What kind of capital is best for your business? How can you gain access to the right sources?

Join us at Access to Capital Chicago to find out the answers to these questions, and start the process with a pre-scheduled 1:1 meeting with a local lender.

In one day we give you:

• What banks often look for


• The variety of funding options and which may be right for your business


• Access to community resources that specialize in helping small businesses in Chicago


• Pre-scheduled, 1:1 meetings with the 30+ lending officers who will be onsite representing the full spectrum of opportunities!


Panels will include: Access to Capital Chicago Panelists


• Straight Talk: Getting Traditional Loans in Today’s Economy
  Each financial institution has its own unique approach to lending and extending credit. Find out _what the banks are looking for and get actionable tips on how to secure financing.


• Off the Beaten Path: Is Alternative Funding the Route for You?
  There are many alternative capital options available: micro-lenders, CDFIs, and credit unions. Learn how these powerful sources of capital differ from traditional lenders and how they can benefit your small business.


• Startups Start Here: Strategies from Entrepreneurs
  Most large companies were once small businesses or startups. Don't miss this panel if you want to learn from real entrepreneurs how they grew their businesses from concept, to prototype, to growth.


• Crowdfunding: Should You Be in with the “In Crowd?”
  Crowdfunding organizations are funding thousands of projects. Hear from some of them about how they work to see which models could benefit your business.

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What is crowd sourcing?

How can you use it?

What are the possibilities and what are the drawbacks?

Get to grips with Crowd Funding by spending the day with PANDA. Hear from individuals who have current or previous crowd-funding projects, who will share with you their strategies and methods for raising funds to make things happen!

10.30-12.30pm Creative Conversation with guest Steve Sullivan and PANDA’s own Jodean Sumner

Steve Sullivan is an award-winning film maker and has experience of fund-raising for a number of his projects. He will be talking about his current project Being Frank which will be an official documentary about Manchester performance artist Frank Sidebottom and his creator Chris Sievey. To see Steve’s campaign in action click here.

Jodean Sumner will talk about her experience of a funding project with Trace Theatre which helped them to complete a small-scale international festival tour and who found a special way of thanking their donators. There will be an opportunity to network, discuss and interact as part of this morning session.

1.30-4.30pm Crowd-funding Training Workshop

Insight and the essentials of crowd-funding with professional consultant and expert for Crowd Fund UK - Anne Strachan. This practical workshop will enable you to:

• understand what crowdfunding is and how it works


• learn from best practice


• clarify your project or venture


• start to plan a campaign

This workshop is for anybody who wishes to raise funds online for any idea, project or service.

CrowdFunding is a new source of cash for startups, charities and existing businesses.

This CrowdFunding workshop overview will cover the following common questions:

• How does CrowdFunding work?


• What are the 4 main types of CrowdFunding?


• How will you know if CrowdFunding is right for you?


• How much money do you want to raise?


• What pledges, rewards or equity should I offer?


• How long should my CrowdFunding campaign last for?


• What is my social capital and why is it important?


• How do CrowdFunding websites work?


• How do I make a campaign video that works?


• What is the All or Nothing vs Keep it All income model?


• How do I protect my idea/intellectual property?


• What are the legal implications of CrowdFunding?


• Should I outsource my CrowdFunding campaign?


• What are the top CrowdFunding websites I should consider?


• How much does CrowdFunding cost?


• Why has my CrowdFunding campaign been rejected?


• What CrowdFunding campaign launch sequence should I follow?


• Which successful CrowdFunding campaigns can I learn from?


• What are the key success factors to a successful CrowdFunding campaign?


• Why has my CrowdFunding campaign stalled?


• Why do CrowdFunding campaigns fail?


• What must I do when my campaign is finished?


• What online tools and resources do I need to use?


• How to deal with the many backers/investors who support my project?


• What is the average money raised, responsibilities and accountability?

Following the success of the Personalised Innovation Conference 2012 at the Cardiff School of Management, PDR is very proud to announce the next conference in this series.

The Open Innovation Conference will demonstrate how open innovation encourages you to break free from an internal R&D perspective to embrace external expertise and know-how to develop breakthrough technologies, products and services.

Open Innovation is all about using multiple minds to solve complex problems. PDR is has a proven track record of integrating multi-faceted approaches to solving design, development and service problems in our work with SMEs, large businesses and other organisations. Whatever you know about open innovation and its potential value for your business, join the discussion at this forward–looking event.

Speakers from the diverse worlds of defence through to hackathons will describe how their organisations are embracing Open Innovation.

Louise Mothersole – General Dynamics UK Ltd, EDGE® UK
Louise is the Senior Programme Manager of EDGE® UK, a revolutionary concept and state-of-the-art facility providing a range of partners with access to virtual and physical collaboration environments.

Gordon Macrae – Incub(Gripple)
Gordon is the Special Projects Manager of Incub, and a discoverer of exceptional ideas – from any market – bringing them through to the global market quickly using a collaborative open innovation approach.

Chris Young – Welsh Government
Chris is Commercialisation Senior Manager and will talk about how the Welsh Government is supporting open innovation and the potential opportunities for manufacturing/technology companies in this exciting area.

Peter Longdon – Tata Steel Europe
Peter is Manager of New Technology and Innovation at TaTa Steel and is responsible for Tata Steel’s external search for new technologies which have potential in their product development portfolio.

Stef Lewandowski – Makeshift
Stef is the founder of Makeshift, a company that collaboratively and rapidly hacks digital products that ‘give a leg up to the little guy’.

David Simeos-Brown – 100%Open
David is a co-founder of 100%Open and has helped diverse clients from Cancer Research UK to Unilever and Virgin Atlantic to innovate their messages, brands and products.

Pozible: Crowdfunding Workshop

Pozible invites Sydney creatives to an information sharing session at our Sydney Office. Crowdfunding is about building your fanbase, breaking away from gatekeepers, breaking down territorial barriers and getting that cash to help make your passion project become a reality.

• Building a social media presence


• Putting together the content for your project


• Making a promotional video


• Choosing rewards

Looking to raise capital to expand your business? Are you aware of all your options? Join StartOut and our friends at Manhattan Chamber of Commerce LGBT Business Committee on May 23rd as they present the final program of its Business Accelerator Series. Network over cocktails as a panel of specialists and experienced business owners discuss the factors affecting capital raising such as:

- The JOBs Act and the new rules on private offerings
- Debt financing, venture capital and angel investors
- Crowdfunding and public offerings

ShinyNote è un portale di crowdfunding che si occupa di finanziare progetti promossi da associazioni non-profit, o di progetti che hanno una ricaduta sociale importante.

Simone e Giulia, hanno creato questo portale tutto bresciano! Attraverso il racconto della loro esperienza avremo modo di entrare in contatto con il mondo del crowdfunding, con le sue potenzialità e i suoi meccanismi.

I 5€ richiesti per la partecipazione a questo incontro saranno donati ad un progetto di ShinyNote che sceglierai durante la presentazione.

Get a Kickstarter project launched in 13 hours.

This event was designed by two BYU professors of crowdfunding whose inaugural class of nine students launched four Kickstarter projects grossing over $45,000 in a single semester.

The professors will be at the event to speak and coach participants through the processs.

This is a great way to network, learn about crowdfunding, and get something launched.

Crowdfunding - our panel will discuss this rapidly growing way of raising capital which is expected to generate $2.8 billion in 2013 according to Massolution. Our panel will include both crowdfunding companies and those who have used these companies to raise capital as well as an angel investor at the forefront of equity crowdfunding. Topics the panellists will discuss include;

• How significant is crowdfunding as a means of raising capital


• What are the different types of crowdfunding


• What factors maximize crowdfunding success


• What are the opportunities and risks involved


• What does the future look like – especially with regards to equity crowdfunding

Empowering Entrepreneurs and Enterprises

The Entrepreneurs' Seminar

Inspirational two day Entrepreneurs' seminar Johannesburg 28 and 29 May 2013

****NEWSFLASH****

Start-Up is going through a re-brand so watch this space for more exciting information on this dynamic project with a new look brand and website

and there will be more information on my new partner who is adding phenomenal value to Start-Up - Camile Araujo, International Speaker, Author and all round inspiring person!

At Start-UP SA’s Entrepreneurs' Seminar some of the world’s leading entrepreneurs will coach and guide you in strategies for success as we move into the new era of entrepreneurship.

A two day Inspirational Entrepreneurs' Seminar and Master classes with over 15 International and National speakers and leaders bringing global cutting edge thinking, philosophies and methodologies to South African Entrepreneurs. As we move into a new era bringing many unique opportunities for Entrepreneurs from all walks of life we have a phenomenal chance to escalate ourselves and our businesses from where we are now to the next level and to play in the global playground of business as we embrace the real essence of Globalisation.

The barrier to entry into Entrepreneurship has never been so low with only Innovation, know-how and a smart-phone required to start.

If you ARE already an entrepreneur and wish to get the creative edge, or you would love to break out of your current position and start you own enterprise - this is for you - for the 4500 people lucky enough to attend this promises to be a life shifting experience.

Of the 4500 attendees we are inviting 1000 under resourced entrepreneurs as we beleive that the most effective way to empower a country is for it countrymen and women to be financially fit.

Join a line up of leading international speakers - enormously successful entrepreneurs who are visionaries and futurisits who will impart practical knowledge and guidance on the future of business in this new era of entrepreneurship. This world star event for an opportunity to learn from these global leaders and masters through keynote addresses, masterclasses and intimate Q&A sessions as well as a Gala Reception and a Networking lunch – learn from the best and be the best. Mingle with like minded entrepreneurs destined for greatness. Learn more...

This recession is creating a new era globally – the entrepreneurial revolution - learn more about how you can sky rocket your potential as an entrepreneur from the greatest minds in business today.

LEARN HOW TO NAVIGATE THE LATEST
FINANCING SOLUTIONS FOR YOUR BUSINESS

Nontraditional funding opportunities have skyrocketed, helping small businesses not only get off the ground but make it possible for their growth plans and special projects to take off. Come get an insider perspective on the options available, what you need to know before working with VCs and investors, how to get the most out of crowdfunding, and when you know it’s time to stop fundraising.

The Bay Area CrowdFunding Movement is proud to host the CrowdFunding Launch Party Extravaganza featuring an incredible combination of product designers, developers and entrepreneurs that are using crowd-funding and internet technologies to start-up. Included in the free event is a hands-on products showcase, live art, pitches, happy hour specials and a speaker series where you'll learn A to Z on how to start a product based business on a shoestring budget and tips on creating a Crowd-Funding campaign.

