Dave Elchoness - Executive Director Association of Virtual Worlds

Dave Elchoness is the Executive Director of the Association of Virtual

Dave is also an experienced attorney and HR consultant. Previously, while serving as counsel to Qwest Information Technologies, he was asked to establish and manage IT vendor relations, outsourcing and offshoring functions. There, Dave witnessed the challenges faced by organizations that struggle to maintain and improve productivity and efficiency despite distance, cultural differences, and tight travel budgets.
 
Dave founded VRWorkplace, a virtual world consultancy, to help geographically distributed companies, educational institutions, associations, organizations, and social networks overcome the traditional obstacles that arise due to lack of interpersonal connectedness and benefit from virtual worlds. Dave's writings on virtual reality in the workplace have been published internationally. Often quoted as an expert in the field, Dave was recognized in the November 2007 issue of HR Magazine as "among the most knowledgeable virtual legal experts." Dave speaks frequently on the emergence of virtual worlds technology as an enterprise solution. He resides near Boulder, Colorado with his wife and two sons.

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