Portland Creative Conference

April 22, 2008

The first planning meeting

Filed under: Planning — Sharon Rockey @ 12:22 AM

On Friday April 18th twenty Creative Conference supporters—former board members and a few new faces—met to strategize and kick around some initial ideas for getting the wheels in motion for the re-launch of the Portland Creative Conference. September 6th is the proposed date and the former conference venue (Newmark Theater) is available for us.  There is a lot of detail to work through, but this was a great start.

As the event will be a “beta” re-launch, Steve Gehlen, the architect of the re-launch, has proposed a single-day event which, because of the proximity of dates, would tie-in with other events such as Inverge: the Interactive Convergence Conference, the Time-Based Art Festival and MusicFestNW.
 
Sub-committees will be meeting in the coming weeks to plan the Organizational Structure, Sponsorship, Program/Presenters, Marketing, Partnerships, and Facilities.
 
We’ll continue to update this site as things develop.  To be notified as plans take shape, see the various subscription options.  If you would like to help with the planning process, let us know.

Taken at the initial planning meeting on 04-18-08:

Initial Creative Conference Planning Meeting on 04-18-08

April 12, 2008

Re-launch the Creative Conference — Re-ignite the Imagination!

Filed under: 2008 Looking Back — Sharon Rockey @ 9:42 AM

All through the 90s, as a writer covering every event in the Bay Area that focused on technology, entertainment, and all things creative,  I thought I’d seen it all. Then I came up for my first Portland Creative Conference in 1998 and discovered that these folks had created something so special, it was way ahead of the pack! And they’d been doing it since 1990.

The Creative Conference, which ended its initial run in 2001, was a full immersion into the spirit of creativity where extraordinarily talented people came to share personal insights into the creative process. There were multimedians, producers, directors, writers, composers, artists, actors, advertising legends, and more, all gathering for an electrifying and interactive ideas exchange.  They dazzled us, they amused us, and they amazed us, but more importantly, when they revealed their failures as well as their successes, they convinced us that anything is possible.

One of the most remarkable things about the conference was the congenial and intimate atmosphere, palpable right there in the middle of the Newmark Theater’s capacity-crowd. The event producers were responsible for creating that ambiance, and even though I hear it had something to do with magic, they aren’t admitting to anything.

When the Creative Conference ended in 2001, it left behind twelve-years of spectacular content. If you didn’t have the rare pleasure of being there, here are some recaps written from 1998 – 2001:

A re-launch of the Creative Conference is underway and we’re inviting you to follow the action as things develop. Keep checking this blog or subscribe to one of our update methods.

Stay tuned and pass it on!

April 10, 2008

First planning meeting set

Filed under: Planning — Steve Gehlen @ 6:40 PM

The first planning meeting to discuss the return of the Creative Conference is set for Friday April 18th at noon.  It will include some of the people who worked on the event during its initial 12 year run and some new people who want to help create the next generation Creative Conference.

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