I am not sure Nick will have time to post on this event, so here goes:
This Friday, I will be moderating a panel discussion in Second Life (as my alter-ego Beyers Sellers). The goal of the panel is to allow the panelists to describe the current state of the markets, and what they would like and expect to see in the future (particularly regarding regulatory and non-regulatory ways to strengthen investor confidence).
Panelists will be:
Maelstrom Baphomet, COO of AVIX (or Investor Allen, CEO of AVIX)
LukeConnell Vandeverre/Sinatra , CEO of WSE
Arbitrage Wise, CEO of SL Capital Exchange (a proposed exchange)
Mystik Boucher, CEO of Mystik Designs, listed on WSE
TraderJohn Susa, Chairman of SL Exchange Commission
OliveEue Sholokhov, CEO, SL Business Bureau
Me, Beyers Sellers, Cornell University Professor (moderator)
Details:
This will be a Metaversed Geek Meet
Co-sponsored by Dr. Dobbs Journal, Information Week and Cornell University
Dr Dobbs Island, Noon SLT, Friday, July 13th.
If you have questions, please feel free to IM me, or send email to rjb9@cornell.edu. Keep in mind that the panel is not the venue to name names of people you believe are untrustworthy, nor to ask why you lost 3000 Lindens in ABC Company on May 12th, etc. Instead, this is a forward-looking discussion about what could be done better in the future, and what progress will require from exchanges, possible regulatory bodies inside and outside Second Life, and whether/should Linden Lab take any active role.
I hope to see you there!
Rob
Hello, I am K Mcmillan will join from Yokohama city Japan. I recently joined in SL. Present work is Web consultant. Some of Major Net Brokerage firms in Japan are clients. I really interested in financial market possibilities of SL.
As Robert knows from my comment on his announcement on Terra Nova, my personal analysis is that the in-world exchanges are a combination of "angel circles" with a social networking rating system that can add worth to the company by reputation.
My humble opinion? If they stopped calling them stock exchanges, they might have an easier time, actually, getting savvy investment.
I'll be interested to see how the panel comes out -- I'm hoping to be there, asking what the panelists think of my musings, but my company has a six-figure proposal we're working on, and time's a little tight...:)
Yrs
Shava