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This Friday, October 26th, Nonprofit Commons is happy to feature John Lester. Next Generation multiuser 3d virtual worlds will be tightly integrated with other key communication technologies such as the web and mobile devices. And a future convergence between the technology of virtual worlds and Augmented Reality will offer many new opportunities. In this presentation, John will discuss some of the key features of next generation virtual worlds and best practices on how to build truly engaging simulations within them. He will also give an overview of ReactionGrid’s “Jibe” platform (http://reactiongrid.com/what.aspx).

AGENDA

• 8:30 am Introductions
• 8:40 am TechSoup Announcements
• 8:45 am Mentors Central
• 8:55 am Main Speaker: John Lester
• 9:30 am Open Mic / Announcements

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The mission of the Nonprofit Commons in Second Life is to create a community for nonprofits to explore and learn about virtual worlds, foster connections, and discover the many ways in which nonprofits might utilize the unique environment of Second Life to achieve their missions.

Written by: Rhiannon Chatnoir

• 8:30 am Introductions
• 8:40 am TechSoup Announcements
• 8:45 am Mentors Central – 
• 8:55 am JoJa Dhara: “Walking Through Virtual Worlds: Connecting Virtuality with Reality”
• 9:30 am Open Mic / Announcements

[08:45] Claudia LAmoreaux

[08:45] Orange Planer: A little three-part tune called (wait for it….)

[08:46] Orange Planer: Row Row Row Your Boat.

[08:46] bulaklak: this year it has expanded to include the Czech Republic and Slovakia, and next spring will launch in the Balkans

[08:46] bulaklak: our co-CEO Daniel Ben-Horin wrote a piece in the Huffington Post reflecting on one winner from last year’s challenge

[08:46] bulaklak: you can read that here

[08:46] bulaklak: http://huff.to/OlYEMm

[08:47] bulaklak: Please feel free to comment there if it strikes you. It’s a pretty cool story as the winner was a non-techie, non-hacker who just happened to be very passionate about one issue

[08:47] bulaklak: I think it’s pretty inspiring!

[08:47] bulaklak: And that’s all I’ve got for today.

[08:47] bulaklak: Enjoy the meeting and have a great weekend!

[08:48] Rhiannon Chatnoir: Thanks bulaklad!

[08:48] Jen (jenelle.levenque): Thanks bulaklak

 

 

— MENTOR’S CENTRAL —

[08:48] Rhiannon Chatnoir: Next up we have Mentor’s Central!

[08:48] Rhiannon Chatnoir: Today for Mentor Central we have Jen speaking to us – welcome her up and please start whenever your ready.!

[08:49] Gentle Heron: YAY Jen!

[08:49] Jen (jenelle.levenque): setnote 1

[08:49] Zinnia Zauber: Rah Jen!

[08:49] Jen (jenelle.levenque): Hi everyone

[08:49] Veri Oddfellow: *wave*

[08:49] Jen (jenelle.levenque): Today I want to talk about the tool box you can get from Techsoup

[08:50] Jen (jenelle.levenque): Now everyone knows how shy I am about speaking up

[08:50] Jenelle’s Presentation HUD: Created 120718  Revised 121008

[08:50] Jenelle’s Presentation HUD: Nonprofit Commons Mentor’s Corner

[08:50] Jenelle’s Presentation HUD: by Jenelle Levenque

[08:50] Jenelle’s Presentation HUD: Transgender American Veterans Association (TAVA)

[08:50] Jerry Buchko (jerrybuchko): Hey Jen 🙂

[08:50] Jenelle’s Presentation HUD: How many of you know who stops by your office and how many when it isn’t tended?

[08:50] Jen (jenelle.levenque): Do any of you know who stops by?

[08:50] Jen (jenelle.levenque): Do you keep track?

[08:50] Jerry Buchko (jerrybuchko): Yup 🙂

[08:51] Gentle Heron: On our islands, yes.

[08:51] Jen (jenelle.levenque): good for you Jerry

[08:51] Jenelle’s Presentation HUD: How many of you can give your board some statistics about your impact in SL?

[08:51] Jerry Buchko (jerrybuchko): Thanks. It’s a great tool 🙂

[08:51] Jen (jenelle.levenque): This is something that got me to spring some dollars from my board to support us here in SL

[08:51] Jenelle’s Presentation HUD: For those of you who don’t already use it, I’m going to introduce you to a tool in the NPC – Tools in a Box.

[08:51] Jenelle’s Presentation HUD: A. Purpose

[08:51] Jenelle’s Presentation HUD:     To introduce you to a useful tool the “NPC – Visitor Counter with email function” The description states it “Detects avatars and keeps time.

[08:52] Jen (jenelle.levenque): I know this tool is used here to record who attends the meetings here

[08:52] Jenelle’s Presentation HUD: B. Functions of the Visitor Counter

[08:52] Jenelle’s Presentation HUD:     1) Detect an avatar within a range set by the owner.

[08:52] Jenelle’s Presentation HUD:     2) Check for avatar presence on a time interval set by owner.

[08:52] Jenelle’s Presentation HUD:     3) Record the name of the avatar and the time, SLT.

[08:52] Jenelle’s Presentation HUD:     4) Record the name only one time. If an avatar leaves and returns, the name is recorded one time.

[08:53] Jen (jenelle.levenque): So each name is a unique AV for that day

[08:53] Jen (jenelle.levenque): Even if they come by several times, they are only recorded once

[08:53] Jenelle’s Presentation HUD:     5) Maintain the “name” of the location.

[08:53] Jen (jenelle.levenque): I have several locations so I use it elsewhere

[08:54] Jen (jenelle.levenque): This allows me to see which location people are coming to

[08:54] Jenelle’s Presentation HUD:     6) Send the list to an email address at an appropriate interval. When list is emailed, the list will be reset.

[08:54] Jen (jenelle.levenque): This is pretty cool as the list can show up in your email

[08:54] Jenelle’s Presentation HUD: C. Commands

[08:54] Jenelle’s Presentation HUD:     1) “say list”

[08:54] Jenelle’s Presentation HUD:         a) If you are in chat range, the script will say the list to local chat. This will let you see who has been in your office.

[08:54] Jen (jenelle.levenque): It only seems to listen at chat range

[08:55] Jen (jenelle.levenque): I’ve tried shouting and it ignored me

[08:55] Jen (jenelle.levenque): Kinda like kids

[08:55] Jenelle’s Presentation HUD:     2) “reset list”

[08:55] Jenelle’s Presentation HUD:         a) clears the list and starts over.

[08:55] Rhiannon Chatnoir: lol

[08:55] Jenelle’s Presentation HUD:     3) “email list”

[08:55] Jenelle’s Presentation HUD:         a) to send the list via email and clear the list.

[08:55] Jerry Buchko (jerrybuchko): 😉

[08:55] Jen (jenelle.levenque): The email can go on schedule, say once an hour or once a day

[08:55] Jen (jenelle.levenque): Or you can force it to send the email

[08:56] Jen (jenelle.levenque): Or you can just skip this function totally

[08:56] Jenelle’s Presentation HUD:         b) The email address must be in the script.

[08:56] Jenelle’s Presentation HUD:     4) “help”

[08:56] Jenelle’s Presentation HUD:         a) will give you a list of the commands.

[08:56] Jenelle’s Presentation HUD:         b) Only the owner may use the Counter commands.

[08:56] Jen (jenelle.levenque): It’s picky about who it gives the list to

[08:56] Jenelle’s Presentation HUD: D. Notes

[08:56] Jenelle’s Presentation HUD:     1) Remember it searches a radius

[08:56] Jenelle’s Presentation HUD:         a) The office may have “blind spots” such as the corners of the office since the tool searches a circular pattern.

[08:57] Orange Planer: Make a circular office.

[08:57] Jen (jenelle.levenque): Since it uses a radius, configurable in the script, it actually searches a sphere

[08:57] Jen (jenelle.levenque): Yep that’ll work Orange

[08:57] Carla Broek: make a sphere office:)

[08:57] Jenelle’s Presentation HUD:         b) may record avatars outside your office.

[08:57] Jerry Buchko (jerrybuchko): I like spherical office spaces 🙂

[08:57] Rhiannon Chatnoir: not enough spherical offices in the world 🙂

[08:57] Jen (jenelle.levenque): Depending on the radius you could pick up passers by

[08:58] Jen (jenelle.levenque): I’ll have to try that

[08:58] Jenelle’s Presentation HUD:     2) There are other tools that may provide this functionality, but this one is first, free.

[08:58] Orange Planer: Great for my dating scene.

[08:58] Jenelle’s Presentation HUD:     3) The script is full perms so you can modify it to suit yourself.

[08:58] Jenelle’s Presentation HUD:         a) You will have to edit the script to provide the necessary configuration information.

[08:58] Jen (jenelle.levenque): If you do tinker with the functionality, please let us know

[08:58] Jenelle’s Presentation HUD:         b) Should you modify the script, please share with your neighbors at Nonprofit Commons.

[08:58] Jenelle’s Presentation HUD:     4) I use it to record the names of people who come by the office.

[08:59] Jen (jenelle.levenque): It also records my volunteers when they show up

[08:59] Jen (jenelle.levenque): In addition, it will provide the time

[08:59] Jenelle’s Presentation HUD:         a) The owner’s name will not be recorded.

[08:59] Jenelle’s Presentation HUD:     5) I look up the avatars

[08:59] Jen (jenelle.levenque): This is how I use it

[08:59] Jenelle’s Presentation HUD:         a) I send them a personal IM thanking them for stopping by.

[08:59] Jenelle’s Presentation HUD:         b) I give them our business card.

[08:59] Jenelle’s Presentation HUD:         c) If the avatar is less than 60 days, I also offer to help them with their Second Life questions.

[08:59] Jenelle’s Presentation HUD: E) Summary

[09:00] Jenelle’s Presentation HUD:     1) Make a record of your visitors and contact those who come by while no one is in the office. 

