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Please join us for an overview of Project Wonderland and its use in Immersive Education at the Saint Paul College Center-of-Excellence for Immersive Learning. Our interactive, online meeting will be facilitated via Elluminate and a conference call this Thursday.

Date: Thursday, March 19th, 2009
Start Time:
10:30 AM Pacific Daylight Time (PDT)
12:30 PM Central Daylight Time (CDT)
1:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)

Duration: 90 Minutes

LIVE WEB ACCESS:
Elluminate link:
https://sas.elluminate.com/d.jnlp?sid=vclass&password=BMUKXLYXPRV9I8NE4QBW

* Please launch approximately 10 minutes prior to the scheduled meeting start time in order to allow sufficient time for the Java session to load.

LIVE AUDIO CONFERENCE:
Toll Free Dial In Number: 866-545-5227
Int'l Access/Caller Paid Dial In Number: 215-446-3648
ACCESS CODE: 5351467

Guest Speakers

* Warren Sheaffer, Saint Paul College

Warren Sheaffer is the Chairman of the Computer Science Department at Saint Paul College. Warren is the Project Lead for the Sun Center of Excellence at Saint Paul College focusing on Java Technology, Open Source Software and Virtual Worlds. Warren manages Project Virtual Northstar which develops, deploys and uses virtual worlds based on Sun's Wonderland platform for applications in distance education and learning in virtual environments. Saint Paul College is an active node on The Education Grid. He speaks frequently in person and virtually on the use of virtual reality as an education and communication platform.

Kevin Roebuck, Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Kevin Roebuck is the Business Development Manager for e-Learning in Sun's Global Education and Research Group. Kevin is responsible for Sun's strategy and market alliances for e-Learning. Kevin also acts as Community Manager for the Sun Immersion Special Interest Group, an on-line community dedicated to Open Education using Project Wonderland with over 860 members from 150 organizations in more than 43 countries.