Community Gateway

A Community Gateway (CG) is a starting point for new Residents of SL which is not maintained by Linden Lab, but by an established community in SL. These gateways offer their own orientation path to give Residents an easy start.
== Community Gateway Members ==
This list shows the members of the Linden Lab Community Gateway program sorted by language. 
===Chinese - 中文===
	3Immersions	三境中国第二人生作为一个综合性社区，为使用中文的第二人生玩家提供全面务服。社区内有宜人的风景，民族特色的建筑，开放式的学习区和交流区。公司专注于 Second Life相关的开发与服务，并为第二人生中文用户提供汉化客户端。此外，三境公司还专门为中文用户提供一个公平、公正、公开、便捷的交易平台(www.3jlife.com)，帮助中文用户完成林登币、虚拟物品及虚拟地产交易等一系列商务活动。交易网站上设有论坛，以便中文用户相互交流经验和技术。 	Lenovo
===Dutch - Nederlands===
 Dutch speaking Communities
Logo	CG Name/Web 	Description 	SLurl
 	0031 Virtueel.nl 	Welkom bij 0031 Virtueel, onze community is een geweldige plaats voor nieuwe en oudere Nederlandse SL gebruikers. Je kan bij ons onder andere leren hoe SL® werkt, vrienden maken, feesten op z'n hollands en veel meer.. Bekijk ook onze website met veel handige info! 	0031 welcome island
 	http://www.zoha-islands.com BeNeLux Community Gateway]	NIEUW IN SL®? MAAK JE START HIER! Zodra je onze Nederlandstalige oriëntatie cursus hebt gevolgd kan je in onze Welcome Area andere SL gebruikers ontmoeten die je graag te woord zullen staan in je eigen taal om je wegwijs te maken in SL. Hier kan je eveneens vele FREEBIES voor je avatar vinden.	ZoHa Islands N
===English===
 English speaking Communities
Logo	CG Name 	Description 	SLurl
 	Avatar Island 	Make Avatar Island your first stop in Second Life. On Avatar Island you’ll find all you need to create and accessorize your avatar before heading out into SL. You can even use a photo of yourself (or anyone else!) to make a truly unique avatar! 	Avatar Island University
 	D.C.District Community 	Immerse your first day in Second Life in this scenic gateway, born in the heart of SL’s biggest fashion district. Here amongst tutorials, enjoy fashions created by the top designers in Second Life. 	DC District Style
 	Destination Orientation 	To indoctrinate new residents of Second Life with a solid foundation in the fundamentals of a virtual world. To demonstrate to residents that Second Life is a community built with user created content.To share knowledge and skills that will help others to build and create. To foster the idea that everyone is an important part of this community. To inspire residents through our example to be a part of this community. To exchange resources and knowledge with others in a cooperative, collaborative environment.	Destination Orientation
 	Dublin Virtually LIVE! 	Dublin is known for its warmth, community, and events. Drop by The Blarney Stone for a pint and a chat with the regulars. Catch a live show; shop; sightsee - real Dubliners say, "It's just like being there!" Visit our web at www.Dublinvl.com. 	Dublin
 	Languagelab.com 	Practice English in Second Life. Highly qualified instructors, great results. Students from 50 + countries, established in 2005. 	Languagelab
 	London England UK 	Welcome to London England. A friendly community gateway based in the beautiful surroundings of Hyde Park London. Our programme will teach new residents how to use Second Life, offer assistance every step of the way and provide entertaining free items to help you get started. 	London England UK
 	newBERLIN (English) 	The virtual true to scale copy of the capital offers all you need to have a good time: events, clubs, sightseeing, shopping, sports and art as well as a personal assistant, jobs, a school... FOR FREE! 	Berlin newBERLIN 3