[09:00] Jenelle’s Presentation HUD:     2) You will find other very useful tools in the tool box.

[09:00] Jenelle’s Presentation HUD:         a) Take a look and find those that are useful to you,

[09:00] Jenelle’s Presentation HUD:         b) Questions? Ask your local neighborhood mentor.

[09:00] Jenelle’s Presentation HUD:         c) Share your thoughts and ideas with us.

[09:00] Jenelle’s Presentation HUD:         d) More on other tools later.

[09:00] Jerry Buchko (jerrybuchko): Great idea; personalizes outreach… 🙂

[09:00] Jenelle’s Presentation HUD: Thank you

[09:00] Jenelle’s Presentation HUD: Any questions?

[09:00] Jenelle’s Presentation HUD: 

[09:00] Gentle Heron: If you like a tool in the ToolBox, please consider sharing about it as a future Mentor Corner presentation!

[09:00] Zinnia Zauber: Yes! We would love to have you present!

[09:01] Jen (jenelle.levenque): I’ll be doing a presentation on the presentation tools later

[09:01] Jen (jenelle.levenque): Thanks

[09:01] Zinnia Zauber: Thank you, Jen! This was wonderful!

[09:01] Orange Planer thinks “Where’s my virtual screwdriver kit….”

[09:01] Zinnia Zauber: Yay!

[09:01] Gentle Heron: Thank you Jen for sharing about your use of the avatar counter tool

[09:01] Rhiannon Chatnoir: great stuff Jen!

[09:01] Jerry Buchko (jerrybuchko): Thanks Jen! 🙂

[09:01] Andy Evans: Thanks!

[09:01] Rhiannon Chatnoir: Jen – Thanks for leading Mentors Central today!

[09:02] Tank Thibedeau (liltank.thibedeau): rah rah jen !!!!

[09:02] CarynTopia Silvercloud: if someone comes by once a day will they be recorded once a day?

[09:02] Jen (jenelle.levenque): There are some really neat tools

[09:02] Jen (jenelle.levenque): Yes

[09:02] Rhiannon Chatnoir: thanks for sharing

[09:02] Rhiannon Chatnoir: and..

[09:02] CarynTopia Silvercloud: thanks!

[09:02] Jen (jenelle.levenque): If they come by 4 times in a day, they will only show up on the list once

[09:02] Jen (jenelle.levenque): I’m averaging 5 people per day

 

— FEATURED PRESENTATION —

[09:02] Rhiannon Chatnoir: TIme for today’s featured presentation!

[09:02] CarynTopia Silvercloud: great

[09:02] Rhiannon Chatnoir: Welcome Jolanda Mastenbroek-Dobberaka aka JoJa Dhara in Second Life, who will speak to us about her experiences in virtual worlds, including her latest explorations into the web based virtual world Cloud Party (www.cloudpartytime.com), the upcoming MetaMeets conference (www.metameets.com), and her thoughts on the future of the 3D internet.

[09:03] Rhiannon Chatnoir: come up and grab a seat JoJa

[09:03] Rhiannon Chatnoir: JoJa has been involved in community management within virtual worlds since 2006 and is a social media consultant and evangelist for virtual worlds in The Netherlands. She is a lead organizer of the yearly European conference MetaMeets about virtual worlds, augmented reality and the 3D internet. This year’s MetaMeets will take place November 30-December 1, 2012.

[09:03] Orange Planer: Where can I find the toolkit?

[09:03] Gentle Heron: YAY JoJa! Glad you could come today.

[09:03] JoJa Dhara: thankyou and thank you for having me here

[09:03] Jen (jenelle.levenque): Toolkit is in the Techsoup office right behind us

[09:03] JoJa Dhara: Gosh..if you sum it up..what have we done in all these years 😉

[09:04] Jen (jenelle.levenque): I think # 5

[09:04] Rhiannon Chatnoir: feel free to start when your ready

[09:04] Orange Planer: Thanks, Jen.

[09:04] JoJa Dhara: Ok… Welcome everybody and thank you for joining..and sorry for my english as you noticed I come from the Netherlands.

[09:05] Gentle Heron: Your English far exceeds my Dutch!

[09:05] Carla Broek: yes:)

[09:05] Rhiannon Chatnoir: so true Gentle

[09:05] JoJa Dhara: I joined SL in 2006 and I became intrested in long run with the business side of Virtual worlds …

[09:05] JoJa Dhara: (thks

[09:06] JoJa Dhara: became a community manager for a project called Our Virtual Holland…

[09:06] JoJa Dhara: by the ING bank

[09:07] JoJa Dhara: from their I learned a lot.. first ofcourse to be a community manager in a virtual world for a company but als the power of connecting with you all … Avatars people from different countries and backgrounds

[09:07] JoJa Dhara: and the most wonderfull of course is how we all work together

[09:08] JoJa Dhara: that got my intrest ..and sorry I can still not build and totally a technical..but I started to follow the human side of using virtual worlds

[09:08] Gentle Heron: JoJa is like me!

[09:08] Carla Broek confirms.

[09:08] JoJa Dhara: As you can see on this slide pictures are there from Virtual Holland and also pictures from other part of Europe and the world that we connected.

[09:09] JoJa Dhara: it was fiberant years from 2007 and 2008 as we all know … but unfortunate the hype went down

[09:09] JoJa Dhara: and companies left

[09:09] Jerry Buchko (jerrybuchko) nods.

[09:09] JoJa Dhara: still in the Netherlands a core group was connected and I brought them together to question ourselves

[09:10] Polaris Grayson: much like ibm

[09:10] JoJa Dhara: does virtual worlds have a future

[09:10] JoJa Dhara: so true…

[09:11] JoJa Dhara: so therefore I arranged a meeting and it was great to see that still people from IBM and PHilipsdesign joine together with education and artists and content creators and users like you and me

[09:11] JoJa Dhara: and ofcourse conclusion was…there is always a hype curve now it is time to develop

[09:11] Gentle Heron: The hype curve always goes up, then down… it’s what comes after that is important.

[09:11] Claudia LAmoreaux: What year was this meeting you describe, JoJo?

[09:12] Claudia LAmoreaux: JoJa. Sorry

[09:12] JoJa Dhara: 2008 spring

[09:12] Claudia LAmoreaux: thnx

[09:12] JoJa Dhara: noworry

[09:12] JoJa Dhara: the only thing that bothered us a bit is what goes inworld stays inworld

[09:13] JoJa Dhara: and there for our mission was to set up a kind of a SLCC in europe… so we can show the world outside the uses of virtual worlds…

[09:13] Jerry Buchko (jerrybuchko) nods.

[09:13] Rhiannon Chatnoir: 🙂

[09:13] JoJa Dhara: we got great help of the group that created SLCC *wink to Rhiannon 😉

[09:14] JoJa Dhara: only we had to deside for an organisation that wanted to help us to broaden our views

[09:14] JoJa Dhara: in case that it is not only about se cond life

[09:14] Rhiannon Chatnoir smiles

[09:14] JoJa Dhara: so in 2009 we had our first MetaMeets

[09:15] JoJa Dhara: In here you see some pictuers of metameets but also the force to connect the realwordl with the virtual

[09:15] JoJa Dhara: in the netherlands we got more cross media events like Admire

[09:15] JoJa Dhara: musicians from secondlife comming together and jam

[09:15] JoJa Dhara: and give a concert in reallife

[09:16] JoJa Dhara: but streamed to secondlife

[09:16] Claudia LAmoreaux: love cross media events. +1

[09:16] JoJa Dhara: also the MMIF MaMachinima festival

[09:16] Orange Planer: That almost sounds like a wrestling federation.

[09:17] JoJa Dhara: also you see a picture of an event as a remembrance day where we televise the real event into secondlife

[09:17] JoJa Dhara: and we all virtually remember the second world war victims and from later wars unfortnate

[09:17] JoJa Dhara: but it is great to join together even dutch that are from around the world can be still part of it

[09:18] JoJa Dhara: so on and on we try our best to connect with the reallworld

[09:19] JoJa Dhara: on this picture is an avatar of franco grid… after exploring SL ..we want wondering aorund the OPen SIms.. and it is amazing no and also intresting for education to have a world on your own

[09:19] JoJa Dhara: specially as secondlife as much they are advanged still age issues are there

[09:20] JoJa Dhara: and it is great to see their developments.. therefore in 2010 we really picked that subject up….

[09:20] JoJa Dhara: to see how many worlds are developing..

[09:20] JoJa Dhara: dream ofcourse if we can hop from world to world….

[09:21] JoJa Dhara: which is hard with SL..but ok the 3d party viewers helped us a bit

[09:21] Gentle Heron: a lovely dream

[09:21] Polaris Grayson: it is possible

[09:21] Polaris Grayson: pathfinder was working on it with hypergrid

[09:22] JoJa Dhara: Now we notice if you go to the reall world and tell them the power of virtual worlds but it is still though for some to join and unfortunate intrest is starting to go down….

[09:22] JoJa Dhara: so it is hard these days to get peoples interest.. but thks to Mesh we now can push a new topic

[09:22] JoJa Dhara: we all know this little friend

[09:22] JoJa Dhara: Flufee…

[09:23] Gentle Heron: Flufee the Mesh Ambassador

[09:23] Zinnia Zauber: Yay Flufee!

[09:23] JoJa Dhara: it is great that Flufee explains in a playfulway hwo mesh can be used..and therefor a newe area is starting

[09:23] JoJa Dhara: specially as you can see you can print out flufee

[09:24] JoJa Dhara: I got one now as he will be an example for the next MetaMeets

[09:24] JoJa Dhara: I hope with flufee he can bring the knowdledge that you can create out side second life

[09:24] JoJa Dhara: and upload here but in more worlds

[09:24] JoJa Dhara: and you can print him out in 3D

[09:24] JoJa Dhara: this willb e a new market …and great for content creatos

[09:24] JoJa Dhara: creators

[09:25] JoJa Dhara: another example I have is Patrick MOya ..a french artist

[09:25] JoJa Dhara: He is using 3d programs to create outside and put his art in different worlds

[09:25] Claudia LAmoreaux: the first 3D printed object I saw was Pathfinder’s avatar back some years ago. 😀 I like your thinking on this use case, JoJa.

