CREATE South 2009
The second year of CREATE South is now upon us. It is an exciting time due to the fact that all the hard work has been done and now it is time to get the word out. This year we have brought fourth four different tracks of creativity under one roof with exciting speakers and keynotes. I am proud to be a part of the entire process and look forward to this years CREATE South. If you get a chance please come out April 25, 2009 to support the Southeast only grassroots new media technology and creative conference.
Below you will find a list of the speakers and presenters at this years CREATE South conference.
Key Note
Tiffany Trent – Author
Everyday Creativity: Making the Ordinary Extraordinary
Track 1: Writing
Kelly Love-Johnson – Author
Writing Your Personal Story. A version of the popular workshop by Kelly Love-Johnson
Katherine Williams – Poet
A reading from Cranioglyph: A Memoir in Verse, followed by a moderated conversation with poet Katherine Williams.
Marsha Guerard – Editor
Looking Less Dorky: Practical tips for editing your own work
Track 2: Making Media
Tee Morris and Kregg Steppe – Podcast Pioneers
Podcasting 101 – getting started creating and publishing your podcasts.
Robert Harvey – Artist and Videographer
Lighting and shooting your video
Kregg Steppe – Podcast Pioneer
Digital photography and Creative Commons
Track 3: Art
Arron Frobase – Free Thinker Artist
Presents a lecture on stencils, stickers and homegrown art, with a how to create stencils and produce stickers.
Ava Ann Vrooman – Web Comic Producer
Discussion on how to utilize the comicpress theme with wordpress to publish and manage web comics.
Matt “Six “Bahr – Freelance Commercial Artist
Art as a means to survive. See how one artist took his passion and ran with it.
Track 4: Creating Community
Chuck Boyd – Photograoher
How to start and maintain a community group with MeetUps
Jared Smith -
Memes – From self promotion to catchphrase to cultural ideas, Lets get it rolling!