Florida Creatives

May 21 2012 6:00p - 9:00p Link:  Orlando Fringe Festival Link:  RSVP on Facebook

The Orlando International Fringe Theatre Festival is one of the most anticipated and creatively freewheeling events we have in Orlando, and our May happy hour has always taken place under their sacred Beer Tent. Your beer money all goes to support this non-profit festival and make sure independent theatre has a place to grow and thrive every year.

Usually we hang out under the beer tent for a little while and take advantage of the food trucks parked on the green lawn (bring cash), and follow that up with a show or two at the festival.

Some shows I am suggesting that have some appeal to Florida Creatives:

• Connected at 5:45
• Scientist Turned Comedian at 7:30
• Medicine at 11:00

There are tons of great shows, and probably several you would like to see if you check out the complete list, so please don't hesitate to make a suggestion (take a look at Page 8 of this PDF for the Monday schedule).

What?

Join Orlando's longest-running creative meetup to celebrate our 5th year of bringing likeminded people together. You can get great benefits out of meeting new people, like stimulating your brain, having a safe (non-judgemental) place to talk shop, finding someone to help you build that next startup, or just making friends.

About FLCreatives Happy Hour

Whether you're a poet, an actor, a photographer, a producer, a marketer, a programmer, an entrepreneur or a combination of them all, you'll find some great conversation and new friends by attending, and coming back every month on the third Monday.

If you'd like to see events like this in your town, feel free to start one! We now have Facebook Fan Pages and LinkedIn Groups for Orlando, Brevard, Tampa, South Florida, Southwest FL, Tallahassee and Gainesville. P.S. Please bring a camera and snap some photos! You'll want to show your friends what it was like.

Community or Meetup:  FLCreatives Happy Hour Orlando Location Orlando Fringe / Loch Haven Park 812 E Rollins St Beer Tent Orlando, FL 32803 See map: Google Maps --> Trackback URL for this post: http://floridacreatives.com/trackback/1790

May 06 2012 1:30p Link:  Official Event Page & RSVP Link:  About Hilary Mason

Social data is exploding and scientists, like Hilary, are gaining new insights into human behavior. But how can we use this data to create something meaningful? How can all of us - scientists, developers, artists, and other innovators - work together to build tools or products that make the world more productive, interesting and beautiful?

Join 501c3 Urban ReThink for an inspirational day with a leading creative mind. May 6th, 2012 at 1:30pm at Urban ReThink, 625 E Central Blvd. There will be a special luncheon at noon before the talk for sponsors of the event. See Urban ReThink for sponsor opportunities.

Watch these awesome videos:

• Hilary's talk on "How to replace yourself with a small shell script"
• Hilary collaborated with an artist named Marc Andre Robinson to create a Smart, Social Umbrella
• Hilary's PyCon Keynote: Computational Thinking, Massively Parallel Computing, Evolving the Mona Lisa, Analyzing Social Behavior

Hilary Mason is a computer scientist with a background in machine learning, data mining, and web applications. She is the scientist at Bit.ly, where she learns things from vast amounts of data. She is widely published and regularly speaks at academic and industry conferences, and recently realized her dream of delivering a talk on algorithms while drinking a dry ice martini. She is an enthusiastic developer and often releases code on her personal site, www.hilarymason.com. She has discovered two new species, loves to bake cookies, and asks way too many questions.

Urban ReThink is a creative and collaborative hub located in Orlando's historic Thornton Park. By day, enterprising professionals in diverse fields from the arts to technology work here. By night and on weekends, we welcome the community with a “What will I discover today?” assortment of talks, workshops, and gatherings. We are part of the 501(c)(3) nonprofit Urban Think! Foundation which supports local educational, creative, and cultural opportunities.

Location Urban ReThink *New Venue* 625 E Central Blvd Orlando, FL 32801 See map: Google Maps --> Trackback URL for this post: http://floridacreatives.com/trackback/1788

Tweet Link:  Meetup URL

This group combines JaxPHP and JaxWeb (in alphabetical order) to continue a 3-year tradition of joint meetups while facilitating expanded communication and collaboration among members of these two established groups, as well as new members.

Meeting Time:  usually the first Tuesday of the month Location Jacksonville, FL See map: Google Maps

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While researching a new local podcast with creative interviews I came across the following awesomeness, supposedly coded to work in a web browser:

Musical spectrum analysis from Jon-Kyle on Vimeo.

