About the Conference
Create WV is a service of the Creative Community Network, a West Virginia corporation currently seeking 501c3 non-profit status, and an affiliate of Vision Shared (www.visionshared.com).
The Create WV Conference is a statewide celebration of creative community building designed to spark new economy growth in West Virginia. The "new" economy is defined as those industries that generate income from the development of intellectual property and innovative entrepreneurship.
The purpose of the Create WV Conference is to work towards achieving our objectives to a) enable West Virginians to live within the most innovative and prosperous communities in the world, b) propose and support statewide policies and programs that will support creative community development, and c) promote West Virginia as "a great state to create," thereby retaining and recruiting more talented people to live and create here.
The first Create WV Conference was held November 2007 at the Stonewall Resort in Roanoke, WV, and attracted 254 attendees. The second conference was held at Snowshoe Mountain Resort in October 2008, drawing 395 attendees.
This year, we wanted to immerse ourselves in a living, breathing creative community under development – Huntington, WV. Attendees will not only experience the exciting and educational keynote speeches, breakout learning sessions and networking events, they will get the opportunity to experience how Create Huntington has re-ignited passion and progress in West Virginia’s second-largest city.
If you have ideas or feedback about this year’s conference, we’d love to hear from you. Send us a note at createwv@visionshared.com.