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This article is from August 17, 2007, and is no longer current.

Chicago Creative Suite Conference Dates Named

Barrycon Productions, an independent event organizer for Adobe products and producer of the Creative Suite, InDesign, Vector and Pixel conferences, announced that the next The Creative Suite Conference will be held in Chicago on October 15-20, 2007 at the Chicago City Center Holiday Inn. Intended for users of Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and Acrobat, the event will focus on both Adobe CS2 and the recently released Adobe CS3. In addition, the Creative Suite Conference will be held in conjunction with The Web Design Conference, a newly added event on October 18-19, 2007 and targeted at graphic designers. Speakers for both events will include David Blatner, Sandee Cohen, Mordy Golding, Deke McClelland, Bert Monroy and Colin Smith.
“The Creative Suite Conference in Chicago is going to be one of the year’s first events to primarily focus on CS3,” said, Barry Anderson, event founder and organizer. “In addition, we are launching The Web Design Conference, the first of its kind event specifically for graphic designers. Both events will allow attendees to experience five entire days educational curricula allowing them to expand their skills sets with new learning opportunities.”
Scheduled for October 18 and 19, The Web Design Conference will discuss the fundamentals of designing for the Web and tools that assist users in building high-quality interactive design more efficiently. The Web Design Conference will also focus on (Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Dreamweaver, GoLive, Fireworks, Flash and Photoshop. In addition, the event will feature special sessions on AJAX and AIR (Apollo), for creating pages specifically for mobile devices.
Held concurrently, The Creative Suite Conference will host a CS3 summit, with a significant focus on Adobe’s recently released product suite. Starting on October 18 and spanning three-days, The Creative Suite Conference will include courses on Adobe Acrobat, Bridge, InCopy, InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop and VersionCue to name a few. Together, both conferences offer several flexible registration options for The Creative Suite and Web Design Conferences including Platinum and Gold Pass as well as individual day passes. Early-bird discount prices are also available and expire at Midnight EST, August 17, 2007.
For more information on The Creative Suite Conference or Barrycon Productions, visit, www.csconference.com or call toll free at 866-518-7200, outside the U.S. at 00-1-612-396-7200.

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