A few of us RMSLA chickens have spent the last 3 1/2 days participating in the virtual SLA conference. Overall the tech side worked wonderfully, and we had great tech support folks online with us. The virtual program was limited to the keynotes and “spotlight sessions” identified here – (bottom of page) –
http://sla2011.tornado1.com/general-information/virtual-component/
Exchanges/chat with other virtual attendees (known and new, close and from far away) have been fun and useful. And, recorded sessions are available to virtual attendees and people who sprung for an additional fee on their in-person registration. Overall recommendation – if you can’t make it to the physical conference next year (in Chicago, July 15-18), consider attending virtually.
Conference highlights are noted on Twitter at #sla2011. Another filter is the @slavw (sla virtual worlds) account. Other units have their own tags, such as the Competitive Intelligence Division at #SLACID.
For more on the virtual experience, here’s a report from Jane Macoustra –
RMSLA also was well represented by speakers and panelists at the conference, including Ellen Naylor, Scott Brown, Mary Ellen Bates, and Marcy Phelps. If I’m leaving anyone out, I plead virtual access only. 
Speak up and let us know.
Kudos to everyone who made it all happen. All you travelers, get home safely. Looking forward to the June 22 recap virtual lunch session next week!
Great blog post, Constance [for a while, Connie's default user name in the virtual room was Constance and I am poking fun. I actually like the name Constance].
It was great to have you and Barbara Wagner in there with me and Christy Confetti Higgins this year. Fun, fun, fun.
Several participants commented that the VirtualU world is a lot easier to get the hang of than SecondLife. Another point in favor for people who were on the fence about attending.
Plus, SLA made both a 2D and a 3D experience available. So, we could experience events in webinar style (speaker camera, slides, and the tweet stream or a notes panel [notes sent to user automatically at close of session]) or with avatars/”space.”
Multifunctional, good use of tech for distance learning.