A musical tone consists of multiple overlapping sine-waves oscillating at varying rates. This motion graphic represents the isolated frequencies and rhythmic patterns of Ryan York's “If I Am This Forest”. Of particular interest is the swell beginning at 0:45, and multiple simultaneous frequencies which form the single melodic vocal line at 2:05.

You can purchase If I Am This Forest, which I designed the packaging for, by visiting http://nonprojects.net

http://boomkat.com/downloads/447052-ryan-york-if-i-am-this-forest-ep

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Apr 29 2012 12:00p - 8:30p Link:  Hacker Sound Workshop Link:  Hacker Jam Session

Come spend a Sunday afternoon making your own sound device or musical instrument. We start at noon, work until 5PM, take a dinner break then come back at 6PM for a jam session.

Hacker Jam Session - 6pm

Participate in a jam session using the instruments you made earlier in the day at our sound hacking workshop. You don't have to be a real musician to play with us, but you can be.

 

Location Urban ReThink 625 E Central Blvd Orlando, FL 32801 See map: Google Maps --> Trackback URL for this post: http://floridacreatives.com/trackback/1782

Apr 19 2012 7:30p - 9:00p Link:  Event Information

In her speech, Making a Difference, Dr. Jane Goodall, will bring her audience into the world of the Gombe chimpanzees, from her early observations and experiences to the latest news and stories from the field. She will also discuss the current threats facing the planet and her reasons for hope in these complex times, encouraging everyone to do their part to make a positive difference each and every day.

Location Rollins College - Alfond Sports Center Winter Park, FL See map: Google Maps --> Trackback URL for this post: http://floridacreatives.com/trackback/1781

Apr 27 2012 8:00a Apr 28 2012 - 4:33p Link:  Florida Regional Independent Inventors Conference

 

This event is essential a road show version of the Annual Independent  Inventors Conference that has been held at the USPTO offices in D.C. the last couple of years. If you think you may at sometime in the future file a registration for a trademark or file a patent you can get an overview of the process and ask questions from representatives from the USPTO.

The event also includes speakers to address the commercialization of intellectual property which is something you won't easily find in books or online.

A pre-conference workshop on April 26 from 5-7 p.m. is included in the registration fee. It will cover the basics of the patent process. If you cannot attend, this session will be repeated as a breakout session on April 27. If you are going to go, go to the workshop so you can have the time to talk to the people from the USPTO during the main event many of they are or have been patent examiners.

The Florida Regional Independent Inventors Conference will be held April 27-28, 2012, in Tampa, Fla., at the Embassy Suites located on the campus of the University of South Florida. This regional event is co-sponsored byInvent Now and the National Academy of Inventors. Senior USPTO officials, successful inventors and intellectual property experts will be on-hand to provide practical advice and information for novice and seasoned inventors.  

If you have questions about the conference please call 866-767-3848.

Location Embassy Suites Hotel on Campus of USF 3705 Spectrum Boulevard Tampa, Florida, FL 33612 See map: Google Maps --> Trackback URL for this post: http://floridacreatives.com/trackback/1779

Apr 12 2012 4:00p Link:  BarCampOrlando.org Link:  Urban ReThink Event Link:  Urban ReThink Parking Map

The 5th BarCampOrlando will be on April 14th at the Voxeo and Code School / EnvyLabs offices on Orange Avenue. Many of the best BarCamp sessions require little to no preparation, while others prefer to prepare slides or talking points. Sometimes you just want someone to bounce ideas off of.

Show up any time throughout the day. At Beer O'Clock (or 4pm, whichever comes first), we will stop our "Bacon-making" work and start planning BarCamp sessions.

We may also end up discussing the idea of holding semi-monthly or quarterly mini-BarCamp events at Urban ReThink. See this post for a brainstorm: http://floridacreatives.com/podcast/florida-creatives/flcreatives-33-tec...

Location Urban ReThink 625 E Central Blvd Orlando, FL 32801 See map: Google Maps --> Trackback URL for this post: http://floridacreatives.com/trackback/1777

Apr 27 2012 8:00a - 4:30p Link:  HealthCamp Florida Link:  RSVP on EventBrite

HealthCamp Florida is bringing together the amazing people that create The Remarkable Innovations that Are Transforming Health Care

HealthCamp Orlando will be a different kind of meeting, often called an unconference, whereby participants who wish to present come prepared to speak about a topic of interest.  As such, an unconference does not have the usual type of pre-planned speakers.  The topics and presenters will represent various aspects of the Health Care industry and, for this event, will focus on Technology, Process and Policy as discussion areas for innovation. The event will offer inspiring moments and showcase the remarkable innovations and people who are transforming Health Care.

