Meet Me in My Avatar’s Office: Doing Business in Second Life

Join us on Info Island I at the open air auditorium for “Meet Me in My
Avatar’s Office: Doing Business In Second Life” on Friday August 10 at
5 pm sl. The speaker is Doug Mandelbrot, Doug McDavid in real life-
executive consultant with IBM’s Global Business Services and the Almaden Research
Lab. Doug is a firm believer that the 3D Internet, as exemplified by
Second Life, is the future environment for all forms of remote collaboration
within and among teams of people. He will discuss a convergence of
historical economic and technological trends that make a move into the
viritual world simply inevitable. He will introduce the audience to the range
of virtual world activities that IBM is currently involved in, including their relationship
with the New Media Consortium.

In Doug’s work he specializes in bridging the gap between business people and
technologists. In Second Life he is exploring the potential for rehearsing
services techniques in virtual environments.. He has led and worked on
numerous successful engagements with clients in insurance, utilities,
telecommunications, manufacturing, travel, aerospace, and defense. He has
numerous patents, publications and conference talks to his credit. In
2000 he was elected to the prestigious IBM Academy of Technology, and he is
currently serving on the Board of Directors of the New Media Consortium
(NMC) in the role of Visionary Director.