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.

NEWS: As an incentive, all Inverge 2008 paid registrants will receive a complimentary copy of the JupiterResearch report entitled Media Trends: Understanding Change Catalysts, published earlier this year. This represents a $1,500 value (cost of the report on JupiterResearch.com), so it more than pays for the Inverge registration fee. One of the two Lead Analysts on the report is Inverge speaker David Card.

See some quick clips of learnings from Inverge 2007, just a hint of what you will see at Inverge 2008:

The following speakers have been confirmed for 2008 so far*:

• Joshua Green, Research Manager, Convergence Culture Consortium at MIT (back by popular demand)
• Renny Gleeson, Global Director of Digital Strategies, Wieden+Kennedy (conference emcee)
• Andy Mooney, Chairman, Disney Consumer Products, The Walt Disney Company
• Tony Uphoff, CEO, TechWeb
• David Card, VP & Research Director, JupiterResearch
• Karl Long, Product Manager of OVI.com and Games, Nokia
• Michael Tchao, General Manager, Techlab/Nike+, Nike
• Chris Heatherly, VP/GM, Disney Electronics; CTO, Disney Toys, The Walt Disney Company
• William Swartout, Director of Technology, USC Institute for Creative Technologies
• Marc Scarpa, producer/director of the MySpace LIVE! series and several episodes of the Live Nation Verizon VCAST Mobile performance series
• Ed Lantz, immersive art & entertainment expert, President & CTO, Vortex Immersion Media, Founder & Chair of Harmony Channel.
• Paul Matthaeus, Founder, Chief Creative Officer & Chairman, DIGITALKITCHEN
• Scott Kveton, Chairman, OpenID Foundation, VP of Open Platforms, Vidoop
• Richard Rosen, originator and chief architect of the Brand-Interaction Marketing & Advertising method, author of upcoming book Convergence Marketing

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:
+ Time-Based Art Festival (performance : dance : music : new media : visual arts)
+ MusicFestNW (over 100 indie bands)
+ First Thursday Gallery Walk (an evening of art, wine and music)
+ Portland Creative Conference (focused on design across categories)

> View brief video highlights from Inverge 2007
> Read testimonials from Inverge 2007 attendees (copied from post-event evaluations)
> Review content & media from last year’s Inverge conference

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> subscribe to our email list on the left
> subscribe to the invergence RSS feed
> follow @Inverge on Twitter
> become a fan of the Inverge page on Facebook
> RSVP to the event on Facebook
> add yourself to the listing on Upcoming.org
> complete the interactive dialog on our contact page

* presenters and topics are subject to possible change

Post-Event Links

> Video highlight reel from Inverge 2007 (courtesy of Feedia)
> Testimonials from Inverge 2007 attendees (copied from post-event evaluations)
> Video clips from Inverge 2007 (YouTube search)
> Photos from Inverge 2007 (courtesy of Agency Aspen) 
> What people are saying (Google blog search)
> Article in the Oregonian (Living section)
> Recap article
> Inverge 2007 printed program (PDF file)

Lori H. Schwartz speaking at Inverge 2007

Please consider joining us for Inverge 2008 (Sept. 4 + 5).  If you are interested in attending, speaking, sponsoring or partnering, please complete our contact dialog.

To create a unique experience for attendees, this conference started on the same day as, and was integrated with, three other cultural events happening in Portland:
+ Time-Based Art Festival (performance : dance : music : new media : visual arts)
+ MusicFestNW (over 100 indie bands)
+ First Thursday Gallery Walk (an evening of art, wine and music)