The LAN.  The Learning and Action Network.

Everyone has knowledge that can contribute to better care.  The Learning and Action Network (LAN) encourages physicians, other health care providers and community stakeholders to work together to turn challenges into opportunities and harness the power of a 24/7 community for improving healthcare.  The LAN explores innovative strategies for transforming care delivery while sharing tools, methods, lessons learned and resources.  Participants are among the first to know about improvements, innovations, and practical knowledge that can be used in their practices and communities.

Who Should Attend

This event for is for anyone who is interested in innovations in health care and would like to get together and share their knowledge.

• Health innovators, entrepreneurs, related inventors and early adopters in health care.
• Health policy experts and executives in health-related industries that expect to be impacted by innovations:
• Insurance companies
• Hospitals
• Health care facilities
• Pharmaceutical companies
• Medical device manufacturers
• Health Practitioners
• Doctors
• Nurses
• Office staff
• Medical students

The Event.  It's all about the schedule.

Unlike traditional meetings, HealthCamp’s agenda is set in the morning with a blank schedule.  It is then filled up by attendees that want to do a presentation.  Facilitators help fill in times and room locations for the presenters.  The LAN combines both a traditional format with lots of opportunities for networking and conversations.  Don’t be surprised if during the day someone wishes to gather a group together for a spontaneous discussion.  Attendees check the board for topics of interest and plan their day. Participants will use methods such as online interaction, social media and peer-to-peer education to foster an all teach, all learn environment.

Location Florida Hospital 601 East Rollins Street Creation Conference Center Orlando, FL 32803 See map: Google Maps --> Trackback URL for this post: http://floridacreatives.com/trackback/1776

Apr 20 2012 8:00a - 11:00a Link:  Likemind Orlando at UrbanReThink Link:  RSVP on Facebook

Likemind is before work (8AM), it happens downtown, and everyone is welcome. Bring a few friends, get some coffee, and tell us what's on your mind. We've been having some healthy turnout in the past few months. If you're getting something out of this event, please invite some friends. Since Urban ReThink is open now, and the Virgin Olive Market is serving coffee and food, let's meet up in Thornton Park. Street parking is abundant, so I don't want to hear any parking complaints. Also, meeting in downtown is part of the spirit of this event. Groups in 60+ other cities all over the world will be getting together for conversations with their community - sure, they may not have 2+ years of these events behind them, but we do. More than 3 years ago, I heard about these two marketing guys / geeks from New York who had started an event they held on Friday mornings for coffee and conversation. The first few were just the two of them, but as they invited people and the word got out, it grew until it started getting on the radar all over the world. Now Likemind happens in scores of cities on every continent, and Orlando has been on that list almost since the beginning.

You show up, I'll buy coffee and breakfast. Just like the old days. We are also open to having sponsors for the refreshments. Leave a comment below. Please twitter about it, grow the community, talk it up, put it on your calendar, and help Orlando leave a wake on it's way sailing to the top of the world.

Community or Meetup:  Likemind.orl Location Urban ReThink - Virgin Olive Market 625 E Central Blvd Orlando, FL 32801 See map: Google Maps --> Trackback URL for this post: http://floridacreatives.com/trackback/1775

Apr 16 2012 6:00p - 9:00p Link:  The Falcon Bar Link:  RSVP on Facebook Link:  Mother Falcon

Join Orlando's longest-running creative meetup to celebrate our 5th year of bringing likeminded people together. You can get great benefits out of meeting new people, like stimulating your brain, having a safe (non-judgemental) place to talk shop, finding someone to help you build that next startup, or just making friends.

This month the fine Falcons from Thornton Park actually requested our presence. I think that might be the first time a venue reached out to us! This place has an art gallery vibe, and is in the best neighborhood (I think so, at least).

This month's happy hour is also just days after BarCamp Orlando, which got started at one of our original Likemind meetups back in the day!

Thanks to Barry Kirsch for our new promo picture!

About FLCreatives Happy Hour

Whether you're a poet, an actor, a photographer, a producer, a marketer, a programmer, an entrepreneur or a combination of them all, you'll find some great conversation and new friends by attending, and coming back every month on the third Monday.

