FYI.... -- Patrick
Begin forwarded message: > From: Julian Bryant <[email protected]> > Date: August 7, 2010 10:56:08 pm PDT > To: [email protected] > Subject: Startup Weekend San Diego > > Patrick, > > Phelan Rissen from SDTechScene is helping us organize the first Startup > Weekend event here in San Diego and he gave me your contact information in > hopes you could forward information about Startup Weekend to the SD Ruby > Group. If you have any members are interested in attending, have them use > the discount code 'sdstartups' for 20% off the ticket price (SW is a > non-profit, money covers expenses for food and other materials for the > weekend). > > Thanks for your help, > -- > Julian Bryant > (619) 994-4011 > www.linkedin.com/in/julianbryant > > ----------------------------- > > San Diego entrepreneurs, creatives and techies gather for the area’s first > Startup Weekend > > Startup Weekend is making its inaugural visit to San Diego August 20th - > 22nd, gathering area > entrepreneurs for a weekend of collaboration and creation at theHIVE’s > downtown co-working space, Hive > 770. > > Startup Weekend San Diego will bring together developers, graphic artists, > business-minded startup > enthusiasts, and marketing and PR creatives to take their startup ideas from > inception to launch in 54 hours. Startup > Weekend has traveled the world, hosting events in more than 100 cities in > over 25 countries around the > world. > > At the end of the weekend, teams will gather for a demo night to pitch ideas > and prototypes to a panel of > seasoned entrepreneurs, angel investors, and startup mentors who will be > lending their expertise over the > course of the weekend. The expert panel includes Mike Alfred, CEO of > BrightScope, Inc., angel investor > and TheFrankPetersShow.com host Frank Peters, and FutureWave co-founder > Charlie Jackson. The > winning team will be awarded $2,000 in legal fees from platinum sponsors > Cooley Godward Kronish. > > Registration is open and slots for development, marketing/PR/business, design > & UI, attorney/legal and > social media are available, as well as student tickets and demo night > tickets. Other contributors are > welcome to join as well. > > Follow @sdtechscene on Twitter to get the latest updates on Startup Weekend > San Diego, or visit the > website at http://sandiego.startupweekend.org for new blog posts about > speakers, attendees, and > sponsorship. > > For information about sponsoring Startup Weekend, please contact the team > at [email protected] and make sure to include "Startup Weekend > Sponsorship" in the > subject line. > > What: San Diego Startup Weekend > When: August 20th - 22nd > Where: theHIVE > 770 11th Ave, San Diego, CA 92101 > Cost: $75 regular, $40 student, $20 Demo Day only > More information, included a detailed schedule and registration, at > http://sandiego.startupweekend.org. > > About Startup Weekend: Startup Weekend is a non-profit based in Seattle, WA. > Startup Weekend has > traveled the world, hosting events in hundreds of cities all over the world. > It has helped educate over > 15,000 entrepreneurs in starting their own businesses. Learn more about > Startup Weekend at http:// > www.startupweekend.org. > > About theHIVE: theHIVE has two locations in downtown San Diego where urban > professionals > collaborate and create. Visit theHIVE’s site for more information on becoming > a part of the community at > http://hivehaus.net. > > About Cooley LLP: Cooley's 650 attorneys have an entrepreneurial > spirit and deep, substantive experience, and are committed to solving > clients' most challenging legal > matters. From small companies with big ideas to international enterprises > with diverse legal needs, > Cooley has the breadth of legal resources to enable companies of all sizes to > seize opportunities > in today's global marketplace. Visit the website at http://www.cooley.com for > more information. > > About SD Tech Scene: SD Tech Scene is a San Diego calendar of tech events > from parties and mixers > to conferences, talks and meetups. Over 125 user groups and meetups in the > San Diego area are > affiliated with SD Tech Scene. The organizers at SD Tech Scene have put > together events like March > Mingle and Cool As Ever Tech, which draw hundreds of members of the community > every year. Please > see http://sdtechscene.org for more information. > > > -- SD Ruby mailing list [email protected] http://groups.google.com/group/sdruby
