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- Florida Creatives Happy Hour #40(3 days)
- Orlando InDesign Users Group(12 days)
- Burrow Press Launch Party and Book Signing(12 days)
- BarCamp Orlando 2010(22 days)
- Yuri's Night Space Party(29 days)
- @67Books @oclslibrary(30 days)
Likemind
In Orlando we get together at Drunken Monkey, drink coffee, and have a good conversation with others of like mind.
Jacksonville gets together at Starbuck's on San Marco Blvd.
BarCamp Orlando 2010
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Artists, trend-spotters, activists, geeks and performers from Orlando and all around the SouthEast will be flocking to Orlando for an annual event unlike any other in Central Florida. BarCamp is a conference with no keynote speaker, no pre-defined schedule and no admission fee. It sounds like a bunch of chaos, but in fact it's one of the most fun days you can participate in. It's very easy to be involved, speak your mind, meet likeminded folks, maybe get a job, or just hand out and listen to all the passionate conversations happening in and out of the rooms where sessions are held.
This ad-hoc day of sessions invites participants to control the programming by preparing a 20 minute talk on any creative topic and presenting it to other participants. A large board separated into time slots will be opened at 9AM. Those wishing to lead discussions should be present early to write the name of his or her session on the board first thing in the morning.
Or ask Nick about BarCamp:
There will be an hour break in the middle for lunch, which is being provided thanks to our generous sponsors.
Likemind.orl
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I had a great meeting with someone from the Urban Think Foundation today, and I thought we could send them a little bit of business. However, the bookstore does not open until 11AM, so that means we'd have to start a bit later than normal. I imagine the big topic of discussion this month will be Coworking.
More than 3 years ago, I heard about these two marketing guys / geeks from New York who had started an event they held on Friday mornings for coffee and conversation. The first few were just the two of them, but as they invited people and the word got out, it grew until it started getting on the radar all over the world. Now Likemind happens in scores of cities on every continent, and Orlando has been on that list almost since the beginning.
Likemind happens downtown, and everyone is welcome. Bring a few friends, get some coffee, and tell us what's on your mind.
Florida Creatives Happy Hour #38
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Come join Orlando's longest-running art and tech happy hour for our first gathering of the new year! Lots of exciting things are happening in Central Florida, and people who are well-connected and passionate about the future can't afford to miss out on these tribal gatherings.
Whether you're a poet, an actor, a photographer, a producer, a marketer, a programmer, an entrepreneur or a combination of them all, you'll find some great conversation and new friends by attending, and coming back every month on the third Monday.
We also have a chapter in Melbourne that has been meeting for over a year now with great success. If you'd like to see events like this in your town, feel free to start one!
Crooked Bayou has some of the best food in downtown Orlando, and drink specials for people who show up in the first hour. Monday is also when they run a special on their wings - check them out. Of course, the traditional "hot tots" and fried pickles are always a favorite.
P.S. Please bring a camera and snap some photos! You'll want to show your friends what it was like.
Florida Creatives 3 Year Anniversary
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In just a few days, Florida Creatives will have been a regular event in Orlando every month for 3 years. This is a cause for celebration. I hope you can all make it out to the festivities.
2010 is going to be a big year for Florida Creatives, with the Brevard circle turning 1 year old, and new circles starting in South Florida and Lakeland.
Come and meet some likeminded folks - people who are always learning, working to change the world, looking to create something new, or people who just like being social.
Thanks for 3 awesome years of your input, ideas, friendship and support. This group is reaching a new plateau, it is entirely due to our members, whom we ask little of, but who give us so much.
Admission is free, there is no sign-up form, there are no nametags, just come and be yourself, and the creatives will guide you from there!
Likemind.orl
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The November/December Likemind is done the first week of the month, to avoid conflicts with holiday travel.
More than 3 years ago, I heard about these two marketing guys / geeks from New York who had started an event they held on Friday mornings for coffee and conversation. The first few were just the two of them, but as they invited people and the word got out, it grew until it started getting on the radar all over the world. Now Likemind happens in scores of cities on every continent, and Orlando has been on that list almost since the beginning.
Likemind is before work (8AM), it happens downtown, and everyone is welcome. Bring a few friends, get some coffee, and tell us what's on your mind.
MOOM
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The fifth incarnation of The Daily City's monthly creative meetup, MOOM will be Friday, November 20, 2009 from 8am-9am at Urban Think! Deli (625 East Central Boulevard, Orlando). They've generously offered to open up early just for us. (Facebook Event Page)
FYI: Likemind is on hold until December 4th - Piers and Noah plan it like this every year.
