Virtual Worlds Conference Announces Speakers; Focuses on the Future of Marketing and Media.Executives From MTV MTV in full Music Television U.S. cable television network, established in 1980 to present videos of musicians and singers performing new rock music. MTV won a wide following among rock-music fans worldwide and greatly affected the popular-music business. , Second Life, There.com, Disney, IBM, Leo Burnett, Sundance, GSD&M and Other Major Brands Headline New Trend Setting Conference NEW YORK -- Virtual Worlds Management, the leading producer of virtual world related conferences and tradeshows, announced today the speakers for the upcoming Virtual Worlds Conference taking place March 28-29, 2007 in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . The Virtual Worlds Conference -- http://www.VW07.com -- is the leading event for Fortune 500 executives seeking to understand and maximize marketing, media, and business strategies within virtual worlds. "Virtual Worlds Conference attendees will walk away with new metrics and data on how to define their virtual worlds strategy," said Christopher Sherman, Virtual Worlds Conference Executive Director. "No other event guides participants in identifying, synthesizing and infusing key virtual worlds trends, behaviors and technologies into their business culture and organization." Attendees will be exposed to a variety of virtual worlds platforms including Second Life, There.com, Multiverse A multiverse (or meta-universe) is the hypothetical set of multiple possible universes (including our universe) that together comprise all of physical reality. The different universes within a multiverse are sometimes called parallel universes. , ProtonMedia, Forterra Systems, Whyville, Entropia Universe, Habbo, Areae and more. Participants will receive an inside look at the virtual worlds activities of MTV, Disney, AOL, Pontiac, Leo Burnett, Sundance Channel, GSD&M, IBM and other major brands. Marketers now earmark earmark taking a piece out of the edge or center of the ear with a punch as an identification mark. The shape of the mark may be registerable under local legislation. on average 15% of their media budgets for nontraditional outlets, according to a new survey by the American Advertising Federation The American Advertising Federation (AAF), headquartered in Washington, D.C., acts as the "Unifying Voice for Advertising." The AAF is the oldest national advertising trade association, representing 50,000 professionals in the advertising industry. , and that number is certain to rise. Featured speakers include: - John P. Anderton Ph.D., M.P.A., Acting Assoc. Dir. for Com. Science, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), agency of the U.S. Public Health Service since 1973, with headquarters in Atlanta; it was established in 1946 as the Communicable Disease Center. (CDC See Control Data, century date change and Back Orifice. CDC - Control Data Corporation ) - John Bates, Evangelist, Entropia Universe - Christopher Barry, VP, Digital Media and Bus. Strategy, Sundance Channel - Betsy Book, Director of Product Management, Makena Technologies - Corey Bridges, Co-founder, Executive Producer, & Marketing Director, The Multiverse Network - Chris Collins, Business Analyst, Linden Lab - John Donham, VP Production, Areae Inc. - Jeska Dzwigalski, Community Developer, Linden Lab - Erin Edgerton, E-Health Marketing Division, National Center for Health Marketing, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Robert Gehorsam, President, Forterra Systems Inc. - Joel Greenberg, Sr. Planner, GSD&M - Roger Holzberg, Vice President - Creative Director / Walt Disney Parks and, Resorts Online - Teemu Huuhtanen, President, N.A. & EVP Bus. Dev., Sulake Corp. Ltd. - Ben James, Communications Strategy Director, Rivers Run Red - Joe Laszlo, Analyst, Jupiterkagan - Paul Ledak, Vice President, Digital Convergence, IBM - Adrienne Meisels, Former VP New Business Ventures, AOL - Randal Moss, American Cancer Society American Cancer Society, n.pr established in 1913, this national volunteer-based health organization is committed to the elimination of cancer through prevention and treatment and to diminishing cancer suffering through advocacy, scholarship, research, - Tor Myhren, Exec. VP, Exec. Creative Director, Leo Burnett Detroit - Jerry Paffendorf, Futurist, Electric Sheep Company - Adam Pasick, Second Life Bureau Chief, Reuters - Steve Prentice, Distinguished Analyst & Chief of Research, Gartner - Ren Reynolds, TerraNova - Philip Rosedale Founder and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Linden Lab - Catherine Smith, Director of Marketing, Linden Lab - Reuben Steiger, CEO, Millions of Us - Jason Stoddard, Managing Partner, Interactive, Centric - Daniel Terdiman, Senior Writer, CNET (body) CNET - Centre national d'Etudes des Telecommunications. The French national telecommunications research centre at Lannion. News.com - Sibley Verbeck, CEO, The Electric Sheep Company - Greg Verdino, VP/Director of Emerging Channels, DIGITAS - Mark Wallace, Journalist, 3pointD.com - Michael Wilson, CEO, Makena Technologies - Linda Zimmer, President & CEO, MarCom:interactive Virtual Worlds Conference takes place March 28-29, 2007 at the Museum of Jewish Heritage The Museum of Jewish Heritage, located at 36 Battery Park Place, Manhattan (New York City, USA), was created as a living memorial to the Holocaust. The hexagonal shape and tiered roof of the building are symbolic of the six points of the Star of David and the six million Jews who in New York City. Online registration is open and attendees can save $400 by taking advantage of the earlybird registration -- only $595 -- until February 23, 2007. Registration information and conference details are available at http://www.VirtualWorlds2007.com Virtual Worlds Conference 2007 is sponsored by Electric Sheep Company, Linden Lab, Makena Technologies and ProtonMedia. About Virtual Worlds Management Virtual Worlds 2007 is produced by Virtual Worlds Management, a division of Show Initiative, LLC (formerly The Game Initiative), a leading producer of focused tech-media conferences. In 2006 Show Initiative sold its portfolio of 10 game industry events, including the massively multiplayer online game “MMO” redirects here. For other uses, see MMO (disambiguation). Massively multiplayer online game (also called MMOG or simply MMO) is a computer game which is capable of supporting hundreds or thousands of players simultaneously. (MMOG (Massively Multiuser Online Game) A game on the computer played by many people. Also called "massively multiplayer online" (MMO), an MMOG differs from a regular multiplayer game because its environment is perpetual. ) focused Austin Game Conference to CMP Technology. Show Initiative launched its Virtual Worlds Management division in November 2006 to focus on the emerging market of Virtual Worlds. Virtual Worlds Management, Virtual Worlds 2007 and Virtual Worlds Conference are trademarks of Show Initiative. More information about Show Initiative can be found at http://www.ShowInitiative.com. |
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