On Wed., Aug. 20, 2008, members of the Public Works Group will be giving a presentation at the American Public Works Association (APWA) Annual Congress & Exposition in New Orleans. The presentation is a workshop to introduce other public works professionals to virtual worlds and other online Web 2.0 tools. In preparation for the workshop, [...]
Archive for July, 2008
Workshop Orientation
July 31st, 2008 
Pam Broviak 
Posted in Government in the Metaverse, Public Works, Public Works in Second Life, Public Works in the Metaverse 
Tags: APWA, second life 
Comments OffCivic Forum Launch
July 27th, 2008 Pam Broviak Starting today at 4pm SLT (PST), I will host a Civic Forum on Public Works island. This forum is intended to be an informal and open discussion about city government. So bring along your ideas, questions, concerns and teleport over to Public Works. Below is a little more background information on why I feel hosting [...]
Posted in Gov 2.0, Government in the Metaverse, Public Works in Second Life, Public Works in the Metaverse, Social Media Tags: city, civics, General Government, second life Comments OffU.S. EPA Launches “Science Wednesday”
July 23rd, 2008 Pam Broviak The U.S. EPA continues to successfully implement Web 2.0 tools in an effort to reach out to the public. Their latest launch, Science Wednesday, “will feature experiences related to environmental science, brought to you by scientists, engineers, researchers, and perhaps the occasional science writer from across EPA.” Anyone can access this feature by visiting Greenversations: [...]
Posted in Government in the Metaverse, Public Works in the Metaverse Tags: blogs, EPA, science, Web 2.0 Comments OffMore CAD Stuff
July 18th, 2008 Pam Broviak Just wanted to point everyone towards a CAD-related blog titled: “Virtual World Primer for CAD People” by Mark Burhop with Siemens PLM Software. Mark makes note of a lot of reasons why CAD and 3-D virtual worlds like Second Life fit together so well.
Posted in CAD, Public Works in Second Life Tags: CAD, second life, Siemens PLM Software, virtual worlds Comments OffIBM Reports on Perpetual Collaboration
July 17th, 2008 Pam Broviak Since last year, I have seen a turn in attitude towards the use of Second Life as a viable business tool. Linden Lab has set up a dedicated effort to offer up Second Life as a business solution with its launch of the Second Life Grid program. And now businesses and mainstream media are starting [...]
Posted in Government in the Metaverse, Public Works in Second Life, Public Works in the Metaverse Tags: collaboration, General Government, IBM, second life, social networking Comments OffThe Ugly Stepsister
July 14th, 2008 Pam Broviak Over the last few years the amount of information related to stormwater practices has dramatically increased. Some days it seems like every e-mail, magazine, or flyer I receive covers some topic related to the stormwater industry. However, it wasn’t until this weekend when our area had the worst rainfall event that I can remember, that [...]
Posted in Public Works, Stormwater Tags: Civil Engineering, design, hydraulics, hydrology, Public Works, storm sewers, stormwater, water quality 2 Comments »
