Design Notes + Photos

Thursday, December 3, 2009, 1 - 5 p.m.
The Newseum, 7th floor - 555 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington DC

Elections are the seminal event in the life of our democracy. Not only do they set the direction of our republic, but campaigns and elections also shed light on the state of America's political health. Each year, the Center for Politics presents the American Democracy Conference, hosted by Larry Sabato.

This year, the Center for Politics and POLITICO are bringing together today’s leading journalists, party insiders and political analysts to examine the year’s key campaigns and elections, evaluate current politics and look ahead at upcoming races.

Professor Larry J. Sabato, director of the Center for Politics, and John F. Harris, editor-in-chief of POLITICO, will each moderate panel discussions. The conference will also feature a special panel with the executive directors of the DCCC, NRCC, DSCC, and the NRSC, who will oversee their parties’ U.S. House and Senate campaigns in 2010.

Other panelists include the following, with more to be announced soon:

• Mike Allen, Chief White House Correspondent for POLITICO
• Paul Begala, advisor to President Clinton and CNN contributor
• Maria Cardona, Democratic strategist
• Alex Castellanos, Republican strategist and CNN contributor
• Ed Gillespie, Republican strategist and former RNC chairman
• Roland Martin, CNN contributor and political columnist
• Kiki McLean, Democratic strategist
• Susan Page, Washington bureau chief for USA Today
• Leslie Sanchez, Republican strategist and former CNN contributor
• Juan Williams, political analyst for NPR and Fox News

The conference is free and open to the public with advance registration. Guests should enter at the Freedom Forum entrance on 6th Street. For questions, please contact Bruce Vlk, Director of Programs, at brucev@virginia.edu or 434.243-3540.

On Tuesday, November 17, Lawyer John Mason Dishes on Contracts, Invoicing, Work-for-Hire, Licensing and More

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Join fellow area creatives to hear long-time friend of the Club John Mason discuss the many technical and legalistic (but absolutely critical) aspects of running a successful design business — and answer related legal questions from the audience. From understanding the benefits and pitfalls of contracts to work-for-hire and spec work issues, invoicing and more, John will focus on the formalities of art and photo licensing, contractual terms, kill fees, and related issues.  

John also enjoys audience interaction so please feel free to bring your questions along and participate. You’ll get instant relief for all the stuff that gives creatives the worst headaches. Now, that’s something both sides of your brain will appreciate.

Tuesday, November 17, 2009
6:30 - 9pm
The Motley Fool
2000 Duke Street, 4th Floor
Alexandria, VA 22314

Many thanks to:

Our in-kind sponsor -- The Motley Fool

Our event sponsor -- Eric Stewart, Copywriter

And special thanks to our speaker:

John D. Mason is a Washington DC/Maryland based art, entertainment, and intellectual property attorney. His practice focuses on copyright and trademark matters, litigation, contracts, and commercial matters. He works with artists, writers and creative people and companies to protect and exploit their work and is also a literary agent. He is on the Advisory Board of the Art Directors Club of Metropolitan Washington and the Board of Director of Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts. The website for his firm, The Intellectual Property Group, PLLC, is www.artlaws.com and his e-mail is artlaws2@aol.com.

BarCamp is an ad-hoc gathering born from the desire for people to share and learn in an open environment. It is an intense event with discussions, demos and interaction from participants who are the main actors of the event.

Event Details

Saturday, November 14, 2009, 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Martin Luther King Library, 901 G Street NW, Washington, DC 20001

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TWTRCON is a one-day conference focused entirely on the business use and value of Twitter. Register for TWTRCON DC 09 and:

• See case studies and best practices from leading brands, non-profits and government agencies
• Learn how to use Twitter to listen and respond to customers and stakeholders
• Find out how micro-blogging can influence opinions, increase organizational collaboration and create new business opportunities
• Network and share ideas with leading business, marketing, media, PR and government executives, key Twitter developers and social media experts

Featured conference speakers include:

Michael Dilorenzo NHL @umassdilo|@NHL	Craig Newmark Craigslist @craignewmark	Laura Fitton Pistachio Consulting @pistachio	Joe Trippi Political Strategist @JoeTrippi
Joshua Karpf PepsiCo @jkarpf|@pepsico	Jack Holt Dept. of Defense @jack_holt	Steve Rubel Edelman Digital @steverubel	Stacy Gratz H&R Block @stacygratz|@HRBlock
Amy Reed Chick Downtown @chickdowntown	David Puner Dunkin’ Brands @dunkindonuts	Nigel Dessau AMD @nigeldessau	Alan Murray The Wall Street Journal @alansmurray|@wsj
Seth Greenberg Intuit @seth|@turbotax	Clay Johnson Sunlight Labs @cjoh	Ambre Morley Novo Nordisk @racewithinsulin	Scott Harrison charity:water @scottharrison
Brian Dresher USA Today @bdresher|@usatoday	Jessica Lee APCO Worldwide @jessica_lee|APCOjobs	Kerry Noone Sodexo USA @SodexoCareers	Rohit Bhargava Ogilvy 360 Digital @rohitbhargava
Stefanie Michaels Adventure Girl @adventuregirl	David Armano Dachis Corporation @armano	Andrew Wilson, HHS @andrewpwilson @FluGov|@HHSgov	John Shea FEMA @femainfocus

Co-hosted by:

Tonia Ries Modern Media @tonia_ries	Gina Smith Author @ginasmith888

TWTRCON SF 09

TWTRCON SF 09 Photo courtesy of Jared Hill

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