I've been invited to speak at the 2010 Stakeholder Engagement Online Conference , which is taking place March 2-4. This year’s theme is "Including the Excluded," with sub-themes on social inclusion, social/ environmental justice and accessibility of individuals with physical or mental disabilities. Most of the conference will take place using Microsoft Live Meeting webconferencing, with "virtual tours" of builds in Second Life.
Co-sponsored by PublicDecisions and LearningTimes, the event is meant to bring together the diverse community of people who work on stakeholder engagement from the public / government sector, NGOs/nonprofits, consultancies and the private sector. Likely participants include professionals in the planning, transportation, and environmental sectors; community health workers and other health professionals; school administrators; librarians; and nonprofit/NGO leaders. Sounds like my crowd.
On March 3 at 1:30pm EST I will be giving a virtual tour of Second Life, with an emphasis on the Global Kids approach to stakeholder engagement. I plan to show participants the "CONSENT!" game that our teens developed a couple of years ago on the SL Teen Grid, which has since been ported over the Main Grid. I think this is a good frame for touching on the themes of social inclusion and justice.
Head to the official website for more information and to register.