[09:25] JoJa Dhara: you can find him in second life you can find him in open sim

[09:26] JoJa Dhara: and also now in Cloudparty

[09:26] Jerry Buchko (jerrybuchko): Wow, some really awesome possibilities for art in this… 🙂

[09:26] JoJa Dhara: Yes indeed Claudia years ago there was a compnay that was printing out avatars..but unfortunate stops and fun to see it becomse now a topic

[09:27] JoJa Dhara: yes it is…and he created his avatar in sl as usb stick for instance

[09:27] Jerry Buchko (jerrybuchko): Would love a 3D print of some of the sculpture pieces I’ve experienced here…

[09:27] JoJa Dhara: and printed out some of his scluptures

[09:28] JoJa Dhara: In that case… this picture is an avatar in Cloudparty…a webgl based virtual world

[09:28] Claudia LAmoreaux: I think Jeroen is doing some 3D prints of his math sculputures. I’ve seen them on FB.

[09:28] Zinnia Zauber: I love being able to sell my virtual and physical apparel jointly!

[09:28] Rhiannon Chatnoir: I have seen some 3D printed originally virtual objects – great to see the virtual cross over to the physical world

[09:28] Polaris Grayson: would have been great for starax work

[09:28] Orange Planer: Mesh will definitely enable the printing of 3D objects.

[09:29] JoJa Dhara: @Polaris maybe hot news but someone is making a docu about starax…will be presented this year at MM

[09:29] JoJa Dhara: but true

[09:29] JoJa Dhara: Mesh gives a future

[09:29] JoJa Dhara: and with Cloudparty it makes a circle go round

[09:30] JoJa Dhara: Cloudparty they say will be the next sl but I dis agree

[09:30] JoJa Dhara: I see CP as a world that can show quickly to your friends what virtual worlds is about

[09:30] Polaris Grayson: nice ….hopefully they include his works as lightwaves

[09:30] JoJa Dhara: in case of Patrick Moya ..he created for a reallife exhibtion an area

[09:31] JoJa Dhara: so he knew how to hang his paintings in reallife

[09:31] JoJa Dhara: and that done in a day so amazing..and all he has to do is copy the url and give and you be directed ..without download going through long halls of tutor etc

[09:32] Claudia LAmoreaux: (Does anyone have landmark for Patrick Moya’s work in SL?)

[09:32] JoJa Dhara: so this can show quickly as I say .what yu have been done for years…in other worlds

[09:32] Carl Solutionary (carlicann): May I contribute something?

[09:33] JoJa Dhara: therefore it will be a mission and goal to explain how to create in MEsh and how you can market yourself further

[09:33] JoJa Dhara: with machinima … with content and a story line as Flufee

[09:33] JoJa Dhara: yes Carlicann

[09:33] Carl Solutionary (carlicann): There is yet another artist coalition doing a big event this fall… IMAB http://intergrid-metaverse-art-2012.hypergrid.org/ IMAB creators produced 4 RL books… also free online… amazing histories of SL and opensim artists… They’ve done multiple mixed reality events in Paris in RL …. I am involved through the new rock opera The Change as an actor/dancer…. They are in operation now through December… I suggest you collaborate with them

[09:34] JoJa Dhara: Thank you!!

[09:34] Carl Solutionary (carlicann): like cross list your events and vice versa

[09:34] Claudia LAmoreaux: Thanks, Carl. Good do know about.

[09:34] JoJa Dhara: definate…

[09:35] JoJa Dhara: honest I hope we can continue like this and spread out more and show the outworld… how powerfull virtual worlds can be…and that will always be my mission..specially to see people grow in it… it is amazing…..

[09:36] JoJa Dhara: that is all i have to say..before I take hours and hours 😉

[09:36] Xon Emoto: 🙂

[09:36] Gentle Heron: (((JoJa)))

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[09:36] Carla Broek: wow this was an impressive presentation!!!

[09:36] Veri Oddfellow: /applause

[09:36] Claudia LAmoreaux: thank you Joja!

[09:36] Xon Emoto: Thank you!

[09:36] Rhiannon Chatnoir: thank you

[09:36] Svea Morane: Wonderful Joja. Thanks for sharing.

[09:37] Rhiannon Chatnoir: any questions for JoJa

[09:37] Carla Broek: how did SL change your life?

[09:37] Zinnia Zauber: Rah JoJa!

[09:37] Claudia LAmoreaux: wondering if joja or anyone else have landmark for Patrick Moya’s work in SL?

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[09:37] Claudia LAmoreaux: (likes Carla’s question)

[09:38] Gentle Heron: @Claudia- you can find it in SEARCH.

[09:38] JoJa Dhara: beside being hooked to it 😉 ..it becomes a part of your communication and changed a lot… I mean my background is simpel and amazing who you meet and work with… and therefor say these word bring new workforce people

[09:38] Claudia LAmoreaux: duh. thank you.

[09:38] Rhiannon Chatnoir: would love to see the answer to that question from all of us

[09:38] JoJa Dhara: @claudia let me look …

[09:38] JoJa Dhara: maybe i have it

[09:39] Carla Broek: Rhiannon: do you have a day or two spare time to tell this?

[09:39] Claudia LAmoreaux: Changed my life: helped me to be at home in the future. ;D

[09:39] Carla Broek: *to let me tell this? lol

[09:39] Gentle Heron laughs at Carla’s response

[09:39] Rhiannon Chatnoir: lol – indeed

[09:39] Claudia LAmoreaux: (with lots of friends who are also at home in the future)

[09:40] Rhiannon Chatnoir: so let’s thank JoJa for speaking to us today

[09:40] Carla Broek: thank you JoJa:)))

[09:40] Claudia LAmoreaux: (future-maker friends)

[09:40] Orange Planer claps

[09:40] Zinnia Zauber: Thank you!

[09:40] Veri Oddfellow: Thansk!

[09:40] Gentle Heron: Thank you for the inspiration, JoJa. Well done!

[09:40] Veri Oddfellow: *Thanks

[09:40] Claudia LAmoreaux: thanks to you Joja.

[09:40] jacmacaire Humby: Bravo!!

 

— OPEN MIC & ANNOUNCEMENTS —

[09:40] Rhiannon Chatnoir: Let’s move on to Open Mic & Announcements

[09:41] Opal Lei: Thank you, Joja.

[09:41] JoJa Dhara: your most welcome and thank you for having me here

[09:41] Rhiannon Chatnoir: Does anyone have any announcements today?

[09:41] Zinnia Zauber: I have one please!

[09:41] Svea Morane: a quick announcement

[09:41] Jerry Buchko (jerrybuchko): Yes, thank you Joja! 😀

[09:41] Brena Benoir raises hand

[09:41] Rhiannon Chatnoir: ok Zinnia, then Svea, then Brena

[09:42] Zinnia Zauber: Thank you!

[09:42] Zinnia Zauber: Get into the ORANGE and join us at CommonGround Networking Party on Thursday, October 18 at Nonprofit Commons 5 – 7 PM SLT!

[09:42] Zinnia Zauber: You can even test out your Halloween costume if our theme color doesn’t suit you!

[09:42] Zinnia Zauber: Enjoy networking and dancing among other nonprofits and supporters! Learn more about what nonprofits, educators, humanitarians, scientists, and artists accomplish in Second Life at the Nonprofit Commons at this fun and informative event.

[09:42] Zinnia Zauber: Aloft Nonprofit Commons (82,48,25)

 

Please join us and thank you very much!

[09:43] Zinnia Zauber: We do discuss other virtual worlds as well!!

[09:43] Jen (jenelle.levenque): raises hand

[09:43] Svea Morane: Thank you….

[09:43] Svea Morane: Rabbi Harold Kushner will be live at the Mayo Clinic Conference Center on Tuesday, October 16, at 5pm PDT. Rabbi Kushner is the author of the 1981 best seller: When Bad Things Happen to Good People. The session Tuesday is open to the public. Rabbi Kushner will speak from his life experiences and from his latest book: The Book of Job: When Bad Things Happened to a Good Person.

[09:43] Svea Morane: All are welcome

[09:44] Rhiannon Chatnoir: great

[09:44] Brena Benoir: Halloween Party will be at Wharf Ratz October 30 from 7 to 9pm SLT with DJ lilTank

[09:44] Brena Benoir: thank you

[09:45] Zinnia Zauber: DJ lilTank!

[09:45] Jen (jenelle.levenque): raises hand

[09:45] Rhiannon Chatnoir: great

[09:45] Rhiannon Chatnoir: Jen

[09:45] Jen (jenelle.levenque): I am cochair of the Second Pride Foundation. If you are or know of any LGBT organizations in SL who can use a grant, have them contact us

[09:45] Orange Planer licks Jen’s extended hand

[09:46] Jen (jenelle.levenque): done

[09:46] Jen (jenelle.levenque) giggles at Orange

[09:46] Jen (jenelle.levenque): You tickle

[09:46] Rhiannon Chatnoir: thanks

[09:46] Rhiannon Chatnoir: any other announcements

[09:47] Jen (jenelle.levenque): Mentors meeting after this

[09:47] Par (parhelion.palou): (it’s not just for mentors)

[09:47] Rhiannon Chatnoir: I wanted to mention, for those that didnt see Zinnia’s announcement earlier in the week or me talking about it at the start of the meeting

[09:48] Jen (jenelle.levenque): Everyone can be a mentor

[09:48] Rhiannon Chatnoir: DJ Earnshaw or you might have known him as Professor Viper, passed away in RL this Saturday

[09:48] Zinnia Zauber: Yes, thank you, Rhiannon. DJ was important to our community and many others.

