In almost 6 weeks, Portland's animation community will be gathering together for the second year in a row to hear and share about finding animation work in Portland. And, we are pleased to announce that registration is now open! Please use the registration buttons on the left to join us.
Just like last year, the event is free to ASIFA members and AI students. We are delighted that both Oblique Coffee Roasters and the Art Institute of Portland are sponsoring for a second year in a row, which allows us to offer non-members tickets for just $6.
Unlike last year, we are not capping the event to only 50 participants (we sold it out!). So, tell your animator friends to tell their friends that an animation hootenanny is going down at the top floor of Webtrends. The view from their deck is amazing and May is going to be beautiful :)
Also new this year, we have launched a Facebook event page in addition to our existing Twitter account. A few of last year's members have already started the discussion there and it's a great way to let people know you're coming and to connect with the other attendees. If you already have some ideas for the topics you'd like to discuss, we'd love to have you share them as comments on this blog post or on our Facebook event page.
Friday, March 25, 2011
Friday, March 18, 2011
Did you miss last year?
Last year's BeTween was at The Art Institute of Portland, and we had a great time. We had about 50 attendees and 16 sessions. Local IP attorney Kohel Haver and Kathy Welter of Welter and Associates led sessions about legal and insurance issues, and we had sessions about getting started as a freelancer, project management, and more. Scoutbooks donated giveaways, and Oblique coffee roasters provided coffee, while ASIFA Portland provided snacks to keep the energy up. Afterwards, we decompressed at Deschutes Brewery, and continued chatting about balancing life as an artist with running a business.
We got a lot of positive feedback from attendees, most of whom had never been to a similar event and weren't sure what to expect. We hope to continue to build on our success in 2011!
Finally, last year's BeTween owes a tremendous debt to David Billings, Mr. Sparky Firepants, who was instrumental in putting it all together. The organizing committee misses him this year, and wish him luck in all his endeavors!
We got a lot of positive feedback from attendees, most of whom had never been to a similar event and weren't sure what to expect. We hope to continue to build on our success in 2011!
Finally, last year's BeTween owes a tremendous debt to David Billings, Mr. Sparky Firepants, who was instrumental in putting it all together. The organizing committee misses him this year, and wish him luck in all his endeavors!
What is BeTween?
From wikipedia: "An unconference is a participant-driven meeting. The term "unconference" has been applied, or self-applied, to a wide range of gatherings that try to avoid one or more aspects of a conventional conference, such as high fees, sponsored presentations, and top-down organization."
Often freelancers and contract workers find themselves having to solve problems outside of the core creative work, such as how to manage a client, negotiate a contract, solve technical problems, find resources, manage their time, etc. Each person ends up confronting these problems and finding solutions on their own, but wouldn't it be great to talk with your peers and find out what works for them, share your own experiences, and maybe just commiserate with someone who is facing the same challenges?
BeTween is an opportunity for Portland's independent and freelance animators and creative community to get together and share ideas, resources, processes, and connect with each other. While we, the organizers, will bring some subject matter experts, the core concept is that each discussion is driven by the ideas and expertise of the attendees.
From 9:30-10, we'll agree on an agenda of 16 or more 45 minute long small group discussions, and then from 10-2, attendees will participate in the discussions that are most interesting to them. Stay tuned to this blog as we begin to develop potential topics of conversation and make your opinions and preferences known early. We'd love to hear from you!
Often freelancers and contract workers find themselves having to solve problems outside of the core creative work, such as how to manage a client, negotiate a contract, solve technical problems, find resources, manage their time, etc. Each person ends up confronting these problems and finding solutions on their own, but wouldn't it be great to talk with your peers and find out what works for them, share your own experiences, and maybe just commiserate with someone who is facing the same challenges?
BeTween is an opportunity for Portland's independent and freelance animators and creative community to get together and share ideas, resources, processes, and connect with each other. While we, the organizers, will bring some subject matter experts, the core concept is that each discussion is driven by the ideas and expertise of the attendees.
From 9:30-10, we'll agree on an agenda of 16 or more 45 minute long small group discussions, and then from 10-2, attendees will participate in the discussions that are most interesting to them. Stay tuned to this blog as we begin to develop potential topics of conversation and make your opinions and preferences known early. We'd love to hear from you!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)