[governance] Diplomacy goes virtual: Inauguration of diplomacy island & virtual embassy in second life

[Mr.Robert Guerra]

http://privaterra.org/node/99

Diplomacy goes virtual: Inauguration of diplomacy island & virtual  
embassy in second life


Organised by DiploFoundation in Partnership with the Geneva Centre  
for Security Policy (GCSP)

• VENUE:  Diplomacy Island in Second Life (SL latitude/longitude:  
150,191,26)

Date/Time: 16:30 (GMT) - 22 May 2007

Geneva (GMT+2) 18:30,    New York (GMT-4) 12:30 London (GMT+1) 17:30,  
New Delhi (GMT+5:30) 22:00,    Beijing (GMT+8) 00:30 next day.

PROGRAMME

• Dr. Srgjan Kerim, President Designate of the United Nations  
General Assembly: Address from the United Nations – New York
• Hon. Dr. Ahmed Shaheed, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Maldives  
– Official Opening of the Virtual Embassy of Maldives
• Ambassador Walter Fust, Director of the Swiss Agency for  
Development and Cooperation – Importance of Virtual Diplomacy for  
Small and Developing Countries
• Mr. Philip Rosedale, CEO of Linden Labs & Founder of Second Life  
(TBC)
• Dr. Jovan Kurbalija, Director of DiploFoundation – Presentation  
of the Diplomacy Island

	
WHAT IS DIPLOMACY ISLAND?

Diplomacy Island
In front of the Virtual Embassy of Maldives

Diplomacy Island is the next step in over a decade of research and  
development in the field of Virtual Diplomacy. Through Second Life,  
Diplo will explore new possibilities for diplomatic representation  
and negotiation. Diplomacy Island will be another channel for  
Diplo’s main mission to assist small and developing countries to  
participate meaningfully in international relations. Diplomacy Island  
includes the following “neighbourhoods”:

The Diplomatic Quarter will host Virtual Embassies. Along with the  
Virtual Embassy of Maldives, which will be inaugurated on 22 May,  
several other embassies are under construction including embassies of  
Malta, Philippines and Macedonia.

The Virtual Diplomatic Academy will host sessions and panels related  
to modern diplomacy and themes such as environmental diplomacy,  
energy diplomacy and cyber-diplomacy.

The Virtual Diplomatic Museum will be more than a typical museum. Its  
main function will be to highlight the relevance of diplomacy to  
modern society, as opposed to the use of force. The Museum will  
present historical examples of the success of diplomacy. Visitors  
will have a chance to communicate “across time” with famous  
diplomats from the past including Talleyrand and Metternich.

The Internet Governance Village will host panels, round table  
discussions and conferences on two sets of issues. First, of direct  
interest for Second Life citizens, the IG village will host  
discussions on privacy, security, digital identity and taxation in  
cyber-space. Second, the IG Village will promote discussions on  
Internet issues and developing countries, mainly on how to bridge the  
digital divide.


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