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Cre8CampPortland_2009-03-07

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About Cre8Camp

 
Cre8Camp is an unconference for creative industries professionals. It is an ad-hoc gathering for participants to learn, network and share in an open environment with discussions, demos and interaction all led by the attendees.
 
Cre8Camp is a nonprofit event affiliated with the Portland Creative Conference (Cre8Con).
 

> Read Tweets about Cre8Camp (Twitter Search)

> Read blog posts about Cre8Camp (Google Blog Search)

> View photos from Cre8Camp Portland 3 on 03/07/09 (courtesy of Steve Kemper)

> View a video overview of Cre8Camp Portland 2 on 11/15/08 (courtesy of Kimberly Gehl)

 

Event Details 

 

Thanks to everyone who made Cre8Camp Portland 3 a wonderful event!

 

> View photos from Cre8Camp Portland 3 on 03/07/09 (courtesy of Steve Kemper)

 

When: Saturday, March 7th, 10:00am - 3:00pm (check-in starts at 9:30am) 

Where: souk, 322 NW 6th Avenue, Suite 200, Portland, OR 97209 (directions

Cost: $10 prior to March 1st, $15 after

 

Register Now

 

Schedule

Saturday, March 7th 

  • 9:30am Check-in & Networking
  • 10:00am Welcome & Orientation (all participants)
  • 10:10am Develop Topics & Sessions Plan (all participants)
  • 10:40am Session One (3 or 4 discussion topics to choose from)
  • 11:15am --BREAK-- (10 minutes)
  • 11:25am Session Two (3 or 4 discussion topics to choose from)
  • 12:00pm --LUNCH-- (box lunch served)
  • 1:00pm Session Three  (3 or 4 discussion topics to choose from)
  • 1:45pm --BREAK-- (15 minutes)
  • 2:00pm Session Four  (3 or 4 discussion topics to choose from)
  • 2:45pm Closing feedback session (all participants)
  • 3:00 Wrap up

 

Web Addresses for Upcoming, Facebook, Twitter 

 

Proposed Session Topics (Add Your Own Topic Ideas Here)

The session topics at Cre8Camp are developed by the participants.  Add your own topic ideas below or email topic ideas to portland (at) cre8camp (dot) org. (see list of sample Cre8Camp discussion topics)

 

  • Oregon Creative Industries: Feedback session regarding the Draft for Public Comment document recently published that defines the Oregon Creative Industries cluster along with proposed objectives and initiatives to sustain and boost Oregon's creative economy.  Download the document at http://www.box.net/shared/of9mtjl7it
  • the plethora of non-profit theaters in Portland
  • mashing up theater, dance, comedy, writing and visual art

    Kevin Kelly's 1000 True Fans Theory (http://www.kk.org/thetechnium/archives/2008/03/1000_true_fans.php)

  • oppotunities for hanging out and networking between camps ... new in town.
  • Interactive Forefront | Social Media (in practice/knowledge share)
  • Tools/tips/tricks Project Management
  • Emerging Trends
  • Tools of the trade knowledgeshare
  • GIS
  • the future of media
  • Specifically, how does the role of classic artistic creatives (painters, poets, musicians, etc.) in our society tie into the output of creatives in generally more lucrative domains?
  • What is the tie in between arts and leadership?
  • How do you convince the business world that inclusion of creativity is imperative to their survival?
  • How to find a balanced life between creativity and business?
  • How to best utilize a balanced brain approach to life, creative and logical simultaneously?
  • How to provide creatives with the services they need and make the relationship beneficial to both parties (i.e. artists who need lawyers or accountants who are not good at those things and are not interested in them)?
  • How to provide those in need of creativity in their lives with the knowledge that it is available to them (i.e. lawyers and accountants who've always wanted to draw or play guitar)?
  • utilizing social networking to improve your websites ranking
  • starting your own small design company
  • visual thinking and concept development
  • critical mass-99%inspiration 1% perspiration
  • ubuntu
  • Portland Creative Conference (Cre8Con) suggestions (Previous cre8con 'talks' online)
  • Open Source art
  • user interfaces
  • visualizations - (data art, tufte)
  • Portland Festival for digital media/Art/Technology (similar to Ars Electronica)
  • Tips for Design on a budget.
  • Client Management
  • Training Funds (and Resources) for the Freelancer
  • Crowd sourcing creative resources / help / feedback

