The following announcement is being cross-posted to a number of lists. Apologies for any duplication. You are invited to attend a Digital Library Federation (DLF) Fall Forum panel session to be held in Second Life on DLF's island, Entropia, and in real life (RL) in Providence, Rhode Island. All of the panelists will be participating on Entropia, with an RL and an SL audience. The RL audience will be projected onto Entropia via live feed, and the panel in SL will be projected for the RL audience. Moderators will host the program both in RL and in SL. Panel Title: "Taking the Next Step With Digital Collections: Innovative Teaching, Learning & Research in Virtual Worlds." Abstract: http://www.diglib.org/forums/fall2008/2008fallprogram.htm Date: Thursday, November 13, 2008 Time: 8 am - 9:30 am SLT (PST) Panelists: Leslie H. Jarmon <http://www.diglib.org/forums/fall2008/2008fallbios.htm#jarmon> , University of Texas at Austin Jeremy Kemp, San Jose State University Elizabeth McAulay <http://www.diglib.org/forums/fall2008/2008fallbios.htm#mcaulay> , University of California, Los Angeles Jeffrey Schnapp <http://www.diglib.org/forums/fall2008/2008fallbios.htm#schnapp> , Stanford University Sheila Webber <http://www.diglib.org/forums/fall2008/2008fallbios.htm#webber> , University of Sheffield Noah Wittman <http://www.diglib.org/forums/fall2008/2008fallbios.htm#wittman> , University of California, Berkeley Mansfield, University of Hertsfordshire Xavier, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid Moderators: Esther Grassian, UCLA & Deni Wicklund, Stanford The SL audience is limited to 50. Please rsvp to obtain the SLURL (Second Life URL), as well as instructions on how to view the video and adjust the audio in SL. Email: Esther Grassian [log in to unmask] IM in SL: Alexandria Knight Hope to see you there! Esther Grassian (UCLA) and Deni Wicklund (Stanford)