{"id":22,"date":"2014-09-21T12:34:58","date_gmt":"2014-09-21T12:34:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.avacon.org\/handbook\/?page_id=22"},"modified":"2020-04-29T20:53:29","modified_gmt":"2020-04-29T20:53:29","slug":"about-avacon","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.avacon.org\/handbook\/chapter-1\/about-avacon\/","title":{"rendered":"About AvaCon"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mission Statement<\/h1>\n

AvaCon, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization<\/strong> dedicated to promoting the growth, enhancement, and development of the metaverse, virtual worlds, augmented reality, and 3D immersive and virtual spaces. We hold conventions and meetings to promote educational and scientific inquiry into these spaces, and to support organized fan activities, including performances, lectures, art, music, machinima, and much more. Our primary goal is to connect and support the diverse communities and practitioners involved in co-creating and using virtual worlds, and to educate the public and our constituents about the emerging ecosystem of technologies broadly known as the metaverse.<\/p>\n

Executive Board<\/h1>\n

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Chris M. Collins | Avatar: Fleep Tuque<\/strong>
\nPresident<\/strong>
\nchris.collins@avacon.org<\/p>\n

Chris M. Collins<\/strong> is an IT Analyst at the University of Cincinnati Center for Simulations & Virtual Environments Research<\/a>. Her research focuses on practical applications of virtual environments and simulations, augmented reality, and \u201cserious games\u201d in higher education and for remote workforce collaboration. She is also a co-founder and serves on the board of AvaCon, Inc. In her free time, Chris also runs FleepGrid<\/a>, a personal research and testing grid, and blogs about the intersection of physical and virtual reality at fleeptuque.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n



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Joyce Bettencourt | Avatar: Rhiannon Chatnoir<\/strong>
\nVice President<\/strong>
\njoyce.bettencourt@avacon.org<\/p>\n

Joyce Bettencourt<\/strong> is the Online Community Manager for TechSoup Global\u2019s NonProfit Commons in Second Life<\/a> community. In addition, she is Creative Director of The Vesuvius Group<\/a>, a collaborative studio specializing in developing online immersive and social environments for community-building. She is also co-founder of  AvaCon, Inc. and served as President from 2010-2014.<\/p>\n



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Kathey Fatica | Avatar: Katydid Something<\/strong>
\nTreasurer<\/strong>
\nkathey.fatica@avacon.org<\/p>\n

Kathey Fatica <\/strong>is a real world advertising executive with Needham Fatica Advertising Agency and works with many clients in the travel and tourism industry. As co-owner of Molaskey\u2019s Pub, which has roughly six Live Music shows a week Katy has, herself, entered the world of the virtual entertainer, performing about once a week, drawing her influences from the folk\/indie music of the \u201960s and \u201970s.<\/p>\n



\n\"\"Jane Haniefy | Avatar: Sine Whatever
\nClerk (Interim)
\n<\/strong>jane.haniefy@avacon.org<\/p>\n

Jane Haniefy<\/strong> is a project manager with over 25 years of management experience in the higher education IT industry. Her previous experience includes networking and telecommunications, A\/V and electronic classrooms, and most recently IT governance issues in higher education. She serves on the Executive Board for AvaCon, Inc. as Clerk (Interim) and manages the Human Resources department for the organization.<\/p>\n

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\nImage courtesy Chimera Cosmos.<\/em><\/p>\n

Staff<\/h1>\n

Administration & Finance<\/h2>\n

ACCOUNTING<\/h3>\n

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\nDan Li | Avatar: Dan Li
\nBookkeeper
\n<\/strong>dan.li@avacon.org<\/p>\n

HUMAN RESOURCES<\/h3>\n

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\nJane Haniefy | Avatar: Sine Whatever
\nHuman Resources Manager
\n<\/strong>jane.haniefy@avacon.org<\/p>\n

IT SERVICES<\/h3>\n

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\nMichael Cerquoni | Avatar: Nebadon Izumi
\nGrid Administrator
\n<\/strong>michael.cerquoni@avacon.org<\/p>\n

Media & Creative<\/h2>\n

2D & 3D CONTENT DEVELOPMENT<\/h3>\n

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\nAlan Nadaskay | Avatar: Alan Nadaskay
\n<\/strong>Graphic Designer
\n<\/strong>alan.nadaskay@avacon.org
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\nAlexis List | Avatar: Alexis List
\n3D Content Developer
\n<\/strong>alexis.list@avacon.org<\/p>\n

A\/V PRODUCTION<\/h3>\n

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David Oberholtzer | Avatar: Kai Arkright<\/strong>
\nLead A\/V Technical Manager<\/strong>
\ndavid.oberholtzer@avacon.org<\/p>\n



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Josh Stortz | Avatar: Amulius Lioncourt<\/strong>
\nAsst A\/V Technical Manager<\/strong>
\njoshua.stortz@avacon.org<\/p>\n

Contact Information<\/h1>\n

Mailing Address:<\/strong>
\nAvaCon, Inc.
\n275 Winthrop Street
\nPO Box 618
\nRehoboth, MA 02769-1819<\/p>\n

Phone:
\n<\/strong>1+(774)-654-0010<\/p>\n

Email:
\n<\/strong>info@avacon.org<\/p>\n

Website:
\n<\/strong>http:\/\/avacon.org<\/a><\/p>\n

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