Thursday, July 23, 2009

Upcoming Design Conferences

Whether you fly solo as an entrepreneur, are an in-houser with a generous employer who's willing to send you, or if you're just looking to keep your finger on the creative pulse, here are some upcoming events (in no particular order) to budget into to your 2009 calendar.

Front-End Design Conference: July 31, 2009, St. Petersburg, FL. Geared for web designers and coders.

HOW Freelancer Conference: August 26-28, 2009, Omni San Diego Hotel. Early Bird discount permanently extended! Check out the Conference Info section for new registration options, as well as what attendees from last year's conference had to say.

The IDEA Conference, presented by Advertising Age: November 12, 2009, New York City. Aimed towards all who are deeply immersed in the business of creativity. Click on the "more..." link in The IDEA Conference Is... section for Attendee Highlights.

HOW Designers' Bootcamp: Various locations and dates (to follow). Seminar-styled two day workshops designed to help fine-tune your design career! For freelancers, in-housers, project managers, business developers. Check out their Early Bird registration specials.

Running a Successful Design Business: September 17 and 18, 2009, New York Marriott Marquis, NYC. Presented by Daniel Schutzsmith (downloadable brochure available)

Moving from Print to Web, September 29 and 30, 2009, Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory University, Atlanta GA. Presenter: Patrick McNeil

Marketing and Self-Promotion: October 20 and 21, 2009, Chambers Hotel, Minneapolis, MN. Presenter: Jeff Fisher

Building a Profitable Creative Business: October 26 and 27, 2009, Museum of Glass in Tacoma, WA. Presenter: Emily Cohen

MAKE | THINK, AIGA Design Conference: October 8-11, 2009, Memphis, TN. Check out their links for possible Hotel and Travel accommodations and click on the vid link of their highlights from the 2007 Conference. There is also a discount for AIGA members, so one is encouraged to join.