Expect a whole new networking experience unique to San Francisco's Startup community all under one roof!

Presented by: Bay Area CrowdFunding Movement, FlipSlip and Bay Area Crowd-Funding Campaigners.

This event is free and open to the public. Please RSVP & Share!

Non-investors? Why do I need to pitch them?

Because may important people who will support you, are not (always) investors. Your real friends, dear family, fearless advisors, early customer and almost convinced prospects.

This is your startup crowd. They are an extension of your team and while they may not invest money, they will invest time. Since time equals money, they need to be treated like investors, too (just without the term sheets, maybe).

Problem is, we dont really think about pitching them or "running a stakeholder process". But we should. Because many of these people will help you to do things you are raising money to do - develop your offering, find customers and build your team.

So we're going to work together to develop a pitch for your "startup crowd", this important group of non-investors.

You are going to develop a pitch for your crowd to help you solve one of your biggest problems. You might be working on a sales deck or a new UX or your might be stuck wondering about what type of messaging you should A/B test next.

1. Theory - I'll introduce some of the basic ideas behind woking with crowds - briefs, incentives and recruiting, drawing on examples from Crowdstorm (www.thecrowdstorm.com).


2. Design - Then its your turn. You'll will develop a draft brief to solve a problem you are working on right now.


3. Review - Then its feedback time. We'll gather feedback from other workshop attendees and I'll weigh in too.


4. Action - I'll close with some suggested next steps to put your pitch into action.

In the end, you have a draft pitch + feedback + a plan to get help from your crowd to solve your problem.

We'll need about 3 hrs about 40min per session with some breaks. I'll hang out after if we don't get through everything.

Join 1,600 entrepreneurs on May 30, 2013 for the largest entrepreneur conference of Silicon Valley, covering: how to launch and get press and traction, how to improve your pitch to investors, finding co-founders and more.

If you are interested in the Demo Pit or exhibiting, check out the Startup Village.

NO WALK-INS - YOU MUST BE REGISTERED TO ATTEND - THE CONFERENCE WILL SELL-OUT

The Startup Village is open and free to the public, more information here

Crowdfunding is a formidable new source of funding for early stage startups - $3 Billion dollars in 2012 and growing fast - but crowdfunding requires new skills and a new approach in order to reap the benefits. Learn some of the new mindsets and skills required to avoid the pitfalls and to take advantage of crowdfunding to jumpstart your innovative entrepreneurial venture. Propel Arizona the state's largest Crowdfunding initiative; Propel Arizona Arizona focuses on entrepreneurs, investors and supporters of the entrepreneurial growth economy.

About your instructor:

CJ Cornell is Managing Director of Propel Ventures, LLC, of Propel Arizona - the statewide Crowdfunding initiative for entrepreneurial startups. Most recently CJ Cornell was Professor of Digital Media & Entrepreneurship at Arizona State University, and at New York Institute of Technology.

As a serial entrepreneur, CJ Cornell was a founder or part of the senior management team of more than a dozen successful startup ventures that collectively attracted over $250 million in private funding; created nearly a thousand new jobs; and launched dozens of innovative consumer, media and communications products that have exceeded $3 billion in revenues.

In more than 2 decades as an entrepreneur, venture capitalist, mentor and investor, CJ Cornell has helped scores of young entrepreneurs start new and innovative companies and build them into successful, valuable growth ventures. He holds degrees in engineering, management and a Ph.D. in marketing and strategy, and sits on the board of 5 high tech companies and many public entrepreneurship development agencies.

CJ Cornell's book "The Age of Metapreneurship" is due for release in Fall 2013 and you can read more at http://metapreneurship.net.

Pozible: Crowdfunding Workshop

Pozible invites Melbourne creatives to an information sharing session at Loop bar. Crowdfunding is about building your fanbase, breaking away from gatekeepers, breaking down territorial barriers and getting that cash to help make your passion project become a reality.

• Building a social media presence


• Putting together the content for your project


• Making a promotional video


• Choosing rewards

Questions to be discussed:

• Indiegogo vs. Kickstarter – what would work for you?


• How to build a global crowd


• How to get your crowdfunding campaign to the top


• Legal aspects of online transactions


• How to protect your intellectual property


• JOBS Act and equity based crowdfunding

Brad Wyman – the vertical lead for film, TV and web content formerly worked at Indiegogo.com. Brad is also one of the most prolific and successful producers of independent films in Hollywood. With over 30 features to his credit, Wyman has worked with an impressive roster of A-list talent, from Reese Witherspoon and Charlize Theron to Matthew McConaughey and Cristina Ricci. Brad is also known for launching several successful TV and reality shows.

Jennifer A. Post is the founder of Post Law Group and has extensive experience in counseling entrepreneurs, innovators and investors in private and public securities offerings, capital markets transactions, venture capital financing and secured lending. Jennifer’s wide-range of expertise further includes business formations in the new media and entertainment, crowdfunding and SEC reporting and compliance. Formerly she was a partner with the major Boston law firm Edwards & Angel.

Since 2006, the P2P & online lending industry has been experiencing rapid proliferation. Lending Club and Prosper, America’s two largest P2P lenders have now surpassed $2B in loan origination. And the industry continues to garner immense attention from Wall Street veterans, technology giants as well as the financial media.

This is a must-attend webinar for wealth managers, financial advisors and both institutional & retail investors looking for portfolio yield as well as investment bankers, individuals and business owners looking to raise debt financing in a hostile bank lending environment.

• Overview of the P2P & Online Lending Industry


• The rapid growth of P2P & Online Lending


• Capitalizing on the industry’s expansion


• Interpreting Google’s recent investments into Lending Club & OnDeck

Crowdfunding hat das Potenzial, unser Leben nachhaltig zu verändern. Was für Ideen begeistern Fremde? Wie bewegt man sie dazu, einen finanziell zu unterstützen? Wie verändert Crowdfunding unser Denken?

Jeder Teilnehmer bekommt die Möglichkeit, sein Projekt vorzustellen. Wir tauschen uns über die konkreten Arbeitsschritte aus, die zu tun sind, wie die Bewerbung aussehen kann und wie wir unsere Zeit sinnvoll in Crowdfunding investieren.

Kosten: 119 € inkl. MwSt.,
Barzahlung vor Ort oder per Überweisung nach Rechnungsstellung

Übrigens: Mein Crowdfunding-Projekt, eine Reportage über Crowdfunding und seine Starter, finden Sie unter http://www.startnext.de/starter-reportage

This free telephone conference call will describe why and how one participates in a crowdfunding campaign. We will discuss a specific campaign, currently seeking donations on Blackcrowdfunding.net, the Charles Junction Community Gardens:

"Charles Garden is a 501(c)(3) social service and job building program for chronically unemployed and hungry families. Charles Garden trains and equips people within the community to grow whole fresh foods for themselves and to sell their home grown produce for economic empowerment. Funding will be used to train the unemployed to grow and produce whole foods for themselves and their families. Contributions are tax deductible."

Dorothy Pitman Hughes, the creator of this crowdfunding campaign, will be on the call to answer questions. Ms. Hughes was a co-founder (with Gloria Steinem, left) of Ms. Magazine. We will also discuss how to make a contribution on Blackcrowdfunding.net.

Crowdsourcing Week (CSW) is a global week-long event focused on how crowds can make outstanding contributions through a collaborative business model at the enterprise level. Experts and practitioners will address the latest trends, strategies and innovations within the crowdsourcing space in more than 30 sessions including case studies, keynotes and panel discussions. Tackling the need to bring about meaningful change in organizations, Crowdsourcing Week fosters a new generation of leaders in innovation, creativity, and change.

Citizen Science - public participation in scientific research - is becoming increasingly recognised as a great way for people to engage with the local environment and make a difference by collecting and recording vital information about the world around us. Across the world, volunteers gather a wide range of data used to protecting and improve the environment.

There are opportunities for anyone, of any age and ability, to get involved in Citizen Science. It’s essential to monitor wildlife and the environment across the UK so taking part really does make a difference. For the communities and individuals who take part there are lots of other benefits to getting involved: increasing skills, promoting lifelong learning and citizenship.

In this workshop we will explore the concept of Citizen Science and its use in a community context and provide you with the skills and confidence to start using Citizen Science in your own community. Participants will develop an understanding of a range of simple and accessible Citizen Science projects and try out a number of Citizen Science activities. You will learn how to communicate Citizen Science and effectively engage others to take part. We’ll guide you to the most appropriate projects for your community and support you to write a Citizen Science action plan to take home and start putting into practice.

Crowdfunding for startups:
Where do we stand one year from the JOBS Act?

On April 5, 2012 President Obama signed the JOBS Act bill into law. President Obama declared the JOBS Act to be a "potential game changer". We were told that funding for start-ups and emerging companies should become easier with an increased crowdfund cap and new IPO rules for example. Where do we stand a year later? Has crowdfunding become a real solution for emerging companies? Are VCs and Angels getting involved? Was a new legal and regulatory landscape created?

Join the real crowdfunding players for an interactive discussion on why and how to crowdfund your emerging company.

Our Panel discussions are candid, interactive and informal. We want you to walk away with the real story behind how things work so you can make it happen yourself. This Panel will be followed by a Networking Reception.

Pozible is running a crowdfunding workshop just for Midsumma artists and producers! This free event is for anyone in the theatre industry that is looking for advice, tips and tricks on how to run a successful crowdfunding campaign on a platform like Pozible. Potential project Creators are encouraged to attend what will be an informative and passionate discussion on crowdfunding your festival productions.

The session will be facilitated by Pozible's Marketing and Partnerships Manager Matthew Benetti.

Startup Grand Prix is a pitching competition for Los Angeles based start-ups, presented by Consulate General of Finland Los Angeles and PocketVenture. The winner of the grand prix gets a paid trip to Northern Europe’s leading start-up conference, Slush**. Six to ten start-ups will be chosen, based on applications, to give each a 3 minute pitch. A panel of four VC:s (TBA) will give feedback on each performance. The audience will vote for the winner, by using an online platform called PocketVenture*, our co-host, available on your browser in your own device.

