SparkCon Planning Site » Meeting http://plan.sparkcon.com Info resource and tracking for organizers Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:34:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 ideaSPARK meeting 6/15/09 http://plan.sparkcon.com/2009/06/17/ideaspark-meeting-61609/ http://plan.sparkcon.com/2009/06/17/ideaspark-meeting-61609/#comments Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:04:06 +0000 aly http://plan.sparkcon.com/?p=385 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 ideas.

After a brief discussion/explanation of past IdeaSpark work and philosophy of SparkCon and its reach in the community(ies), we returned to the topics below.

VENUE
Additionals ideas were offered – Top Deck of Parking Garage, Bicentennial Mall, NC Museum of Natural Science, Museum of History, The Hive, Fayetteville Street.  The street suggestion would require SparkCon to extend it’s street permit to one more night, which would have to be pitched to the City. Also, the choice of Vintage 21 may not be viable due to (Aly, how do we phrase this…intolerance?  Of what?)

SPEAKER
Kevin said he would continue to work the option of Bob Young (LuLu, Red Hat) building on David’s recall that at the LuLu’s building open house, Young seemed quite interested in furthering the success of SparkCon.

CRITERIA
Kevin offered to write the call request for IdeaSpark. The format of one slide and 40 word or less description of the project was agreeable to the group.

RATING
We discussed how, once received, the proposals would be narrowed down to the final 11-14.  It was agreed the process for choosing the final group could be decided after the July deadline for submissions. We can see at that time the number and types of proposals.

David will contact and work with Rob Ruchte to design/build the online voting tool for the SparkCon website.  This voting tool would be used by the SparkCon Community to narrow the proposals if we receive a large number of them.

SUPPORT
Todd expressed interest in increasing the support for the IdeaSpark proposals by following up the initial presentations with support charrette/s, on Saturday perhaps.

There was also discussion of offering additional support to presenters if the need arises. Examples included technical support for Keynote/Powerpoint, how to fine tune the message of the presentation, word-smithing the proposal.

Next meeting: (Date, time, location)

]]> http://plan.sparkcon.com/2009/06/17/ideaspark-meeting-61609/feed/ 2 June 1 meeting http://plan.sparkcon.com/2009/05/26/june-1-meeting/ http://plan.sparkcon.com/2009/05/26/june-1-meeting/#comments Tue, 26 May 2009 19:00:42 +0000 aly http://plan.sparkcon.com/2009/05/26/june-1-meeting/ Time to get everyone together and start planning the various SPARK components for 2009. We hope to get a “call for talent” for each Spark by June 16 – so time to get busy!

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June 1, 6:30 pm
Designbox
323 W Martin St
Raleigh NC 27601

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Sep 17-20 (tentative)
Monday May 11: General Meeting @ Designbox, 6:30 pm
You are invited to join us for the first general meeting of Spark Con 09. We are excited to take this year’s event to Fayetteville Street! Once again we will join up with the VAE’s street painting Festival and the Museum of Natural Science’s BugFest.
What we do this year is up to all of you. Join us next Monday and let us know what you’d like to see for this year’s Spark Con. Please pass this invite to all people you think may be interested this year.
If possible, email us in advance all suggestions, thoughts, comments, etc.
Spark On!
Sincerely,
The Bobbleheads (Gab, Ty, Sarah, Aly)
Spark Con
Igniting the Creative Hub of the South
Sep 17-20 2009
]]> http://plan.sparkcon.com/2009/05/06/here-comes-sparkcon-09/feed/ 3 Quick meet tomorrow night! http://plan.sparkcon.com/2008/09/15/quick-meet-tomorrow-night/ http://plan.sparkcon.com/2008/09/15/quick-meet-tomorrow-night/#comments Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:54:00 +0000 greg http://plan.sparkcon.com/?p=359 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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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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