What To Expect at a Cre8Camp

 

The registration table

All attendees check in at the registration table to:

1. Sign-in with their contact information
2. Fill out a name badge or tag
3. Pick up swag (if any)

 

The opening session

This is one of the two times where all participants gather in the same room (usually the largest one in the facility). This will be a general orientation to the event, including sponsor thank yous, facility overview (important things like the location of the restooms) and any facility rules (e.g. smoking, food, etc.). This is a great time for participants to ask any questions before the main sessions get started.

 

 

The open grid schedule

This is an what makes Cre8Camp an unconference. The event agenda starts out as an open grid, with time slots represented as rows and available room numbers/names represented as columns, thus creating a matrix of time/location blocks to be filled in. See this picture for reference.

 

The people who fill out this open grid schedule are the participants themselves. That way anyone can suggest a topic that will be discussed during the event. The sorting out of these topics can either be done online prior to the event or at the event itself.

 

In the spirit of freedom and collaboration we encourage participants to:

• Not be afraid of losing ‘hipness’ by posting a suggested topic about absolutely anything that they want to discuss. Most topic will be related to creativity in some way, but topics from all walks of a creative’s life, incluing side projects and hobbies will also surface. Have somebody who wanted a session comprised of nothing but Guitar Hero competition between ad freaks? A discussion about LOST? Personal stories on “A-ha moments” and how to come up great ideas? All are welcome.
• Collaborate and mash up sessions. Got two discussions that relate or don’t, but can coexist? Then use a room and have both. In one instance, a session on Twitter and knitting even happened in the same room.

 

The sessions

Usually, every hour is broken down into a 45-minute session and 15-minute respite to allow for break, prep and more networking. Found some people talking about early 16th century Italian typography in the breakroom while between sessions? Let it happen. Cre8Camps will thrive precisely because of this sort of interesting, passionate conversation between likeminded individuals.

 

The lunches/dinners

Sometime durng the day, reserve an hour or two for participants to eat a meal. This will also be a great time to network.

 

The wrap-up session

At the end of the event, all participants will gather in one again to provide feedback, suggest ideas for next time, thank the sponsors, etc.

 

The after-parties and after-Camps

Completely optional, but wouldn’t they be fun? The goal of Cre8Camps is to build a community of creative individuals that share a passion for something, not because it’s their day job, but because they love it.

 

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