[09:48] Rhiannon Chatnoir: he was a long time member of the NonProfit Commons and also other edu / helper communities here in SL

[09:49] Ozma Malibu: sad- will miss him – knew he had health issues that precluded travel, but he was always in there helping people

[09:49] CarynTopia Silvercloud: sorry to hear

[09:49] Zinnia Zauber: He was one of our Mentors.

[09:49] Rhiannon Chatnoir: yes

[09:49] Rhiannon Chatnoir: I am going to put together a blog post on this, so if you have thoughts on him, please send me a notecard or email me: studioh2o@gmail.com

[09:50] Jen (jenelle.levenque): That’s gonna leave a big hole

[09:50] Brena Benoir: I believe VWBPE maybe be hosting a memorial garden possibly. There is some posting on their facebook page

[09:50] Zinnia Zauber: Wonderful!

[09:50] Rhiannon Chatnoir: they listed as Saturday having a memorial at the VWBPE garden

[09:51] Ozma Malibu: As with Bluewave, he demonstrated how someone who really wants to give can continue to do so for a long time in SL, even if it would be hard to do in RL

[09:51] Rhiannon Chatnoir: you are all are also welcome to light a candle in my cathedral in Darkwood if you like

[09:51] Rhiannon Chatnoir: and.. the NPC community profile for DJ Earnshaw: http://npsl.wiki.techsoup.org/CMP_DJEarnshaw

[09:52] Rhiannon Chatnoir: any other announcements

[09:52] Zinnia Zauber: Thank you all for taking a moment to remember him.

[09:52] Rhiannon Chatnoir: before we wrap up things for this week

[09:52] Zinnia Zauber: Please join us for the Mentors meeting if you need help, want to help, or just want to hang out with some of the hippest cats on the grid.

[09:52] Zinnia Zauber: We will start at 10 AM SLT

[09:52] alebez: thank you all!

[09:52] Rhiannon Chatnoir: oh and I have been taking lots of photos of the meeting and you all – so if you go to our facebook page please tag yourselves

[09:52] Rhiannon Chatnoir: And again, here are the many ways to can get involved with the Nonprofit Commons in Second Life:

 

Nonprofit Commons Blog: http://nonprofitcommons.org

 

 – Wiki: http://npsl.wikispaces.com

 – Twitter: http://twitter.com/npsl

 – Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nonprofitcommons

 – Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/TechSoup-Second-Life

 – Google Calendar: http://bit.ly/2tMEYh

 – http://flavors.me/nonprofitcommons

 

About TechSoup the sponsors of the Nonprofit Commons:

 

 – http://www.techsoup.org/stock/howtousetechsoup.asp

 – http://flavors.me/techsoup

 

Thanks everyone and see you next week!

Written by: Rhiannon Chatnoir

Nonprofit Commons Weekly Meeting

October 5, 2012, 8:30 AM SLT / PST

Plush Nonprofit Commons Amphitheater

[08:35] Rhiannon Chatnoir: Welcome everyone to this week’s Nonprofit Commons Weekly Meeting!

[08:35] Rhiannon Chatnoir: The Nonprofit Commons in Second Life is sponsored by TechSoup Global and is a program of the TechSoup Global Community & Social Media team

[08:35] Rhiannon Chatnoir: Today’s Agenda:

• 8:30 am Introductions
• 8:40 am TechSoup Announcements
• 8:45 am Mentors Central – 
• 8:55 am Jacques Macaire (jacmacaire Humby in SL)
• 9:30 am Open Mic / Announcements

[08:35] Rhiannon Chatnoir: First a few links to start off the meeting. 

Here are the many ways to can get involved with the Nonprofit Commons in Second Life:

  –  Nonprofit Commons Blog: http://nonprofitcommons.org

  –  Wiki: http://npsl.wikispaces.com

  –  Twitter: http://twitter.com/npsl

  –  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nonprofitcommons

  –  Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/TechSoup-Second-Life

  –  Google Calendar: http://bit.ly/2tMEYh

  –  http://flavors.me/nonprofitcommons

About TechSoup the sponsors of the Nonprofit Commons:

  –  http://www.techsoup.org/stock/howtousetechsoup.asp

  –  http://flavors.me/techsoup

  —  INTRODUCTIONS —

[08:36] Rhiannon Chatnoir: so hello everyone!

[08:36] Rhiannon Chatnoir: lets start off with introductions

[08:36] Rhiannon Chatnoir: Please state your real name, location, org, and the ways we can find you online.

[08:36] Ronnie Rhode: Denise Harrison, The Garden for the Missing, http://www.gardenforthemissing.org/ and SLURL Remora (203,148,21), Project Jason, assistance for families of the missing, http://www.projectjason.org.

[08:36] Jen: Bruce Hestley, Transgender American Veterans Association, Akron, OH, http://www.tavausa.org, http://www.facebook.com/#!/TAVAUS

[08:36] Dancers Yao: Kara Bennett, Elder Voices, Los Angeles, CA Health Care and Human Rights www.eldervoices.net

[08:36] Gentle Heron: Virtual Ability, Inc. www.virtualability.org

[08:36] Adalace Jewell: Corine Van Hellemnt, RoSa Library Brussels (Belgium). www.rosadoc.be @adalace

[08:36] Andy Evans: Andy Mallon, First Opinions Panel in SL; Social Research Foundation, New York, NY http://www.socialresearchfoundation.org/

[08:37] Svea Morane: Brian Kaihoi, Mayo Clinic, www.mayoclinic.org

[08:37] Amy Waverider: Virtual Ability

[08:37] Chad Mikado: Chad GobertNSIPwww.serviceandinclusion.org

[08:37] Ozma Malibu: Sandy Andrews, Floaters Org, tech outreach in Arizona, Mexico and On the Road, @ozma

[08:37] Oronoque Westland: Roberta Kilkenny, Hunter College, City University of New York

[08:38] Carl Solutionary: Carl Icann, Occupy Virtual Worlds! We are launching the RL book TRADING DREAMS with author J.L. Morin “live” in SL on Wednesday Oct 10 from 1pm to 4pm SLT. Watch our website: http://INTEROCCUPY.net/ovw17 IM me with your email and we’ll comp you a free book today!

[08:38] alebez: Ale Bezdikian, Online Community Coordinator, TechSoup, SF, Ca @TechSoup, @alebez

[08:38] bulaklak: Michael DeLong, TechSoup Global, www.techsoup.org, @MichaelDeLongSF @TechSoup, San Francisco, USA

[08:38] Rhiannon ChatnoirRhiannon Chatnoir is Joyce Bettencourt, Boston, MA, Community Manager of NonProfit Commons, @RhiannonSL, http://joycebettencourt.com

[08:38] Lyssa AskJAN.org: Lyssa Rowan, Job Accommodation Network, http://AskJAN.org @JANatJAN

[08:38] jacmacaire Humby: Jacques Macaire HUMANBE http://www.humanbe.com France and International Action Tank and Council on Sustainable Development @Humanbe

[08:38] Tank Thibedeau: Ricky Davis, San Antonio Texas and a SL wanderer, HIV/AIDS peer support and DJ soon to be colthing designer and learning mesh too

[08:39] Rhiannon Chatnoir: any other introductions

[08:39] Sarvana Haalan: Sally Cherry, MT(ASCP), Baltimore, MD , Consultant, http://Twitter.com/CHAREproject, http://CHAREproject.com

[08:39] Brena Benoir: Brenda Bryan, Preferred Family Healthcare, Kirksville, MO www.pfh.org, @brenabenoir

[08:39] bulaklak: Hey, the website’s looking good, Jacques

  — TECHSOUP ANNOUNCEMENTS — 

[08:39] Rhiannon Chatnoir: Then next we have TechSoup Announcements – bulaklak

[08:40] bulaklak: Happy Friday, all!

[08:40] Larry Massey: Larry M,, I work on Internet technology and, lately, public policy around Internet use

[08:40] Sarvana Haalan: cool

[08:40] bulaklak: Some of you may remember last year we talked about the Restart Romania challenges

[08:40] bulaklak: Can I get a quick shout out for folks who remember that initiative?

[08:41] Gentle HeronGentle Heron remembers the name.

[08:41] Jen: Raises Hand

[08:41] Rhiannon Chatnoir: If you joined us late, please still introduce yourself

[08:41] Sam: rl calls, take care every1 🙂

[08:41] bulaklak: bye sam

[08:41] bulaklak: Okay, great.

[08:42] Oronoque WestlandOronoque Westland must have missed that meeting

[08:42] bulaklak: So these challenges were spearheaded by our partner TechSoup Romania with the idea of crowdourcing ideas to address corruption in the government there

[08:42] bulaklak: It wound up really having legs and generating quite a few interesting projects

[08:42] bulaklak: So this year we are launching round two

[08:43] bulaklak: with the support of the Central and Eastern European Trust for Civil Society, United States Embassies, Microsoft, and a variety of local donors, we are launching challenges in very much the same spirit in the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Romania again, followed, next year by the Balkans.

[08:44] bulaklak: I’m really excited about the expansion of support and watching the idea spread and think some more excellent ideas will come out of this round

[08:44] bulaklak: Read more about it: http://bit.ly/Restart2

[08:45] bulaklak: And perhaps when it’s in full swing we can have Chris Worman from TechSoup Romania come talk to us about some of the neat ideas coming out of the challenge and some of the challenges they face in putting together the challenge

[08:45] bulaklak: that’s a lot of challenge

[08:45] bulaklak: At any rate, that’s what I’ve got for today! Looking forward to the meeting.

[08:45] bulaklak: Enjoy it and your weekends!

[08:46] Rhiannon Chatnoir: thanks bulaklak!

  — MENTORS CENTRAL —  

[08:46] Rhiannon Chatnoir: now on to Mentors Corner

[08:46] Rhiannon Chatnoir: Today for Mentor Central we have Gentle Heron to speak on “How to Stay Off the Endangered Species List.”. Let’s welcome her up and please start whenever your ready.!

