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Are you motivated to stimulate and facilitate networking and knowledge and resource sharing among individuals and organizations interested in 3D internet/virtual worlds and entrepreneurship/innovation? If so, apply now to become a member of the NVWN Steering Committee. We are currently recruiting 6 – 8 members. Application deadline is February 7, 2012.

NVWN (The Nordic Virtual Worlds Network)
On Wednesday, November 9, 2011, the Virtual Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (VCEI) was officially launched. This was one of the objectives for a research project sponsored by NVWN – Nordic Virtual Worlds Network, which is a pan-Nordic, inter-disciplinary project focused on investigating entrepreneurship and innovation in relation to virtual worlds. The project runs from March 1, 2010 to February 28, 2012. As the research project is now coming to an end, NVWN seeks to continue its activities. Thus, as the community is growing, longer term strategic guidance becomes ever more important.

Although voluntarily serving on the Steering Committee is a modest commitment of time and effort (10-12 days yearly), the rewards are significant. As a Steering Committee member, you will have numerous opportunities to become involved in Nordic and international research projects and activities and to develop new relationships with Steering Committee members and others around the world. Please take a look at our website, www.nordicworlds.net, or our livestream channel at http://www.livestream.com/nordicworlds to learn more about our activities. You may also visit our VCEI in Second Life.

NVWN Steering Committee
NVWN and the VCEI are to be governed by a Steering Committee of 6-8 persons comprising individuals from members of the community, both in the Nordic region and beyond. It will act as the governing body on issues such as events, networking, community building, strategy, financial issues, and evaluation.

Steering Committee Responsibilities

To organize networking events related to the 3D internet/virtual worlds and entrepreneurship/innovation (in world, mixed reality, and/or physical events)
To maintain the NVWN blog and other media channels, e.g., livestream, facebook group, twitter feed
To run the VCEI, e.g., to maintain and potentially develop the Center while evaluating the potential of switching to another virtual world platform
To perform outreach events, i.e., organize presentations on 3D internet/virtual worlds for people unfamiliar with them
To represent NVWN at global, regional and sub-regional networks and partnerships
To develop, implement, monitor and evaluate the general policies and priorities for NVWN
To review longer term plans of action and their financial implications for NVWN
To review and decide upon planning and execution of NVWN programs and projects including the budget for the VCEI

Steering Committee Member Profile

As a steering committee member you should:

be committed to our mission to facilitate networking and knowledge sharing among individuals and organizations interested in 3D internet/virtual worlds and entrepreneurship/innovation in the Nordic region and beyond;
have knowledge about the main research issues and activities in virtual worlds;
have excellent knowledge of English;
have good networking skills and contacts with networks, industry, NGOs and possible sponsors;
preferably be employed at or affiliated with an organization interested in entrepreneurship/innovation in relation to 3D Internet;
have an interest in the Nordic region (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden) but do not have to live in the Nordic region nor be a Nordic citizen.

How to apply
If you are interested and think you meet the criteria, please apply! Your application should consist of a letter explaining your motivation and your CV. Send your application (in English) before February 7, 2012 to [email protected]. For further information please visit www.nordicworlds.net or contact Robin Teigland at robin.teigland<at>hhs.se.

/Robin

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Robin Teigland, PhD

Associate Professor

Center for Strategy and Competitiveness

Stockholm School of Economics

Stockholm, Sweden

www.hhs.se/csc

www.knowledgenetworking.org

www.slideshare.net/eteigland

twitter: RobinTeigland

Check out NVWN - Nordic Worlds Virtual Network! An international, inter-disciplinary project co-funded by NICe investigating entrepreneurship and innovation through virtual worlds and the 3D internet: www.nordicworlds.net or on twitter: #NVWN.

MIS Quarterly September 2011 Special Issue on Virtual Worlds

Senior Guest Editors Molly Wasko, Robin Teigland, Dorothy Leidner, Sirkka Jarvenpaa

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