If you'd like to see events like this in your town, feel free to start one! We now have Facebook Fan Pages and LinkedIn Groups for Orlando, Brevard, Tampa, South Florida, Southwest FL, Tallahassee and Gainesville. P.S. Please bring a camera and snap some photos! You'll want to show your friends what it was like.

Community or Meetup:  FLCreatives Happy Hour Orlando Location The Falcon Bar / Mother Falcon Clothing 817 E Washington St corner of Hyer Ave Orlando, FL 32801 Phone: 407-423-3060 See map: Google Maps --> Trackback URL for this post: http://floridacreatives.com/trackback/1774

Tweet Link:  Orlando Tech Meetup

Orlando Tech Meetup is a monthly meetup for the Central Florida tech community to showcase emerging ideas, products and services and receive open feedback. Orlando Tech Meetup will meet once a month in various public places around Orlando. We'll give 3-5 startups/individuals 3-5 minutes to demo their product. The presentees will then get 3-5 minutes of real-time feedback from the event attendees.

Founding Date:  11/10/2011 Meeting Time:  Third Thursday, 7pm Related Group:  Orlando Startups

Sep 15 2012 10:00a - 8:00p Link:  CFLBlogCon Link:  Facebook: CFLBlogCon Link:  Twitter: CFLBlogCon

We are currently creating one of the most incredible conferences to hit the social media and blogging world of Central Florida – we’re so excited! We hope you’ll join us for the second annual CFLBlogCon at the Orlando Science Center from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm on Saturday, September 15, 2012.

More details can be found at http://cflblogcon.com

Interested in saving a few bucks?

Register now for the low price of $49.00! This price will go up and this event will sell out! Register Now!

Insterested in becoming a speaker?

We currently have a “Call for Speakers” on a variety of topics. So, if you are interested, let us know by filling out the form below: Fill out my Wufoo form! Read More

Interested in becoming a sponsor?

• -Local, local, local – these are your potential customers!
• -Far-reaching! These local readers reach a global audience, too!
• -Influential bloggers on a wide range of topics from fitness and mom bloggers to business and food writers.
• -Get to know the movers and shakers of today’s social media here in Central Florida!

Click here to see sponsorships available for CFLBlogCon 2012.

 

Location Orlando Science Center 777 East Princeton Street Orlando, FL 32803 See map: Google Maps --> Trackback URL for this post: http://floridacreatives.com/trackback/1768

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I'm not one to do any organizing, but, can we try setting up some "happy hours" or such in this part of the world?  I'm in Naples, myself.

I'm between jobs right now so pretty much an open schedule and trying to keep the motivation going.  A get together with other creative people can generate new ideas and/or opporunities and certainly keep me falling into a rut.

Any thoughts from the SWFL group?

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Mar 22 2012 7:00p - 8:30p Link:  Rollins college Event Listing

Photojournalist, filmmaker, and educator Ed Kashi will discuss his career including the techniques, procedures and motivations behind his artful missions that have taken him and his camera to such distressed and dangerous places as the Nigerian Delta, Kurdistan, and Iraq.

Location Rollins College - Bush Science Center - Auditorium FL See map: Google Maps --> Trackback URL for this post: http://floridacreatives.com/trackback/1765

Mar 21 2012 7:00p - 8:30p Link:  Rollins Event Listing Page

Two-time U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins will engage in discussion with photographic historian and theorist Anthony Bannon and internationally renowned photographer Ed Kashi about the study, practice and power behind the art of photography.

Location Rollins College - Bush Science Center - Auditorium FL See map: Google Maps --> Trackback URL for this post: http://floridacreatives.com/trackback/1764

Mar 20 2012 7:00p - 8:30p Link:  Rollins Event Information Page

Anthony Bannon, director of the Eastman House Museum of Photography and Film, presents a discussion and slideshow of the masterworks in the history of the medium—the pictures that arguably have changed and/or recorded the changes in world history and culture.

Location Rollins College - Bush Science Center - Auditorium FL See map: Google Maps --> Trackback URL for this post: http://floridacreatives.com/trackback/1763

Mar 20 2012 7:00p - 9:00p Link:  RSVP at EventBrite Link:  Official Event Page

This workshop will teach you how to seek funds to grow your new venture.  We will focus on identifying the right source of capital and developing the appropriate fundraising strategy and process.  We will discuss the legal aspects of fundraising, valuation, and effective negotiation strategies.  By following the practices learned in this workshop, you will better navigate the fundraising process.