 	Nonprofit Commons 	The Nonprofit Commons, managed by TechSoup Global, is a virtual community of practice for nonprofits to explore the opportunities and benefits of Second Life. We welcome all who wish to join us as partners, collaborators or supporters. 	Aloft Nonprofit Commons
 	Rockcliffe University Consortium 	The Rockcliffe Community provides support to organizations interested in making the move to virtual reality. We provide turnkey solutions, training, forums, research and networking opportunities. 	Rockcliffe I
 	Solace Beach Estates 	Set sail for our Pirate and Tiki themed islands. Hunt for sunken treasure, explore the pirate ship, visit the amusement park, and begin your Second Life in our friendly, helpful community. 	Solace Cove
 	Gateway to the SS Galaxy 	You are invited to be part of a vibrant and active sea-faring community, onboard the original full-scale, full-service cruise liner – the SS Galaxy! The Captain and crew warmly welcome you! 	Galaxy Quest
 	Steampunk Victorian Caledon 	Steampunk Victorian Caledon: Warm, civil, friendly! Free small starter residences for do-it-yourselfers and the community-minded alike! 	Caledon Oxbridge
 	The Faery Crossing 	A place for those drawn to travel a Faery path, to dance and sing under stars and sun. We offer markets and warm, safe homes in dark forests, meadows, and tropical lands. Merriment scheduled weekly! 	Aetheria
 	Virtual Ability 	We provide a community of support for people with disabilities or chronic illnesses, their family and caregivers. Our training is open to anyone, and ideal if you learn best by self-paced detailed instruction. 	Virtual Ability
 	Virtual Campus @ Saint Leo University	Start your Second Life back in college! Join the community and attend weekly music events, contest, prizes, and freebies! Also, learn about our online accredited degrees and virtual classes. 	Saint Leo University
===French - Français===
 French speaking Communities
Logo	CG Name 	Description 	SLurl
 	BeNeLux Community Gateway	NOUVEAU SUR SL®? COMMENCEZ VOTRE VIE ICI! Après avoir fait le parcours d'orientation vous pouvez rencontrer d'autres résidents dans notre Zone de Bienvenue: ils se feront un plaisir de répondre à vos questions dans votre langue pour vous aider à prendre un bon départ sur SL. Vous trouverez aussi de nombreux FREEBIES pour votre avatar.	ZoHa Islands N
 	Bourbon Welcome 	Bourbon Welcome est un espace francophone d’accueil. La meilleure façon de commencer votre seconde vie. Une équipe dynamique. Les outils pour vous aider. Apprenez facilement à découvrir, travailler, créer. Shopping gratuit, jeux, évènements culturels, créations, bons plans, clubbing. 	Bourbon Welcome
 	FRANCE3D 	Bienvenue sur notre parcours d’orientation pour débutants sur Second Life. France3D, le point de départ idéal de votre seconde vie : shopping, jeux, discos, ski & snowboard, business, art & création, bons plans, évènements culturels. 	Sentu Novio
 	France Admicile 	Venez rencontrer et discuter avec de nombreux francophones qui vous aideront à bien débuter votre seconde vie. S'amuser, découvrir, trouver un job sur votre seconde vie, se relooker... grâce à France Admicile. 	France Admicile
 	France Pittoresque 	Île francophone d'accueil, discussion, aide et détente sur Second Life depuis mars 2007, idéale pour vos premiers pas (tutoriaux, vêtements gratuits, etc.). Un groupe de plusieurs milliers de membres. 	Seychelles
===German - Deutsch===
 German speaking Communities
Logo	CG Name 	Description 	SLurl