Once again, Jeff Wirth will be acting as Guest Host. He is the creator of the Interactive Performance Lab and is very well known in the creative and improv communities in and outside Orlando.
What is MOOM? MOOM is short for "Meeting of the Orlando Minds." TheDailyCity.com MOOM will be a place for Orlando creative movers and shakers to connect (and re-connect) with each other, to discuss details of current projects and upcoming plans, and to to share resources and build interdisciplinary collaborations that create a more robust creative community in Orlando.
New Media Think and Drink: Focus on Community: Oct 16, 2009 (part two)
Download Think and Drink Part B
thinkdrink20091016_media_b.mp3
Length: 57:18
John Rife, Darren McDaniel, Julie Norris, Chris Blanc, Lance Turner, Gwendolyn Anello, and Ryan Price gathered with an audience of Central Florida's community organizers, marketers, independent publishers and entrepreneurs to discuss the ways they communicate with their respective groups, clients, users and the media.
Speakers for the New Media Think and Drink: Focus on Community
Gwendolyn Anello is a co-owner of Anello Consulting out of Merritt Island. She consults several organizations in the areas of communications, market development, community and public affairs, and fundraising.
Chris Blanc is the Marketing Director for the Enzian Theatre and the Florida Film Festival. As if that wasn't enough, he's involved in several other local communities, and had a hand in creating the Dandelion Cafe.
Darren McDaniel is the creator of a feature film (The Essence of Irwin), the founder of a local internet startup (Petentials), former programming director at the Downtown Media Arts Center, and has done PhD-level research Sociology at Vanderbilt.
Julie Norris is the owner of Dandelion CommuniTEA Cafe and the host of Front Porch Radio on WPRK 91.5FM every Wednesday. She's also a new mommy! Congrats!
John Rife was a media missionary in S. Pacific / Asia, a founding member of Interactive Expeditions, is an independent documentary filmmaker, a video blogger and is currently pursuing an MFA in Digital Media at UCF.
Lance Turner is the founder of the Ourlando movement and the owner of AEonBlu in Winter Park. You'll see Lance at tons of local events snapping pictures or signing up small businesses to bring the local color.
Ryan Price is the creator of the Florida Creatives Happy Hour and a partner in a web, media and training company called DrupalEasy. He produces several podcasts and blogs when he's not busy organizing events and community functions, or posting to local websites.
New Media Think and Drink: Focus on Community: Oct 16, 2009 (part one)
Download Think and Drink Part A
thinkdrink20091016_media_a.mp3
Length: 43:38
John Rife, Darren McDaniel, Julie Norris, Chris Blanc, Lance Turner, Gwendolyn Anello, and Ryan Price gathered with an audience of Central Florida's community organizers, marketers, independent publishers and entrepreneurs to discuss the ways they communicate with their respective groups, clients, users and the media.
Speakers for the New Media Think and Drink: Focus on Community
Gwendolyn Anello is a co-owner of Anello Consulting out of Merritt Island. She consults several organizations in the areas of communications, market development, community and public affairs, and fundraising.
Chris Blanc is the Marketing Director for the Enzian Theatre and the Florida Film Festival. As if that wasn't enough, he's involved in several other local communities, and had a hand in creating the Dandelion Cafe.
Darren McDaniel is the creator of a feature film (The Essence of Irwin), the founder of a local internet startup (Petentials), former programming director at the Downtown Media Arts Center, and has done PhD-level research Sociology at Vanderbilt.
Julie Norris is the owner of Dandelion CommuniTEA Cafe and the host of Front Porch Radio on WPRK 91.5FM every Wednesday. She's also a new mommy! Congrats!
John Rife was a media missionary in S. Pacific / Asia, a founding member of Interactive Expeditions, is an independent documentary filmmaker, a video blogger and is currently pursuing an MFA in Digital Media at UCF.
Lance Turner is the founder of the Ourlando movement and the owner of AEonBlu in Winter Park. You'll see Lance at tons of local events snapping pictures or signing up small businesses to bring the local color.
Ryan Price is the creator of the Florida Creatives Happy Hour and a partner in a web, media and training company called DrupalEasy. He produces several podcasts and blogs when he's not busy organizing events and community functions, or posting to local websites.
Likemind.orl + MOOM
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The fourth incarnation of the monthly creative meetup by the Daily City, MOOM, will be Friday, October 16, 2009 from 8am-9am at Seven Sisters Coffee. We will be holding Likemind at the same location on the same day. If you don't have projects to discuss, just sit and have a conversation like normal. It's Likemind + MOOM, not one or the other.
Likemind is before work (8AM), it happens downtown, and everyone is welcome. Bring a few friends, get some coffee, and tell us what's on your mind.
