creative clusters summer school

Creative Clusters SummerSchool: 6-9th July 2009,

HuddersfieldEntrepreneurship, workspace and the local creative economy The Creative Clusters Summer School is a four-day, immersive, in-depth introduction to policies and best practice in developing the creative economy at the local level.

The School is designed for regeneration and development professionals, consultants and researchers specialising in: > Managed workspaces for creative businesses > Business support programmes for creative entrepreneurs > Local and regional strategies for the creative economy It is particularly aimed at personnel working for government departments, affiliated organisations and NGOs who are taking on new responsibilities in this field, with practical projects to deliver, who want a deeper understand of how 'creative economy' and 'place-making' strategies can play a part in their regeneration work.

The course is intensely practical. Through guided visits to model projects and interaction with experienced professionals, participants will become familiar first-hand with practical development tools. There will be continuous consideration of how these solutions might be customised for participants' own localities. The School will draw on the extensive expertise and experience of creative industries regeneration in the Yorkshire region. We will announce more details in March. For now, the key details are: >

Date: 6-9th July 2009. > Location: based in Huddersfield, with visits to major projects in the region. > Target cost: £850 +VAT, including meals and accomodation.