[08:47] Sarvana Haalan: Wooot…. Gentle rocks!!!

[08:47] Oronoque Westland: our typists are at risk so listen carefully

[08:47] Chad Mikado: applause

[08:47] Gentle Heron: Good morning, and welcome to my little pep talk: “How to Stay Off the Endangered Species List.”

[08:47] Gentle Heron: I also call this topic “How to Not Let Your Idea Become Extinct.”

[08:47] Gentle Heron: I think we all know what the Endangered Species List is about. Animals, whole populations of animals, whose numbers are dwindling to the point that they may soon no longer be alive at all.

[08:48] Gentle Heron: You don’t want your idea, your passion, your business, to be on an Endangered Species List.

[08:48] Gentle Heron: Because we all know that if you’re on the Endangered Species list, you’ve already started down the tubes. And getting back OFF the list requires a LOT of effort. It’s best to stay off the list, if you can.

[08:48] Gentle Heron: So, three general rules for keeping your concept from becoming an endangered species:

[08:48] Gentle Heron: 1. Be the “Best in Breed.”

At the Westminster Kennel Club show, the dog chosen as “Best in Breed” is the one most photographed, most talked about, easiest for the general public to recall.

[08:48] Gentle Heron: Have you ever Googled the general category of your idea/business/passion? It’s eye opening. I Googled “abused children support” and got 96,100,000 hits.

[08:49] Gentle Heron: When people are looking for something using Google, how deep do they go? The first page, ten pages? Do you think entry number 96,099,995 on the list I generated gets much traffic?

[08:49] Sarvana Haalan: wow!!!

[08:49] Gentle Heron: It pays for you to be recognized at the top of the list. How to do that? Two ways.

[08:49] Gentle Heron: First is to acquire knowledge. Become an expert. Learn, learn, learn. Learn not only about your own field, but about related fields.

[08:49] Gentle Heron: (I know Sarvana knows this and does it well!)

[08:50] Gentle Heron: Learn the foundations, and some special tips and tricks. Learn who the established experts are. Explore the newest thinking, the cutting edge.

[08:50] Sarvana Haalan: Thanks…

[08:50] Gentle Heron: Second, disseminate what you learn. Be a resource to others. Share what you’ve discovered, the questions you are pondering, the books and articles you’ve read, the presentations you’ve attended.

[08:50] Gentle Heron: These are the two steps toward becoming the best and most recognized in your field. If your project supports abused children, you don’t want to be number 96,099,995 on a Google list.

[08:50] Gentle Heron: 2. Expand your niche.

It’s great to know your place. It’s comfortable there.

[08:51] Gentle Heron: If you are a green tree python, it’s a jungle tree.

[08:51] Gentle Heron: But this isn’t the time to hide, to stay in your comfort zone.

[08:51] Gentle Heron: (not sure I recommend airports though, like the python on the right)

[08:51] Gentle Heron: A bad economic environment is similar to an ecological environment in which resources are becoming limited. In both cases, competition increases for the dwindling resources.

[08:51] Gentle Heron: To survive, to prevent becoming endangered or extinct, get out of your niche and explore. There are more resources out there. Go out and find them and make them your own.

[08:52] Gentle Heron: You will be more visible outside your own niche. That’s a good thing. Now is not the time to hide.

[08:52] Gentle Heron: 3. Get a champion.

[08:52] Gentle Heron: Sure chimpanzees are cute, and we like seeing them in zoos. But wild chimps became a cause célèbre when Jane Goodall brought them to the public eye.

[08:52] Gentle Heron: Do the same for your cause.

[08:53] Gentle Heron: Build a support network. Become part of a community. Find someone who believes in what you do or plan to do.

[08:53] Gentle Heron: We all need someone to invest in our development, support our growth, publicize our progress and successes, and even cover our backs occasionally.

[08:53] Gentle Heron: Jane did that for chimpanzees in the wild. Who can do that for you and your work?

[08:53] Gentle Heron: And there you have it, three steps toward staying off the endangered species list:

[08:53] Gentle Heron: 1. Be the “Best in Breed.”

2. Expand your niche.

3. Get a champion.

[08:53] Gentle Heron: (done!)

[08:54] Sarvana Haalan: Wooot, wooot…. awesome presentation… very timely, Gentle. Thank you!!!!

[08:54] Buffy Beale: cheers! and whispers… Buffy Bye, Bridges for Women, Victoria BC Canada, http://www.bridgesforwomen.ca @bridges4women

[08:54] Svea Morane: Excellent point Gentle

[08:54] Rhiannon Chatnoir: Thanks Gentle for leading Mentor Central today!

[08:54] jacmacaire Humby: Bravo!!

[08:54] Oronoque Westland: wonderful tips!

[08:54] Andy Evans: Excellent!

[08:54] bulaklak: Great tips!

[08:54] Tank Thibedeau: GENTLE !!!!

[08:54] Tank Thibedeau: hooo rah

[08:54] Ozma Malibu: Thank you Gentle!

[08:55] Rhiannon Chatnoir: I love Gentle’s presentations 🙂

[08:55] Buffy Beale: so do I!

[08:55] bulaklak: Finding the time to do more industry reading is one of the hardest ones for me, but I know it’s necessary! Thanks for the reminder, Gentle!

[08:55] Rhiannon Chatnoir: yes

[08:55] Carl Solutionary: Can I add something… ? 1. Teach a class… the teacher is instantly recognized as the expert… 2. Write an article… then use it as a marketing tool… 3. Use social networks avidly

[08:55] Rhiannon Chatnoir: I like the teaching aspect

[08:56] Buffy Beale: good points as well Carl

[08:56] bulaklak: Teaching also forces you to know the material really, really well

[08:56] bulaklak: (And you learn from your students!)

[08:56] Gentle Heron: Another quick way to stay abreast is news summary sites such as: http://www.linkedin.com/today/se/editorspicks

[08:56] Rhiannon Chatnoir: great

[08:57] Rhiannon Chatnoir: and always amazing wisdom from Gentle – thanks

[08:57] Oronoque Westland: learning about RSS feeds really helps you keep up with your topic

  — FEATURED PRESENTER — 

[08:57] Rhiannon Chatnoir: Time for today’s main speaker 🙂

[08:57] Rhiannon Chatnoir: Welcome Jacques Macaire (jacmacaire Humby in SL), who will speak to us about the nonprofit HUMANBE he founded and the work HUMANBE has done in Second Life as a long-time member organization of the NonProfit Commons.

[08:57] Larry Massey: look up “Search Engine Optimization” (SEO); there are technical things you can do to make yourself noticed, used by most marketing organizations

[08:57] Rhiannon Chatnoir: Jacques – please come up and grab a seat in front – great

[08:58] Rhiannon Chatnoir: feel free to start when ready

[08:58] jacmacaire Humby: Thank you..

[08:58] jacmacaire Humby: Hi everyone,

[08:58] Buffy Beale: cheering for you jac!

[08:58] jacmacaire Humby: Before I begin, I would like to ask you due to the difficulty of language, and in case you want to ask me questions, if you could do it after my speech, or by email or IM..

[08:58] Gentle HeronGentle Heron waves encouragingly to Jacques.

[08:58] jacmacaire Humby: Thank you, it will be gentle.. I hope you don’t mind..

[08:59] jacmacaire Humby: So.. Thank you for you invitation, and congratulation to the organizers for all the work they do to prepare each week this friday’s meeting..

[08:59] Jen: Yayy Jac

[08:59] jacmacaire Humby: Thank you also to TechSoup, for allowing us to be present in the NPC and now in ECO COMMONS to experiment new solutions for a better world…

[08:59] jacmacaire Humby: I want to thank, since a long time, also Dick and Corine who introduce me to the construction at our arrival, a few years ago,

[08:59] jacmacaire Humby: and also the other like Gli, Zinnia, Buffy, Chayenn, Gentle, Busy, and many others that I probably forget, with whom we shared a wonderful time..

[08:59] jacmacaire Humby: Without you, we would not have been able to experience what the virtuality could bring to an organization like ours…

[08:59] Coughran Mayo: 🙂

[08:59] jacmacaire Humby: I’m happy to see that things are moving in the NPC, and I’m happy to make our modest contribution, hoping that it will be useful for the future..

[09:00] jacmacaire Humby: For those, who don’t know me, I’m Jacques Macaire, responsible of the ACTION TANK on Sustainable Development called HUMANBE..

[09:00] jacmacaire Humby: After having participated for over 20 years, to the growth of many design firms,

[09:00] jacmacaire Humby: I met in 1995, a group of friends in Paris to discuss opportunities to put the human at the center of our concerns..

[09:00] jacmacaire Humby: We then decided to take up the challenge by creating HUMANBE, which is a non-profit association,

[09:00] jacmacaire Humby: and borrowed as a symbol of our visual identity, the human, 

thus affirming our reference and our loyalty to humanity.

[09:01] jacmacaire Humby: So, as you know, we can no longer ignore this reality.. The world with the wonders that it contains is unfortunately not expandable..

[09:01] jacmacaire Humby: And to leave Earth to colonize Mars or other galaxies is not yet possible.. for now…

[09:02] jacmacaire Humby: So, we have no other choice than to So, we have no other choice than to do with this world and its limits.. 

This means that we need to start an inventory of what we have.. The system has reached its limits..

[09:02] jacmacaire Humby: So welcome to a world where we can help you to anticipate future developments and project yourself in the best possible future…

[09:02] jacmacaire Humby: Welcome to a world where we will imagine together, create together, and put the human at the heart of our concerns…

Welcome to a world where we’ll dream together about what the world will be tomorrow…

[09:03] jacmacaire Humby: We lived in the myth of progress and growth during the last centuries.

[09:03] jacmacaire Humby: It started with coal and fossil fuels that took a direction in which we should never have taken..

