Portland Creative Conference

June 13, 2008

Creative Conference is a fiscally sponsored project of Keeping the Beat

Filed under: Planning,Sponsors — Steve Gehlen @ 10:58 PM

Today the Board of Directors for Keeping the Beat,  an Oregon-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit public charity that supports arts programs in Oregon, announced that they agreed to be the fiscal sponsor of the new Creative Conference in Portland.

The Creative Conference planning committee and KTB leadership see strong alignment around supporting and celebrating creativity and the arts in a variety of forms.

From the beginning of the process to develop a new Creative Conference I thought it was important to structure it as a nonprofit community-based project like it was before.  We accomplished this goal with today’s vote by the KTB Board.  This milestone in the planning process means the Creative Conference can move forward with accepting tax-exempt donations and sponsorships to help manifest the event.

Former Presenter Bill Buxton recalls the Portland Creative Conference

Filed under: Uncategorized — Sharon Rockey @ 3:50 PM

On June 11, renowned designer and Microsoft principle researcher, Bill Buxton (who spoke at the original Creative Conference in 1996) presented at an event in Portland.  In some press articles prior to his presentation (entitled, Design Thinking: Action and Ecosystem) Buxton said, “I can’t think of Portland without thinking about the physical context in which it is situated, as it is almost synonymous with innovation and design.” Then recalling his previous experiences in Portland he added, “My friendship with Will Vinton and participation in the Portland Creative Conference are some of my best memories.”

Here are links to two articles about Buxton’s Portland appearance.  They both mention the Portland Creative Conference:

Article in the Oregonian

Article on Broadcast Newsroom

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