The Inaugural Women Interactive Digital Vanguard Awards and Creative Technology Festival in conjunction with Spelman College Digital Image Salon, successfully took place in the city of Atlanta this past weekend. The festival opened to a crowd of hundreds of women seeking to gain knowledge and insight in the world of creative technology and the business thereof. The Women Interactive Creative Technology Digital Vanguard Awards took place at the Microsoft Store at Lenox Mall and Spelman College served as the home of this year's festival which took place on Friday, October 12th and Saturday, October 13th 2012. The Digital Vanguard Awards and Festival provided an interactive, in depth conversation with award recipients and digital influencers on content creation, technology and the role of women in the digital space. College students, academic faculty, technology and media professionals enjoyed the opportunity to interact with innovative technology in our Interactive Atrium, view cutting edge media content in our Screening Rooms, experience technological exhibitions in the Inspiration Hall and participate in media and technology workshops in our Education Suites. For more information visit www.womeninteractive.net.
::The 2012 Women Interactive Digital Vanguard Award Recipients::
::The 2012 Women Interactive Digital Vanguard Award Recipients::
- Lifetime Achievement: Dr. Ayoka Chenzira - Interactive Filmmaker, Educator, Founding Director of Spelman College Digital Moving Image Salon.
- Social Change Agent: Kimberly Bryant - Founder, Black Girls Code.
- Digital Renegade: *Angela Benton, Founder, New Me Accelerator/Black Web 2.0
- Trail Blazer: *Issa Rae, Creator, The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl.
- Neo Tech:*Corvida Raven- Founder of shegeeks.net, Co-Founder of Everything Twitter, The Social Geeks Roundtable Podcast, In A Third Place.
::10 Things I Learned at Women Interactive By Sabrina Harvey and Ashia Sims - Women Interactive Co-Founders::
1. Creatives & Entrepreneurs- being a creative and an entrepreneur can go hand in hand. You can make a business out of doing what you love.
2. Funding for Artists- There are resources for funding for women in tech but creatives producing digital art projects can find funding too.
3. Women & Gaming- Women love video games! There is a great future for women creating content in gaming and user experience.
4. Women are Producing Great Webseries - Women are writing and producing fantastic shows on the web. The Internet is the new frontier for women's programming.
5. Women Creatives of Color Want Community- Women Creatives want a place to meet other creatives and collaborate on projects. Women Interactive provided a great opportunity for networking and collaboration. Everywhere we looked women were exchanging ideas and contacts.
6. Don't wait to get started, start now. If you wait until a milestone has passed, you will be further down the line and have made no progress. If you start now, you will be much further along and the milestone will still have passed.
7. You have to be willing to invest in yourself through time, education and finances.3. Women & Gaming- Women love video games! There is a great future for women creating content in gaming and user experience.
4. Women are Producing Great Webseries - Women are writing and producing fantastic shows on the web. The Internet is the new frontier for women's programming.
5. Women Creatives of Color Want Community- Women Creatives want a place to meet other creatives and collaborate on projects. Women Interactive provided a great opportunity for networking and collaboration. Everywhere we looked women were exchanging ideas and contacts.
6. Don't wait to get started, start now. If you wait until a milestone has passed, you will be further down the line and have made no progress. If you start now, you will be much further along and the milestone will still have passed.
8. Be transparent and honest online.
9. You can't be shy and build your blog. You have to get out there and network!
10. Be willing to partner with smaller brands to build your brand. Don't always focus only on the super large brands/companies. Look for smaller companies with an audience larger than yours and build a relationship with them.
9. You can't be shy and build your blog. You have to get out there and network!
10. Be willing to partner with smaller brands to build your brand. Don't always focus only on the super large brands/companies. Look for smaller companies with an audience larger than yours and build a relationship with them.
*Courtesy of The Garner Circle PR*
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