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REI's Color Management Success Story: 'Geek is In'

with Tom Schroeder of REI

Where: The Oregonian
1320 SW Broadway
Conference Room A
Portland, OR 97201

When: Wednesday March 19th, 2007
Time: 6:30 to 9:00 PM
Parking: Street parking: meters at $1.25/hour until 7: PM
RSVP: <http://www.pnwcmug.com/pages/meetregform.html>
Cost: $25 Non CMUG Members, $5 Students w/ID and $5 CMUG Members, $10 Reciprocating Association

WebVisions 2008

Date: May 22 2008 - May 23 2008
Location: Portland, Oregon, USA
Website: http://www.webvisionsevent.com/register/

WebVisions explores the future of the Web with an all-star lineup of visionary speakers that includes a keynote from Jeffrey Veen of Google and sessions from Rashmi Sinha (Slideshare.net), Matt Haughey (MetaFilter), Christina Wodtke (Boxes and Arrows), Tjeerd Hoek (frog design), Bill DeRouchey (Ziba Design), Kimberly Blessing (Paypal) and many others.

Half day workshops feature acclaimed designer Roger Black ("Type Class"), Aaron Gustafson ("Progressive Enhancement with Javascript and CSS"), Erica O'Grady ("The Art and Science of Conversation in Social Media"), Scott Berkun ("How to Innovate on Time"), David McFarland ("Javascript for Designers") and more.

Conference Pass: $180 Early Bird* / $250 Standard
*if purchased by March 31st

Workshops: $$375 Early Bird* / $450 Standard
*if purchased by March 31st

Group rates, association discounts and student discounts are also available; call Brad Smith at 503-230-2058 or email brad@webvisionsevent.com for more information.
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http://www.webvisionsevent.com/register/

 

 

Political Poster Contest Launches

 
Portland, OR–With buzz generating for the past several weeks, the national on-line political poster contest Art of Politics 2008 officially opened for submissions this week. “So far, the response has been incredibly promising- the idea really seems to resonate with people. We’re anxious to see what people submit and what issues are most commonly depicted.” Truly a grassroots effort, contest organizers Leslie Mestman and Summer Lewis have been developing an on-line network ranging from friends and colleagues to political groups and art schools in order to get the word out about the contest.
 
Lewis and Mestman are passionate about their project.  To date they have each invested their own money and countless hours, and expect to spend more before the contest ends. “Ideally we would find some additional financial backing for the project to help us increase our visibility, reach and impact.  But what matters most at this point is to create a venue that ignites people to act on the political issues they feel most passionately about.”
 
Joining the Art of Politics team is a team of highly respectable judges including well-known poster artists Art Chantry and Tara McPherson, Wieden + Kennedy partner, Susan Hoffman and art curators John Carr and Taylor Stevenson.
 
Art of Politics 2008 will be soliciting original graphic art political poster submissions through April 30, 2008. “We’re really hoping that people will express which issues they want heard this election season instead of just letting the candidates define it for them.” At the beginning of May, the contest will open up for People’s Choice on-line voting to select the thirty finalists. After the thirty are selected, the panel of judges will vote on the top three winners. In keeping with the spirit of the contest, the top three selected artists will each be given money to donate to the political, charitable, activist or political group of their choice.
 
In early July the Art of Politics 2008 will hold a launch party to unveil the top 30 posters and then send them out on a cross-country tour for the final months of the presidential election.
 
Creating a highly collaborative intersection of artists, voters, media and activists, Art of Politics 2008 is currently working on partnership opportunities and media relations. To get involved, please visit the website or contact Summer or Leslie directly.
 
 
Summer Lewis
Marketing & Communications Manager
Ph 971-207-7990
Portland, OR
summer@artofpolitics2008.com
ArtofPolitics2008.com
myspace.com/artofpolitics