| Six Things You Can Do To Make SLCC 2011 Great (even if you can't attend in person) |
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| Written by Bookie Balogh |
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SLCC 2010 is just behind us, but it’s not too soon to start thinking about participating in SLCC 2011. Here are a few hints from the organizers of this year’s conference.
1) Share your work at SLCC – Submit a Proposal! If you have an idea for a panel, performance or workshop that you would like to present at the convention, please submit a proposal online. Don’t feel like doing a full presentation? No problem! Speed Sparks allow you to share the essence of your good idea with 20 slides in 5 minutes for lightning rounds of quick info sharing.
2) Join the team – Volunteer! The convention is a completely volunteer run and managed event and we welcome anyone interested in helping out on the ground. For just a few hours of your time, you can help make sure SLCC is a great event by helping with registration, assisting with A/V and tech support, or other logistical needs of the convention. In appreciation for your help, Volunteers are treated to a welcoming pizza party before the convention begins and get to take home a special volunteer t-shirt
Can’t come to SLCC in person? We will still need help building the SLCC 2011 venue in-world, and we’ll need moderators, greeters, and other folks to help out with the streams, so volunteer in-world, too!
3) Be a host – plan an Evening Social! There will be opportunities built into the schedule to give everyone time to have dinner and relax before the next activity. It’s a perfect opportunity to network and meet other Second Life residents, or just plain have fun with people who share your interests. Organize a dinner outing, a Birds-of-a-Feather meet up, or other social event!
4) Support the convention – Sponsor SLCC! Get your name, institution, or business out to the Second Life community! In the past sponsorship packages have begun at $25 USD and go up to $5000 USD, with benefits including free convention passes, logos included on the Tshirt and bags, logos on convention signage, display tables, logos on the website and in-world kiosk, and much more!
5) Spread the word – Give a friend a discount! As you can imagine, it is not easy getting the word out about SLCC when you’re on a tight budget and can’t spend lots of money on expensive advertising. But we do have one great resource: All of you! Help us promote the convention through word of mouth; tell your friends about the convention and let others know how excited you are to be going to SLCC. Find web based resources like logos and graphics on the SLCC web site, and be sure to tag your online communications with SLCC whenever you can.
6) Get announcements in world – Join the Group! Join the SLCC group in world and show the group tag over your avatar to let others know you’re coming to SLCC! In Second Life, search for “SLCC Announcement List” group and click the “Join for $0L” button to keep up with the latest convention news in world.
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