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Our theme is Voices
of Visual Practice, where we will explore both the individual
voices within our circle and our collective voice to the world.
Conference
Highlights
Updated July 1, 2009, subject to change.
Wednesday,
August 5
Building Visual Vocabulary
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In
our opening plenary session, Marc
Schoenwiesner, PhD. will present, The Seeing
Brain - Neuroscience and Vision. Exploring the
issues of perception that affect anyone in the field of
visual thinking, he asks: What happens in our brain when
we look at images? Can we trust our perception? How do
the mechanisms of visual perception influence the way
we produce and appreciate visual art? Demonstrating with
visual illusions and examples of visual art, Dr. Schoenwiesner
will show off the effects of these processes on perception
and their relevance to visual practice. There will also
be small experiments and illusions that allow attendees
to experience their visual brain at work. |
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the first day will follow two concurrent tracks, one for
people entering our field, one for current visual practitioners: |
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Brandy
Agerbeck and Lynn Carruthers share 25+ years of
experience welcoming new practitioners to Graphic
Recording 101, a comprehensive look into the
wonderful world of capturing big ideas on big sheets
of paper. GR101 provides a basic orientation to the
craft, tools and techniques, hands on practice, and
loads of real life stories and 'aha!' moments presented
by two practitioners with very different working styles
and clientele. The dynamic duo is back for a third year,
earning rave reviews from people who had never touched
marker to paper and seasoned recorders alike.
There
is an additional $100 fee for materials and workbook
($75 for early birds, before June 1. Space is limited
to 30, so sign up
soon!
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Several
IFVP members in our field will co-facilitate Bring
it On: Advanced Practices in Our Field. New
this year is Speed Share: Where do you soar in your
work? Where are you challenged or stumped? Here is your
chance to ask your colleagues how they would handle
it, and share your expertise as a seasoned practitioner.
Our focus will be learning from our stories, seeing
how we resolve challenges in different ways, and sharing
our work as a talented community of practice.
Second
is Simultaneous Recording: What does it look like when
multiple practitioners record the same content? Do we
ever get this chance? In this portion of the day, we
will work have the chance to record the same content,
then look at our diverse approaches.
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will culminate the day's discoveries through a facilitated
conversation, capturing our learning. The day's fun
and engaging design taps into our collective wisdom,
and will result in a collaborative document of our working
knowledge.
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Montreal
has a premier bike share program that was just launched
this past spring. Let's take to the streets on two wheels,
to explore Old Montreal and create the Largest Fleet
of Cycling Visual Practitioners. This has never been
done before, so if you want to participate, please contact
Julie Gieseke
to sign up for this activity! |
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Thursday,
August 6
Voices within the Community
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Our
second day is chock full of opportunities to share best
practices. We'll begin with a panel discussion, The
Business of Visual Practice. Moderated by 2009
Planning Committee Chair, Tania von Allmen, a wide range
of Visual Practitioners will discuss how they work, have
built their practice and the unique niche they have created.
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Internal
Corporate Strategy |
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Community
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Recording
Large Events |
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Educational
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Personal
Coaching |
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Information
Design |
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History
Map/Mural creation |
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Creativity/Brainstorming
Facilitation |
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This
panel is still forming, and we invite your input. Please
contact Tania von Allmen at tania@luminositystudio.com
by July 15 with your ideas and questions. |
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World
Cafe has embedded within its very design, an efficient
means of harvesting the thoughts and comments of all the
participants. So how can we add the most value to the
process through visualization? Nick
Payne has discovered a way of doing this and the feedback
from clients is universally positive. In Metaphorical
Approaches to Graphic Recording of World Café,
he'll share his synthetic process, which assesses all
the outcomes of all the cafe discussions and generates
imagery from them, rather than from large group call-out
harvests. Nick will use this example as a means of opening
up discussion about working in World Cafe and to assess
and map the different options that are available to us
and to clients. |
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Thursday
afternoon will be dedicated to Open Interest Space
(OIS). This is time set aside for emergent topics that
spring up during the conference. Built on the idea that
the richest part of conference are the conversations during
the breaks, it is a small group format in an informal
setting. Bring your own case study or question! Feel free
to prepare handouts or bring materials that will aid discussion.
We'll invite earlier speakers to dive deeper into their
topics, but it's open to everyone to bring a topic to
the table. Visit the 2008 Thursday
and Friday OIS pages
to see last year's topics. We will close the afternoon
with the small groups merging and sharing some highlights
of what they learned and discussed. |
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Thursday
evening, we continue an IFVP tradition, The Graphics
Jam! It is a communal, rapid-fire visual brainstorm,
bringing great connections and inspirations. The hundreds
of images produced during this evening social becomes
a book that is shared after the conference for all attendees.
Make sure you are here to contribute and receive this
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Friday,
August 7
Our Voice to the World
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After
two days of internal focus on our work, our final day
looks outward and onward with the topic Our Voice
to the World. Our morning plenary presenter will
inspire and engage us on the ways in which we can impact
our current networks and build new relationships with
the power of our visual practice. With an IFVP-friendly
business growth and marketing focus, they will help us
build momentum towards our contribution to the world.
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Training
powerhouse, Donna
McGeorge shares her wisdom in Teaching Others
Our Craft. She will show practitioners a framework
they can use with their own clients, with techniques that
she has used consistently and with great results. It is
training that sticks! This session will get you in gear
to train your clients who are asking for this. Now you
can! |
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Using
our own best methods, our conference closing
employs visuals templates to reflect on the conference
experience and decide on your next steps. You'll leave
with a clear picture of how you'll take your individual
voice and practice out into the world! |
We've
got a few more sessions up our sleeves, and encourage you
to check back to this page
for all the latest updates. A bientot à Montréal!
(See you soon in Montreal for you Americans!)
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