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		<title>Virtual Worlds: Libraries, Education and Museums Conference &#8211; April 24-25</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The second annual “Virtual Worlds: Libraries, Education, and Museums (VW LEM)” Conference will be held in Second Life on Friday and Saturday, April 24 &#38; 25, 2009. The conference will provide a gathering place for librarians, information professionals, educators, museologists, and others to learn about and discuss the educational, informational, and cultural opportunities of virtual [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.librarytechie.com/2009/04/04/virtual-worlds-libraries-education-and-museums-conference-april-24-25/</link>
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		<title>In-world Wednesdays: Lois Gresh to Speak on March 25</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In-world Wednesdays: Monroe County Library System’s Monthly Author Visit in Second Life
March Visiting Author: Lois Gresh (Bobo Fromund in Second Life)
Date: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at 8 pm Eastern Time (5 pm Pacific Time)
Location: The MCLS Amphitheater in Second Life
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Cybrary%20City%20II/68/100/22

The Creative Process: Writing for Different Audiences
New York Times Best-Selling Author Lois Gresh, author of 19 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.librarytechie.com/2009/03/19/in-world-wednesdays-lois-gresh-to-speak-on-march-25/</link>
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		<title>World Builder by Bruce Branit</title>
		<description><![CDATA[World Builder from Bruce Branit on Vimeo.
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		<link>http://www.librarytechie.com/2009/03/16/world-builder-by-bruce-branit/</link>
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		<title>Game Design and Development: A Rapidly Growing Field</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Game Design and Development is huge. It&#8217;s a field that is growing now and will continue to grow as gaming environments become more ubiquitous.
The Association for Women in Computing Upstate New York Chapter is sponsoring a talk on gaming technology and related career opportunities at Rochester Institute of Technology on Thursday, January 22.
Come learn about the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.librarytechie.com/2009/01/21/game-design-and-development-a-rapidly-growing-field/</link>
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		<title>Stepping into Science: Education in Virtual Worlds</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here is a press release sent by John S. Howard about an event that takes place next week:
&#8220;Stepping into Science&#8221; Next in Popular &#8220;Stepping into Virtual Worlds&#8221; Series
Using virtual worlds to teach and promote a love of science is the topic of the next installment of the popular &#8220;Stepping into Virtual Worlds&#8221; conference series, to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.librarytechie.com/2009/01/09/stepping-into-science-education-in-virtual-worlds/</link>
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		<title>Keeping Tabs on Santa via the Web</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The State Library of Kansas pulled together all the important information for tracking Santa&#8217;s whereabouts and posted it on the web for your convenience:
Kansas Government Information
Be sure to check these resources later tonight so that you&#8217;ll be in bed before Santa&#8217;s arrival. You know the rules: &#8220;There must be no peeking or he might pass [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.librarytechie.com/2008/12/24/keeping-tabs-on-santa-via-the-web/</link>
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		<title>RIT&#8217;s Virtual Ribbon Cutting</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I attended Rochester Institute of Technology&#8217;s &#8220;official&#8221; launch of it&#8217;s virtual island in Second Life yesterday. It was a well-attended event: about 40 avatars were at RIT Island when I logged in and RIT staff members said there were a lot of Real Life visitors as well.
RIT has been using Second Life as another vehicle [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.librarytechie.com/2008/12/11/rits-virtual-ribbon-cutting/</link>
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		<title>Program for the Future Conference</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s another event worth noting:
The Program for the Future Conference is &#8220;An Invitation to Innovation. An interactive conference inspired by Doug Engelbart&#8217;s vision of harnessing technology for human betterment. &#8220;
The conference takes place Monday (12/08/08) at The Tech Museum of Innovation and Adobe Headquarters in San Jose, and then on Tuesday (12/09/08) at Stanford University. And for those of us [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.librarytechie.com/2008/12/06/program-for-the-future-conference/</link>
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		<title>She&#8217;s Geeky: A Technology Conference for Women</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Will you be in the New York City area this weekend? Make a point of getting yourself to She&#8217;s Geeky.
The cocktail party begins tonight at 5:30 p.m. and the unconference runs through Sunday at 3:00 p.m.
Here&#8217;s the blurb I received from Renee Lloyd. It looks like this will be a great opportunity to connect with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.librarytechie.com/2008/12/05/shes-geeky-a-technology-conference-for-women/</link>
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		<title>What? You&#8217;re on Twitter but Your Houseplant is Not? Tsk Tsk</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I love ThinkGeek.com.  It&#8217;s chock-full of great tee shirts, gadgets, toys and electronics that are sure to fill your geek heart with lust and envy. They seem to have first dibs on some great new technologies and they put them out there for the rest of us to buy. Reasonably priced, too.
This caught my eye [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.librarytechie.com/2008/10/29/what-youre-on-twitter-but-your-houseplant-is-not-tsk-tsk/</link>
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