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March 28, 2005

Podcast Hotel and Videoblog Festival

Posted by Alex Williams

A Corante event
(Registration and more info coming soon. See below for special offer.)

The Podcast Hotel is a different type of event. Our plan is to turn a hotel in Portland, Or,. into a podcast and videoblog studio. It's a place where people come to learn and share how these content creation tools can be used in any way they want, be it for their personal use, their business or their community.

Guests at the Podcast Hotel will create podcasts. They'll create videoblogs. They'll spread out into the city of Portland. I look forward to riding bikes with video cameras attached to our helmets. We're planning a podcast music jam. We're thinking about a fashion show for independent designers where the models are the podcasters and videobloggers.

Experts will be there to share and show how the tools can be used. Newbies will be coached and get the chance to learn how to produce sharp, authentic works. There will be "how to," discussions, "think tank," talks and demonstrations.

The Podcast Hotel is about sharing this huge passion for creating new works through podcasts and videoblogs while simultaneously creating a platform for people in other parts of the world to participate. We will actively involve the city of Portland in the event and will seek people from other cities to participate, too.

When: July 15-17, 2005 in Portland, Oregon. Heck, we want the world to participate. And will provide ways to do so.

Where: We'll announce the name of the hotel this week in our first podcast, brought to you from the hotel.

The Basics:For a few days in July, a funky, retro hotel will become a podcast and videoblog studio. Rooms will be for recording, editing and producing. The court yard will be a media lounge. The underground club will be for podcast concerts. And the city of Portland, along with the rest of the world, will become our stage.

Why? Our goal is to create art, be observers, create new works, new styles that reflect society and the world. As Mary Hodder said to me: we'll be hackers, experimenters. In a way, we'll be having our own podcast and videoblog rave.

Special Pre-Release OfferIf you want to reserve early and get a special discount rate, contact Alex Williams at 503-473-6237 or by e-mail: alex at corante dot com.

Sponsorships: Sponsorships are available. Please contact Alex for details.

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1. Nigel Ballard on March 29, 2005 11:38 AM writes...

Is the venue going to be The Jupiter Hotel behind the Doug Fir?

Cheers Nigel