The jokaydia May Unconference 2010 is coming together and we’ve only 2 more sleeps till the fun starts!!! Check out the jokaydia Unconference Wiki for full details on all the sessions! There’s some really interesting discussions planned, and I must say a HUUUGE thanks to all the facilitators who’ve volunteered to participate! Yay everyone!!!

Events include discussions, tours, workshops and presentations across Second Life, Reaction Grid, jokaydiaGRID and World of Warcraft and I’m sure it will be lots of fun!

How to Participate!

The Draft Schedule on the wiki includes links and information to the various venues and how to get there, the time for each session in Sydney, Second Life and GMT Times and any information on additional communication tools. Please note that for some sessions we will be using Skype Bridge and Ventrillo and instructions will be provided on the wiki.

For newbies – check out the following guides for signing up and getting started at our various venues:

• Getting Started in Second Life (jokaydia Virtual Worlds Wiki)
• jokaydia at ReactionGRID – Instructions on setting up, logging in and finding the jokaydia Sim
• jokaydiaGRID Support Site – All the info you need to signup and login to the jokaydiaGRID
• World of Warcraft Session Instructions – All the info you need to signup for the World of Warcraft 10 Day trial and join in the fun!

For Volunteers and Facilitators!

Most of you will have heard from me via email or IM now, and we’re going through the process of confirming and doing final prep for your sessions. If you have any concerns, please email me!

I’ll be hanging out in Second Life on Wednesday evening from 8-10pm (26 May, Sydney Time) and  Thursday evening 8-10pm (27 May, Sydney Time) to meetup with anyone who needs help, wants to check details or would like prepare for their sessions. Feel free to drop in for a chat and we’ll solve any issues.  You can meet me at the jokaydia Landing Point (SLurl).

Tagging the Event!

Please help us tag and record the jokaydia Unconference online! We’d love to see your tweets, images, blog posts etc! We’ll be using the tag #jokaydiaUnconf .

Seeya at the Unconference!

As some of you may know, I have been away since July 1 traveling with Teachers Without Borders – Canada. One of the last videos that I filmed before my trip was of the new sim of what was then known as jokaydia III. Back then, this new area of the jokaydian Estate was fairly empty and I made the video to document the addition of the new sim. I had no idea that in only three months the landscape would change so much as to be almost unrecognizable!

When I logged on a couple of days ago – for the first time since July 1st – and saw how much the area had changed, I knew that I just had to document this fantastic growth of our community.

I finished editing the new video just a few minutes ago and I hope that you will take some time to watch both the first video (jokaydia THEN) and the new one (jokaydia NOW) to see how much jokaydia has grown in just over three months. Enjoy!

jokaydia THEN (June 4th, 2008):

jokaydia NOW (September 10th, 2008):