 	Apfelland 	Das Apfelland ist das Deutschland in Second Life mit einem umfangreichen Kunst-, Kultur-, Bildungs- und Live-Veranstaltungsprogramm. Erfülle Dir hier auf einem eigenen Grundstück Deinen Traum vom zweiten Leben.	Apfelland
 	Community Virtuelles Frankfurt	HIER kannst du kostenlos deinen Second Life Zugang einrichten und dein Avatar erstellen. Erlebe das virtuelle Frankfurt in Germanyin3D. 	Frankfurt Main
 	Köln 3D 	Mit dem Virtuellen Köln und dem Virtuellen Kölner Dom findet ihr auch in Second Life die liebenswerte Rheinmetropole! Mit ausführlichem SL-Einführungs-Tutorial in deutscher Sprache. 	Virtuelles Koeln
 	München virtuell 	“München virtuell” ist das einzigartige Modell der Münchner Innenstadt. Über 200 Gebäude, Sehenswürdigkeiten, Lokale, Galerien, Clubs und Shops. Ein einzigartiges Erlebnis und eine freundliche Community. 	Munich City
 	newBERLIN 	Die virtuelle Metropole im Maßstab 1:1. Hier tanzt der Berliner Bär! Events, Clubs, Sightseeing, Shopping, Sport & Kultur. Leichter Einstieg: Persönliche Helfer, Jobs, eine Schule und... ALLES GRATIS! 	New Berlin
 	swiss tutorial 	Das umfassende schweizer Tutorial zu Second Life; interaktiv, auf deutsch. Folge einem Lernpfad attraktiver und abwechslungsreicher Übungen, und informiere dich parallel dazu im Web über alles um SL. 	Swiss Projects
===Italian - Italiano===
 Italian speaking Communities
Logo	CG Name 	Description 	SLurl
 	Italian Community	La Community Italiana offre numerose attrattive: sport virtuali, eventi e contest, musica dal vivo e DJ internazionali, sfilate, giochi e servizi dedicati agli utenti. Entrate nell’Isola di Orientamento Italiana per i tutorial.	Italy Orientation
 	ITLAND 	ITLAND è un punto di riferimento per la community italiana di Second Life. Qui trovi un ambiente elegante ed amichevole in cui incontrare persone, svolgere attività e sviluppare il tuo business. 	ITLAND
===Japanese - 日本語===
 Japanese speaking Communities
Logo	CG Name 	Description 	SLurl
 	MagSL NET 	日本最大コミュニティのマグスルなら、やりたいこといろいろ見つかります。 初心者にもわかりやすい日本語チュートリアル、クレジットカードのいらないリンデンドル販売、大小さまざまな土地のレンタル、ショッピングにコンサート、レーシングサーキットなど、たくさんのコミュニティで皆様をお待ちしています。 	mirai
 	Metabirds 	メタバーズには、クリエーターショップやビジネス街、文化的でお洒落な人達が数多く入居する住宅街など、美しくワクワクする街が広がっています。まずは、遊び心一杯のチュートリアルで操作方法を学んで、広大なセカンドライフの世界を体験してみましょう。初めての方でも安心して楽しめるように「ビギナーセンター」では、毎晩２２～２３時の間、スタッフがお待ちしてみなさんのセカンドライフに関する質問にお答えしています。 	Metabirds Sea 1
 	Mobile Factory	モバイルファクトリーが提供するセカンドライフ初心者向け登録方法には以下の特徴がございますのでご注意ください。特徴１ : 登録が簡単すぎる！（約3分で完了！）特徴２ : すぐに友達を作れるコミュニケーションツール「Wassr」をプレゼント！特徴３ : セカンドライフの通貨「リンデンドル」がもらえるキャンペーン随時開催！特徴4 : 日本人が多い 	MobileFactory
 	Virtual Walker	東京ウォーカーのバーチャル版、バーチャルウォーカーは登録者10万人以上の日本最大のセカンドライフポータルです。 日本語による簡単登録、操作ガイドの他、毎日スタッフがセカンドライフ内で活動し、イベントも行われています。 ウェブサイトと雑誌連動型の企画など、安心で楽しい日本人セカンドライフコミュニティの登録はこちらからどうぞ！ 	Walker Orientation
===Korean - 한국어===
 Korean speaking Communities
Logo	CG Name 	Description 	SLurl
 	Sera Korea	세컨드라이프 대한민국 공식 파트너! 세라코리아(www.serakorea.com)로 오세요.- 상시 거주하는 공식 도우미 아바타(멘토)가 도움을 드려요. - 체계적인 매뉴얼을 통해 다양한 재미를 즐길 수 있어요. - 쇼핑몰, 영화, 카페 등 다양한 공간을 무료로 제공합니다. 지금 바로 세라코리아를 통해 세컨드라이프에 가입하세요. 세라코리아에서 세컨드라이프 국내 사용자들과 함께 친목, 정보 등을 공유할 수 있는 기회를 마련하세요. 	Sera Korea 14
===Polish - Polski ===
 Polish speaking Communities
Logo	CG Name 	Description 	SLurl
 	Polish Community	Polish Community to ludzie.To Ty to Ja. To nowe możliwości realizacyjne tego co lubisz i kim jesteś. To współnota polskiego społeczeństwa. Nie zwlekaj i daj poznać się innym już dziś.	Polish Community WyspaStartowa
===Portuguese ===
 Portuguese speaking Communities
Logo	CG Name 	Description 	SLurl
