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Kristopher Tenk - Events Manager and Island Manager
Baltheir Dagostino - Events Co-Host
AICR has had a presence in the online world of Second Life for a few years. For those unfamiliar with it, Second Life is one of the most popular virtual worlds on the internet. In it, players can build whole new cities or exact replicas of existing ones. Tens of thousands of people take part in social interactions every day and the growth in numbers playing is extraordinary.
AICR sees Second Life as a great way to connect with a new generation of supporters.
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Already we have hundreds of people in the game who are actively promoting our cause by wearing AICR T-shirts, by taking part in fun auctions and generally spreading the word. Since 2006 we have been holding many fun events and in early 2008 we opened "AICR Island". The island is a place for our supporters to gather, learn more about AICR's work and meet their friends. As well as our "in world" offices, the island has villas which our supporters rent, shops, a night club and auditorium where we put on live music events to raise funds. We will shortly be holding the first of our cancer Q&A sessions where anyone interested can come along and ask our cancer expert questions on relevant topics. As soon as the date is set, we'll post it here.
If you would like to visit us, please follow this link. You will need to have the Second Life program installed on your computer to join in, but there is a button on that page which will allow you to do this.
Even if you've never taken a look at online games, please take 10 minutes to download the software and come over and see us - we'll make you very welcome.
If you would like to see more photos of the AICR Island and the events that have taken place in Second Life then take a look at our Second Life Flickr Group.
Any events that are taking place on the AICR Island can be found in the calendar below. You can also follow us on twitter to keep upto date with any events that are taking place: follow @AICR
Below is a selection of photos taken at the events so far.
