Create Chaos 2008 To Hit Orlando in Two Weeks - Oct. 13-17

ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The creative industry event Create Chaos 2008 boasts 50+ expert speakers, a 40+ exhibitor Expo Hall centered around a Medici Garden Intersection with inspirational and educational stage presentations, a Job Fair specifically geared toward creative professionals and students, and unique networking parties/events throughout the week. Taking place in Orlando, FL on Oct. 13-17, 2008 at the Orlando World Center Marriott, Create Chaos 2008 serves to connect, inform, inspire and educate creative professionals on the eve of a new Renaissance.

“Never before has the need to learn from complementary industries been so important”

“Never before has the need to learn from complementary industries been so important,” Jerry Brown, Event Producer said. “With the economy struggling, we know that the professionals attending our conference will get an incredible return on their investment – if everyone leaves with a stronger grasp on related fields as well as their own (all for the price of attending a single conference) and has the time of their life doing it, then we had a successful show.”

The Create Chaos experience features the following conferences and events: The Creative Suite Conference, Printing+Paper+Packaging Design Conference, The Vector Conference, Stash Theatre, CreativeHeads Job Fair, The Web Design and Developers Conference, MGFest, The Pixel Conference, and more.

One all-access pass allows attendees entrance into all training sessions and presentations, plus access the Expo Hall and Job Fair featuring a Medici Garden Intersection stage with live artistic demonstrations, Chaos bookstore, the Opening Night Party featuring Drip performances (ilovedrip.com), the Create Awards 2008 Gallery and Reception announcing this year’s “Best of” winners, a networking party designed to stir the senses, and a closing reception to wrap up the week of Chaos.

And it doesn’t stop there. Create Chaos will also host a number of one-day seminars and events from co-locating partners and organizations, such as ASMP, Orlando Siggraph, FreshBooks, Orlando Young Professionals and doterati: Central Florida’s Click. For a complete schedule of events, visit www.createchaos.com.

The game-changing line-up of creative industry veterans at this inaugural conference includes:

Keynote Addresses:

• Bob Kodzis, creative catalyst and the President and Founder of Flight of Ideas, Inc., who will bring his own brand of “chaos” to the table with his opening keynote, “Revolutions.” Focusing on the need for change and charging forward, “Revolutions” will get attendees pumped for the weeklong conference.

• Lee Cockerell, former executive vice president of operations at the Walt Disney World® Resort, will debut his new book, Creating Magic...10 Common Sense Leadership Strategies From a Life at Disney, on Oct. 15 at Create Chaos 2008. In his keynote address, Cockerell will provide insights on leadership and show you how to “create magic” in your organization.

• Scott Belsky, Founder and CEO of Behance, presents “Making Ideas Happen,” a series of best practices that are sure to make your ideas into a reality. Belsky also will be on-hand at Chaos to showcase Behance’s new platform to enhance creative productivity.

In addition to the daily keynote speakers, Create Chaos will play host to a slew of speakers who will present at the conference. Speakers include: Joe Duffy, Duffy & Partners; Gary Davis, Autodesk; David Blatner, Editorial Director of InDesign Magazine and The InDesign Conference; Jeff Fisher, LogoMotives; Jonathan Gouthier, Gouthier Design; Justin Ahrens, Rule29; Mason Dixon, MGFest; Kai Pedersen, MAXON; Michael Hale; Wayne Dennis, Mac Papers; Brian Salisbury, FIEA; Aaron Jeromin, FIEA; Jim Kidwell, Extensis; David Reeder, Vice President – GreenLight, a Corbis company; Curtis Bowden, Corbis; Mickey Call, Xerox; Anthony Richardson, Fugitive Marketing; Jochem de Boer, Shapeways; Christopher Schmitt, Heat Vision; Daniel Schutzsmith, professor at the School of Visual Arts in New York City; Sandee Cohen, and Claudia McCue.

For a comprehensive listing of speakers and their bios, visit http://www.createchaos.com/08/public/speakers.

To wrap up the conference, Create Chaos will host “The Last Breakfast” with a panel of expert speakers who will discuss the changing landscape of the creative industries. The panelists will discuss where we go from here as technologies converge and creativity unfolds. “The Last Breakfast” panelist are: Ted Murphy, IZEA; Dr. Wanda Chaves, Business of Art & Design Program at Ringling College of Art & Design; Chad Jennings, Blurb.com; and Renee Martin, Corbis.

For more information or to schedule an interview, please contact Dana DeLapi with Create Chaos Media Relations at 407-275-2772, or e-mail dana@brahn.com.

Media Registration for qualified members of the media is still open. Please contact Create Chaos Media Relations immediately to reserve your spot.

About Create Chaos

Create Chaos 2008 is a five-day creative industry destination event produced to inform, inspire, educate, and connect creative professionals across industries through an all-inclusive event. Featuring several unique industry conferences under one roof, at one time, Create Chaos takes place Oct. 13-17, 2008 at the Orlando World Center Resort Marriott in Orlando, FL. Create Chaos serves as a spark to ignite a new renaissance by bringing together creative professionals across industry boundaries including: graphic design, advertising, film and video production, animation, photography, printing, Web, and publishing professionals. Produced by Brahn Awards & Events and partners, the Create Chaos experience features the following conferences and events: The Creative Suite Conference, Printing+Paper+Packaging Design Conference, The Vector Conference, Stash Theatre, CreativeHeads Job Fair, The Web Design Conference, MGFest, and The Pixel Conference.

For more information: www.createchaos.com.