April 20 - 22nd will see the hosting of the International Technology Expo 2007 on Silicon Island and Silicon City. Odin Liam Wright, aka Liam Kanno in-world, is the developer of the event, along with Kelly Emms, its director. This will be a huge event designed to showcase the technological accomplishments of SL's residents in the areas including, but not limited to: telecommunications, marketing, audio, video, content management, and financial operations.

From the press release: "Lectures, demonstrations, and product launches by the exhibitors are scheduled from noon to 6pm PDT each day, for example Afalalota Cummings will discuss The Lag Project research. SLCN.tv will be there to broadcast these events. In addition SLBC will broadcast live radio interviews of the developers Saturday and Sunday between 2-4pm." Additionally, musician John Legend will play in concert on Friday, and Saturday will feature the Black-Eyed Peas.

Finally, Sun Microsystems, who are the main sponsors of the event (alongside S Media Corp., Cattle Puppy International, Reallusion, and SLBC), are offering a 100 free hours of their network.com service to residents who show up to the Grand Opening on Friday. Drop in and say hi to everyone for me!