On June 29th at 17:00 EVE time, EVE University will host a live public interview with one of EVE Online’s most celebrated personalities, Roc Wieler.  Die-hard Minmatar combat pilot, CSM candidate, and real-life musician and wellness guru, Roc is one of the EVE community’s most colorful and interesting people.

You can learn more about Roc on his website: http://www.rocwieler.com – visitors will find some excellent EVE themed music there, plus plenty of other interesting posts about his EVE Online experiences and real-life fitness regimen and recommendations.

The interview will be moderated by UNI Teaching Director, Neville Smit. “I’m delighted to host Roc for this public Q&A session. He is undoubtedly one EVE’s more fascinating personalities, and he brings a wealth of experience, both in game and in real life,” said Smit. “I’m really looking forward to interviewing Roc and fielding questions from our audience.”

This event, sponsored by EVE University, is open to everyone on the UNI’s public Mumble server. Use this guide for set-up: http://wiki.eveuniversity.org/Mumble#Very_quick_guide_.28PUBLIC_SERVER.29 – participants should also join the Lecture.E-UNI in-game chat channel, where they can post questions during the discussion.

This event is one of EVE University’s ongoing series of guest lectures, bringing different perspectives of noted personalities in EVE Online to all interested capsuleers. Check the EVE University class library for recordings of these guest lectures.

EVE Online is built upon a massive amount of backstory and role-playing lore. On May 24th at 01:00 EVE time, three experts on EVE lore will discuss recent events in New Eden, and speculate on their implications for the future of EVE Online.

The three panelists include:

• Rhavas – leading participant in the Arek’Jaalan wormhole study project, and aficionado of the history of New Eden
• Mark726 – curator of the EVE Travel website, and author of the EVE Lore Survival Guide
• Morwen Lagann – expert on the back story of EVE, primary archivist for the Arek’Jaalan Project and moderator of the Backstage role playing forum as well as the in-game role-playing chat channels, The Summit and OOC

If you have ever wondered about any aspect of EVE lore or history, or how to play the game as a role-player, now is your chance to get informed answers.

Neville Smit, EVE University’s Teaching Manager, will moderate the panel. “Development of EVE Online’s backstory and lore have seen a resurgence lately,” says Smit, “with the Battle of Caldari Prime and the recent news of changes in New Eden’s political factions. Our panelists understand the importance of these changes and how they foretell possible directions in future gameplay in EVE. I’m looking forward to moderating this event, and I think it will be of interest not only to EVE role-players, but to anyone who enjoys playing the game.”

This event, sponsored by EVE University, is open to everyone on the UNI’s public Mumble server. Use this guide for set-up: http://wiki.eveuniversity.org/Mumble#Very_quick_guide_.28PUBLIC_SERVER.29 – participants should also join the Lecture.E-UNI in-game chat channel, where they can post questions to the panelists during the discussion.

This event is one of EVE University’s ongoing series of guest lectures, bringing different perspectives of noted personalities in EVE Online to all interested capsuleers. Check the EVE University class library for recordings of these guest lectures.

On April 25-27, CCP will host Fanfest, the annual gathering of EVE Online enthusiasts, in Reykjavik, Iceland. This year’s Fanfest celebrates the 10th anniversary of the introduction of EVE Online, so CCP has promised to make this event extraordinary.

Not wanting to miss the party, dozens of EVE University and DUST University students plan to attend Fanfest this year. According to informal polls, UNI attendance is expected to be about 50 fans of EVE Online and DUST 514.

Bairfhionn Isu, UNI Director of Education, is looking forward to the event. “Last year was a lot of fun, meeting and hanging out with fellow UNIs. I can’t wait to do again this year.”

D-UNI CEO Dennie Fleetfoot also plans to attend in what he calls “the non-armoured uniform of DUST University.”

Last year, UNIs claimed a corner of the Harpa convention hall, which became their base of operations for the entire event. UNIs attending Fanfest should look for their comrades on the second floor in the seating area near the concession stand.

After event hours each evening, UNIs can meet up in the lobby bar at the Þingholt CenterHotel – also known as the “Thingholt”.

If you are not going to Fanfest….

For those unable to attend, you can listen in on the various briefings online. CCP will be live streaming EVE Fanfest sessions in standard definition for free on their Twitch.TV channel (http://www.twitch.tv/ccp)

Alternatively, you buy the high-definition live stream for a one-time fee of $19.95 USD or one PLEX (Pilot License Extension) – you can purchase the HD Fanfest stream here: https://secure.eveonline.com/fanfest/stream.aspx – this package includes:

• Three full days of high definition programming live from Fanfest
• Access to the HD stream of a series of live pre-Fanfest interviews with CCP developers.
• A digital copy of the Fanfest “Quafe” Tshirt for EVE Online, which matches the shirt attendees receive
• A choice of one of five pirate faction rookie ships for EVE Online: the Angel Cartel Echo, Blood Raider Hematos, Dread Guristas Taipan, Sansha’s Nation Immolator or Serpentis Violator
• One of fifty copies of the Quafe Scout vk.0 dropsuit for DUST 514—a flashy and effective dropsuit for confident mercenaries

Fanfest tickets sold out early this year – so plan on buying them early next year and join us in Reykjavik in 2014!