I would suggest talking with Bin Li - [email protected], at the Ansir Innovation Center. They have put on a few of these events so I'm sure they could give you some good feedback and they also have a good mailing list and people at their place to market to.
http://aicenterca.com On Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 10:27 AM, Etienne de Bruin <[email protected]>wrote: > Greetings SDRuby > > I am involved with setting up a conference next year and more > specifically, with hosting a developer competition that will run for the > duration of the 2 day conference. The conference will attract many in the > non-profit/education space. I humbly ask your time and advice on helping > me with the following questions: > > 1. In your opinion, what makes for a good format for the competition? One > project, many teams? Many projects, one team? Other variations? > > 2. How would I attract companies and organizations to send their > developers to this conference and participate in the competition? > > 3. If you have participated or experienced this type of competition, would > you mind sharing a few thoughts with me on your observation or enjoyment? > > I want to create a buzz at the conference and thought I'd start with > asking the crew that gave me a buzz :) > > -- > Etienne de Bruin > > -- > SD Ruby mailing list > [email protected] > http://groups.google.com/group/sdruby -- StockTwits.com Real-time Investment Ideas. We're hiring! http://stocktwits.com/jobs -- SD Ruby mailing list [email protected] http://groups.google.com/group/sdruby
