 2008
25-27 April
Book Island and Publising Islands

It's on again! The SL Book Fair 2008 will be held on 25th April - 27th April on Book and Publishing Islands. Last year saw over 1400 visitors attending the Fair in the course of three days. There were over 40 exhibitors and nearly 20 events and the response to the event was overwhelming. This year will be even bigger and better as it will take place across two sims. Don't miss out! Once the exhibit stalls are taken, they are gone. If you are into books in any way this is your Fair!

Get involved in:

*Setting up an exhibit stall - stalls are available for two weeks rental to cover before, during and after the fair at L$250 per week. (Prim allowance 20).
*Holding an event to promote you and / or your product using the first class facilities on Book and Publishing Islands (priority will be given to exhibitors when scheduling events).

How to exhibit:
Visit Book island - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Book%20Island/171/198/36
or
Publishing Island - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Publishing%20Island/20/150/36

and pick up an exhibitor's application form from the red boxes near the TP points. Save it and return it to the box or send it to Selina Greene. Nearer the time, we will be in touch with further information about renting your booth and setting up. Submitting your application ensures that a booth will be built for you.

Events:
If you would like to hold an event, please send a notecard to Angeline Blachere or Kitumscheid Writer and they will send you an application form.

Deadline for all applications: 13th April 2008

See you at the Fair!

SL Book Fair Office: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Book%20Island/83/117/36

Vision Paperbacks and Future Press: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Book%20Island/167/198/36

Avenue of Bestsellers: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Publishing%20Island/15/154/36