IBM Virtual Culture Festival

Welcome to the IBM Virtual Culture Festival... The Native American component of this multi culture event. http://slurl.com/secondlife/Native%20Lands/238/26/23 This is but a small portion of the diverse builds that IBM employees have created inside Second Life for this festival. Some are within the company firewall, some are on IBM sims and some are on public access sims. The Native American build was chosen to be created on a non-IBM owned sim to showcase the many other talented designers and creators of Indigenous culture within Second Life. We specifically selected this Island because of its dedication and respect for Native people. Many thanks to the people whom reside and create on this wonderful sim and especially the owner of the sim, Boondoggle Gruppman. This build was developed with input from the IBM Native Diversity Network (INDN) and the IBM Virtual Universe Community (VUC) We hope you enjoy experiencing a little about our past, our present and our future. INDN The vision of this group is to be a resource of Native American cultures for both Native Americans and non-Native Americans, to create a greater awareness of the diverse Native American cultures and talents within IBM and to assist IBM in business opportunities in Native American communities. They consist of employees who voluntarily come together with the ultimate goal of enhancing the success of IBM’s business objectives by helping their members become more effective in the workplace through: * Meeting and teaming * Networking * Mentoring and coaching * Community outreach * Social, cultural, and educational events * Developing professional skills * Enhancing recruitment and welcoming VUC The VUC is a passionate group of IBM’ers dedicated to understanding, building, and growing usage of virtual worlds for real business gain in an ever more globalized society. The VUC was formed in late 2006 and has become perhaps the largest community in IBM with ...