OpenCoffee Park Plaza is een premium OpenCoffee met een thema. Effectief & plezierig netwerken in het centrum van Eindhoven. Ontmoet elke keer weer meer dan 50 andere ondernemers in Hotel Park Plaza. Een goede start van de dag met een lekkere kop coffee en een danish. De innerlijke mens wordt daarnaast ook goed verzorgd middels de CoffeeTalk. Dit is een energieke en prikkelende presentatie van een top spreker. Lees hieronder meer info over deze andere format dan u wellicht gewend bent.

Algemene informatie

Entree:met deze premium OpenCoffee bieden we je meer dan je gewend bent van een OpenCoffee. Dit vergt meer tijd aan organisatie en er worden diverse kosten gemaakt. We vragen derhalve bij binnenkomst een bijdrage van 5 euro.

Coffee:(en thee) kan alleen middels de CoffeeCard worden afgenomen. Deze kunt u ter plekke aanschaffen. De CoffeeCard is een pay-as-you-enjoy abonnement. Deze is derhalve volledig kosten- en belastingaftrekbaar. Kaart met 5 consumpties is 15 euro (incl. 21% btw). Kaart met 10 consumpties is 25 euro (incl. 21% btw).

CoffeeTalks:worden mogelijk gemaakt middels crowdfunding. Met crowdfunding geldt, hoe meer deelnemers, hoe lager jouw eigen bijdrage hoeft te zijn. Nodig daarom ook mede collega's en ondernemers uit! Samen waarderen we de spreker, je mag zelf bepalen hoeveel je het waard vind. Je kunt middels SMS voting, via je CoffeeCard of met contant waarderen. We geven een richtprijs af, maar je mag dus zelf bepalen hoeveel je het waard vind. De sms voting en betaling geschied via Microincasso (uitgevoerd door CM Mobile, ook verantwoordelijk voor SMS stemmen bij The Voice of Holland).

Parkeren:Als je vroeg genoeg bent zijn er parkeerplaatsen achter het hotel. (rijdt met je auto tot aan het hek en wacht tot hij open gaat). Een uitrijkaart ontvang je bij binnenkomst.

Factuur:Tielemans administratie zal er voor zorgdragen dat je een factuur ontvangt over hetgeen je betaald hebt. Dit is ook de reden waarom we al je gegevens vragen, om een kloppende factuur te kunnen opmaken. Heb je via SMS betaling de CoffeeTalk spreker gewaardeerd, ontvang je de factuur een maand later vanwege de verwerking bij CM Mobile.

On Thursday, June 6, Bill Dawson, Manager of University Commercialization with GLI’s EnterpriseCorp, along with a panel, will give an overview of, Crowdfunding, Crowdfund Investing and the impending changes in US securities laws.

Stay tuned for guest panelists who will provide insight from multiple differing viewpoints!

Critical Insights To Be Discussed:

• Crowdfund Investing – is it right for your project/business plan? If so, which type?


• As an entrepreneur, what should you look for in a platform?


• As an investor, what type of investment strategy should you use to maximize returns and mitigate risk?


• As an investor, what red flags should you look out for when considering an investment?

Have you ever heard someone say, ‘If they were smart, they would take factor X into account when building the forecast.” There are many factors that influence forecasts, but no one person or small group (including those doing the forecasting) is aware of all relevant factors or the degree of impact that each of those factors will have. Prediction markets, however, aggregate the decentralized information that exists in the minds of everyone connected with the activity, which results in more accurate forecasts. In the world of application design, all ‘bugs’ can be spotted and fixed quickly if enough programmers examine the code. The key is that each programmer has a different way of viewing the problem, and therefore ‘crowds’ are capable of extraordinary feats of problem solving. Join the webinar to discuss potential applications of collective intelligence innovations for your supply chain.

During the webinar, we will explore what prediction markets and crowdsourcing are all about, and the many ways that they can be applied to supply chain problems. See how prediction markets can lead to better information flow, and therefore increased efficiency. Explore prediction markets as a strategy and decision-making tool. Discuss how crowdsourcing can be used to effectively solve problems. Learn about the latest research that can dramatically improve forecasting in a variety of contexts.

Our expert

David Rajakovich

David built an innovative start-up – Prometheus Procurement – around the idea that procurement needs to improve the benefits it delivers to the wider organization. His mission is to design procurement, SRM, and negotiation training that challenges delegates to learn how to solve problems and to get beyond a price-based focus. He believes in prediction markets as a forecasting tool, and that procurement must further develop its capability to analyse data. Prior to forming his own company, David has worked as a procurement consultant for close to five years.

David graduated with distinction from the University of Exeter’s MBA programme following on from two years as a production manager in Alcoa’s Flexible Packaging Division. David began his professional career as a military officer, serving as a Platoon Leader and Executive Officer in various PATRIOT missile batteries, including one year in South Korea. David speaks Spanish fluently, and has delivered procurement training in Spanish. David has published a study “Prediction Markets As A Medical Forecasting Tool: Demand For Hospital Services” in The Journal of Prediction Markets.

On June 6, 2013, the TOTO project at University College Cork will host a 90-minute seminar at ECIS 2013 to stimulate discussion among researchers who are actively researching (or even just interested) in the emerging space of crowdfunding (the IT-enabled peer-to-peer financing of business, creative and other endeavours through lending, investment and patronage). The seminar will focus on making sense of the significant literature already published in this space (Bibliography) and will work towards an agenda for future research.

• 15 minute presentation based on From the Wisdom to the Wealth of Crowds: A Metatriangulation of Crowdfunding Research by Joseph Feller, Rob Gleasure and Stephen Treacy (TOTO Working Paper 2013.01 v1 - May 15, 2013)


• 30 minutes of small group discussion


• 45 minutes of full group discussion


CONTENT

The seminar will focus on the following key issues:


• Defining, conceptualising and bounding crowdfunding phenomena


• Identifying key phenomenological, methodological and theoretical gaps in the crowdfunding literature


• Articulating an agenda for future crowdfunding research (What kinds of crowdfunding should the IS community be researching? What kinds of questions should we be asking? What theoretical lenses should we be using? What methods? Etc.)


• Sharing experiences of doing crowdfunding research, funding/publication strategies, etc. We can't wait to see you all there – it will be a great discussion about a very exciting new IT-enabled phenomenon.

How do you approach silence? Can you be alone and content in a city full of noise and people? Stereopublic (Crowdsourcing the Quiet), an attempt to both promote ‘sonic health’ in our cities and offer a public guide for those who crave a retreat from crowds, is coming to Sydney. It will recruit members of the public as ‘earwitnesses’. Can you find a quiet place in the city, silence in a crowd, a place of ‘accidental retreat’ in the built environment, down-time in a hectic space?

To help preserve these quiet public spaces, contribute them to a collaborative ‘sound-map’. Via the project’s website (below) and iPhone application, submit your quiet space directly to the Stereopublic team. Sound artist Jason Sweeney will then create an individual quiet sound piece for you and your location, sending it back to you in exchange for your participation. Once this exchange is complete, your city-specific location will be placed on an ever-growing virtual soundmap of Sydney.

In this harsh economic climate, visual artists who’ve got interesting ideas to further their practice and careers are seeking out dedicated opportunities to learn about how to enhance their project pitching and fundraising techniques. In response to this, a-n The Artists Information Company that specialises in artists’ professional development and Hen Norton, co-founder of the crowdfunding organisation WeDidThis, developed a seminar designed to do just that.

The session looks at identifying your key audiences, making the most of your networks and developing a strategy and timeline for making the most effective use of micro-financing. Participants need to be computer literate and familiar with self-directed learning, as this session relies on these. You should also be familiar with using social media and ideally have undertaken some initial research into the basics of crowdfunding.

Con el objetivo de detectar y apoyar iniciativas innovadoras en el ámbito de la salud en Euskadi, Innobasque junto a GoteoEuskadi ha puesto en marcha CROWDSASUNA, una convocatoria de crowdfunding dirigida a proyectos que estén orientados a la resolución de problemas o necesidades y tengan una vocación de hacerlo de manera abierta, replicable y escalable.

Buscamos iniciativas relacionadas con comportamientos y hábitos saludables para un bienestar físico, mental y social, con el autocuidado y la autonomía personal, la prevención, la atención sanitaria, el envejecimiento activo, la cronicidad, las discapacidades físicas, sensoriales o intelectuales. Puede ser una idea de producto, un servicio, una nueva tecnología, un elemento de difusión y concienciación... Lo importante es que contribuya a mejorar la calidad de vida y el nivel de salud en la sociedad en general o de un sector de la población determinado.

Por ese motivo os invitamos a la presentación de CROWDSASUNA, donde explicaremos todo lo que hay que saber para poder presentarse a la convocatoria.

¡Os esperamos!

Euskadin osasunaren arloan ekimen berritzaileak detektatu eta bultzatzeko helburuarekin, GoteoEuskadi-rekin batera, CROWDSASUNA jarri du abian Innobasquek: crowdfunding deialdi bat da, arazoak konpontzera edo premiak asetzera bideraturik dauden proiektuetarako, baldin eta era irekian, errepikagarrian eta eskalagarrian egiteko bokazioa baldin badute.

Bilatzen ditugun ekimenak honako hauekin loturik egon behar dute: ongizate fisiko, mental eta sozialerako portaera eta ohitura osasungarriekin; autozaintzarekin eta norberaren autonomiarekin; prebentzioarekin; osasun-arretarekin; zahartze aktiboarekin; kronikotasunarekin; gorputz, zentzumen edo adimen arloko ezintasunekin.Produktu-ideia bat izan daiteke, edo zerbitzu bat, teknologia berri bat, zabalkunde eta kontzientziaziorako elementu bat...Garrantzitsua zera da, oro har gizartearen edo biztanleriaren zati jakin baten bizi-kalitatea eta osasun-maila hobetzen lagundu dezala.

Hori dela-eta, CROWDSASUNA ren aurkezpenera gonbidatzen zaituztegu, eta bertan azalduko dugu deialdira aurkezteko jakin behar den guztia.

Zain izango gaituzue!

We’re holding a special media conference entitled, After Leveson, is Citizen Journalism the Answer? on Saturday, June 8. The event, at the London College of Communication, Elephant and Castle, London SE1 6SB, is being hosted by the Citizen journalism Educational Trust and the-Latest.Com, and builds on the success of their Media and the Riots conference that brought young people and journalists face to face. The Leveson Inquiry accepted the conference report as evidence.

Top bloggers, campaigners for greater press regulation, including Hacked Off, those opposed to it, citizen journalists, scholars, students and members of the public will be at the one-day conference.

