[WSIS CS-Plenary] Diplo launching "Internet Governance Village" in virtual world of Second Life tomorrow

[Carlos Afonso]

Finally, a reason for me to visit for the first time this Second Life 
joint! :)

--c.a.

Rik Panganiban wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> Don't know if this has been sent around yet, but I just heard news about 
> this and thought I would pass along....
> 
> The Diplo Foundation, ever the pioneer in online consultations and 
> education, is launching an "Internet Governance Village" in the virtual 
> world of Second Life (http://www.secondlife.com). This is part of 
> Diplo's new "Diplomacy Island" that is being inaugurated today both in 
> Geneva and in Second Life. From their website:
> 
>> The IG Village will host panels, round tables and conferences on 
>> Internet Governance issues. Visitors will also have the chance to 
>> consult various books, articles and other materials on Internet 
>> Governance. The IG Village will focus on two sets of issues. First, it 
>> will address issues of the interest for Second Life citizens such as 
>> privacy, security, digital identity and taxation in cyber-space. 
>> Second, the IG Village will promote discussion on the Internet and 
>> developing countries, tackling questions such as: How can the digital 
>> divide be reduced? How can Second Life citizens contribute to this 
>> process? What are the governance challenges in the process of digital 
>> divide?
> 
> For more information or to participate in the inauguration, go to 
> http://textus.diplomacy.edu/videovault/secondlife.asp .
> 
> You can see some pictures of the Diplomacy Island on my blog at 
> http://www.rikomatic.com/blog/2007/05/diplo_foundatio.html . (Note that 
> I previously blogged a similar effort to launch an ICANN information 
> center in Second Life 
> http://www.rikomatic.com/blog/2006/12/the_real_skinny.html .)
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Rik Panganiban
> 
> --------------------------------
> 
> DIPLOMACY GOES VIRTUAL
> INAUGURATION OF DIPLOMACY ISLAND
> & VIRTUAL EMBASSY IN SECOND LIFE
> 
>         Organised by DiploFoundation in Partnership with
>         Government of Maldives
>         Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation
>         Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP)
> 
> 
>                       18:30, Geneva - 22 May 2007
>           16:30 (GMT),    New York (GMT-4) 12:30,     London (GMT+1) 17:30,
> New Delhi (GMT+5:30) 22:00,    Beijing (GMT+8) 00:30 next day
> 
>             VENUE
> Place: World Meteorological Organisation
> 7 bis, avenue de la Paix, Geneva
> Space: Diplomacy Island in Second Life (SL latitude/longitude: 150,191,26)
> 
>           PROGRAMME
> 
> Ambassador Fred Tanner, Director of the Geneva Center for Security 
> Policy: Welcome Address
> Dr. Srgjan Kerim, President Designate of the United Nations General 
> Assembly: Address from the United Nations – New York
> Mr. Sergei Ordzhonikidze, Director General of the United Nations Office 
> at Geneva
> Ambassador Walter Fust, Director of the Swiss Agency for Development and 
> Cooperation – Importance of Virtual Diplomacy for Small and Developing 
> Countries
> H.E. Mr. Abdulla Shahid, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Republic 
> of Maldives – Official Opening of the Virtual Embassy of Maldives
> Dr. Jovan Kurbalija, Director of DiploFoundation – Presentation of the 
> Diplomacy Island
> 
> WHAT IS DIPLOMACY ISLAND?
> 
> Diplomacy Island is the next step in over a decade of research and 
> development in the field of Virtual Diplomacy. Through Second Life, 
> Diplo will explore new possibilities for diplomatic representation and 
> negotiation. Diplomacy Island will be another channel for Diplo’s main 
> mission to assist small and developing countries to participate 
> meaningfully in international relations. Diplomacy Island includes the 
> following “neighbourhoods”:
> 
> The Diplomatic Quarter will host Virtual Embassies. Along with the 
> Virtual Embassy of Maldives, which will be inaugurated on 22 May, 
> several other embassies are under construction including embassies of 
> Malta, Philippines and Macedonia.
> 
> The Virtual Diplomatic Academy will host sessions and panels related to 
> modern diplomacy and themes such as environmental diplomacy, energy 
> diplomacy and cyber-diplomacy.
> 
> The Virtual Diplomatic Museum will be more than a typical museum. Its 
> main function will be to highlight the relevance of diplomacy to modern 
> society, as opposed to the use of force. The Museum will present 
> historical examples of the success of diplomacy. Visitors will have a 
> chance to communicate “across time” with famous diplomats from the past 
> including Talleyrand and Metternich.
> 
> The Internet Governance Village will host panels, round table 
> discussions and conferences on two sets of issues. First, of direct 
> interest for Second Life citizens, the IG village will host discussions 
> on privacy, security, digital identity and taxation in cyber-space. 
> Second, the IG Village will promote discussions on Internet issues and 
> developing countries, mainly on how to bridge the digital divide.
> 
> 
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>   Rik Panganiban   email:  rik at rikomatic.com
>                    tel:    +1 917 710 5524
>                    web:    http://rikomatic.com
> 
> 
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Carlos A. Afonso
diretor de planejamento
Rede de Informações para o Terceiro Setor - Rits
http://www.rits.org.br
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