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Second Nature Lecture Series 2008

Virtual Conference on
Climate Change and CO2 Storage

  • Speaker: Martin J. Blunt, Sir Brian Hoskins, Franklyn Orr Jr
  • Location: Khufu Conference Centre
  • Date: Wednesday 3rd December 2008
  • Time: 7-11am PST, 3-7pm GMT

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Conference topics

This will be a broad-based conference covering all aspects of climate change and CO2 storage research. The presentations will be accessible to any researcher interested in learning more about CO2, however technical posters on all aspects of climate change, ocean acidification, CO2 separation, transport or storage are welcomed and encouraged.

Speakers:
Martin J. Blunt.
Head of the Department of Earth Sciences and Engineering at Imperial College

Title: "Design of Carbon Dioxide Storage"
Time: 4-5pm GMT, 8-9am PST

Sir Brian Hoskins.
Director of the Grantham Institute for Climate Change at Imperial College

Title: "Climate Variability and Some Recent European Seasons (Tentative)"
Time: 5-6pm GMT, 9-10am PST

Franklyn M. Orr Jr.
Director of the Global Climate and Energy Project and Professor of Energy Resources Engineering at Stanford University

Title: "Technology in the Greenhouse: Research to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions"
Time: 6-7pm GMT, 10-11am PST

 

About Elucian Islands Events

Going to an event at Elucian Islands

  • To attend an event at Elucian Islands, you need to have registered with Second Life and got an avatar. For step-by-step instructions on how to do this, see the Basics section. Once you have your avatar, you can go straight to the Elucian Islands plaza . It will open Second Life and take you straight there. We recommend arriving 10 minutes early for the talk to get a good seat and ensure you can hear the speaker.

How to listen to the lectures inworld

  • We currently give lectures using Voice Chat. This is inbuilt into Second Life and lets anyone speak through a microphone and be heard by others. To hear our speaker, you need to make sure that your Voice Chat is enabled. To do this, go into Second Life, then go to Edit --> Preferences. Select the tab and ensure that the Enable Voice Chat box is checked. If it is your first time using voice, you will be guided through to make sure it is set up properly. When it is activated, you will see a white dot about their head. When someone is speaking through their voice, you should be able to see green sound waves coming from the white dot. We always arrive at talks early to test the voice and help out anyone having difficulties. The speaker gives the talk and answers questions using voice: we ask the audience not to speak in voice because it is distracting and difficult to hear two people talking at once. You can talk to each other and the speaker using the ordinary text chat box.

How to view presentations

  • The presentation slides are on a large screen at the front. To enlarge your view, press ALT and click on the screen. You should then be able to zoom in on the object you have clicked on (in this case, the screen).

How to communicate using text

  • When you log into Second Life, you will see a box at the bottom of the screen called Local Chat. To say something, type your message into there and press return. But don't worry - you will learn this and lots more when you first arrive in Second Life.

How to communicate using voice

  • To talk to people around you using voice, you need to have enabled voice as described above. Setting up voice will tell you which button to press (generally CONTROL) to open your microphone - everyone around you will then be able to hear. To stop talking, press your talk button again. It is considered good manners in Second Life to have your microphone closed at all times except when talking.

What to do if it's not working

  • It's best to turn up a bit early, then we can help if you can get voice or something else working - we're generally around from about half an hour before the talks. If you have any problems and need help at any time, email elucianislands@nature.com, send a message in Second Life to Joanna Wombat - or ask for help in our Second Life forum at Nature Network

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