In the wake of the outcry from Fleet Street’s finest about them not wanting to be regulated by law, the debate has turned to online news and comment. Will bloggers, and sites like our, face draconian fines if lawyers are set loose on them? Or, should they be excluded from new regulation?

After the 2011 summer riots, some police and politicians, aware that young people share a lot of news using social media, urged the closing down of internet services including Twitter and BlackBerry Messenger, during times of civil unrest. Yet the post Leveson Inquiry debate seems to have by-passed discussion that the way forward may not be with “big media”, whose circulations are tumbling, but with alternative reporting by the people for the people in the shape of citizen journalism.

Can newspapers recapture the vast space now occupied by a growing army of online bloggers and other members of the public publishing news, views and images unhindered by the demands of rich, powerful and partisan proprietors? Then again, maybe “big media” need not fear citizen journalism because it is a passing fad unable to uphold professional standards in an unaccountable wild west that is the World Wide Web.

These important questions and more will be discussed in a lively debate by key figures in the media industry. We hope you will join us.

Publishing a book is easier than it's ever been, but there's still lots to learn if you're a first-time author. Why spend $67 for a virtual eBook Publishing Boot Camp when for just $30 more, you can attend a LIVE event where you will meet experts from all avenues of the publishing industry?

Mark your calendar for June 8 & 9 and make your reservation now for the Self-Publishing Boot Camp! Two days jam-packed with expert presenters on topics like:

• Editing


• Cover design and interior layout


• Your book as a business


• Selling on Amazon


• Your author's website


• Making a book trailer


• Using crowdfunding to fund your book project


• Best book launch strategies - including virtual launches


• Using your book as a launchpad for speaking gigs


• Info for kid authors (age 13+)


• Failsafe PR and marketing strategies

In just two days, you'll walk away, confident in the knowledge of what's involved in successfully self-publishing your book.

PocketVenture Live! is an event for investors and companies that are looking for funding. If you want to join us for interesting presentations and networking in exclusively company without stress, this is for you!

Hey and this time there will be free beer!

Crowdfunding California provides an opportunity for non-profits, entrepreneurial and creative community to learn about the options to raise money for their projects. Morning session examines rewards and donation based crowdfunding. Special Panel will be devoted to community oriented programs. Afternoon session explores business financing options.

The conference is hosted by Crowdfund Productions, an organizer of investment events in different states. Check out the schedule here.

Obiettivi

Conoscere, comprendere e cavalcare le nuove opportunità offerte dalle connessioni di rete e dalla “socializzazione” delle idee imprenditoriali.

Il crowdfunding sta crescendo a ritmi vertiginosi. Le analisi accreditano uno sviluppo il tripla cifra per il prossimo anno. Ad aprile 2012, secondo Crowdsourcing.org, ci sono attive 452 piattaforme di crowdfunding. La maggior parte in Nord America ed Europa Occidentale. Il mercato è cresciuto da 530 mln $ del 2009 a 2.806 mln $ del 2012 (stima).

Cosa possiamo imparare da questa crescita impetuosa?

Come possiamo utilizzare le esperienze di successo già consolidate?

Quanto della comunicazione tradizionale puo’ essere mutuata?

Per introdurci al tema ti consiglio la visione di questi video.

www.crowdfundingformazione.com


Risultati

Al termine della giornata avrai uno strumento che ti permetterà di realizzare storyboard, pianificazione campagna video social per il tuo progetto ed identificato la piattaforma attraverso la quale attivare il piano di funding.


per informazioni scrivi a info@master-mind.it

Citizen Science - public participation in scientific research - is becoming increasingly recognised as a great way for people to engage with the local environment and make a difference by collecting and recording vital information about the world around us. Across the world, volunteers gather a wide range of data used to protecting and improve the environment.

There are opportunities for anyone, of any age and ability, to get involved in Citizen Science. It’s essential to monitor wildlife and the environment across the UK so taking part really does make a difference. For the communities and individuals who take part there are lots of other benefits to getting involved: increasing skills, promoting lifelong learning and citizenship.

In this workshop we will explore the concept of Citizen Science and its use in a community context and provide you with the skills and confidence to start using Citizen Science in your own community. Participants will develop an understanding of a range of simple and accessible Citizen Science projects and try out a number of Citizen Science activities. You will learn how to communicate Citizen Science and effectively engage others to take part. We’ll guide you to the most appropriate projects for your community and support you to write a Citizen Science action plan to take home and start putting into practice.

Get a Kickstarter project launched in 36 hours.

This event was designed by two BYU professors of crowdfunding whose inaugural class of nine students launched four Kickstarter projects grossing over $45,000 in a single semester.

The professors will be at the event to speak and coach participants through the processs.

This is a great way to network, learn about crowdfunding, and get something launched.

June, 13th & 14th 2013
During the Futur en Seine Festival - http://www.futur-en-seine.fr/fens2013/en/

Spring in Paris is amazing in itself, but here’s your opportunity to join a highly interactive exchange between global companies, startups, researchers and city officials for a 2 day conversation about key issues and R&D projects focused on Smart Cities of the future.

The 2013 Topic will be How R&D Improves Sustainability and Quality of Life in Smart Cities.

• A full day of conference and 4 worksphops (June, 13th)


• The day after dedicated to B2B (June, 14th). The Matchmaking Event will be organized by Future en Seine Festival and will allow you to meet delegates of the conference and Paris Region Players joining the Festival


Announcing 4 Workshops·


• Smart Mobility


• Optimisation and modernisation of water & waste Network


• Smart Grids for Buildings


• Open Data & Crowdsourcing

Innovation Insights by Stefan Lindegaard

Competitively unpredictable: two words that spell the key to success in today’s fast paced, highly competitive business arena. If your company has the ability to consistently outmaneuver the competition in ways they never see coming, then the future is bright.

Why is being competitively unpredictable so essential now? One key reason is the ever-shrinking window of opportunity. In the past decades, depending on your industry, you could count on having three or five or even seven years after bringing something new to market to make good money before you needed to come up with the next new thing to keep revenues growing.

This is no longer the case. While the pace of innovation used to be fast but still manageable, now the window of opportunity is getting shorter and moving faster so you’re forced to innovate ever faster. One of the best examples is the mobile phone industry where they are now counting in months.

Open innovation is a key concept for becoming competitively unpredictable and in this session Stefan Lindegaard shares his views on how companies can embrace open innovation in order to bring better innovation to market faster.

Specifically, he will provide:

• an overview of the current state of innovation and what the future will bring us


• examples on how leading-edge companies work with open innovation and even merge this with business model innovation


• insights on how open innovation impacts management and organizational issues


• an overview of the mindset and skills needed to succeed with open innovation


• insights on how companies can use social media for their innovation efforts

This will be an interactive session with group and individual exercises as well as plenty of time for Q&A.

This seminar will focus on peer to peer lending and crowd funding, and our speakers are from two of the biggest companies in these fields within the UK. They will explain why they have filled the gap left by the banks, how businesses can raise finance via their platforms and how investing in businesses is now available to everyone with the possibility of getting a tax rebate from HMR&C as a bonus. We hope you can join us for what is set to be an insightful and informative event.

Speaker Profile: Jeff Lynn

Jeff is the CEO and Co-founder of Seedrs, an online platform for investing in start-ups. Launched in 2012, Seedrs is the first such platform in the world to obtain regulatory approval and has dozens of EIS and SEIS businesses looking for investment at any given time.

Jeff is a qualified lawyer with extensive experience in the worlds of corporate transactions and early-stage businesses. He also serves as the Chairman of The Coalition for a Digital Economy (Coadec) and has acted as a strategic adviser to several startups.

Speaker Profile: Laura McMullen

Laura is the Director of Business Development at Funding Circle and heads up the sales and marketing activity for the intermediary division. Since joining, Laura has been instrumental in growing this channel for Funding Circle across the UK. Funding Circle is an online marketplace where UK businesses can borrow finance directly from real people. The first ever marketplace of its kind in the UK, Funding Circle has facilitated over £100 million of loans to over 1,700 businesses since its inception in 2010.

Utopie ou réalité économique ?

Open Source Bridge is a conference for developers working with open source technologies and for people interested in learning the open source way.

Open Source Bridge is not a typical technical conference

• It’s entirely volunteer-run, by developers, for developers.


• Session tracks are technology agnostic; the conference content is based around shared community experiences and similarities between projects, not differences.


• Proposals are public from the start, and we welcome community comments before our content team selects the featured talks.


• A centrally-located hacker lounge is an integral part of the conference for code sprints, bug bashes, session deep dives, bouncing ideas, starting new projects or just mingling with other geeks.

As developers, we find ourselves in many roles; we are users, creators, and leaders. The Open Source Bridge team believes that our role as open source citizens informs our work whether we are conscious of it or not. Open Source Bridge is intended as a call to action to become better citizens, by sharing our knowledge with each other.

Open Source Bridge will take place June 18-21, 2013 in Portland, OR, with five tracks connecting people across projects, languages, and backgrounds to explore how we do our work and share why we participate in open source. The conference structure is designed to provide developers with an opportunity to learn from people they might not connect with at other events.

Spend the afternoon with 20 recruitment technology providers; learning sessions, technology debate and informal networking time with our sponsors.

This Open Innovation Conference, hosted by InventHelp's INPEX, will bring together open innovation leaders and advanced practitioners from multiple industries to address all facets of the innovation-to-market cycle. Hear representatives from leading companies talk about how they build and maintain sustainable innovation practices and address current open innovation challenges and opportunities.

Our events bring together CEOs, founders, VCs, LPs, angel investors, bankers and other important members of the venture capital ecosystem. Contact us to be invited to one of our invitation only events.

As a club we organize an annual conference, periodic demo days featuring members and companies raising funding, online webinars for members that are raising angel or VC funding, private dinners, breakfasts, cocktail networking events and 1:1 meetings based on introductions we make leveraging our network.

Leveraging Amazing Practical Lessons Learned from Social Media,
Crowdsourcing, & Open Innovation.

• Introducing Knowledge & Idea Markets: stories that amaze, performances that inspire, results that are mind blowing!


