office of the creative economy, advisory committee deck, sept 2014

Office of the Creative EconomyAdvisory Board Meeting

Main Street Museum

September 3, 2014

Wednesday, September 3, 2014

4:00 - Introductions4:15 - Updates4:45 - New Initiatives5:30 - Survey Results5:45 - Upcoming Events6:00 - Wrap6:30 - Dinner?

Agenda


Updates


Vermont Media AllianceJon Andrews


Game Theory / VCET @ BTVMarguerite Dibble


Road PitchLuke Stafford


White River Indie Film FestSigne Taylor


Vermont PBSHillary Hess


Arts Education SummitBill Stetson


New Initiatives


2014 Commitment- Build communication- Establish networking- Technical Assistance- Research


Strategy and Planning- Comprehensive Economic Development

Strategy (CEDS)• Accelerators• Arts and Culture

- Windham County Economic Development Program• Applications due 9/27

- Telecommunications Plan• Public input by end of September


Special Projects- Competitions

• NATAS 3/15• Transmedia 4/15• 3D Printing 5/15

- Historic Sites Film Guide• Location information


Survey Results- 170 respondents- 13 counties- 26 percent in advertising

19 percent in software16 percent in arts and culture13 percent in film, new media


Survey ResultsYears in business, Number of employees


Survey ResultsHow heavily reliant on contractors


Survey ResultsTop five concerns


Survey ResultsHiring plans and general outlook


Survey ResultsTop three activities most useful to enterprises


Sponsored EventsE21con.orgBurlington Ruby ConferenceCelebrate VermontTEDx BattenkillITVFestStoryHackChamplain MakerfaireTechJamVT International Film FestivalWoodstock Digital Media Festival


Other EventsSeptember 11 | Montpelier

Vermont Arts Education Summit

September 23 | Montpelier

Future of Vermont’s Digital Economy

October 28 | Burlington

Vermont Economic Development Summit


Closing Conversation


office of the creative economy, advisory committee deck, sept 2014

Presentations & Public Speaking