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Earth Day 2017 Press Release

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Earth Day, first celebrated in 1970, has grown to be an international phenomenon. Events are held worldwide to demonstrate support for environmental protection and celebrate our life-giving Mother Earth.

 
Etopia Eco-Communities is celebrating 10 years in Second Life with our Earth Day & 10th Anniversary Celebration. And everyone is invited. We will be hosting a hunt from 4/20 through 4/30, several days of discussions, music, tours and more. This multi-region event is sure to engage, enlighten, and entertain.

 
Etopia was founded to create a virtual world in which we could explore how to adapt to the challenges posed by Peak Oil and Climate Change. Since the beginning Etopia has been about sustainability and embracing the ideas of a community of creative, passionate, and thoughtful participants. We embrace shared values that celebrate our efforts toward creating a regenerative approach to life a and sustainable human presence on the Earth.

 
Kick off the Etopia Earth Day & 10th Anniversary Celebration on Thursday 20 April, at 7pm SLT with DJ Dani and a party at the Etopia Pavilion followed by two more days of music, tours, and workshops.

 
Some highlights include a viewing of “Before The Flood” at Nonprofit Commons on Friday, nonstop music at Center Ground from 10am to 10pm on Saturday, and a Climate Change Workshop with Marly Milena at Inspiration Island, also on Saturday.

 
Learn valuable facts, a little Etopia history, and interesting trivia on our self-guided or facilitated tours. Join workshops and discussion about wetland preservation, permaculture, and sustainable living presented throughout the weekend. KATJA’s Music Venue will host live music Friday and Saturday with guests Max Kleene, The Vinne Show, Bat Masters, KevinMThomas, and more. Woven throughout the activities and across regions is our Earth Day Hunt. Festivities wrap up on Sunday, 23 April with a discussion on the value of Earth Day awareness.

 
IN COLLABORATION WITH / CO-PROMOTING EVENTS:
NonProfit Commons, Whole Brain Health & Inspiration Island, Virtual Abilities, Center Ground

 
For updates on the schedule of events, see our website at http://etopiaisland.org

 

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For more information contact:
Namaara MacMoragh in world (notecards please) or email, namaara@etopiaisland.org

LL CEO and the Future

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It’s been a bit of a roller coaster ride for anyone who has been a part of the Second Life community for more than a heartbeat and especially challenging for those of us who have been around a few years or more. Seems with all of Linden Labs’ good intentions we can’t,in many ways, seem to get SL to move forward and become more robust. Here’s a little about Ebbe Linden (aka Ebbe Altberg) from the LL press release in February:  “… prior to joining Linden Lab, Altberg was COO of BranchOut. Prior to that, he was part of the executive team at Yahoo!, most recently as SVP of Media Products. His more than 25 years of experience managing teams that create world-class products and services also includes leadership roles at Ingenio (acquired by at&t Interactive) and Microsoft.”

And here’s a link to Jo Yardley’s blog post about a recent meeting with Ebbe in Second Life: (http://joyardley.wordpress.com/2014/02/19/chatting-with-ebbe-altberg-new-ceo-of-linden-lab/).

Watch his keynote at WVBPE  (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7pPgEHq7wo).  He stated early on that he is working with Legal Counsel to try to try to figure out how to make it crystal clear that the creators of the content own the content. That’s a great start. He also talked about Oculus. Another step in the right direction. All in all I was impressed. My fingers are crossed.