What will you learn?

How to:

• Find sources of money
• Develop a fundraising strategy
• Develop the necessary fundraising documents
• Read a term sheet
• Negotiate a deal
• Avoid common fundraising mistakes

Who is this workshop for?

Entrepreneurs, startup founders, CEOs, students, and others seeking capital or wanting to learn how to seek capital for a new venture.

Instructors

Ed Alexander has represented entrepreneurs and their ventures since he became a lawyer in 1993. Ed is the founder of the Entrepreneurship Law Firm, P.L., located in Orlando, and is admitted to practice law in both Florida and New York.  Ed is the author of “5 Business Killing Mistakes” and “The Entrepreneur’s No-Nonsense Nuts and Bolts New Venture Legal Guide. Prior to law school, Ed held non-legal positions with technology companies, including a pacemaker, integrated circuit, and laser bar code manufacture.

Dennis R. Pape is the founder of Florida Venture Sourcing, managing director at Central Florida Technology Ventures and AlphaLaunch.  He has worked with and for both startups and investors over the last 10 years.  Prior to that he founded and built a venture-backed photonics startup in Melbourne and worked for a venture-backed new venture creation company in Orlando.  This workshop is based on his experience in raising funds for his startup and assisting other new ventures in their fundraising efforts.

Location Urban ReThink 625 E Central Blvd Orlando, FL 32801 See map: Google Maps --> Trackback URL for this post: http://floridacreatives.com/trackback/1762

Mar 11 2012 1:00p - 3:00p Link:  RSVP at EventBrite Link:  http://familab.org

Seats are extremely limited, please sign up in advance via http://orlandoarduino.eventbrite.com.

The Arduino platform is an amazing way to learn more about electronics or to bring your latest idea to life.

In this "all ages"* beginner’s class, you will learn the basics of the Arduino hardware, and how to install and use the Arduino software. You will build simple circuits that can be controlled with the Arduino and explore “shields” that are available to expand the Arduino. Bring your own Arduino and components, or pre-order an Arduino Starter Kit which includes an Arduino Uno, a USB cable, a solderless breadboard, jumper wires, and an assortment of switches, potentiometers, LEDs and resistors.

Members  - FREE (does not include hardware)

Non-Members - $20 (does not include hardware)

Optional Arduino Starter Kit  $45

Please Note: A personal laptop will be required to participate. If you do not purchase the Arduino Starter Kit, you will need to bring Arduino hardware to participate.

Required hardware: Arduino or Arduino-compatible board, USB cable, solderless breadboard, jumper wires. If your Arduino board is not-usb powered, please bring a small power supply.

*Children must be accompanied by an adult who will help faciliate the learning process.

Location Familab 1355 Bennett Drive Unit 129 Longwood, FL 32750 See map: Google Maps --> Trackback URL for this post: http://floridacreatives.com/trackback/1761

Mar 04 2012 4:30p - 6:30p Link:  Phlier Photography Link:  RSVP Link:  Phlier Calendar

A Photo Walk is when a group of people get together to walk around together taking pictures. This photo walk is being created specifically for those that LOVE Instagram, a popular iPhone app for taking and sharing photos.

Phlier's Insagram Photo Walk will start at a location (TBD) in downtown Orlando and end in the same location. When the walk is done, everyone is welcome to hangout and get to know each other. The starting and ending place will be somewhere that we all can relax, have something to eat/drink.

If you are interested in attending, please fill out the contact form and send us your contact info. See you all soon!

Phlier is not a business.  It’s purpose is to connect people to each other through common interests.  By finding those that have a passion for certain activities, we want to help connect them to others who share that same interest and support the community as it grows.  We are located in Central Florida and the idea of Phlier came through a group of us that moved here and wanted to find connections.  The people involved in Phlier groups love being active, having fun, and living life.  We enjoy challenging each other as well as learning from each other.  We are professionals, we are friends and we all love living in community.

Phlier is currently in the beginning phases as a few of us continue to look for people interested in leading groups based on what they’re passionate about.  If you are interested in leading a group and would like more information, visit out contact page and send us your contact info along with the best time to call.   Thanks for visiting!

 

Community or Meetup:  Photowalking Location Ceviche 125 West Church Street Orlando, FL 32801 Phone: (321) 281-8140 See map: Google Maps --> Trackback URL for this post: http://floridacreatives.com/trackback/1760