• Reviewing the Knowledge Economy Innovation Imperative , & the Active State of Play today


• Mobilizing Knowledge Capital & Talent Markets


• Activating Idea Markets for Ideation, Invention, Future Prediction, & Innovation


• Engaging Collaborative Communities, the Wisdom of Crowds, Crowd-Sourcing, Crowd-Casting,


• Selecting Appropriate Enabling Technology Platforms, Methods, & Tools: : guide to available techniques, practices, & software systems to power your knowledge innovation initiatives


Overview Day Two Agenda - Sessions


• Celebrating Knowledge & Idea Markets: more compelling stories that amaze, performances that inspire, results that are mind blowing!


• Practicing Open Knowledge Innovation & Open Business Models


• Using Gamification to juice Innovation, new Ideas, and shared Learning in your Organization
  
• Making new Meaning and Innovation with Big Data Analytics, plus Social Innovation, & Mobile Knowledge Communities


• Selecting Enabling Technology Tools & Methods – Part Two


• Open Forum, Review & Wrap Up

Citizen Science - public participation in scientific research - is becoming increasingly recognised as a great way for people to engage with the local environment and make a difference by collecting and recording vital information about the world around us. Across the world, volunteers gather a wide range of data used to protecting and improve the environment.

There are opportunities for anyone, of any age and ability, to get involved in Citizen Science. It’s essential to monitor wildlife and the environment across the UK so taking part really does make a difference. For the communities and individuals who take part there are lots of other benefits to getting involved: increasing skills, promoting lifelong learning and citizenship.

In this workshop we will explore the concept of Citizen Science and its use in a community context and provide you with the skills and confidence to start using Citizen Science in your own community. Participants will develop an understanding of a range of simple and accessible Citizen Science projects and try out a number of Citizen Science activities. You will learn how to communicate Citizen Science and effectively engage others to take part. We’ll guide you to the most appropriate projects for your community and support you to write a Citizen Science action plan to take home and start putting into practice.

The Minority Business RoundTable
CEO Summit & Special Event

June 26-27, 2013

Willard Hotel, Washington, DC
8:00 am – 7:00 pm
June 26 Agenda
8:00 - 8:30 am Registration
8:00 - 8:45 am Introduction: Roger A. Campos, President & CEO, MBRT
8:45 - 10:15 am Panel Discussion: Accessing Federal & Corporate Contracts

Moderator: Theresa Speake, former Director Economic Impact & Diversity DOE
Brandon Neal, Director Small Business DOT (invited)
Teresa Lewis, Director Small Business, HHS (invited)
Christine Chavez, Director Small Business, Department of Agriculture (invited)

10:15 - 10:30 am Special Keynote
10:30 - 12:00 pm Panel Discussion: Acquisition Planning to Increase Contracts

Moderator: Jovita Carranza, former SBA Deputy Administrator
Andre Gudger, Director Small Business DOD (invited)
Don Devoti, Director Small Business Sandia Labs
Tom Leney, Director Small Business Veterans Affairs (invited)

12:30 - 2:00 pm Luncheon: Keynote Speakers

Roger A. Campos, President & CEO MBRT
Andra Rush, Vice Chairman MBRT
Chuck Hagel, Secretary Department of Defense (invited)
Luis Aguilar, SEC Commissioner (invited)

2:00 - 5:00 pm Access to Capital & Finance Forum
2:00 - 3:45 pm Panel Discussion: Contracting with Financial Services Agencies

Moderator: Pamela Gibbs, Director Office of Minority & Women Inclusion, SEC
Michael Collins, Director Office of Minority & Women Inclusion FDIC (invited)
Dr. Lorraine Cole, Director Office of Minority & Women Inclusion, Treasury (invited)
Joyce Cofield, Director Office of Minority & Women Inclusion, Comptroller of Currency
Sheila Clark, Director Office of Minority & Women Inclusion, Federal Reserve
Stuart Ishimaru, Director Office of Minority & Women Inclusion, CPFB

3:45 - 5:00 pm Panel Discussion: Alternative Financing for Entrepreneurs

Moderator: Robert James, Attorney-Advisor Office of Minority & Women Inclusion. SEC
Gerald LaPorte, Chief Office of Small Business Policy, SEC (invited)
Sherwood Neiss, Co-Founder Crowdfunding Capital Advisors (invited)
Tim Reese, Founder National Minority Angel Network
Roel Campos, Partner Locke Lord, former SEC Commissioner

5:00 - 7:00 pm Reception
June 27 Agenda
9:30 - 5:30 pm White House Briefing

The C.E.O of Seedrs will be presenting a

Seminar on Crowd Funding as part of The Den Event Program

The Seminar:

• Have you heard of Crowd Funding?


• Crowdfunding describes the collective effort of individuals who network and pool their money, usually via the internet on platforms such as 'Seedrs' to support efforts initiated by other people or organizations. Crowdfunding is used in support of a wide variety of activities, including startup company funding.


• We are deligheted that The CEO of Seedrs will be at The Den to provide information on Crowdfunding.


• Seedrs are an online platform for investing seed capital, they assist People to invest in start-ups and they assist Businesses to raise capital for their start-up.


• This seminar will help you understand Crowdfunding and how it can benefit your business and the general criteria for applying.


• The CEO of Seedrs will be on hand to answer any of your questions

OpenCoffee Park Plaza is een premium OpenCoffee met een thema. Effectief & plezierig netwerken in het centrum van Eindhoven. Ontmoet elke keer weer meer dan 50 andere ondernemers in Hotel Park Plaza. Een goede start van de dag met een lekkere kop coffee en een danish. De innerlijke mens wordt daarnaast ook goed verzorgd middels de CoffeeTalk. Dit is een energieke en prikkelende presentatie van een top spreker. Lees hieronder meer info over deze andere format dan u wellicht gewend bent.

Algemene informatie

Entree:met deze premium OpenCoffee bieden we je meer dan je gewend bent van een OpenCoffee. Dit vergt meer tijd aan organisatie en er worden diverse kosten gemaakt. We vragen derhalve bij binnenkomst een bijdrage van 5 euro.

Coffee:(en thee) kan alleen middels de CoffeeCard worden afgenomen. Deze kunt u ter plekke aanschaffen. De CoffeeCard is een pay-as-you-enjoy abonnement. Deze is derhalve volledig kosten- en belastingaftrekbaar. Kaart met 5 consumpties is 15 euro (incl. 21% btw). Kaart met 10 consumpties is 25 euro (incl. 21% btw).

CoffeeTalks:worden mogelijk gemaakt middels crowdfunding. Met crowdfunding geldt, hoe meer deelnemers, hoe lager jouw eigen bijdrage hoeft te zijn. Nodig daarom ook mede collega's en ondernemers uit! Samen waarderen we de spreker, je mag zelf bepalen hoeveel je het waard vind. Je kunt middels SMS voting, via je CoffeeCard of met contant waarderen. We geven een richtprijs af, maar je mag dus zelf bepalen hoeveel je het waard vind. De sms voting en betaling geschied via Microincasso (uitgevoerd door CM Mobile, ook verantwoordelijk voor SMS stemmen bij The Voice of Holland).

Parkeren:Als je vroeg genoeg bent zijn er parkeerplaatsen achter het hotel. (rijdt met je auto tot aan het hek en wacht tot hij open gaat). Een uitrijkaart ontvang je bij binnenkomst.

Factuur:Tielemans administratie zal er voor zorgdragen dat je een factuur ontvangt over hetgeen je betaald hebt. Dit is ook de reden waarom we al je gegevens vragen, om een kloppende factuur te kunnen opmaken. Heb je via SMS betaling de CoffeeTalk spreker gewaardeerd, ontvang je de factuur een maand later vanwege de verwerking bij CM Mobile.

THE CONFERENCE

ODSC is an international forum that aims to present a variety of approaches to the concept of open design, touching different configurations of design practice, social design, user involvement and new business models.

The main idea is to offer alternative visions to 'closed' and propietary systems, be it in terms of design process, business structure, social impact/participation or dissemination.

Digital technology and social networks have reached a point of maturity from which a new industrial culture is emerging, revolutionising the processes of creation, mediation, distribution and consumption. Taking design in all its expressions and forms as a starting point, the conference is an important international forum of ideas, working platforms and specialised practices that are transforming the articulation of design with society, economy and culture.

OpenCoffee Park Plaza is een premium OpenCoffee met een thema. Effectief & plezierig netwerken in het centrum van Eindhoven. Ontmoet elke keer weer meer dan 50 andere ondernemers in Hotel Park Plaza. Een goede start van de dag met een lekkere kop coffee en een danish. De innerlijke mens wordt daarnaast ook goed verzorgd middels de CoffeeTalk. Dit is een energieke en prikkelende presentatie van een top spreker. Lees hieronder meer info over deze andere format dan u wellicht gewend bent.

Algemene informatie

Entree:met deze premium OpenCoffee bieden we je meer dan je gewend bent van een OpenCoffee. Dit vergt meer tijd aan organisatie en er worden diverse kosten gemaakt. We vragen derhalve bij binnenkomst een bijdrage van 5 euro.

Coffee:(en thee) kan alleen middels de CoffeeCard worden afgenomen. Deze kunt u ter plekke aanschaffen. De CoffeeCard is een pay-as-you-enjoy abonnement. Deze is derhalve volledig kosten- en belastingaftrekbaar. Kaart met 5 consumpties is 15 euro (incl. 21% btw). Kaart met 10 consumpties is 25 euro (incl. 21% btw).

CoffeeTalks:worden mogelijk gemaakt middels crowdfunding. Met crowdfunding geldt, hoe meer deelnemers, hoe lager jouw eigen bijdrage hoeft te zijn. Nodig daarom ook mede collega's en ondernemers uit! Samen waarderen we de spreker, je mag zelf bepalen hoeveel je het waard vind. Je kunt middels SMS voting, via je CoffeeCard of met contant waarderen. We geven een richtprijs af, maar je mag dus zelf bepalen hoeveel je het waard vind. De sms voting en betaling geschied via Microincasso (uitgevoerd door CM Mobile, ook verantwoordelijk voor SMS stemmen bij The Voice of Holland).

Parkeren:Als je vroeg genoeg bent zijn er parkeerplaatsen achter het hotel. (rijdt met je auto tot aan het hek en wacht tot hij open gaat). Een uitrijkaart ontvang je bij binnenkomst.

Factuur:Tielemans administratie zal er voor zorgdragen dat je een factuur ontvangt over hetgeen je betaald hebt. Dit is ook de reden waarom we al je gegevens vragen, om een kloppende factuur te kunnen opmaken. Heb je via SMS betaling de CoffeeTalk spreker gewaardeerd, ontvang je de factuur een maand later vanwege de verwerking bij CM Mobile.

