Another week spent getting basics sorted out for the campus - primarily, my first steps at mastering the SL building editor, and getting my first 'structure' up (a floating transparent circular 'viewpoint' (with chairs) that sits above New Hope.
Yesterday, I attended a Scilands meeting, where I put forward our case for getting the DIS campus located in their reserved space. This appears to have been successful, and I would hope we'll be in there my mid-May with a workable campus. Thanks go to Dave Taylor (National Physical Laboratory - Davee Commerce in-world) for the invitation to join. DIS will be located in a non-commercial space (barring some oddities who have got land in Scilands by accident - notably, some "Trekkies"), and we join a number of govermental and public-sector organisations from around the world.
The meeting itself was interesting as well, with 12 or so people sitting around and chatting to each other (along with IMs). Meetings require a concentration, as people tend to chat at the same time - I noticed that one or two of participants would chat to me, whilst others were talking to others. The text-based messaging on SL thus rather 'flattens' normal conversation in a room, and means that you have to be on your toes.......
DIS was one of three invitees who were asked to state their reasons for joining Scilands, and I'm going to join their Google group when back from holiday.
Next step after Easter is to get our island ordered. And then the fun will really begin....
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