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The 2009 ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries ( JCDL ) poster session will be held both in real life and in Second Life . This is the first time that the JCDL has done this, and allows for remote participation in at least this part of the conference. More information on all of the JCDL2009 sessions . BTW, I will be chairing session #7 on Wednesday, June 17.

Wow! This is so very cool: "To commemorate the 150th anniversary of Darwin’s On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, the University of Cincinnati has recreated the Galapagos Islands, where Darwin conducted some of his famous research, in Second Life. The project is part of the university’s 2009 Darwin Sesquicentennial Celebration. By January 2009, all avatars will be able to retrace Darwin’s steps — from his 1832 journey to South America aboard the Beagle to his tours of the islands — with the help of a wind-surfing tour guide. Archived audio and video clips, as well as live events, will be available in the Darwin Celebration Theater and Gallery." From: Darwin's Famous Journey Is Recreated in Second Life , The Wired Campus, October 16, 2008