From our series of speeches from government leaders to various panels on the arts, education and technology, Friday Forums engage audiences in issues of significance, prominence, urgency and humanity. City Club forums guide citizens in the ways of civic affairs, giving complex subjects relevance and clarity. City Club welcomes members and nonmembers to Friday Forums.

Program Date	Friday, May 11, 2008
Title	Portland’s “Creative Grid” Networking Portland’s Creative Institutions with Brad Cloepfil, Tom Manley and Sohrab Vossoughi
Time	Change for this program: Doors open at 11:30 AM; program begins at 12:15 PM and concludes at 1:15 PM.
Speaker(s)	Portland’s “Creative Grid” Networking Portland’s Creative Institutions Portland’s ascendance as a creative center has won worldwide attention. Continuing this development in a time of shrinking resources and expanding public needs will require leveraging some of Portland’s creative capital — creatively. Tom Manley, president of Pacific Northwest College of Art, believes this leveraging can be accomplished between the lines of what he calls the “creative grid” — less a geographic location than a network of creative institutions, businesses and individuals that our community already convenes. When local and regional epicenters of creativity — places like Ziba Design, Allied Works Architecture, Wieden+Kennedy, PNCA, Portland Center Stage, Portland Art Museum, and local universities — are brought into strategic partnerships, the creative grid is activated and new entrepreneurial energy and opportunity results.   On May 16, Manley will explore the goals, character and value of a creative grid, and describe its role in developing Portland and the wider region. Following Manley’s presentation, Sohrab Vossoughi, founder and chief creative officer at Ziba Design, and Brad Cloepfil, founder of Allied Works Architecture, will offer their perspectives.
Location	The Governor Hotel, 614 SW 11th Ave.
Parking & Public Transportation	A SmartPark garage is located one block away from the Governor Hotel at 730 S.W. 10th Ave.   The Governor Hotel is accessible by bus, Portland Streetcar and MAX light rail.
Cost & Payment Options	Luncheon tickets are $16 for City Club members and up to two guests, $20 for nonmembers.  Limited coffee/tea table tickets are $5 and are available at the door on a first-come, first-served basis  General seating is free for members and $5 for nonmembers, and is available at the door on a first-come, first-served basis.
Reservations	IMPORTANT NOTE: Reservations required for lunches only; online reservations close at 2 p.m. on the Wednesday prior to the event. General seating and coffee/tea table tickets will be available at the door.   Reservation line: (503) 228-7231, ext. 110 Reservation policy    To reserve a lunch via telephone, individuals (members and non-members) should call Kimberly Adams McCool at (503) 228-7231, ext. 100.   A limited number of lunch tickets are generally available at the door. Reservations for lunch are strongly encouraged. Tickets for coffee and tea and general seating are on a first-come, first-served basis.
Sponsors	Friday Forums this quarter are sponsored by: KeyBank Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects LLP

Upcoming Forums

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From here, you can listen online to the two most recent Friday Forum programs (new programs are posted each week):

May 9, 2008

City Council Debate Council Seat 1

with Jeff Bissonette, John Branam, Mike Fahey, Amanda Fritz, Charles Lewis and Chris Smith

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May 2, 2008

Secretary of State Debate

with Kate Brown, Rick Metsger and Vicki Walker

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You can also purchase audio CDs ($10) and VHS videotapes or DVD videos ($15) of this program. To order with credit card, contact Kim Adams McCool at 503-228-7231, ext. 100. To order by check, write to:

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Broadcast Schedule

Taping and broadcasting is funded in part by the Donald Sterling City Club Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation.

Cable Television

Portland Community Media
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Channel 30
Delayed broadcast same Friday, 8:00 PM
Sundays, 4:30 PM
Tuesdays, 6:00 PM

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KBPS, Portland (1450 AM)

Delayed broadcast, Saturdays, 9:00 AM

 

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How to Propose a City Club Forum

City Club welcomes your ideas. To propose a program, please follow the instructions below, then mail, fax, or e-mail the information to:

Program Committee
c/o Wade Fickler
City Club of Portland
901 SW Washington St.
Portland, OR 97205
Phone: (503) 228-7231, ext. 100
Fax: (503) 228-8840
Email: Wade

Written proposals should include:

• A letter outlining the proposed topic and or speaker(s).
• A biography of the proposed speaker(s).
• Promotional or background materials on either the topic or speaker.
• Contact information, including address and phone number, for each proposed speaker.
• Ideas for promoting the program, including examples of groups you believe would be interested in attending.

Forum Selection Criteria

Friday Forum program selection is made by City Club's Program Committee. The primary criteria for selecting programs are listed below.

• Speaker Criteria
  • Established speaking ability. The speech length should be no longer than 30 minutes, or in the case of a panel discussion the 30 minutes needs to be divided among panelists. The speaker should be able to answer 20-25 minutes of questions from the audience.
  • Credibility and expertise of speaker(s) on the proposed topic.
  • Name recognition and prominence of speaker(s).
  • Possible “hidden agenda” or self-promotion.
• Subject Matter
  • Clearly-defined and concise subject
  • Timely
  • A topic of broad interest to Club members and the community.
  • Important
  • Locally relevant
  • Relationship to overall programming
  • Appropriate for a radio audience. (Visual aids are discouraged.)
• Other Considerations
  • Format (panel, single speaker, debate, etc.)
  • Marketing possibilities (partnering, co-sponsorships, etc.)
  • Source of the recommendation