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ideaSPARK meeting 6/22/09

Great meeting to finalize details for the call for Pecha Kucha style presentations. That call is now officially up here!
The rest of the meeting was dedicated to discussing our jurying process and venues. Marbles might be one of our favorite options but it will cost $$$. On the list before the next meeting is:
1. Help [...]

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Wed, June 24 2009 » IdeaSPARK, notes » No Comments

ideaSPARK meeting 6/15/09

From Janet:
Sparkers present: Todd Delk, Kevin Grealey, Aly Khalifa, David Millsaps, Janet Stracke, Jerry Stracke
Also: Megan Wood, new Sparker interested in developing a GameSpark/GamingSpark, and Kelly Stracke, New Sparker interested in FilmSpark. Megan and Kelly joined the IdeaSpark group to hear more about SparkCon workings and to network with the rest of us on their [...]

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Wed, June 17 2009 » IdeaSPARK, SparkCon09 » 2 Comments

ideaSPARK notes 06/09/09

Great meeting last night! I am very excited about our new model and think it gets even closer to the true mission of SPARKcon.  Here are my notes:
FORMAT
In order to reach out further and showcase the best of the community’s ideas, we will have ideaSPARK 09 follow a Pecha Kucha format. This is a system [...]

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Tue, June 9 2009 » IdeaSPARK, SparkCon09 » No Comments

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

All- this was a fantastic experience and certainly the best SPARKcon yet! We connected to more creative talent than ever with a much larger attendance. We certainly ’sparked’ some interest in the media as well and loved the attendee quotes in the N&O article Sunday. It seemed they understood all of our intentions quite well.
We had [...]

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Tue, September 23 2008 » ArtSPARK, BazaarSPARK, BugSPARK, ChiliSPARK, DanceSPARK, FashionSPARK, FilmSPARK, GourmetSPARK, GrafSPARK, GroundSPARK, HealthSPARK, IdeaSPARK, MusicSPARK, SparkCon08, StorySPARK, YouthSPARK, bikeSPARK, yogaSPARK » 1 Comment

musicSPARK tonight, ideaSPARK tomorrow!

All- This has been an incredible year and SPARKcon continues to gain momentum.
Please come out tonight to kick off SPARKcon with
Local Beer Local Band at Tir na Nog with: I Was Totally Destroying It, Strange Faces, Hammer No More The Fingers, The Young Sons, and The Trousers
Slim’s has The Infamous Sugar w/ Shake It [...]

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Thu, September 18 2008 » IdeaSPARK, MusicSPARK, SparkCon08 » No Comments

City Council Invitation

As per tradition, we will be formally inviting the Mayor and City Council to join us for SPARKcon at their regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday. The meeting starts at 1 pm. We are not scheduled to speak until 2 pm, but they may shift the schedule forward for us. Wear your SPARKcon shirts and represent!

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Mon, September 15 2008 » ArtSPARK, BazaarSPARK, BugSPARK, ChiliSPARK, DanceSPARK, FashionSPARK, FilmSPARK, GourmetSPARK, GrafSPARK, GroundSPARK, HealthSPARK, IdeaSPARK, MusicSPARK, SparkCon08, StorySPARK, YouthSPARK, bikeSPARK, yogaSPARK » No Comments

Quick meet tomorrow night!

It is the week of SPARKcon! It has been a long road of planning, organizing, networking, and preparing. Now it time to enjoy everyone’s hard work!
SPARKcon’s hosting one last meeting tomorrow night at Designbox at 6pm.
Any last minute concerns or questions you may have, this is the opportunity to voice them!
See you then.

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Mon, September 15 2008 » ArtSPARK, BazaarSPARK, BugSPARK, ChiliSPARK, DanceSPARK, FashionSPARK, FilmSPARK, GourmetSPARK, GrafSPARK, GroundSPARK, HealthSPARK, IdeaSPARK, MusicSPARK, News, SparkCon08, StorySPARK, YouthSPARK, bikeSPARK, yogaSPARK » No Comments

Final SPARKcon Meeting Tomorrow Night!

Okay everyone, we are less than two weeks away!
Our final general meeting is tomorrow night at designbox at 6pm!
It is very important that everyone attends so we can work out final details before next Friday.
See you all there!
323 W Martin St
Raleigh NC, 27601

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Mon, September 8 2008 » ArtSPARK, BazaarSPARK, BugSPARK, ChiliSPARK, DanceSPARK, FashionSPARK, FilmSPARK, GourmetSPARK, GrafSPARK, GroundSPARK, HealthSPARK, IdeaSPARK, MusicSPARK, SparkCon08, StorySPARK, YouthSPARK, bikeSPARK, yogaSPARK » No Comments

fundraiser for musicSPARK Saturday Sep 6….

Chico Scott has put together some exciting stuff for this weekend. Check out the details…
First Friday kicks off tonight all around beautiful downtown Raleigh, and as far as I know all the galleries are doing their regular thing tonight in spite of the weather. I’ll be at Flanders Gallery @ Seaboard (6pm) DJing for [...]

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Fri, September 5 2008 » ArtSPARK, BazaarSPARK, BugSPARK, ChiliSPARK, DanceSPARK, FashionSPARK, FilmSPARK, GourmetSPARK, GrafSPARK, GroundSPARK, HealthSPARK, IdeaSPARK, MusicSPARK, News, SparkCon08, StorySPARK, YouthSPARK, bikeSPARK, yogaSPARK » No Comments

fashionSPARK desinger roster online…

Be sure to check out this years list of talented designers who be showing original works on the runway at fashionSPARK 2008!
Visit the fashionSPARK page to view the designers!

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Thu, September 4 2008 » ArtSPARK, BazaarSPARK, BugSPARK, ChiliSPARK, DanceSPARK, FashionSPARK, FilmSPARK, GourmetSPARK, GrafSPARK, GroundSPARK, HealthSPARK, IdeaSPARK, MusicSPARK, News, SparkCon08, StorySPARK, YouthSPARK, bikeSPARK, yogaSPARK » No Comments