This conference looks like it may be of interest to community leaders and technology developers. Having the opportunity to meet live and virtually to exchange practices, tools and strategies for collaboration and community building is the way of now - not the future!
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Live and virtual engagement? Join us in the East Bay/SF Area on 9/23-25 for www.theCOREconference.com or join us on the livestream, mixed reality sessions considered. How do you create community?
Join us for theCOREconference: Community Organizing Resource Exchange
Thursday September 23 - Saturday September 25, 2010
at Craneway Pavilion, 1414 Harbour Way South, Richmond, CA 94804
EVENT: theCOREconference convenes community leaders and technology developers to exchange practices, tools and strategies for collaboration and community building
www.theCOREconference.com
Conference Days begin with 8am Registration, 9am Events
And join us for theCelebration Friday night 8pm - 2am with special guests
SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL NONPROFITS TO INCUBATE NEW ENDEAVORS!
This conference seeks to weave together today’s visionaries and tomorrow’s leaders.
Community architects, business innovators, social entrepreneurs, NGO directors, movement builders, educators, city administrators and foundation leaders will join us for talks
At #theCORE, everything is about the quality of our relationships.
Understanding how we connect, engage and collaborate is critical to our individual and collective sustainability. How well we mobilize will determine the quality of our lives and those of future generations. ENGAGEMENT + COLLABORATION + MOBILIZATION + COLLECTIVE INTENT
What: A three-day conference with open space for conversation, expert quarter-talks and interviews, best practices & strategies for community development and facilitated networking.
Why: To assist local and global leaders facilitating groups working together for business or pleasure, networking these organizations to collaborate across sectors for measurable changes in their communities
Where: Craneway Pavilion, Point Richmond, CA 1414 Harbour Way South in Marina District, 94804
When: September 23-25th, 2010 9am-6pm for conference participants, with a special Friday night Celebration on September 24th at 8pm open to the public.
Who: Community leaders, organizers, media, government and foundations interested in shifting the dial and working together to get more done effectively
Attractions: Dynamic speakers, demonstrations, topical conversation circles, interactive connection activities, expo of community tools and opportunities, theCelebration on the evening of Friday September 24th, plus livestreaming with TechZulu.com to @theCOREcommons and available worldwide on the web
Tickets: Register now at http://thecoreconference.com/site/register ~ tickets start at $30 - $495 for full conference registrations. Early bird rates of $395 for all events are available now til September 1.
● Quartertalks with Global Leaders ● Interviews with Technology Catalysts ● Models of Intentional Communities ● Open Space Dialogues on Collaboration, Currencies and Community Conversation Processes ● theCelebration with special performance guests ● Art installations ● Multimedia Demonstrations and Interactive Connection Experiences ● Healthy Food and Drink ● And More!
To participate behind the scenes please contact us through the web link below before September 1st, or register to join us today and catch the early bird rate!