[09:03] jacmacaire Humby: The two world wars, with the appearance of the aircraft and telecommunications, have accelerated the movement..

[09:03] jacmacaire Humby: Then we glorified the culture of speed, the exact time, the travel, and finally the economic liberalism, has led us to relocate our industry, our agriculture, and even our services..

[09:03] jacmacaire Humby: Today, our linear mode, ie the extraction, processing and disposal of raw materials has led to millions of businesses consume resources without replacing them.

[09:03] jacmacaire Humby: We take in a capital that we believe infinite and free, but in reality, we lived in the illusion of abundance..

[09:04] jacmacaire Humby: Profitability requirements, globalization and the law of the financial markets have led those who were still employed, to suffer a reduction in wages.

[09:04] jacmacaire Humby: A spiral that led to a real crisis of solidarity with the companies..

[09:04] jacmacaire Humby: Humans eventually become nothing more than a cost factor, whose value is determined by an exchange dominated by financiers

[09:04] jacmacaire Humby: who are trying to get rid of all social constraint in the name of competitiveness, and who have only a short-term vision.

[09:04] jacmacaire Humby: Everywhere, it’s clear that things are not going well, and that our industry is about to exhaust our planet.

[09:05] jacmacaire Humby: The Greed blinds our industry. It is urgent to realize that the overall cost of accidents exceed about 20 times the costs of prevention..

[09:05] jacmacaire Humby: A figure that should make us realize that it is urgent to completely change the method..

[09:05] jacmacaire Humby: A new vision of the world is about to be done..

[09:05] jacmacaire Humby: ll indicates that the time has come to change on many aspects, and to anchor our work in the long term, to develop a common vision for the future.

[09:06] jacmacaire Humby: The human arrived at a stage of its evolution, where the law of the strongest can no longer exist, because it generates so many human and ecological disasters, that it will eventually destroy us.

[09:06] jacmacaire Humby: It is true that the pressure for inaction, is still strong, and many skeptics see only a fad or a fashion.

[09:06] jacmacaire Humby: But Sustainability, is more than a fad..

[09:06] jacmacaire Humby: This is primarily a tool that provides answers which require us to make choices of companies, and especially by putting the people at the heart of our 3 main concerns : the economy, the society and the environment.

[09:07] jacmacaire Humby: In all cases, if there is one thing on which we can be sure is that we can no longer afford to work on our own.

[09:07] jacmacaire Humby: It is only together that we can change the world. It is time, therefore, to initiate a collective dynamics, by bringing together all those who wish to address the challenges.

[09:07] jacmacaire Humby: The unite, this is the only possible choice…

[09:07] jacmacaire Humby: The human must become the center of our concerns, and our most important to act quickly.

[09:07] jacmacaire Humby: Climate change is the result of what we have not done to understand the other…

[09:07] jacmacaire Humby: The way the world manages the human today has a direct effect on climate change for a large part of our humanity.

[09:07] jacmacaire Humby: It is not too late to change…

[09:08] jacmacaire Humby: The world lacks neither of financial resources nor of technological capabilities to ensure a better quality of life for all. It is only necessary to act now.

[09:08] jacmacaire Humby: The current financial system often determines the direction of our society, considering that the waste and the ephemeral are engines of growth, 

and more resistant to objects that can harm the consumer.

[09:08] jacmacaire Humby: They are wrong. Overconsumption causes not only environmental issues, but also social and economic…

[09:08] jacmacaire Humby: The world lacks neither the financial resources nor the technological capabilities to ensure a better quality of life.

[09:09] jacmacaire Humby: This requires to start taking risks, even on projects that seem uncertain..

[09:09] jacmacaire Humby: We need a burst of creativity and human ingenuity to avert this curse, that we are suffering..

[09:09] jacmacaire Humby: We have no other choice than to rely on our ability to imagine new future.. 

Our future is not irreversible, and we can all affect it…

[09:09] jacmacaire Humby: At HUMANBE, we strongly believe in the power of human imagination..

[09:09] jacmacaire Humby: We believe that our future isn’t irreversible, and that we can all influence on it.

[09:09] jacmacaire Humby: So, we therefore begin to explore new ideas for the future of our humanity..

[09:10] jacmacaire Humby: and begin to see which was the most pressing problems,

[09:10] jacmacaire Humby: and have initiated several projects in the diffrent areas which seemed for us the most important :

[09:10] jacmacaire Humby: 1. HOUSING

2. TRANSPORTATION and VIRTUAL LIFE

3. CONSUMPTION AND ENERGY USED

4. CO-OPERATION AND UNION BETWEEN HUMAN

5. HUMANOPOLE (Eco-Village) with PY1 (Protect yourself)

[09:10] jacmacaire Humby: ETC…

[09:11] jacmacaire Humby: Today, we are going to explain 2 projects :

[09:11] jacmacaire Humby: 1. WHY TO BUILD A HOUSE WHICH RESISTS TO HURRICANES AND TSUNAMIS and HOW TO BUILD AN ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND ECO-POSITIVE HOUSE THAT PRODUCES MORE ENERGY THAN IT CONSUMES?

[09:11] jacmacaire Humby: Here are the different links that will help you to understand our project, without disclosing confidential :

[09:11] jacmacaire Humby: http://www.changemakers.com/fr/node/98645

http://youtu.be/NRhtRcxDayc http://youtu.be/0_lTSe3XbXE

[09:12] jacmacaire Humby: Our ECO-POSITIVE HOUSE aims to produce a building self-sufficient in energy, which can be built at lower cost, and with carbon neutral.

[09:12] jacmacaire Humby: This unit of positive energy will show, while maintaining a modern comfort, that we can save our energy consumption to the point of being able to sell it…

[09:12] jacmacaire Humby: The cheapest energy is what we DON’T PAY..

[09:12] jacmacaire Humby: That is why before thinking about thermal comfort, the key is to build good habitat from the beginning, providing isolation of at least 40 centimeters,

[09:12] jacmacaire Humby: dual ventilation system and to take into account the orientation and sunshine. For our part, we use a renewable energy system based on solar and wind.

[09:13] jacmacaire Humby: HUMANBE designed this eco-unit building to make it totally flexible and can be installed on all types of soil.

[09:13] jacmacaire Humby: The advantage of this construction lies in the assembly on site.

[09:13] CarynTopia Silvercloud: I am so happy to see this information on building a house that generates more energy than it consumes

[09:13] jacmacaire Humby: This eco-construction unit will be entirely prefabricated and can be recycled, allowing rapid construction site, dust free and secure.

[09:13] jacmacaire Humby: The unit may be disassembled and the parts reusable, in order to limit the impact on the environment.

[09:13] jacmacaire Humby: Our goal is to demonstrate that it is possible to create a concept that will be :

[09:14] jacmacaire Humby: ENVIRONMENTAL through energy independence, and its design that takes into account the life cycle of products, manufacturing processes and materials used

[09:14] jacmacaire Humby: ECONOMICALLY VIABLE AND COMFORTABLE with the possibility of selling her positive energy and insulation very well studied, and whose investment cost is very affordable (less than 2000 dollars/M2)

[09:14] jacmacaire Humby: SOCIALLY tailored to individual needs and accessible to first-time buyers, people with disabilities and low-income seniors.

[09:14] jacmacaire Humby: The implementation is simple, fast and without drying time, and reduces by half the time construction

[09:14] jacmacaire Humby: Steel has many advantages in the field of eco-construction ::

[09:15] jacmacaire Humby: It requires little maintenance and is effectively protected against corrosion

[09:15] jacmacaire Humby: It is recyclable, thanks to its magnetic qualities

[09:15] jacmacaire Humby: It uses less material and allows for very light structures with a large expanse of glass, while a high strength high strength against natural disasters..

[09:15] jacmacaire Humby: The construction sites are clean and dry (as opposed to the matrix so-called “wet”)

[09:16] jacmacaire Humby: THE SECOND PROJECT IS CONCERNING THE PROBLEM OF OUR CONSUMPTION TODAY.

[09:16] jacmacaire Humby: To understand what we are going to say, you could see the Video of “Story of Stuff” http://youtu.be/9GorqroigqM concerning the way our products are made

[09:16] jacmacaire Humby: Because we arrived at a stage in our evolution where we need to change the economic model, and lay a new foundation,

[09:16] jacmacaire Humby: and it is time to invent new forms of action to determine the economic, environmental and social consequences of what we buy.

[09:16] jacmacaire Humby: We all have the power to change the world, and the main mission of ECCOPLANET will help you to get there.

[09:17] jacmacaire Humby: We must realize that the power is in our hands. To the consumerism of today, we prefer the consom’action..

[09:17] jacmacaire Humby: The responsible consumption should compel recognition, showing that with our money, we want to take into account a Sustainable Development..

[09:17] jacmacaire Humby: ECCOPLANET’s mission is to inspire the world to meet the challenges and unite around practical solutions

[09:17] jacmacaire Humby: HUMANBE has the ambition to decipher the impact that products have on our daily lives,

[09:17] jacmacaire Humby: and act to promote an economic system that will benefit the entire human community,

[09:18] jacmacaire Humby: offering an ECO-LABEL that will allow us to know exactly what you buy.. Out with the principle of current standards,

[09:18] jacmacaire Humby: it will give a full and comprehensible information for all of the life cycle of the product or service.

[09:18] jacmacaire Humby: The theory of change is simple.

[09:18] jacmacaire Humby: The objective of ECCOPLANET is to highlight positive initiatives

[09:18] jacmacaire Humby: and to make it public through the network in a manner enthusiastic, non-political and collective.

[09:18] jacmacaire Humby: Only signatories have the right to use the logo ECCOPLANET, so they can show their work and share their commitment.

[09:19] jacmacaire Humby: Those wishing to adopt must simply answer to 10 questions on 4 topics.

[09:19] jacmacaire Humby: They can do it gradually, with 3 levels, ranging from current activities to those who respect our principles..

