Virtual Worlds Expo - September 3-4, 2008 - Los Angeles Convention Center

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Wednesday, September 3, 2008

7:30 am 9:00 am	Registration and Networking
9:00 am 10:30 am	Welcome and Virtual Worlds 2008 - Christopher V. Sherman, Executive Director, Virtual Worlds Expo Keynote - Jon Landau, Academy Award ® - winning Producer, Lightstorm Entertainment, Inc., Advisor, Multiverse
	Kids	Virtual Worlds Hollywood	Enterprise Virtual Worlds	Future of Virtual Worlds	Technology & Results
	Room 409 AB	Room 408 B	Room 408 A	Room 406 AB	Room 404 AB
10:30 am 11:00 am	Networking Break and Demos
11:00 am 12:00 pm	Evolution of the Toy Industry: The Opportunities of Online Play	Virtual Worlds Primer for the Entertainment Industry	Virtual Worlds in the Workplace	Technical Visionaries Discuss and Debate The Future of Virtual World Technologies	Brands in the Virtual World Case Study: There and Scion --------- Virtual World Advertising: Lessons Learned
12:00 pm 1:00 pm	Lunch and Demos
1:00 pm 2:00 pm	Purse Strings and Piggy Banks: Generating Revenues from Younger Users	Virtual Worlds By The Numbers: A Look at the Market Research	How to Convince The Boss You're Not Off Your Rocker: Getting Buy-In For Enterprise Immersive Internet Initiatives	Business Visionaries Panel: Where is the Business Headed Next?	Unified Communications Meets the Virtual World
2:00 pm 2:30 pm	Networking Break and Demos
2:30 pm 3:30 pm	Investing in Virtual Worlds	Bringing Celebrity Brands to Virtual Worlds	Virtual Worlds in Healthcare: Real World Benefits	Mobile Virtual Worlds: Leaving the Personal Computer Behind	Winning Strategies to Optimize Online Revenues - Leading initiatives in MMOGs/Virtual Worlds
3:30 pm 4:00 pm	Networking Break and Demos
4:00 pm 5:00 pm	Afternoon Keynote - Steve Parkis, Senior Vice President, Disney Online

5:00 pm
6:00 pm

Evening Reception in the Exhibit Hall
Virtual Worlds Innovation Award winners announced
Plus, view exciting virtual worlds demos and have a drink.

Thursday, September 4, 2008

8:00 am 9:00 am	Registration and Networking
9:00 am 10:30 am	Welcome and Virtual Worlds 2008 Main Keynote - Christopher V. Sherman, Executive Director, Virtual Worlds Expo Keynote - Colin J. Parris, Ph.D., Vice President, Digital Convergence, IBM Research interviewed by Erica Driver, Principal, ThinkBalm
	Kids	Virtual Worlds Hollywood	Enterprise Virtual Worlds	Future of Virtual Worlds	Technology & Results
	Room 409 AB	Room 408 B	Room 408 A	Room 406 AB	Room 404 AB
10:30 am 11:00 am	Networking Break and Demos
11:00 am 12:00 pm	Best Practices for Education in Virtual Worlds	How TV Networks Are Effectively Using Virtual Worlds	Virtual-Worlds @ Work: Onboarding and Sales Training	Augmented Reality: Virtual Interfaces to Tangible Spaces
12:00 pm 1:00 pm	Lunch and Demos
1:00 pm 2:00 pm	Hot or Not: Generic, Branded and Functional Virtual Goods … Oh My!	How Virtual Worlds Influence the Future of Entertainment	The Future of Virtual Collaboration in the Enterprise	Virtual Worlds Roadmap	From the Metaverse to the Interverse: Japanese Efforts to Evolve the Virtual Worlds Landscape
2:00 pm 2:30 pm	Networking Break and Demos
2:30 pm 3:30 pm	Virtual Worlds in Schools	Bringing Movies into the Virtual World: a Legal and Business Perspective	Case Study: National Guard's Joint Training Directorate's Virtual World for Collaboration	Virtual Worlds Meet the Web: The Present & Future	Working in Multiverse
3:30 pm 4:00 pm	Networking Break and Demos
4:00 pm 5:00 pm	Case Study: Bridging the Gap between Digital First Brands and Consumer Product Lines	Virtual Worlds: What Producers Need to Know	Using Virtual Worlds to Enhance, Streamline and Augment the Film-Making Process.	Open Source Interoperable Virtual Worlds

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