Jeff Wirth will be acting as Guest Host for the October 16th MOOM meetup. He is the creator of the Interactive Performance Lab and is very well known in the creative and improv communities in and outside Orlando.
What is MOOM? | MOOM is short for "Meeting of the Orlando Minds." TheDailyCity.com MOOM will be a place for Orlando creative movers and shakers to connect (and re-connect) with each other, to discuss details of current projects and upcoming plans, and to to share resources and build interdisciplinary collaborations that create a more robust creative community in Orlando.
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Likemind.orl
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More than 2 years ago, I heard about these two marketing guys / geeks from New York who had started an event they held on Friday mornings for coffee and conversation. The first few were just the two of them, but as they invited people and the word got out, it grew until it started getting on the radar all over the world. Now Likemind happens in scores of cities on every continent, and Orlando has been on that list almost since the beginning.
Likemind is before work (8AM), it happens downtown, and everyone is welcome. Bring a few friends, get some coffee, and tell us what's on your mind.
PinkSlip PartyOrlando at Trotter's in Metrowest
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PinkSlip PartyOrlando at Trotter's Sports Bar&Grill
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PinkSlip PartyOrlando
When:
Tuesday, September 08, 20097:00 PM - 10:00 PM EDT
Description
"Eat, Drink, Network and find a JOB!!!!!"
PinkSlip PartyOrlando is dedicated to helping displaced and not displaced professionals find, and secure the job of their dreams along with meaningful professional contacts. Featuring experts from all fields in one spacious laid back atmosphere. Have a drink, have something to eat while you network with other professionals looking to fill openings in their companies and make meaningful contacts. Come dressed to impress and bring plenty of resumes and business cards. FREE ADMISSION AND PARKING
Likemind.orl
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More than 2 years ago, I heard about these two marketing guys / geeks from New York who had started an event they held on Friday mornings for coffee and conversation. The first few were just the two of them, but as they invited people and the word got out, it grew until it started getting on the radar all over the world. Now Likemind happens in scores of cities on every continent, and Orlando has been on that list almost since the beginning.
Likemind is before work (8AM), it happens downtown, and everyone is welcome. Bring a few friends, get some coffee, and tell us what's on your mind.
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Video from July's Likemind
On July 17th about a dozen people gathered at the Drunken Monkey Coffee Bar in Orlando for coffee and a good conversation, marking 2 and a half years of Likemind in Orlando. They were joined by participants in 60+ cities worldwide.
Look at Twitter search results for Likemind on third Fridays of the month for real-time accounts from all over the world.
FL Creatives 27: Erika Wilhite
Download Podcast 27
flcreatives_27_erikawilhite.mp3
Length: 44:28
Actress and teacher Erika Wilhite tells us about her upcoming production of Orson Welles' War of the Worlds, her pending move to Fayetteville, Arkansas, her experiences with the Orlando Fringe Festival and Hysteria!
Shameless Links:
- Erika Wilhite
- Play the Moment Productions
- @war0ftheworlds
- War of the Worlds Blog
- Orson Welles: War of the Worlds on Facebook
- Florida Creatives on iTunes
Viewpoints WTF? - the voice you hear is Erika - during War of the Worlds rehearsal
Erik Hersman's TED Talk
At TEDU 2009, Erik Hersman presents the remarkable story of Ushahidi, a GoogleMap mashup that allowed Kenyans to report and track violence via cell phone texts following the 2008 elections, and has evolved to continue saving lives in other countries.
Blogger (AfriGadget, WhiteAfrican), geek and power networker Erik Hersman is a key member of the African blog revolution. As a builder of Ushahidi, he helps expand the power of everyday people to share vital news via text.
http://www.ted.com/talks/erik_hersman_on_reporting_crisis_via_texting.html
Likemind.orl
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More than 2 years ago, I heard about these two marketing guys / geeks from New York who had started an event they held on Friday mornings for coffee and conversation. The first few were just the two of them, but as they invited people and the word got out, it grew until it started getting on the radar all over the world. Now Likemind happens in scores of cities on every continent, and Orlando has been on that list almost since the beginning.
Likemind is before work (8AM), it happens downtown, and everyone is welcome. Bring a few friends, get some coffee, and tell us what's on your mind.
Likemind.orl
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More than 2 years ago, I heard about these two marketing guys / geeks from New York who had started an event they held on Friday mornings for coffee and conversation. The first few were just the two of them, but as they invited people and the word got out, it grew until it started getting on the radar all over the world. Now Likemind happens in scores of cities on every continent, and Orlando has been on that list almost since the beginning.
Likemind is before work (8AM), it happens downtown, and everyone is welcome. Bring a few friends, get some coffee, and tell us what's on your mind.
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