The must attend conference for leaders, entrepreneurs, investors and governments committed to fostering capital formation and job creation.

The Crowdfunding Professional Association’s 2nd Annual Crowdfund Investing Forum will convene top crowdfunding pioneers, policymakers, entrepreneurs and investors to address the most urgent issues in capital formation, job creation, public policy as well as corporate and entrepreneurial initiatives. Through unscripted interviews, frank and intimate discussion as well as breakout sessions, the goal is to spark innovation, challenge and debate conventional thinking and unleash new perspectives in the pursuit of real solutions.

This important industry event will be held at the beautiful Caribe Royale Resort at 8101 WorldCenter Dr, Orlando FL 32821. We have a limited number of discounted rooms held for the event, so please register and book your hotel early!

This very special event will be the first of its kind to provide laser sharp focus on the global impact of all aspects of the crowd investing industry. We will explore and debate major topics affecting the growth and sustainability of our industry including:

The Impact on Jobs Creation and Capital Formation
The Crowdfunding Ecosystem and Innovative Technologies
Crowd Investing and Wall Street
The Legal and Regulatory Environment
International Insights
The Importance of Social Media and Public Relations
The Link Between Rewards-Based and Securities-Based Crowdfunding
Venture Capital, Angels and the Crowd

The must attend conference for leaders, entrepreneurs, investors and governments committed to fostering capital formation and job creation.

The Crowdfunding Professional Association’s 2nd Annual Crowdfund Investing Forum will convene top crowdfunding pioneers, policymakers, entrepreneurs and investors to address the most urgent issues in capital formation, job creation, public policy as well as corporate and entrepreneurial initiatives. Through unscripted interviews, frank and intimate discussion as well as breakout sessions, the goal is to spark innovation, challenge and debate conventional thinking and unleash new perspectives in the pursuit of real solutions.

Get a Kickstarter project launched in 36 hours.

This event was designed by two BYU professors of crowdfunding whose inaugural class of nine students launched four Kickstarter projects grossing over $45,000 in a single semester.

The professors will be at the event to speak and coach participants through the processs.

This is a great way to network, learn about crowdfunding, and get something launched.

CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS:

The '20 ANGELS' Conference will feature a full-morning of workshops that will cover

~ What Angel Investors & Venture Capitalist Look For ~

~ How To Cash in on Crowdfunding Money ~

~ Creating a Strong Marketing & Costumer Base ~

~ How To Pitch To Angel Investors ~

ICBM is well-established annual forum where academics, researchers and practitioners meet and discuss the diverse realities of business and management around the world. We thus invite interesting submissions in all areas related to business and management, welcoming submissions on topics, such as Sustainable Business, Human Resource Management, International & Cross-Cultural Management, Marketing, Finance, Accounting & Corporate Governance, Gender and Management, Business and the Millennium Development Goals, Business and Poverty Reduction, Business Communication, as well as discussions of recent technological developments such as those involving the commercialization of graphene, and the impact of crowdfunding.

THE GAMECHANGERS

A conference that aims to share creative, unconventional and innovative ideas that are revolutionizing the ways we solve our nation's problems. We want to spur young people into action: not only to get them involved in nation-building through whatever it is that they are passionate about, but also to encourage them to come up with more out-of-the-box, forward-thinking ideas and solutions. By sharing stories of other innovators, we hope that we will be able to give young people the COURAGE to initiate their own game-changing projects. Organized by the Ateneo School of Government, the Office of Senator TG Guingona, and the Kaya Natin! Movement for Good Governance and Ethical Leadership





Maria A. Ressa is the CEO and Executive Editor of Rappler, a social news network which uses a hearts and minds approach to news through a unique mood navigator. Created for the web’s participatory nature, Rappler combines the best of professional journalism with citizen journalism and crowdsourcing.

Ms. Ressa has been a journalist in Asia for more than 25 years, most of them as CNN’s bureau chief in Manila (1987-1995) then Jakarta (1995-2005). She was CNN’s lead investigative reporter focusing on terrorism in Southeast Asia and wrote Seeds of Terror: An Eyewitness Account of al-Qaeda’s Newest Center of Operations in Southeast Asia (Free Press, 2003). The book was the first from the region documenting the growth of Jemaah Islamiyah and its links to Al-Qaeda.

In 1987, she was one of the founders of independent production company, Probe. In 2005, she took the helm of ABS-CBN News and Current affairs, for six years determining strategic direction and managing more than 1,000 journalists for the largest multi-platform news operation in the Philippines. Her work aimed to redefine journalism by combining traditional broadcast, new media and mobile phone technology for social change.

She taught courses in Politics and Media for her alma mater, Princeton University as well as in broadcast journalism for the University of the Philippines. Her upcoming book, From Bin Laden to Facebook, is part of her work as the Author-in-Residence and Senior Fellow at the International Centre for Political Violence & Terrorism Research in Singapore.

Atty. Yves Gonzalez is the current director of the MMDA Traffic Discipline Office.

Prior to this, he spearheaded the well-loved @MMDA Twitter Team back in August 2010, and went on to pioneer the MMDA Traffic Navigator System. The MMDA mobile app has been downloaded more than 400,000 times for all mobile platforms. The MMDA iOS app accounts for more than 220,000 of those total downloads - the app which Atty. Gonzalez personally developed.

He is the founder of Giro AppSolutions, Inc., an Apple iOS software development company specializing in iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad applications for the Filipino community. The company was awarded “IT Startup of the Year” in 2010 by CyberPress, the IT journalists association of the Philippines.

Atty. Gonzalez graduated from the Ateneo School of Law in 2009, and finished 6th place overall in the Philippine Bar Examinations in 2009.

Bianca Gonzalez is one of the most promising television personalities in the Philippines. She is the host of Pinoy Big Brother and 4 other TV programs. She is also a columnist for The Philippine Star and Editor-At-Large for Meg Magazine. She was also recently appointed as Special Advocate for Children for UNICEF Philippines.

Bianca is also one of the nine outstanding young Filipinos who were chosen by the World Economic Forum (WEF) to be part of the 2012 “Young Global Shapers”. The Young Global Shapers are exceptional achievers all over the world who have initiated projects that have positive impact in the community.

Rosario “Ros” Juan finished her undergraduate degree in Management, major in Communications Technology Management from the Ateneo de Manila university in 2003.

In 2005, she learned Mandarin at the Shanghai Jiao Tong University and also started her writing career for expat publications there. She dabbled in photography and events in China until she returned to Manila in 2009.

She has worked at various jobs in Manila and Shanghai including café marketing and operations, operating an import-export company and lately, a social media outfit.

Ros is a freelance Online Marketing Specialist, a Social Media disciple and all-around internet addict. She aspires to help SMEs come up with online marketing solutions to complement their marketing efforts. To date, her clients include SMEs from a range of industries: Binalot Fiesta Foods, Inc. (food and beverage industry), Centro Manufacturing Corp. (truck body builders), M.D. Juan Enterprises (auto parts exporter), Galileo Enrichment Program (education), and Philippine Utility Vehicle Corp. (the makers of the eJeepney).

With the rise of the Internet and the advent of Web 2.0 technologies, social media and advanced telecommunications, crowdsourcing is all the rage these days and it’s easy to see its advantages. By outsourcing responsibilities and duties to a ‘crowd’ of people, you are benefiting from the talent and experience of the people most equipped to undertake the task in question.

If you’re at all involved in the tech business world, regardless of the size or age of your company, crowdsourcing has a lot to offer you. You can, for example, outsource the development of new technologies or the designing of software to your chosen ‘crowd’, usually an online community in this context.

Not only can crowdsourcing be a more efficient and effective way of getting things done, it’s also a far cheaper and simpler method than those which have gone before it. When you have a problem that needs solving, you simply communicate it to the online community, openly inviting people to submit solutions. Once you start receiving these solutions, your company jointly vets them with the community and you then compensate the community for its help.

To succeed in the Web 2.0 industry or the software market, your business’ best bet is to embrace crowdsourcing for what it is—a fast and cost-effective way of solving today’s problems and developing tomorrow’s technologies.

The best way for your startup to become successful is to get assistance through crowdsourcing! This masterclass will teach you how.


You can also check this event at our site and join our community here

Wednesday, August 28
Suzi Sosa Crowdsourcing Solutions

Suzi leads the Dell Social Innovation Challenge and is responsible for stewardship of the vision and strategy of the program. In January 2011, Dell announced a five-year, $5 million gift to support significant global expansion and transformation of the initiative beyond a simple venture plan competition. In addition to her role as Executive Director of the DSIC, Suzi is also the Associate Director of the RGK Center for Philanthropy and Community Service at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin. She is a co-founder of Innovation+, an SVP International member organization based in Austin.

The Dell Social Innovation Challenge identifies and supports promising young social innovators who dedicate themselves to solving the world's most pressing problems with their transformative ideas. DSIC provides university students with world-class teaching and training, as well as with start-up capital and access to a network of mentors and advisors.

The challenge was launched in 2007 by the RGK Center for Philanthropy and Community Service in the LBJ School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin. In 2008 Dell became our title sponsor, announcing a $5 million gift to expand the effort worldwide. Since its launch, more than 15,000 students from 105 countries have proposed more than 4,500 ideas. It has awarded more than $450,000 to more than 50 student teams around the world.

OpenCoffee Park Plaza is een premium OpenCoffee met een thema. Effectief & plezierig netwerken in het centrum van Eindhoven. Ontmoet elke keer weer meer dan 50 andere ondernemers in Hotel Park Plaza. Een goede start van de dag met een lekkere kop coffee en een danish. De innerlijke mens wordt daarnaast ook goed verzorgd middels de CoffeeTalk. Dit is een energieke en prikkelende presentatie van een top spreker. Lees hieronder meer info over deze andere format dan u wellicht gewend bent.

Algemene informatie

Entree:met deze premium OpenCoffee bieden we je meer dan je gewend bent van een OpenCoffee. Dit vergt meer tijd aan organisatie en er worden diverse kosten gemaakt. We vragen derhalve bij binnenkomst een bijdrage van 5 euro.

Coffee:(en thee) kan alleen middels de CoffeeCard worden afgenomen. Deze kunt u ter plekke aanschaffen. De CoffeeCard is een pay-as-you-enjoy abonnement. Deze is derhalve volledig kosten- en belastingaftrekbaar. Kaart met 5 consumpties is 15 euro (incl. 21% btw). Kaart met 10 consumpties is 25 euro (incl. 21% btw).

