Events
Throwing Open the Doors: The Convention's 4th Night
Breaking the mold of traditional political Conventions, Senator Barack Obama will accept the Democratic nomination for President of the United States at Denver’s INVESCO Field at Mile High. INVESCO Field can accommodate more than 75,000 people and will be the site of the 2008 Democratic Convention’s final day of programming on Thursday, August 28, 2008.
Convention Week Activities: Video Introductions
The 2008 Democratic National Convention is not just for delegates inside the Pepsi Center – it’s an event for the entire community. The following official events will allow Denver-area residents and the general public to participate in the Convention experience.
Interfaith Gathering | Daily Caucus and Council Meetings | Delegate Service Day | Community Open House | Online Streaming
Leah Daughtry: Interfaith Gathering
How do you kick off a week-long celebration to showcase our Party’s nominee, our strength, our diversity and our shared values? Watch this video as DNCC CEO Rev. Leah Daughtry talks about the first ever Convention interfaith gathering — the first official event of the 2008 Democratic National Convention. See how you can join delegates, elected officials, clergy from many communities of faith and special musical guests as we gather in a spirit of unity on Sunday, August 24 at the Wells Fargo Theater in downtown Denver.
Daily Caucus and Council Meetings
Interested to know what delegates will do each day before heading to the main Convention event at the Pepsi Center? Cameron Moody, Deputy CEO for Outside the Hall Operations, breaks down a “day in the life” of a delegate, including an overview of the many different caucus and council meetings taking place at Colorado Convention Center. Watch to learn more about the schedule and how you can get involved.
Delegate Service Day
In an effort to give back to the Denver community hosting this historic Convention, delegates from across the country will come together to participate in a “Delegate Service Day” activity on Wednesday, August 27th. In this video, Jenni Engebretsen, Deputy CEO for Public Affairs, describes the DNCC’s commitment to effecting positive change in the community and talks about some of the ways in which delegates and Convention guests will make lasting contributions to the greater Denver area.
Community Open House at the Pepsi Center
Curious about what the inside of the Pepsi Center will look like during the Convention? Meet Travis Dredd, Deputy CEO for Inside Hall Operations, as he discusses the amazing transformation of the Pepsi Center from sports arena to Convention hall and the installation of cutting-edge technology we have in the works. Travis also unveils a unique opportunity for Denver residents to be one of the first to see the Convention hall and podium where our nominee will make history in just a few short months!
Online Streaming of the Convention
Do you want to watch the Convention from the comfort of your living room, in your office or at your favorite coffee shop? Aaron Myers, Director of Online Communications, and Brook Colangelo, Director of Technology, explain how the Convention is coming to your living room—literally. Click here to learn more about how you can catch all the action of the Convention live, from gavel-to-gavel and in HD right on your computer, from across town or across the world.
Note: While all but the Delegate Service Day are open to the public, registration or advanced ticketing is required in some cases. Further information will be released in August and posted on DemConvention.com.
DNCC and the Community
Convention Conversations
After logging more than 3,500 miles and visiting eight cities throughout the Intermountain West, the DNCC completed a series of community forums with back-to-back events in downtown Denver in June. The series – “Convention Conversations: A Traveling Forum Sponsored by the DNCC” –provided a venue to answer questions and offer information to local residents and businesses interested in the historic regional opportunities presented by Denver’s hosting of the Democratic National Convention in August.
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Thousands of residents in Denver, the state of Colorado and states throughout the Intermountain West took advantage of the opportunity for direct communication with top Convention organizers to ask questions, share ideas and find out how to get involved.
Plans for the 2008 Democratic National Convention have long included a commitment to bring more people into the Convention experience than ever before – and that continues to be our goal. At the most recent Denver forums, Convention leadership unveiled a line-up of official events, which will allow Denver-area residents and the general public to participate in the Convention experience.
Denver played host to the inaugural event in September. Mayor John W. Hickenlooper joined Daughtry for the forum geared toward Denver residents and representatives of the area’s diverse business community. Daughtry was joined by Governor Bill Ritter for a forum in Pueblo, Colo. the following month and in December by Colorado House Majority Leader Alice Madden in Boulder, Colo. In January, Daughtry traveled to Las Vegas for a forum with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, and in March, she was joined by U.S. Representative Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) in Lakewood, Colo. In April, Daughtry hosted forums in Salt Lake City with Mayor Ralph Becker and in Colorado Springs with State Senator John Morse. And in the last stop before closing the series in Denver, Daughtry traveled to Colorado’s Western Slope for a forum with State Representative Bernie Buescher in Grand Junction.
DNCC Service Days
As part of an ongoing effort to give back to the community hosting the 2008 Democratic National Convention, DNCC staff recently participated in a “build brigade” to construct a home for a wounded Iraq war veteran. The project marked the most recent outing in a series of “DNCC Service Days” focused on three areas of importance to the Denver-area community: youth, environmental projects and the combined issues of homelessness and hunger. The build brigade is a project of Homes for Our Troops, a non-profit organization committed to building specially-adapted homes across the United States for severely wounded American troops. The house in Golden, Colo. will be home to SSG Travis Strong, his wife Misty and their two children.
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The DNCC also recently announced plans for a “Delegate Service Day” on Wednesday, August 27th, coordinated in conjunction with Democrats Work, Metro Volunteers and Volunteers of America. Delegates will participate in volunteer projects at sites throughout the Denver metro area, ranging from reading to children to neighborhood and park cleanup and tree care. These events will allow delegates to both contribute to and celebrate the people and organizations making positive change and strengthening communities in the city hosting this historic Convention.
To date, Convention leaders and staff have contributed more than 650 hours to a variety of local efforts. “DNCC Service Days” projects have included:
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