Florida Creatives – Creating a Community of Innovation

Location

BarCampMiami will take place once again at the outstanding Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, kicking off an exciting week for technology in South Florida.

What is BarCamp?

BarCamp is an ad-hoc gathering born from the desire for people to share and learn in an open environment. It is an intense event with discussions, demos, and interaction from attendees. BarCampMiami 2009 will include WordCamp!

Location

(O)rlando Elec(tron)ic (I)nteractive Entertainment (Con)vention

The inaugural Otronicon V.1 event in January 2006 attracted more than 16,000 to experience how the cultural phenomenon of video games is changing everything from art to education to business to military training. Otronicon is uniquely Orlando and spotlights Central Florida's growing digital media industry.

Come join more than 15,000 people, and have fun on more than 100 gaming stations, including Wii, Playstation 3, Game Cube and Xbox, and play some of the newest (and oldest) video games. Experience real life, cutting edge, military training simulators such as those used by the Marines, Lockheed Martin and more. Play alongside your friends or battle it out with tons of video game competitions. Jam with your band mates in the Rock Band Concert Hall, or duke it out with your friends in Central Florida's biggest Super Smash Brothers Festival. Don't miss all the action at this year's Otronicon V.4!

Family
Who said video games are just for kids? Live out your childhood dreams behind the wheel of a racing car or in the cockpit of a fighter jet in one of our state of the art simulators. Or crank up your favorite classic rock hits on a customized Rock Band stage. Oh, and don’t worry, there’s stuff for the kids too!

Gamers
Are you good? Really good? Good enough to face off on some of your favorite games in person? At Otronicon, you can test your skills on more than 100 gaming stations in a variety of competition formats. This year’s highlight – Central Florida’s biggest Super Smash Brothers competition. When you need a break from playing, check out this year’s brand new Machinima Film Festival.

Educators
Otronicon offers interactive classes uniquely designed for middle and high school students to explore the world of gaming technology. Students can work with industry-based tools for 3D modeling, animation and game design. Teachers, we’ve got you covered, too, with special “Teachers Only” workshops to increase your knowledge of technology.

Location

From a recent New York Times article on Likemind:
a monthly kaffeeklatsch for creative professionals, held in 55 cities around the world, including Mumbai, São Paulo, Shanghai, and Malmo, Sweden.

Likemind gatherings have no formal structure, no fees and typically no agenda. But participants exchange ideas, job tips and useful contacts, while also batting around ideas about technology, art, business and culture.

Location

2009 is going to be a big year for Florida Creatives, and this month's happy hour is going to be the kick-off to a lot of that activity. We are starting a monthly conference call for a steering committee, so look at floridacreatives.com for more details.

I must be brave to say this, but when is the next meetup? (last time I had to get my appendix out when I got home from Melbourne)

I think Grill 192 was a great location - good food, decent beer, not too hard to find, and the manager was nice, if a bit excitable - "You should link to us from your website!"

I think we had 7 creatives at the last event, including 2 of the founding members from the first event in Orlando... how ironic.

When to do the next event? Orlando is having a happy hour Monday the 19th...

What about sometime later that week? Thursday the 22nd? Any objections?

Location

An American Jewish-Swedish Chanukah Celebration... In Orlando.

Who: Orlando Jewish Theater / Brian Feldman Projects

Location

“Completely Unsanctioned” – Seth Kubersky, Orlando Weekly
“Fortunately, no guns were drawn. Mazel Tov!” – Al Pergande, Ink 19

Location

“Completely Unsanctioned” – Seth Kubersky, Orlando Weekly
“Fortunately, no guns were drawn. Mazel Tov!” – Al Pergande, Ink 19

Location

“Completely Unsanctioned” – Seth Kubersky, Orlando Weekly
“Fortunately, no guns were drawn. Mazel Tov!” – Al Pergande, Ink 19

Location

“Completely Unsanctioned” – Seth Kubersky, Orlando Weekly
“Fortunately, no guns were drawn. Mazel Tov!” – Al Pergande, Ink 19