 	Copacabana Brasil 	Venha para nossa comunidade brasileira no Second Life. Aqui você fará novos amigos e terá um ambiente totalmente customizado para o seu idioma. Fale com nossos "mentores" eles estaram sempre dispostos a ajudar. 	Copacabana Brasil
 	G.A.M. Grupo de Apoio Mentor	Queremos proporcionar um grupo de pessoas preparadas, que seja capaz de ajudar a todos os residentes Inworld, dando orientação e suporte a usuários para que possam usufruir de uma boa experiência SL. Os agentes estão habilitados a orientar, guiar e ensinar os moradores lado a lado, mostrando como o Second Life foi criado para divertimento e prazer, para engrandecer e crescer como seres humanos num local que vincula todos os povos, raças e culturas.	G.A.M. Grupo de Apoio Mentor
 	Ilha Brasil 	Primeira ilha Brasileira do Second life, um lugar de gente bonita alegre e com o tempero Brasileiro, venha ja fazer parte da comunidade que mais cresce no second life, ILHA BRASIL a numero 1 dos Brasileiros no Second life !!!! 	Ilha Brasil
 	Portal Brasil 	O Portal Brasil é cuidadosamente planejado para receber os novos brasileiros cadastrados com a atenção de residentes experientes que ensinarão todos os movimentos básicos e dicas importantes para que você possa desfrutar experiências fantásticas inworld. Venha descobrir todos os segredos de uma segunda vida com a qualidade. Aguardamos você! Seja bem vindo! 	Portal Brasil
===Russian - Русский===
 Russian speaking Communities
Logo	CG Name 	Description 	SLurl
 	Moscow Island	Moscow Island - сообщество русскоговорящих резидентов Second Life. Виртуальная копия Красной Площади, Мавзолея, Кремля. Развлекательные мероприятия в клубах, магазины и аренда земли. 6 островов.	Moscow Island
===Spanish - Español===
 Spanish speaking Communities
Logo	CG Name 	Description 	SLurl
 	MundoSL 	Conecta directamente con los hispanohablantes. Nuestros orientadores y video tutoriales te ayudaran a aprender las claves y tecnicas de este mundo para que evoluciones en el lo antes posible. Foros de ayuda y noticias en http://www.mundosl.com 	SecondMind I
 	AlterSpain 	Entra en Second Life de la mano de AlterSpain y nace en la Isla ñ, la primera isla de ayuda en español enlazada en la web de SecondLife.com. Visita nuestros foros de ayuda en español en http://www.alterspain.com 	Alterspain
 	Virtual Spain	Comunidad de usuarios hispanohablantes dedicada desde 2006 a proveer a los nuevos usuarios de Second Life® de recursos in-world, clases online, herramientas web y foros de consulta para aprovechar el potencial del mundo virtual. Todo en http://www.virtual-spain.es.	Virtual Spain
===Turkish - Türkçe===
 Turkish speaking Communities
Logo	CG Name 	Description 	SLurl
 	Virtual Bosphorus	Virtual Bosphorus, Türk kültür ve tarihini tanıtan bir adadır.Adada iki müze bulunmaktadır.Biri Türkiye Cumhuriyeti kurucusu olan "Mustafa Kemal Atatürk" diğeri "Osmanlı Müzesi" dir.	Bosphorus
== Related Links ==
=== CG Additional Information ===
* Community Gateway Criteria
* SL Community Programs
* 2008-12-09 Blog post about expanding the CG program
* :Category:Community Gateway - More details about the Community Gateway members. Here the Gateway owners can provide additional information about their activities, events and news from their communities.
=== CG Related Resources ===
* Best practices for building an Orientation Island
* Building community - A project that is just about to start - but will be great for best practices sharing in regard to building up communities and managing them.
* Localization Portal - Translation projects for Knowledge Base, Second Life viewer as well as this wiki.
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