Next week I'll be in Toronto for my upcoming nuptials, but before tying the knot, I'll be hanging out with some very geeky girls at the Toronto Geek Girls Dinner and talking about virtual worlds.
From the TGGD blog ...
November Girl Geek Dinner with Kate Trgovac
November's dinner is almost upon us - scheduled for Wednesday November 14th at Brassaii (dinner is $40 pp, taxes and gratuity included), Kate Trgovac will be speaking to our group about Virtual Worlds.
The popularity of virtual worlds is rising. Second Life is one of the most well-known with Canadian brands like Telus, Harlequin and Canada Post setting up a presence or holding an event, but what about other worlds? Habbo Hotel. Virtual Laguna Beach. Club Penguin. StarDolls. Sony’s Home. Billions of dollars are being invested globally in 2D and 3D immersive experiences. How will these experiences fit in with social networks? What’s the appeal? Should I be worried: as a marketer, a parent, a participant? Kate will share some of her thoughts on the rising popularity of virtual worlds and give an overview of a few of the more popular ones.
There are a limited number of spots, so please sign up on the wiki if you're planning on attending.
The other thing is that my company, Reinvent!, is also sponsoring 10 students to attend. So, if you're a student, head on over to the wiki to reserve a spot! (Note, in the interest of transparency: they're not letting me talk b/c Reinvent! is the student sponsor this time - actually happened the other way around. I figure I do a fair bit of complaining bitching raising concerns around the poor visibility of women in tech and in marketing. This is my way of helping that cause. I promise, no sales pitches for Reinvent!.)
If you're a Geek Girl, interested in virtual worlds and are in Toronto that night, would be great to have you come out. If you're a guy, you need to bring a female or be brought by one (Mosley .. if you want to attend, you can be my date!).
Also .. I can go on and on and on about Virtual Worlds. Anything you're interested in hearing about? Leave a comment!
Kudos to Maggie Fox and Jenny Bullough who run this thing. They are some of the busiest folks I know and I so appreciate that they make the time to keep this group going.