Monday, February 02, 2009 EST

VCF Conference
TPMA Event:Trade Promotion Virtual Brown Bag Forum
TPMA Event:
Trade Promotion Virtual Brown Bag Forum
The 3-D World of Second Life

Join us February 3rd from 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM EST for Trade Promotion's first Brown Bag Virtual Forum on Second Life. Second Life represents a new frontier for product research, testing and promotions within a virtual world, as participants engage with their environment and one another through avatars. Leading corporations are leveraging virtual worlds as cost-effective solutions to transform workplace performance and reach a new generation of digital natives.

You are invited to further explore this alternate life through TPMA's Virtual Brown Bag Forum. Come learn, network and engage within this meta-reality alongside your industry peers. Hear our panel of trade promotion experts address collaboration, customer-centricity and positioning trade promotion programs for recovery. Browse through our exhibitor space and ask questions about industry solutions in real-time. Live audio from the real-world will be streamed into this virtual space. Introductory sessions will be offered for those who are new to Second Life.

The event will take the form of three, 45-minute panel discussions, to cover the following topics:
* 11:00-11:45 AM EST: Best Practices in Trade Promotion Collaboration
* 12:00-12:45 PM EST: Customer-Centric Retail Strategy
* 1:00-1:45 PM EST: Positioning Your Trade Promotion Program for Recovery

Panelists include:
* O4 Corporation
* Information Resources Inc.
* afterBOT
* DemandTec
* SAP
* Oracle
* and more

Participation is Free.
After registering for the summit, you will receive information on creating your avatar and participating within Second Life. Even within in this virtual world, space is limited. Attendees will be admitted on a first-come; first-served basis. Your avatar will not be able to enter the event once the space is at capacity.
Mailing List Consent:
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