Opensimulator conference 2014

" AvaCon and the Overte Foundation are pleased to announce the second annual OpenSimulator Community Conference 2014, to take place virtually on the OpenSimulator Conference Center grid on November 8-9, 2014.  The OpenSimulator Community Conference is an annual conference that focuses on the developer and user community creating the OpenSimulator software. Organized as a joint production by AvaCon and the Overte Foundation, the virtual conference features two days of presentations, workshops, keynote sessions, and social events across diverse sectors of the OpenSimulator user base. " Source

If you missed last years conference, i truly recommend you to visit this year, and if you like / have an interest in Opensim based worlds, this is a party you simply don't want to miss out on. Apart from "seminars" on various very interesting subjects, you will find great freebies, see awesome builds on the display regions, and meet interesting people of a various grids. 

Since I was impressed by last years conference, great organisation, with very interesting sessions on a variety of subjects, "Red Dragon Nite Club" decided to become a community sponsor. So this year we will attend the conference, and be represented with a small booth focused on representing our club in OSgrid. 

As in the end, one has to relax and socialize after scripting and hurling prims on his private simulator all day.   

We are "inworld" for the nice & interesting new people we meet, to create without limits, to have fun, enjoy party's, with DJ's and music and to learn, and share our knowledge and experiences. Our only goal is to simply enjoy virtual life, build a bit, and share good times. OSgrid has a vibrant community of "users" next to all the developers, content creators and people chasing a particular goal. So also if you are not a coder, scripted, developer or builder, still feel free to pop by and visit. Be amazed and inspired. 

Some handy links : 

If you are interested in becoming a community sponsor as well, find the proper link to register here :

http://conference.opensimulator.org/2014/sponsors/crowdfunder-campaign/ 

If you want to run an event on your own grid / region, right after the conference, try this :

http://conference.opensimulator.org/2014/socials/social-event-sign-up/ 

Things to do in 2014

Events :
Pretty much every friday there's a nice party on Close encounters, every wednesday a party at the blue pyramid club, and on sundays the Maritime club often has live performances. Special events held on Event plaza are announced at LBSA plaza on OSgrid.

Tools:
There is a nice set of GUI (Graphical User Interface) tools developed by Dene Sparta, which can help you perform various tasks on your Opensim console at a click of your mouse. Find the installer(s) and instructions on http://admin-sim.net/ . Looks handy, so I need to play with it sometime soon.

Reminders:
For windows users returning to the OSgrid after being away, current OSG versions need .NET framework 4
(Typically you can see what is installed under C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework).
Also if you come from a pre 0.76 release, you will need to rewrite / adjust to the new opensim.ini files.
Voice for your region can be still be requested by form at http://support.vivox.com/opensim/

Plans: 

• Tutorials & howto's on: Installing opensim,  Troubleshooting & maintaining your installation, Configuring & testing your network etc. in 1 page. Not the normal "quick start forum post" but an elaborate guide, including a FAQ, error messages, and their solutions. 
• Event listings & region showcases
• Updates, news and links to fresh goodies
• hitting 45000 prims on the main club build and try to host an event 
• Getting mesh related info in the links section
• clean & organise the downloads

Some of that plans will take a while, but all of the above is on the agenda for 2014, we will see next year where the plans brought us.

Happy new year

The end of 2013, a year with a lot of movement in all aspects. We re-gained what was lost, moved and upgraded, built new stuff, lost some friends, gained some friends, and another year has passed. Time flies when you're having Fun. Next year we will focus on new plans, new builds, new activities, and you can keep up to date by checking back here. On the blog some fresh links to nice goodies were added, and the downloads page is about to be cleaned and updated. On Red Dragon X build, a new club emerged above the apartments, but it's still a work in progres.  Also a new standalone was setup. Find it at http://simulator.madfoxx.net ( mind it's emprty, as it will be a 2014 project).

Last days of this years agenda :

• 29-12 OSG's 1st annual member meeting will be held at Bade plaza. Details can be found in the forum.
• 31-12 a "countdown" party is held at LBSA plaza. DJ Dan will provide the tunes for your entertainment. (pst-time).
• 1-1 *****- will be updated later -*****

Our "spend your money wisely" top value investment tips for 2014 can be found here and here. Keep posted by joining the community here.
Find your chinese horoscope prediction here and generate your own cool fortune cookies there.  Well, so far for 2013 hope to see you all again in 2014. Stay safe and have fun.

Happy new years wishes in your native language below the break. (If your language is not there, i'm sorry, i wasn't aware you had access to the internet there already... But happy new year to you as well).

Merry Christmas

On behalf of the Red Dragon Nite Club, 

Merry Christmas and all the best for 2014.

Keep posted for dates & times of the OSG new years party.