 

Sample Past Session Topics 

  • Creative Rituals: what gets you into your creative space... how do you get connected to your creative source...?
  • This one time at band camp: your favorite client horror stories (we'll try not to mention any names)
  • Sleeping is for the weak: share tips on balancing family, work and play.
  • I work for myself/own a boutique agency. Why did you do it? Discuss. Share stories of trials and tribulations.
  • Health Insurance for Freelancers/Consultants. Resources. How to apply. How to stay safe.
  • Global Positioning: Galvanizing the Portland creative community to position us as a global creative services center: how can we work together to develop a shared vision and move it forward so more business comes our way?
  • Protecting your Idea: A new wave in creative idea protection. Utilizing and formulating industry standards to present work to clients, while maintaining good customer service. Can we see this evolve as a collective practice for creatives nationwide?
  • Retail Tech Overdosing, Experiential vs. Gallery design
  • The Milk Bath-A history of ways to decompress after a day battling clients and coworkers
  • Non-profits using the web to raise funds, build awareness 

 

Participants (aka Campers) 

At the last Cre8Camp Portland, we had over 60 people registered to attend.  Thanks to everyone!

 

Registered (so far)

 

As of 03/06, the following people are registered (in alpha order):

 

Paula Austin

Linda Bard

Whitney Bard

Clifton Barnhart

Ron Barrett

bret bernhoft

Matt Blair

M. Edward Borasky

Alisa Brummer

Jeff Brummer

Carri Bugbee

Amber Case

Brad Cohen

John Davis

Amber DeCelle

Zack Denfeld

Tim Denney

siobhan doyle

Sarah Foster

Carisa Gasser

Steve Gehlen

Steve Gifford

Jesse Gravenor

Jennifer Green

Kim Harrison-Dellacorva

John Hartman

Tim Haskins

Josh Hemsley

maryellen hockensmith

Rori Homme

Burk Jackson

Steve Kemper

Bryan Ledford

Will Luers

Tad Lukasik

Meighan Maloney

Ryan Marchese

Dean Martindale

Gabriel Mathews

Dean McBeth

Leigh Milander

Chad Mortensen - @chadmor

Alicia Nagel

Al Partridge

mj petroni

Thomas Phillipson

Bram Pitoyo

Angela Reat

Martin Rio

Derrek Robertson

Scott Rogers

Kevin Rucier

Shane Sasnow

Jackie Scherer

cassondra schindler

Amanda Shebiel

John Schreiber

Christian Schumann-Curtis

Erin Semet

Peter Vaughan Shaver

Samantha Soma

Rebekah Villon

Chad Walsh

Julie Williams

 

Planners

 

Volunteers

Below are the volunteer roles at a typical Cre8Camp.  If you are interested in volunteering, you can add your name below or select a specific role during online registration

  • Assistant Planner
  • Session Leader
  • Marketing/Promotion
  • Sponsor Development
  • Designer (signage, etc.)
  • Venue Setup/Clean-up - Carisa Gasser
  • Lunch coordinator 
  • Check-in Table - Tad Lukasik
  • Food Logistics
  • Photographer - Steve Kemper

 

Sponsors

Sponsorships start at $250.  For sponsorship opportunities contact Steve Gehlen at 503-819-6219.

 

Current Sponsors so far...

 

Cash

  

In-Kind 

 

Association Partners

 

Budget

  • Incoming sponsor donations (cash, in-kind)
  • Outgoing expenses
    • venue
    • insurance
    • food/beverage
    • misc. supplies

 

Task List

(please cross out an item when it's accounted for or assigned)

 

Tech

  • Update Cre8Camp Portland wiki page

  • Setup online registration form

  • WiFi

  • Projector

  • White Boards

  • Flip charts

  • Photographer

  • Video

  • Audio

  • Streaming

  •  

 

Non-tech

  • Tables and chairs
  •  

 

Tags for flickr, delicious, Twitter, ma.gnolia, technorati etc. 

Please use the following tags for content related to this event: 

  • Cre8CampPortland
  • Cre8Camp 

 

Who plans to tweet and/or blog at the event?

  • Gabriel "@sirgabe / @gmathews" Mathews
  • Truen Pence @designiscrafty

 

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