CoffeeTalks:worden mogelijk gemaakt middels crowdfunding. Met crowdfunding geldt, hoe meer deelnemers, hoe lager jouw eigen bijdrage hoeft te zijn. Nodig daarom ook mede collega's en ondernemers uit! Samen waarderen we de spreker, je mag zelf bepalen hoeveel je het waard vind. Je kunt middels SMS voting, via je CoffeeCard of met contant waarderen. We geven een richtprijs af, maar je mag dus zelf bepalen hoeveel je het waard vind. De sms voting en betaling geschied via Microincasso (uitgevoerd door CM Mobile, ook verantwoordelijk voor SMS stemmen bij The Voice of Holland).

Parkeren:Als je vroeg genoeg bent zijn er parkeerplaatsen achter het hotel. (rijdt met je auto tot aan het hek en wacht tot hij open gaat). Een uitrijkaart ontvang je bij binnenkomst.

Factuur:Tielemans administratie zal er voor zorgdragen dat je een factuur ontvangt over hetgeen je betaald hebt. Dit is ook de reden waarom we al je gegevens vragen, om een kloppende factuur te kunnen opmaken. Heb je via SMS betaling de CoffeeTalk spreker gewaardeerd, ontvang je de factuur een maand later vanwege de verwerking bij CM Mobile.

Whether you are dreaming about starting a business, launching a new company or already operating an existing company, you know that raising money is critical to your business success.

This workshop will outline the top ten ways to raise money for your business and will help you identify the best funding alternatives available for your business. In addition, you will learn about equity crowdfunding, a new and cutting-edge way to raise money for your business.

With the widespread use of social media and other communication tools and the recent financing legislation under the JOBS Act, you soon will have new and exciting ways to fund the launch and growth of your company.

With the rise of the Internet and the advent of Web 2.0 technologies, social media and advanced telecommunications, crowdsourcing is all the rage these days and it’s easy to see its advantages. By outsourcing responsibilities and duties to a ‘crowd’ of people, you are benefiting from the talent and experience of the people most equipped to undertake the task in question.

If you’re at all involved in the tech business world, regardless of the size or age of your company, crowdsourcing has a lot to offer you. You can, for example, outsource the development of new technologies or the designing of software to your chosen ‘crowd’, usually an online community in this context.

Not only can crowdsourcing be a more efficient and effective way of getting things done, it’s also a far cheaper and simpler method than those which have gone before it. When you have a problem that needs solving, you simply communicate it to the online community, openly inviting people to submit solutions. Once you start receiving these solutions, your company jointly vets them with the community and you then compensate the community for its help.

To succeed in the Web 2.0 industry or the software market, your business’ best bet is to embrace crowdsourcing for what it is—a fast and cost-effective way of solving today’s problems and developing tomorrow’s technologies.

The best way for your startup to become successful is to get assistance through crowdsourcing! This masterclass will teach you how.


You can also check this event at:

With the rise of the Internet and the advent of Web 2.0 technologies, social media and advanced telecommunications, crowdsourcing is all the rage these days and it’s easy to see its advantages. By outsourcing responsibilities and duties to a ‘crowd’ of people, you are benefiting from the talent and experience of the people most equipped to undertake the task in question.

If you’re at all involved in the tech business world, regardless of the size or age of your company, crowdsourcing has a lot to offer you. You can, for example, outsource the development of new technologies or the designing of software to your chosen ‘crowd’, usually an online community in this context.

Not only can crowdsourcing be a more efficient and effective way of getting things done, it’s also a far cheaper and simpler method than those which have gone before it. When you have a problem that needs solving, you simply communicate it to the online community, openly inviting people to submit solutions. Once you start receiving these solutions, your company jointly vets them with the community and you then compensate the community for its help.

To succeed in the Web 2.0 industry or the software market, your business’ best bet is to embrace crowdsourcing for what it is—a fast and cost-effective way of solving today’s problems and developing tomorrow’s technologies.

The best way for your startup to become successful is to get assistance through crowdsourcing! This masterclass will teach you how.

**Live stream from London**

If you’re at all involved in the tech business world, regardless of the size or age of your company, crowdsourcing has a lot to offer you. You can, for example, outsource the development of new technologies or the designing of software to your chosen ‘crowd’, usually an online community in this context.

Not only can crowdsourcing be a more efficient and effective way of getting things done, it’s also a far cheaper and simpler method than those which have gone before it. When you have a problem that needs solving, you simply communicate it to the online community, openly inviting people to submit solutions. Once you start receiving these solutions, your company jointly vets them with the community and you then compensate the community for its help.

To succeed in the Web 2.0 industry or the software market, your business’ best bet is to embrace crowdsourcing for what it is—a fast and cost-effective way of solving today’s problems and developing tomorrow’s technologies.

The best way for your startup to become successful is to get assistance through crowdsourcing! This masterclass will teach you how.

**Live stream from London**

With the rise of the Internet and the advent of Web 2.0 technologies, social media and advanced telecommunications, crowdsourcing is all the rage these days and it’s easy to see its advantages. By outsourcing responsibilities and duties to a ‘crowd’ of people, you are benefiting from the talent and experience of the people most equipped to undertake the task in question.

If you’re at all involved in the tech business world, regardless of the size or age of your company, crowdsourcing has a lot to offer you. You can, for example, outsource the development of new technologies or the designing of software to your chosen ‘crowd’, usually an online community in this context.

Not only can crowdsourcing be a more efficient and effective way of getting things done, it’s also a far cheaper and simpler method than those which have gone before it. When you have a problem that needs solving, you simply communicate it to the online community, openly inviting people to submit solutions. Once you start receiving these solutions, your company jointly vets them with the community and you then compensate the community for its help.

To succeed in the Web 2.0 industry or the software market, your business’ best bet is to embrace crowdsourcing for what it is—a fast and cost-effective way of solving today’s problems and developing tomorrow’s technologies.

The best way for your startup to become successful is to get assistance through crowdsourcing! This masterclass will teach you how.

You can also check this event at:

http://www.meetup.com/Budapest-TechMeetups/events/95661762/

http://techmeetups.com/event/if-you-want-to-stand-out-from-the-crowd-get-the-crowd-behind-you-budapest-2013/

**Live stream from London**

With the rise of the Internet and the advent of Web 2.0 technologies, social media and advanced telecommunications, crowdsourcing is all the rage these days and it’s easy to see its advantages. By outsourcing responsibilities and duties to a ‘crowd’ of people, you are benefiting from the talent and experience of the people most equipped to undertake the task in question.

If you’re at all involved in the tech business world, regardless of the size or age of your company, crowdsourcing has a lot to offer you. You can, for example, outsource the development of new technologies or the designing of software to your chosen ‘crowd’, usually an online community in this context.

Not only can crowdsourcing be a more efficient and effective way of getting things done, it’s also a far cheaper and simpler method than those which have gone before it. When you have a problem that needs solving, you simply communicate it to the online community, openly inviting people to submit solutions. Once you start receiving these solutions, your company jointly vets them with the community and you then compensate the community for its help.

To succeed in the Web 2.0 industry or the software market, your business’ best bet is to embrace crowdsourcing for what it is—a fast and cost-effective way of solving today’s problems and developing tomorrow’s technologies.

The best way for your startup to become successful is to get assistance through crowdsourcing! This masterclass will teach you how.

You can also check this event at:

http://www.meetup.com/paris-techmeetups/events/96426342/

http://techmeetups.com/event/if-you-want-to-stand-out-from-the-crowd-get-the-crowd-behind-you-paris-2013/

Join instructor Lara Miller, UF Extension for a free training to engage volunteers in the collection of local ecological information; and introduction to Nature’s Notebook, a project of the USA National Phenology Network. Class will include both an indoor and outdoor component so please come prepared to make some observations outside.

Get a Kickstarter project launched in 36 hours.

This event was designed by two BYU professors of crowdfunding whose inaugural class of nine students launched four Kickstarter projects grossing over $45,000 in a single semester.

The professors will be at the event to speak and coach participants through the processs.

This is a great way to network, learn about crowdfunding, and get something launched.

IS1202 Training School on Virtual Work

Information and communication technologies have given rise to new types of paid and unpaid 'digital' or 'virtual' labour. They range from online prosumer work and service co-creation to game labour and the exploitation of global wage differences through digital microwork. These new forms of labour exemplify shifts in the borderlines between 'play' and 'work', as well as in 'employment' and 'entrepreneurship', and have significant implications to private life, global development and the nature of work in general. Because of the gender division of labour, they also affect women and men differently.

The objective of this training school is to prepare doctoral students and postdocs from a variety of disciplines to carry out successful research in the cross-disciplinary field of virtual work studies. Virtual work is a multi-faceted phenomenon: in addition to one's own disciplinary background, successful researchers must also understand key contributions from neighbouring disciplines. In this training school, participants will obtain grounding in the most important theoretical perspectives, as well as receive instruction in cutting-edge methodological approaches. Participants will also present their own work, network with other emerging scholars and some of the preeminent scholars in the field, and discuss publication venues, funding strategies and other building blocks of a successful academic career.

The Training School on Virtual Work takes place at the University of Malta and its beautiful Mediterranean surroundings. The school is funded by the IS1202 COST Action on the Dynamics of Virtual Work [link]. Funding for travel and participation is available to eligible doctoral students and postdocs. Click here for more information.

• Political Economy of Communications - Professor Vincent Mosco, Queen's University, Canada


• Labour Sociology - , University of Vienna, Austria


• Microeconomics and Behavioral Economics - Dr John Horton, oDesk & Harvard Kennedy School, United States


• Social Psychology of Organizations - Dr Marko Hakonen, Aalto University, Finland


• Gender Studies - tbc

Novel methodological approaches:

Participants will receive practical instruction in selected cutting-edge methodological approaches to the study of virtual work. Planned approaches:

Crowdsourcing: crowdsourcing sites as a data source as well as as a practical tool for data analysis

Big Data: using publicly available real-time data sources in virtual work research

Value chain analysis: moving from analysing single cases to entire value chains across geographies and organizational boundaries

The International Conference on Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries (TPDL) constitutes a leading scientific forum on digital libraries that brings together researchers, developers, content providers and users in the field of digital libraries. TPDL 2013 will be organized by University of Malta and it will be held in Valletta, Malta on September 22-26, 2013.

