CISCO CHIEF ARCHITECT OF NETWORKED VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS, CHRISTIAN RENAUD, TO KEYNOTE VIRTUAL WORLDS CONFERENCE

October 10-11, 2007, at the San Jose (Calif.) Convention Center

SAN JOSE, CA – September 18, 2007 – Virtual Worlds Management, the leading media company for professionals in the virtual worlds industry, announced that Christian Renaud of the Cisco Technology Center will deliver the Thursday keynote at the Virtual Worlds Conference and Expo on October 11, 2007, at the San Jose Convention Center in San Jose, California. Renaud is joined by 100 leading speakers in the virtual worlds, traditional media, entertainment and IT industries.

Renaud will provide detailed insight into how virtual worlds platforms and technologies will drive the creation of new applications that allow companies to engage with their customers, partners and employees. The Virtual Worlds Conference and Expo is dedicated to helping businesses harness the power of virtual worlds.

"With all the media attention surrounding virtual worlds, this conference is the ideal opportunity for corporations to learn how this technology can be applied for maximum benefit and increased productivity," Renaud said. "I hope to help with this effort by distinguishing what it really means within the context of existing and future communications infrastructures and how organizations can leverage the benefits of virtual worlds technologies and applications."

Renaud is the chief architect of Networked Virtual Environments for the Cisco Technology Center. Its staff members act as “intrapreneurs” for the efforts of Cisco’s Corporate Development unit, providing business rationale and market insight for determining future Cisco emerging technologies. The Technology Center is Cisco’s corporate incubator and is chartered with identifying emerging markets and technologies and developing them into new revenue streams for the company.

Registration Information

Online registration is open, and attendees can save $200 by taking advantage of the early-bird registration - only $795 - until October 5, 2007. Registration information, conference program and speaker information are available at http://www.VirtualWorlds2007.com

Sponsors

The Electric Sheep Company, Icarus Studios, There.com, IBM, Millions Of Us, Linden Lab, Multiverse, Aria, Paynova, View 22, Parature, DAZ 3D, Metaversatility, e-frontier, Aria Systems, Code4Software, Avatar Island, Forterra Systems, Parature, Planet 9 Studios, The Illusion Factory, Sentient Services, Sun Microsystems, VT&T, Business Wire, 3pointD, New World Notes, Parks Associates, RCE Universe, SDForum, Second Life Herald, Second Life Insider, SLNN, State of Play and Virtually Blind.

About Virtual Worlds Management

The Virtual Worlds Fall Conference and Expo is produced by Virtual Worlds Management, the leading provider of trade events and media for the emerging virtual worlds industry. Virtual Worlds Management services include Virtual Worlds Spring Conference, Virtual Worlds Fall Conference and Expo, Virtual Worlds Weekly email newsletter, VirtualWorldsNews.com trade industry blog and the Metaverse Passport event series. Virtual Worlds Management is a division of Show Initiative, LLC. More information about Virtual Worlds Management can be found at http://www.VirtualWorldsManagement.com.