Portland Social Media

Ignite Portland

Ignite Portland
www.igniteportland.com
Thursday, October 25th, 6-9pm
Wieden+Kennedy (224 NW 13th Ave, Portland, OR)

Ignite is coming to Portland! Share burning ideas.

If you had five minutes on stage what would you say? What if you only got 20 slides and they rotated automatically after 15 seconds? Around the world geeks have been putting together Ignite nights to show their answers. Topics range all over the map - from straight-up tech to creative arts to hobbies to general knowledge topics. Ignite Portland on October 25th will the first in an ongoing series of Ignite events in Portland and we invite you to be part of it.

We have a confirmed date and venue for the first Ignite Portland event! Thursday, October 25, 2007, at Wieden+Kennedy (224 NW 13th Ave, Portland, OR) from 6PM to 9PM, and is free for all. The W+K space is amazing - many thanks to Renny Gleeson and everyone at W+K for being willing to host the event.

If you’re interested in getting a taste of Ignite, take a look at the talk “How to Buy a New Car” by Rob Gruhl at Ignite Seattle:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPor5b7JLLE

We need your help to make Ignite Portland a fantastic event. Here’s what you can do…

1) If you plan to attend, please add yourself to the Ignite Portland Upcoming page as an attendee. This will help us get a more accurate attendance count and plan accordingly for food and drinks:

http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/265888/

2) Forward this blog post on to people that may have an interest in attending, blog it, Twitter it, invite your Facebook friends, however you connect on the Internet! As we have done little marketing of the event (so far), assume that your local social network doesn’t know about it yet. All are invited - this is not a tech-specific event, although many of the presentations will likely be tech-related (some will not - as the example talk above represents).

3) Grab the promotional graphic from the right nav of the Ignite Portland web site, add it to your own site or blog, with a link back to Ignite Portland. You can also just point to the promotional graphic using HTML:

http://www.igniteportland.com/wp-content/uploads/igniteportland102007.gif

4) Are you interested in being a presenter? Add you idea to the Ignite Portland Presenters page as a blog comment, as we will be reviewing idea submissions shortly:

http://www.igniteportland.com/want-to-present/

5) Help identify sponsors. Intel and Jive Software are already on-board as sponsors, and W+K, of course, providing the venue. We are looking for additional sponsors to cover food, drinks, and signage. This is a not for profit event. 100% of sponsor dollars are for printing and refreshment costs.

We hope to see you at Ignite Portland! It’s going to be a blast.

Portland Grassroots Media Camp

Are you interested in learning more about the tools and skills needed to create your own media? Well, to those ambitious enough to answer yes, and who have time free this weekend, you should check out the Portland Grassroots Media Camp scheduled for August 24th - 26th here in Portland. The planners of the event are planning for a weekend of hands-on skills training and workshops designed to make media creation more accessible. The workshops are open to the public and FREE.

The workshops cover a wide variety of topics like:

• Adobe Photoshop
• Comics 101
• Creating a Webpage Using HTML
• Podcasting
• Digital Editing: Working With Short Interviews
• Imovie Boot Camp
• How to Create a Blog
• Different Methods of Audio Production
• Oral Histories—Interviewing Techniques
• The Basics of Silkscreening
• Writing a Press Release
• United Voices ZINE: Early Process and Peer Editing
• Setting Up a Press Conference

The Portland Grassroots Media Camp blog just posted a workshop schedule (pdf). Workshops will take place at seven venues spread across town, so check to see which venue is closest to you.

Class space is limited. To ensure a space for you is available, please RSVP. To RSVP, leave a message at (503) 236-7916 or send an email to bolivarianmedia(at)gmail.com with your name, phone number, email, organization, and the classes you would like to take in order of preference. Need translation for a class? Let us know in advance and we will try to have a translator of your language.

Portland Social Media Club Special Event!

We are having a special event for the next Portland Social Media Club on June 26 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Portland Center For The Performing Arts!

Here’s the deal. A few months back, I was asked to do a mini-Podcast Hotel event for Platform, The International Animation Festival, coming to Portland June 25-30. They asked if we could come and hang out, teach animators about the wonders of podcasting, blogging and social media.

Heck, ya, i said. Spread the gospel? Count us in!

So, we’d love to have you there. Please bring your gear, your laptops, your mobile gadgets for an evening of conversation, interviews and sharing! We’ll show these creative folks why we get so dang excited about blogs, podcasts and RSS. Should be a great time. We may even be able to get a few passes to some of the screenings.

Please let us know if you can make it by visiting the event page over at Upcoming:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/207361

Just a note, the Portland Social Media Club event will be on the second floor of the Portland Center For The Performing Arts. It’s at 1111 SW Broadway, right next door to the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall. Just look for the Platform signs. It should be pretty clear.

Also, I am looking for volunteers almost every night of the event. If you want to join me there, just leave a comment. I’d love to have the company! I’ll work really, really hard on getting free screening passes for those who let me know!