[09:19] jacmacaire Humby: Awareness of belonging to the same planet is in the process of growing, and we are currently realize more and more on how interdependent we are..

[09:19] jacmacaire Humby: To create a more humane world is not science fiction.. Create a more humane world is not science fiction..

[09:19] jacmacaire Humby: Today there are solutions that can be implemented tomorrow..

[09:20] jacmacaire Humby: We have many projects to start up..

[09:20] jacmacaire Humby: We must move forward and become an example for future generations..

[09:20] jacmacaire Humby: Everything depends on us, on our courage, our sense of responsibility and our ability to imagine the future…

[09:20] jacmacaire Humby: We have the power to make life more beautiful and to make a wonderful adventure..

[09:20] jacmacaire Humby: Then use that power, and unite to create a more humane world.

[09:20] jacmacaire Humby: Advocate a more humane vision of our world and live our lives differently..

[09:20] jacmacaire Humby: Take part in projects that will protect human life..

[09:21] jacmacaire Humby: Work together to become stewards of our Earth..

[09:21] jacmacaire Humby: Changing the course of events and dream together of what will be the world of tomorrow..

[09:21] jacmacaire Humby: CONCLUSION

[09:21] CarynTopia Silvercloud: very inspiring

[09:21] jacmacaire Humby: HUMANBE have many projects in preparation,

[09:21] jacmacaire Humby: 🙂

[09:21] jacmacaire Humby: applying solutions innovating and significant to the problems of this world,

[09:22] jacmacaire Humby: like those which I show you today.

[09:22] jacmacaire Humby: We will be also happy to receive any assistance or financial support…

[09:22] jacmacaire Humby: HOW CAN YOU HELP US?

[09:22] jacmacaire Humby: As you, HUMANBE has big ambitions, but minimal resources, 

and we are therefore pleased to receive any support.

[09:22] jacmacaire Humby: The main things you can do are to :

[09:23] jacmacaire Humby: – Help us spread the word

[09:23] jacmacaire Humby: Feel free to IM jacmacaire humby for all the explanations which you will consider necessary

[09:23] jacmacaire Humby: For now, our ACTION TANK is always internal, 

but we are going to organize future sessions in order to open the debate..

[09:23] jacmacaire Humby: If someone wants to help us to organize this, don’t hesitate to contact us..

[09:23] Sarvana Haalan: powerful presentation… just posted your link on my FB page

[09:23] jacmacaire Humby: Open to all suggestions, thank you again for your attention..

[09:23] jacmacaire Humby: I hope to see you soon in real or in SECOND LIFE..

[09:23] jacmacaire Humby: Thanks Sarvana

[09:24] jacmacaire Humby: Don’t hesitate to come to see us at Eco Commons ECO Commons (94,119,69)

[09:24] Buffy Beale: cheering! great presentation Jac

[09:24] bulaklak: Great presentation!

[09:24] jacmacaire Humby: Have a nice day

[09:24] Ozma Malibu: Wow, Jacques, I have never heard you fully explain your work before – thank you. Amazing how passion and honesty and hard work can inspire.

[09:24] Gentle Heron: Thanks Jacques.

[09:24] bulaklak: And I love the website!

[09:24] Rhiannon Chatnoir: great we have a few minutes for questions if anyone has any

[09:24] jacmacaire Humby: Jacques Macaire

jacmacaire@humanbe.com

http://www.humanbe.com

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=685847711

Second Life address : ECO Commons (94,119,69)

Second Life name : jacmacaire humby

Facebook address : https://www.facebook.com/pages/HUMANBE/20144392526

TWITTER : http://twitter.com/Humanbe 

BLOG http://humanbe.tumblr.com/

PINTEREST http://pinterest.com/humanbe/

HUMANBE

Eolh – Espace 22 – Parc de Nanteuil – 5, rue de Rome

93561 Rosny sous Bois Cedex

France

Tel : 33 (0) 9 54 16 95 95

Fax : 33 (0) 1 48 94 35 72

Mob : 33 (0) 6 74 41 25 94

[09:24] Rhiannon Chatnoir: any questions for Jacques

[09:24] jacmacaire Humby: 🙂

[09:25] Buffy Beale: Question: Jac, how does HUMANBE use Second Life?

[09:25] CarynTopia Silvercloud: It sounds like you have very carefully planned the cradle to cradle aspects of design, are you considering the nontoxic aspects as well?

[09:25] Dancers Yao: Thank you for caring about human rights…great work

[09:25] Gentle Heron: QUESTION- Jacques, how does HUMANBE use TechSoup resources?

[09:25] jacmacaire Humby: Yes it is part of one of the 4 point of ECCOPLANET

[09:26] jacmacaire Humby: We would like to go ore further with Second Life to improve the virtual aspect..

[09:26] Larry Massey: I’ve been enjoying https://class.coursera.org/sustain-2012-001/class/index a free online course on sustainability… the reading list and video lectures are great, and you don’t have to ‘enroll’ to enjoy them. The class has been going on for 6 weeks. No SL outpost that i see, though

[09:27] Rhiannon Chatnoir: there are some amazing Coursera and Udacity courses.. and that sounds like a good one

[09:27] Jen: QUESTION-Do you have a presence in any other countries?

[09:27] jacmacaire Humby: and to organize ECO COMMONS, if we could..

[09:27] jacmacaire Humby: virtual or real?

[09:28] jacmacaire Humby: conserning the presence..

[09:28] jacmacaire Humby: Jen?

[09:28] Rhiannon Chatnoir: maybe speak to both

[09:28] Jen: Yes do you have an office in other countries?

[09:29] jacmacaire Humby: we are in France, but right now we are going to work closer with PY1 (Protect yourself) concerning a project of Eco-Community..

[09:29] jacmacaire Humby: First virtual and after in real..

[09:29] jacmacaire Humby: Eco-village using a meta money, per example..

[09:30] jacmacaire Humby: We are international, and Second Life helps us for that..

[09:31] Rhiannon Chatnoir: any last questions?

[09:31] jacmacaire Humby: We have no office.. We are working as teamwork when we make a project..

[09:31] Ozma Malibu: Here in Arizona we have Soleri’s Arcosanti project – I wish you could visit while he is still alive –

[09:32] Ozma Malibu: You’d like it, Jacques.

[09:32] jacmacaire Humby: Why not, if I come in US.. but I take care of my depense of CO2 with the travel..

[09:32] Rhiannon Chatnoir: nod

[09:33] Rhiannon Chatnoir: Lets thank Jacques for speaking to us today!

[09:33] jacmacaire Humby: It is why where are also in Second Life..

[09:33] Andy Evans: Thanks.. a lot to think about

[09:33] Jen: ********APPPLLLAAAUUUSSSEEE********

[09:33] jacmacaire Humby: to use less CO2 for meetings..

[09:33] jacmacaire Humby: thank you all.. 🙂

[09:33] Rhiannon Chatnoir: great

[09:33] Jen: My last travel was on the train

[09:33] Buffy Beale: thanks Jac, what a wonderful thing you and your team are doing

[09:33] Gentle Heron: Thanks Jacques, your passion shows.

[09:33] Ozma Malibu: I have heard that after Soleri is gone, the project will be built out as he designed it, but with a golf course condos etc etc so visiting now would be better. The workshops last a week and are inexpensive and you help build. You could take a freighter?

[09:34] jacmacaire Humby: Come to visit us when you want..

  — OPEN MIC & ANNOUNCEMENTS — 

[09:34] Rhiannon Chatnoir: yes, thanks Jaqcques and lets move on to Open Mic / Announcements

[09:34] Rhiannon Chatnoir: anyone have any announcements for today?

[09:35] Marly: Remember the interdependent web of all existence so animals, plants, etc need to be part of the equation!

[09:35] Adalace Jewell: Yes, I have an announcement.

[09:35] Rhiannon Chatnoir: great – go ahead Adalace

[09:35] Gentle Heron: I also have an announcement.

[09:35] Rhiannon Chatnoir: then Gentle

[09:35] Adalace Jewell: A colleague of mine at the Free University of Brussels is doing a research on emotions in Second Life. She really needs more residents to fill in the survey. Would you please be so kind to do so? It only takes 10 minutes.

[09:35] Adalace Jewell: https://sites.google.com/site/vubuasurvey/

[09:36] Rhiannon ChatnoirRhiannon Chatnoir took the survey

[09:36] Chad Mikado: me too. it’s easy

[09:36] Adalace Jewell: thank you all 🙂 My friend will appreciate

[09:36] Sarvana Haalan: Adalace, Counr me in

[09:36] Adalace Jewell: thx sarvana

[09:36] Sarvana Haalan: *count

[09:36] JenJen already completed it

[09:37] Rhiannon Chatnoir: Gentle, next

[09:37] Gentle Heron: (sorry this is rather a long one)

[09:37] Gentle Heron: Announcing Agile Worlds 2012

Several of these virtual world business conference sessions are of general interest.

None of the sessions are in Second Life, however!

[09:37] Gentle Heron: FRI Oct 5- 5:30pm SLT

“Accelerating Global Teamwork with Lightweight Tools”- Joel Foner (TIBCO Spotfire)

Held in VenueGen

[09:37] Gentle Heron: SAT Oct 6- 7am SLT

“The Uninitiated, Uninformed, and Unwashed: Training professionals to use virtual worlds as a service delivery tool”- Dick Dillon (SL: Coughran Mayo) (Innovaision)

Held in 3D-VirtualEvents

[09:37] Gentle Heron: YAY COUGHRAN!

[09:37] Gentle Heron: SAT Oct 6- 8:30am SLT

“Developing a Professional Image in a Virtual Community”- Valerie Hill and (SL) Zinnia Zauber

Held in 3D-VirtualEvents

[09:37] Gentle Heron: YAY ZINNIA AND VAL!

[09:38] Gentle Heron: SAT Oct 6- 10am SLT

“Location Inconsequence”- Julie LeMoine (3d ICC)

Held in Terf

[09:38] Gentle Heron: SAT Oct 6- 11am SLT

“Collaboration Across Time Zones: The people skills”- Johanna Rothman (Rothman Consulting Group, Inc.)

