Creative Cities Summit 2.0 extends deadline for discounted Early Bird registration to Sept. 19

The Creative Cities Summit 2.0 has extended the deadline for early bird pricing ($250) to Sept. 19. The fee goes up to $300 after the deadline.

The conference will bring leaders from around the country to Detroit on October 13-15.

Highlights include a special Big Creative Three session on Tuesday, Oct. 14, featuring Richard Florida, John Howkins and Charles Landry, the originators of the concepts of the "creative class", the "creative economy" and the "creative city," respectively.

A pre-conference "Unconference" with the theme of "Detroit 2.0" will take place from 1-5 p.m. on Sunday, October 12 at the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit. There is a nominal $10 registration fee for the day. An unconference is a facilitated, participant-driven, face-to-face conference around a theme or purpose.

For more information or to register for both the Unconference and CCS2, click here.

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