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Speaker BiographiesJohn AndrewsSenior VP/Creative DirectorKlasky-CsupoWaymon ArmstrongPresidentEngineering & Computer Simulations (ECS)As founder and President of Engineering & Computer SimulationsInc. (ECS) since its inception in 1997, Mr. Armstrong is dedicatedto Advanced Learning Technology Solutions. Mr. Armstrong was a2007 fi nalist for the Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the year awardfor the State of Florida. Waymon attended the University of CentralFlorida and served on the Advisory Board of their Digital Media Program;he also serves on the Metro Orlando Military Affairs AdvisoryCommittee, Digital Media Alliance of Florida, Valencia CommunityCollege’s Digital Media Technology Advisory Committee, OtroniconAdvisory Board, Missionary Ventures International, and IndustryAdvisory Council for the State of Florida Employ Florida BannerCenter for Digital Media.Scott ArpajianCo-FounderDizzywoodScott was destined to be an entrepreneur from childhood. At age10, he took all of his little sister’s favorite dolls and sold them at agarage sale, pocketing the proceeds. He has since made amends,but hasn’t lost the drive. Scott has 15 years of experience in hisfi eld. He spent a decade overseeing Download.com, which hefounded in 1996. Scott graduated from Boston University with adegree in Mass Communication. He is author of How to Use HTML3, which won the Computer Press Award for Best How-to Book in1997. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife and twochildren.Cathy ArreguinInstructor in Virtual Worlds for EducationSan Diego State UniversityCathy Arreguin is an educator, writer and consultant to nonprofi tsand higher education institutions in effective uses of virtual worldsfor instruction and learning. Her recent projects include training,research and curriculum development. Most recently she workedwith Global Kids, Inc., in the design and development of Sciencein Second Life, a standards-based high school program. She alsocurrently works with San Diego State University, developing instructionand training educators in effective uses of virtual worldsfor both K-12 and adult learners. She has a M.ED in EducationalTechnology from SDSU and a B.A. in Psychology from UCLA.James AuWriterNew World Notes and GigaOMAu is the author of *The Making of Second Life: Notes from the NewWorld* (HarperCollins), the games/virtual world editor for GigaOM.com, and the editor-in-chief of the Second Life blog New WorldNotes http://nwn.blogs.comBoas BetzlerTechnical Leader for 3D Internet and Virtual WorldsIBMBoas Betzler is a Senior Technical Staff Member and the TechnicalLeader for 3D Internet and Virtual Worlds in the Digital ConvergenceIBM Emerging Business Opportunity. In this role, Boas isresponsible for working with different groups to understand howto leverage Virtual Worlds to improve collaboration inside and outsideof an organization. In previous positions, Boas was memberof the Systems and Technology Group Software Architecture Boardas lead designer for Web Services based Systems Management.Previously he was working for the Linux Technology Center andstarting the embedded Linux initiative in IBM. Boas is widely knowas the Grandfather of Linux on zSeries.Lauren BigelowGeneral Manager and SVP MarketingWeeWorld Inc.Lauren Bigelow, General Manger and Senior Vice President, Marketingof WeeWorld Inc., has extensive experience pioneering interactivemedia companies that push online content, self-expressionand marketing to the next level. From mobile and Web-basedmodels, to virtual worlds and social networking communities, Laurenhas a proven track record in emerging technology and currentlyleads WeeWorld’s North American growth strategy, as well as productmanagement and marketing worldwide. Lauren has held executivepositions at search portals (Lycos/AltaVista) and emergingtechnology companies such as Mobot (mobile picture recognition),and SkyGo (mobile advertising, now part of Enpocket/Nokia). Honoredas one of the “Top 25 Most Wired Women in Boston,” Laurenalso regularly provides insight at industry events including DigitalHollywood, GDC, SXSW, OMMA and Web 2.0.John BoringCEOAccelerateJohn is the founder and CEO of Accelerate. A Silicon Valley veteran,he is a highly experienced organization development executiveknown for his abilities to source, hire and retain great talent.His expertise lies not only in Team/Organization Development andChange Management, but also in building corporate training functions.John founded Accelerate in 2004 with the aim of providing allthe outsourced services of a corporate university to his clients. Hewas hired by Netscape to establish HR in Engineering and build theinitial Product Development team. He has held senior positions atAtari Games, Netscape, Portal Software and Apple/Apple University,and consulted to ChevronTexaco, AT&T, Silicon Graphics, HPand Yahoo!, to name a few.Justin BovingtonCEORiversRunRedJustin Bovington, founder and CEO of Rivers Run Red, has beeninstrumental in developing some of worlds major virtual launches.At Rivers Run Red, he pioneered the development of the ImmersiveWorkspaces Platform, a complete collaboration solution for theenterprise. Recognized as one of the leading visionaries of the 3DWeb, Justin is a frequent speaker and regular contributor to themedia on the subject of virtual worlds.Mic BowmanPrincipal EngineerIntel CorporationMic Bowman is a Principal Engineer in Intel’s Corporate TechnologyGroup where he investigates scalable software architectures for“Connected Visual Computing.” Bowman received his BS from theUniversity of Montana, and his MS and PhD in Computer Sciencefrom the University of Arizona. Bowman has developed a numberPage 22Virtual Worlds Conference and Expo is a production of Virtual Worlds Management