Held in Terf

[09:38] Gentle Heron: That one might be useful for Jacques!

[09:38] Gentle Heron: SAT Oct 6- 12:30pm SLT

“Where Did We Go Wrong? The role of culture in complex organizations”- Kevin Feenan (Knomaze Corp.)

Held in 3D-VirtualEvents

[09:38] Gentle Heron: The full schedule can be found here:

http://agileworlds2012.sched.org/ then click on colored links for each session.

[09:38] Gentle Heron: For help getting into the different virtual worlds, look here:

Distributed Agile Worlds Conference

[09:38] Gentle Heron: And if you can’t get into the various worlds, or don’t want to try, you can watch live on the web channel:

http://www.livestream.com/metaversetvbusiness

[09:38] Carl Solutionary: YAY KEVIN… he’s the founder of Rockcliffe University where I teach

[09:39] Rhiannon Chatnoir: yes

[09:39] Gentle Heron: (That’s all my resource sharing for today, unless someone wants to learn about Terms of Service and Community Standards. Session today at 1pm SLT)

[09:39] Rhiannon Chatnoir: where is that Gentle

[09:39] Gentle Heron: Virtual Ability Island, the Cabana Classrooms

[09:39] Sarvana Haalan: great info… thanks!!!

[09:40] Carl Solutionary: I have an announcement’

[09:40] Carl Solutionary: We are launching the RL book TRADING DREAMS with author J.L. Morin “live” in SL on Wednesday Oct 10 from 1pm to 4pm SLT. Watch our website: http://INTEROCCUPY.net/ovw17 IM me with your email and we’ll comp you a free book today!

[09:40] Rhiannon Chatnoir: Carl next

[09:40] Carl Solutionary: this is all

[09:40] Carl Solutionary: We are launching the RL book TRADING DREAMS with author J.L. Morin “live” in SL on Wednesday Oct 10 from 1pm to 4pm SLT. Watch our website: http://INTEROCCUPY.net/ovw17 IM me with your email and we’ll comp you a free book today!

[09:41] Rhiannon Chatnoir: ok

[09:41] Sarvana Haalan: will th eevent be posted on your Fcebook page, Carl

[09:42] Carl Solutionary: yes… we have a FB site…

[09:42] Sarvana Haalan: Url, please

[09:42] Carl Solutionary: Occupy Virtual Worlds on FB https://www.facebook.com/groups/231407276985298/

[09:43] Rhiannon Chatnoir: also – anyone interested in the intersection of games and virtual worlds with education .. there is a new MOOC (massive online open course) starting this week on that – https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?pli=1&formkey=dGViRlZfaUdUS…

[09:43] Rhiannon Chatnoir: I took part in the first one.. and quite a few other SL’ers.. good fun to get a guided chance to hop around to various virtual and game spaces together

[09:44] Rhiannon Chatnoir: any other announcements?

[09:44] Sarvana Haalan: ok, yea… I have an announcement or a bit of info

[09:44] Rhiannon Chatnoir: go ahead

[09:47] Rhiannon Chatnoir: Sarvana?

[09:47] Sarvana Haalan: Checking out a newly discovered site, http://jux.com… for photo storytelling (Experiencing Baltimore) hope to highlight virtual world activities… another platform to share info

[09:47] Sarvana Haalan: it may be helpful to some folks

[09:48] Rhiannon Chatnoir: nod – yes it is a very visual/storytelling blog like site

[09:48] Andy Evans: I just clicked the link but didn’t work

[09:48] Gentle Heron: Remove the periods

[09:48] Rhiannon Chatnoir: http://jux.com

[09:48] Rhiannon Chatnoir: try that

[09:48] Gentle Heron: http://jux.com should do it

[09:49] Andy Evans: yep

[09:49] Andy Evans: duh

[09:49] Rhiannon Chatnoir: If there arent any other announcements, that will finish off this weeks meeting. Next week JoJa Dhara will be joining us, some of you might know her from organizing MetaMeets

[09:49] Sarvana Haalan: sorry… https://jux.com/

[09:49] Rhiannon Chatnoir: And again, here are the many ways to can get involved with the Nonprofit Commons in Second Life:

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Thanks everyone and see you next week!

[09:50] Andy Evans: Great meeting, Rhiannon

[09:50] Sarvana Haalan: Great meeting… Missed the community.

[09:50] alebez: see you all. have a wonderful weekend. great meeting!

[09:50] Rhiannon Chatnoir: and again, if you are interested, or know of anyone who might be in speaking at a future meeting… let me know

[09:50] Adalace Jewell: thank you for the meeting

[09:50] Rhiannon Chatnoir: thanks all

Written by: Rhiannon Chatnoir

article by Alexandra Bezdikian, Online Community Coordinator, TechSoup Global

It’s no surprise that the use of virtual worlds in industries like health care delivery and education are on the rise. Prominent institutions like Harvard, Yale, Princeton, the National Institutes of Health, and the Mayo Clinic have long entered the virtual arena and are increasingly looking for ways to innovate in virtual spaces.

In fact, Mayo Clinic’s mission to “inspire hope and contribute to health and well-being by providing the best care to every patient through integrated clinical practice, education and research” is echoed by providing facilities and services in Second Life.

Brian Kaihoi (Svea Morane in Second Life), recently visited the Nonprofit Commons to report on Mayo Clinic’s virtual world activities in the areas of patient care, research, education and administrative services. Brian has been with Mayo Clinic for 35 years as a member of the consulting staff. Most recently, Brian is the Mayo Foundation Web Administrator and Second Life advocate. Below are excerpts from his presentation on September 14.

Svea Morane: Innovation is a core principle at Mayo Clinic, in the science of healthcare, the delivery of treatment, and improving health and well-being. The fact that innovation is so central to our culture has made it easier to bring virtual worlds to our organization. I will still get some snickers about “virtual worlds” here at Mayo, but no outright rejection. We have had a lot of crazy ideas that worked over time, so you get a little latitude in talking with folks. Other organizations may not have that advantage.

When did Mayo Clinic’s involvement in Second Life start? 

Svea Morane: While individual Mayo Clinic staff have been personally involved in Second Life and other grids for several years, our official involvement, where we started to spend money, was in May 2009. We started with a couple people who had passion for it and promoted the idea internally. As the project has gained momentum, our presence has grown.

What has been the biggest challenge, or key success factors in bringing Second Life into the Mayo fold?

Svea Morane: The biggest challenges are surprisingly “cultural” not even “technical.” You have to encourage the adoption of Virtual Worlds through engagement with all parts of the organization.

Svea Morane: Some necessary success factors would be to stay persistent, work through existing relationships, help others get done what they want done, give lots of your own personal time, and finally, think like an entrepreneur.

Svea Morane: Internally, bringing Second Life to Mayo Clinic has been the result of lots of meetings, demonstrations, talking with colleagues, and picking good projects in visible areas. We have worked on projects in all parts of the organization.

How has Second Life enhanced your programs?

Svea Morane: Our initial work in Second Life has focused on experiments that support our core services in clinical care, education, research and administrative activities.

Svea Morane: Using SL for education has been an easy step for our folks to make, and has been working very well. Many groups in SL do this already. We have sessions that are private, public and some that require registration fees. 

Svea Morane: Presentations from our physicians are popular, and exciting for our staff to present. We have good success in having our physicians interact with colleagues in other countries without having to allow for all the travel time.

What’s in store for future innovation in Second Life?

Svea Morane: We are currently running experiments using SL for real patient care, but these are not in routine practice yet. This is the area of activity that has the greatest potential for Mayo Clinic, and where we will be pushing the hardest. 

Svea Morane: Other projects being developed include a virtual world international hospice, which would educate about hospice services as well as foster therapeutic interactions. We are also including “wellness activities” including preparing meals to eat together, and cognitive impairment therapy for traumatic brain injury.

Svea Morane: The success we have had in using Second Life to help our patients and support our organization’s goals is directly related to the relationships we have established in our physical world, and in this virtual world. It cannot be over-stressed how important it has been to collaborate and help others see the vision.

Svea Morane: The last point to make about our work in SL is the tremendous benefit of collaboration, and the willingness we have here to do that. There are great people with fabulous skills and a willingness to share for the greater good. We are deeply indebted to folks like Gentle Heron at Virtual Ability, Dave Taylor at the Imperial College, Panacea Luminos from New York Healthscape, Coughran Mayo with Preferred Family Health, and organizations that have have shown us ways to work.

Written by: Rhiannon Chatnoir

This Friday, October 5th, Nonprofit Commons is happy to feature Jacques Macaire (jacmacaire Humby in SL), who will speak to us about the nonprofit HUMANBE he founded and the work HUMANBE has done in Second Life as a long-time member organization of the NonProfit Commons. 

About HUMANBE

Since it’s creation, HUMANBE’s mission is to change the individual and collective behavior of humans through the implementation of concrete and sustainable solutions. Recognized as an organization working to build a more humane society, HUMANBE makes real change by making every effort to build awareness of our interdependence.

http://www.humanbe.com/ 

Join us in Second Life!

Nonprofit Commons Weekly Meeting

Friday, October 5th, 8:30 AM SLT / PST

Plush Nonprofit Commons Amphitheater

http://bit.ly/NPCinSL 

AGENDA

• 8:30 am Introductions
• 8:40 am TechSoup Announcements
• 8:45 am Mentors Central
• 8:55 am Main Speaker: Jacques Macaire (jacmacaire Humby in SL)
• 9:30 am Open Mic / Announcements

http://nonprofitcommons.org

The mission of the Nonprofit Commons in Second Life is to create a community for nonprofits to explore and learn about virtual worlds, foster connections, and discover the many ways in which nonprofits might utilize the unique environment of Second Life to achieve their missions.

Written by: Rhiannon Chatnoir