Inverge 2009 — Come Together
Inverge: the interactive convergence conference, is scheduled for Friday, Sept. 11, 2009 in Portland, Oregon. It is an interdisciplinary thought-leader event that focuses on the convergence of media platforms, of virtual + physical, content + advertising, and corporate content + consumer-generated content. Inverge is part of a unique business+culture event cluster happening in Portland around the same time (see below).
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Inverge brings presenters and attendees together from a variety of professions and disciplines to explore changes and opportunities presented by the increasing digitization of media, the democratization of distribution and the proliferation of connectivity into new areas. The big picture is revealed via the unique integration of disciplines at the event. The presentations are high-level, informative and conceptual, pointing the way toward the future and facilitating advanced professional development.
Confirmed Keynote Speakers so far include*:
- Jeff Gomez, President & Chief Executive Officer of Starlight Runner Entertainment and transmedia storytelling expert.
- Brian David Johnson, Consumer Experience Architect at Intel.
- Andy Yang, General Manager, InstantAction.com at GarageGames
- Read the recent BusinessWeek article
- Raven Zachary, iPhone expert and the driver behind the “Obama ’08″ iPhone application, see raven.me
If you are interested in attending, speaking, sponsoring or partnering, please complete the contact dialog at the bottom of the Connect page.
To create a unique business+culture experience for attendees, this conference is integrated with four other unique events happening in Portland over the same multi-day period:
+ Portland Creative Conference (focused on the creative process across categories)
+ Time-Based Art Festival (performance : dance : music : new media : visual arts)
+ MusicFestNW (over 150 indie bands)
* speakers and topics are subject to change
