SparkCon Planning Site

Info resource and tracking for organizers

We need your best pictures!

Gang,
We’re excited to announce a new effort for SPARKcon 2009 – a Yearbook! Beth and Britt are looking for your best 10-20 photos from each SPARK. Based on the quality and quantity of images, we can figure out the layout and amount of pages. Our intention is to give everyone a chance to relive their [...]

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Mon, October 5 2009 » ArtSPARK, BazaarSPARK, DanceSPARK, FashionSPARK, FilmSPARK, GamingSPARK, GrafSPARK, IdeaSPARK, MusicSPARK, SparkCon09, StorySPARK, poetrySPARK » 1 Comment

THANK YOU FOR THE BEST SPARKCON EVER!!!

There are not enough words in my vocabulary to describe how thrilled I was to work with all of you and to see each group accomplish such wondrous results over the past few days. Beyond a truly ambitious roster of events with record participation, we saw many people achieve things that really stunned the community.
Speaking [...]

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Mon, September 21 2009 » ArtSPARK, BazaarSPARK, DanceSPARK, FashionSPARK, FilmSPARK, GamingSPARK, GrafSPARK, IdeaSPARK, MusicSPARK, News, SparkCon09, StorySPARK, bikeSPARK, notes, poetrySPARK » 1 Comment

GamingSPARK Offical Posters

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Tue, September 15 2009 » GamingSPARK, SparkCon09, Uncategorized » No Comments

Last Planning Meeting Tonight – 6:30 at Designbox!

Thans to all of you for your incredible work this year. This will certainyl be the best SPARKcon ever! Newspapers, weeklys, radio and TV have all been covering the event, so we’re hoping to have a good crowd this weekend.
Please note: we hope to have all of you at the kickoff meeting at 6 on [...]

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Mon, September 14 2009 » ArtSPARK, BazaarSPARK, DanceSPARK, FashionSPARK, FilmSPARK, GamingSPARK, GrafSPARK, IdeaSPARK, MusicSPARK, SparkCon09, StorySPARK, YouthSPARK, bikeSPARK, poetrySPARK, yogaSPARK » 1 Comment

Fade To Black Photography covers GamingSPARK

Tim Szczesniak from Fade To Black Photography will be the official photographer for GamingSPARK. If you wish to contact him directly with any questions, please feel free to do so.
He can be reached at the following:
FTBPhotography.com
email info@FTBPhotography.com
404.921.8413
Or feel free to send your inquires to me, and I can pass them along.
mwood@themis-media.com

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Mon, September 7 2009 » GamingSPARK, SparkCon09, notes » No Comments

SPARKcon Photography Policy

SPARKcon Photography Policy
Given the growing nature of SPARKcon,  photography of the event will be organized differently this year.  Cheryl Gottschall and Bryan Regan will be our Overall Photographers. Their purpose will be to capture a few great shots of the whole event. As a result,  they will not be documenting each and every work,  artist [...]

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Thu, September 3 2009 » ArtSPARK, BazaarSPARK, DanceSPARK, FashionSPARK, FilmSPARK, GamingSPARK, GrafSPARK, IdeaSPARK, MusicSPARK, SparkCon09, StorySPARK, bikeSPARK, poetrySPARK » 4 Comments

GamingSPARK Local Video Game Lineup Announced

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
GamingSPARK to Highlight the Community’s Video Game Designers and Developers
RALEIGH (September 3, 2009) Local students and video game developers will show off their latest projects for the first ever gamingSPARK. The list includes a broad range of categories including Serious, Casual, Mobile, and Student. These games will all take the spotlight September 18 at [...]

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Thu, September 3 2009 » GamingSPARK, News, SparkCon09 » No Comments

Indy photographer visiting meetings tomorrow

Just a heads up: Derek Anderson would like to cover the SPARKcon planning process, and so will likely drop in on the following meetings tomorrow:
1. MusicSPARK meeting at Humble Pie
2. FashionSPARK meeting at Designbox
3. ArtSPARK meeting at the Visual Art Exchange
4. FashionSPARK party at Mosaic afterwards unveiling the new chosen lineup

Please welcome Derek in to document [...]

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Tue, August 25 2009 » ArtSPARK, FashionSPARK, GamingSPARK, MusicSPARK, SparkCon09 » No Comments

SPARK EVENT INFO: gamingSPARK

LOCALLY CREATED VIDEO GAMES
September 18th and September 19th

Starts September 18th at 5:00 pm until 8:00 pm and continues the following day at 1:00 pm until the end of the Gears of War 2 Tournament.

Located at the Urban Design Center
133 Fayetteville St Mall, Suite 100 (on the corner of Fayetteville and [...]

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Mon, August 24 2009 » GamingSPARK, SparkCon09, Uncategorized, notes » No Comments

greenSPARK planning notes

“firestarter” initiatives to make SPARKcon a greener event
Members:

Matt Tendam (mtendam77@gmail.com)
Todd Delk (Todd.Delk@kimley-horn.com)
Ryan Cummings (rcdec@earthlink.net)
Michael Gilchrist (mrg123@earthlink.net)

The greenSPARK team has been working since our kick-off meeting on 7/2/09 to put the following ideas into motion, with the appropriate event tie-in and contact person in parentheses:
·Recycling stations (eventwide – Matt Tendam)
We are acquiring bins/cans/etc. to provide 4-6 [...]

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Mon, August 17 2009 » ArtSPARK, BazaarSPARK, DanceSPARK, FashionSPARK, FilmSPARK, GamingSPARK, GrafSPARK, IdeaSPARK, MusicSPARK, SparkCon09, StorySPARK, poetrySPARK » 3 Comments