Reciprocity | Wed., Sept. 15 / Thurs., Sept. 16 / Fri., Sept. 17 / 2010
The New Communicators is a three-day series of events exploring the ways we communicate with each other.
Events are created by anyone and anyone can attend. It is an open forum for discussion, education and inspiration.
This year, let's explore the concept of Reciprocity.
There are many people who love bicycles. But how many can take this love and turn it into a business? And once they’ve started their cycling-related business, how do they engage their audience, market and brand their company?
Join us for a conversation with a group of cyclists who are creating conversations through their love of [...]
Gather ‘round brothers and sisters to testify your love for social media and how it has touched your life. We will be meeting in the Open Space at AIPD to let everyone know just how awesome and amazing social media is, and that we don’t care who knows it. Leave all your worries about [...]
From digital anonymity to personal interactions and maybe make some new friends in the process. All you need is a Twitter ID, a laptop or tweet-capable phone, and an open mind. Here’s how it will go down.
1. Share a piece of yourself
Post a link to your Twitter account (or any other method you’d like [...]
While marketers scramble to grab the attention of young minds through social media channels, teachers are left scratching their heads. What is a teacher to do in this age of the Internet? Dan Chapman is a teacher and assistant department director for the Web Design and Interactive Media program at the Art Institute of Portland, [...]
Learn more about Simler (the smoothest, prettiest and, well, best online social network of all time!) while checking out Struck/Axiom’s new Old Town studio. We’ll provide the drinks, food, Guitar Hero World Tour, Halo and the ping pong table. You bring your friends. It’ll be new communication all mashed up with old-school chit-chat.
Struck/Axiom is a [...]
Open Source, Open Content, Open Invitation – this event invites interactive artists to remix and reimagine the animated film Sita Sings the Blues as a standalone art piece, focused on the theme of ‘Conversations’. The finished pieces will be available for hands-on play and discovery, and the source code freely downloadable.
As an attendee, you will [...]
Hosted by Lisa Radon who blogs for Portland Monthly as the Culturephile.
Good minds from Portland arts institutions share the ways they’re using new and social media to engage audiences.
The Portland Art Museum creates conversational videos about works in the collection, creates a community website for its China Design Now exhibition, and tweets as M.C. Escher. [...]
What are you doing to change the world?
Substance and Pinch are presenting the third Show & Tell PDX event as part of the larger New Communicators series of events. And in the spirit of the New Communicators, this go-round gives the floor over to the people and companies who are changing the world, not simply [...]
Thinking about holding a New Communicators event but not really sure what to do? Tim DuRoche and Trisha Mead from Portland Center Stage sat down to talk about their experiences in organizing events, panel discussions, food and drink necessities and expectations, and other advice that is sure to help out anyone planning an event.
Tim DuRoche and Trisha Mead on Event Advice
Since we launched thenewcommunicators.com a few weeks ago, we’ve had the opportunity to exchange emails, go back and forth on Twitter, and meet with many of you in person. We’ve discussed the goals and concept behind this series of events, received feedback on the site and the concept, and had some conversations about what it [...]