Staking a Claim - Memory Institutions take on a [Second] Life of their own You are cordially invited to joint the Round Table discussion for RL and SL participants - 'Persistent Worlds; will they ever go away' that will take place on Tuesday, 20th November simultaneously at Hebrew University, Jerusalem (14.30-16.00 local time) and on the EVA/MINERVA2007 platform, especially constructed for the conference 400 meters above sea level on the Kythio Island in Second Life. Leading SL developers, museum and gallery owners will introduce the participants to their in-world activities with a tour of their sims and will come together to discuss the past, present and future of virtual worlds on the Kythio platform. The sims visited include: Virtual Starry Night - Vincent's, Luctesa Milan Brynner Stockholm's Old City, Gamla Stan, Sweden Kaja Lurra The Splo The Exploratorium, San Francisco, US Pepto Majestic Cetus Gallery District, Ruttan Development Company, US Xander Ruttan Please see full conference details: <http://www.digital-heritage.org.il/conferences/program2007.html>http://www.digital-heritage.org.il/conferences/program2007.html To register for the physical conference which takes place in Jerusalem, Israel please contact: [log in to unmask] To register for the Kythio Island in Second Life contact: [log in to unmask] Jennifer Freund, Del Mar/ Dr. Susan Hazan, Jerusalem ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).