If you can be in Hamburg, Germany, on 8 May 2007, you have the opportunity to hear 2006 Nobel Prize winner Muhammad Yunus speak at Trendbüro's 12th Trend Day. The theme this year is "Karma Capitalism--Values vs Prices". Under the motto "Every social problem is a business opportunity," invited speakers will examine the question of whether the global word-of-mouth phenomenon emerging in our networked society is the driver for success in ethical business models. Managers, marketers and decision makers have the opportunity to learn from Yunus, who developed a model of microcredit which uses capitalist tools to relieve poverty. Peter Head, the Arup Project Director best known for the eco-city Dongtan, will close the program with the topic "A New Paradigm of Urban Development to Reduce Carbon Emissions."

If you can't be in Hamburg on 8 May, register early to be one of 40 guests invited to participate interactively at the CoreCon Convention Center on Second Life. You may be selected by sending an email to secondlife@trendbuero.com explaining why you should be one of 40 lucky guests selected to test the interaction of the real and virtual space during the 12th annual Trend Day program.