* Aims and scope *

Valuable and rapidly increasing volumes of data are produced or transformed into digital form by all fields of scientific, educational, cultural, business and governmental activities. For this purpose the digital libraries community has developed long-term and interdisciplinary research agendas, providing significant results, such as conceptual models, added value infrastructures, software tools, standards and services.

The advent of the technologies that enhance the exchange of information with rich semantics is the epicenter of the discussions of the community. Information providers inter-link their metadata with user contributed data and offer new services outlooking to the development of a web of data and addressing the interoperability and long-term preservation challenges.

As a part of the Galaxy Zoo science conference held at the Powerhouse Museum, we proudly announce a free public lecture by Dr Chris Lintott about

"How to discover a planet from your sofa"

Dr Lintott is an English astrophysicist at the University of Oxford, a presenter on BBC's "The Sky at Night" astronomy programme, a co-founder of the Galaxy Zoo citizen science project as well as a co-author of "Bang!- The complete history of the Universe" with Sir Patrick Moore and Brian May---the guitarist for the band, Queen.

Reservations are essential to secure your seat for this event as places are limited.

OpenCoffee Park Plaza is een premium OpenCoffee met een thema. Effectief & plezierig netwerken in het centrum van Eindhoven. Ontmoet elke keer weer meer dan 50 andere ondernemers in Hotel Park Plaza. Een goede start van de dag met een lekkere kop coffee en een danish. De innerlijke mens wordt daarnaast ook goed verzorgd middels de CoffeeTalk. Dit is een energieke en prikkelende presentatie van een top spreker. Lees hieronder meer info over deze andere format dan u wellicht gewend bent.

Algemene informatie

Entree:met deze premium OpenCoffee bieden we je meer dan je gewend bent van een OpenCoffee. Dit vergt meer tijd aan organisatie en er worden diverse kosten gemaakt. We vragen derhalve bij binnenkomst een bijdrage van 5 euro.

Coffee:(en thee) kan alleen middels de CoffeeCard worden afgenomen. Deze kunt u ter plekke aanschaffen. De CoffeeCard is een pay-as-you-enjoy abonnement. Deze is derhalve volledig kosten- en belastingaftrekbaar. Kaart met 5 consumpties is 15 euro (incl. 21% btw). Kaart met 10 consumpties is 25 euro (incl. 21% btw).

CoffeeTalks:worden mogelijk gemaakt middels crowdfunding. Met crowdfunding geldt, hoe meer deelnemers, hoe lager jouw eigen bijdrage hoeft te zijn. Nodig daarom ook mede collega's en ondernemers uit! Samen waarderen we de spreker, je mag zelf bepalen hoeveel je het waard vind. Je kunt middels SMS voting, via je CoffeeCard of met contant waarderen. We geven een richtprijs af, maar je mag dus zelf bepalen hoeveel je het waard vind. De sms voting en betaling geschied via Microincasso (uitgevoerd door CM Mobile, ook verantwoordelijk voor SMS stemmen bij The Voice of Holland).

Parkeren:Als je vroeg genoeg bent zijn er parkeerplaatsen achter het hotel. (rijdt met je auto tot aan het hek en wacht tot hij open gaat). Een uitrijkaart ontvang je bij binnenkomst.

Factuur:Tielemans administratie zal er voor zorgdragen dat je een factuur ontvangt over hetgeen je betaald hebt. Dit is ook de reden waarom we al je gegevens vragen, om een kloppende factuur te kunnen opmaken. Heb je via SMS betaling de CoffeeTalk spreker gewaardeerd, ontvang je de factuur een maand later vanwege de verwerking bij CM Mobile.

Get a Kickstarter project launched in 36 hours.

This event was designed by two BYU professors of crowdfunding whose inaugural class of nine students launched four Kickstarter projects grossing over $45,000 in a single semester.

The professors will be at the event to speak and coach participants through the processs.

This is a great way to network, learn about crowdfunding, and get something launched.

Join us at the 2nd Annual Global Crowdfunding Bootcamp and Convention

Experience this exclusive educational and networking opportunity.

The 2nd Annual Global Crowdfunding Bootcamp and Convention is the world’s most prestigious crowdfunding event with the largest gathering of industry leaders. This is the must-attend event of 2013 for entrepreneurs and small business owners, investors, crowdfunding professionals and enthusiasts, funding portals, investment bankers, financial advisors, VCs, angels, family offices, incubators, secondary stock specialists, equity analysts, journalists as well as tax, legal and regulatory experts.

Not able to view the video? Click here to watch it on YouTube.

Our 1st Crowdfunding Bootcamp and Convention set a very high standard for bringing together the crucial people in Equity Crowdfunding: the originators of the law; creators of the new crowdfunding portals; platform innovators; and the entrepreneurs and financiers who are driving it to the forefront of the new economy.

If you have a great new idea and are looking to learn how to fund it - or want to learn how to invest in the next big thing or if you want to be a first mover and stake your claim as a service provider at the beginning of this new industry then you must attend the 2nd annual Global Crowdfunding Bootcamp and Convention and buy your ticket now before they sell out.

But don't take our word for it, read the amazing reviews we received:

"Reflecting crowdfunding itself, the CFPA conference had an authentic DIY spirit and excitement that more 'corporate' conferences lack. I connected with people doing a diverse range of great things there, and gathered some information that will really help me. I look forward to an even bigger crowd at the 2013 event." Paul Spinrad

"The workshops took place during the second day of the conference. They were flawlessly executed, imparting invaluable lessons and knowledge among the crowds. They were incredibly informative and helpful, giving any attending entrepreneur a great chance to succeed in crowdfunding in the future."

"At the end of the day, anyone in attendance at the first annual conference was influential, and witnessing something special. Every CEO, President, and Founder was there for a reason, because they either had a hand in the birth of this industry, or they were there for the baby steps it’s made since."

"There was also this underlying excitement among the crowd, a certain spark in everyone’s eyes and jive in their step. The way you’d smile when you were engaged in a conversation, realizing someone else not only shared the same passion, but they spoke about it with just as much excitement. It felt as if the Declaration of Independence had just been signed, and we were merely waiting for the Constitution to be drafted so we could move onward with this great voyage."

"I will simply never forget meeting, in person for the first time, my executive colleagues of what could very well be the most influential new industry of our lifetimes. The opportunity to experience attending this conference, was truly priceless." Mason Estep

"The support I got from some many of the leaders of the CF industry was amazing. What a great group of people! " Peter Einstein

"The Crowdfunding Convention offered a dynamic opportunity to learn from and network with hundreds of industry leaders, advocates and knowledgeable professionals.

The relationships we developed at the convention will help set the stage for for unified action to support the new crowdfund investing industry. "Ilona major

"LOVELY meeting you last week and hats off to you for throwing one AWESOME event. Everyone who I met and have talked to since I got back to the office has had very positive things to say. Great job." Bert Seither

Register now to get the super early bird price and save big - limited time only!

http://www.crowdfundingroadmap.com/bootcamp/

What to Expect at CrowdConf 2013

Join an international audience of more than 500 execs, investors, entrepreneurs, and scholars. Learn about the latest trends in crowdsourcing that are giving companies a competitive edge.

Event Details

Date: Tuesday, October 22, 2013
Location: Mission Bay Conference Center
1675 Owens St., San Francisco, CA
Tickets: On Sale in August

Who Should Attend

OpenCoffee Park Plaza is een premium OpenCoffee met een thema. Effectief & plezierig netwerken in het centrum van Eindhoven. Ontmoet elke keer weer meer dan 50 andere ondernemers in Hotel Park Plaza. Een goede start van de dag met een lekkere kop coffee en een danish. De innerlijke mens wordt daarnaast ook goed verzorgd middels de CoffeeTalk. Dit is een energieke en prikkelende presentatie van een top spreker. Lees hieronder meer info over deze andere format dan u wellicht gewend bent.

Algemene informatie

Entree:met deze premium OpenCoffee bieden we je meer dan je gewend bent van een OpenCoffee. Dit vergt meer tijd aan organisatie en er worden diverse kosten gemaakt. We vragen derhalve bij binnenkomst een bijdrage van 5 euro.

Coffee:(en thee) kan alleen middels de CoffeeCard worden afgenomen. Deze kunt u ter plekke aanschaffen. De CoffeeCard is een pay-as-you-enjoy abonnement. Deze is derhalve volledig kosten- en belastingaftrekbaar. Kaart met 5 consumpties is 15 euro (incl. 21% btw). Kaart met 10 consumpties is 25 euro (incl. 21% btw).

CoffeeTalks:worden mogelijk gemaakt middels crowdfunding. Met crowdfunding geldt, hoe meer deelnemers, hoe lager jouw eigen bijdrage hoeft te zijn. Nodig daarom ook mede collega's en ondernemers uit! Samen waarderen we de spreker, je mag zelf bepalen hoeveel je het waard vind. Je kunt middels SMS voting, via je CoffeeCard of met contant waarderen. We geven een richtprijs af, maar je mag dus zelf bepalen hoeveel je het waard vind. De sms voting en betaling geschied via Microincasso (uitgevoerd door CM Mobile, ook verantwoordelijk voor SMS stemmen bij The Voice of Holland).

Parkeren:Als je vroeg genoeg bent zijn er parkeerplaatsen achter het hotel. (rijdt met je auto tot aan het hek en wacht tot hij open gaat). Een uitrijkaart ontvang je bij binnenkomst.

Factuur:Tielemans administratie zal er voor zorgdragen dat je een factuur ontvangt over hetgeen je betaald hebt. Dit is ook de reden waarom we al je gegevens vragen, om een kloppende factuur te kunnen opmaken. Heb je via SMS betaling de CoffeeTalk spreker gewaardeerd, ontvang je de factuur een maand later vanwege de verwerking bij CM Mobile.

Get a Kickstarter project launched in 36 hours.

This event was designed by two BYU professors of crowdfunding whose inaugural class of nine students launched four Kickstarter projects grossing over $45,000 in a single semester.

The professors will be at the event to speak and coach participants through the processs.

This is a great way to network, learn about crowdfunding, and get something launched.

This session is part of the TechMeetups Guru Program, a practical 3 month educational and mentoring course to kick-start your Startup. You can choose to attend just this session by booking here, or participate in the full course to receive additional support and mentoring for your company from our Gurus – find out more here.

WHY SHOULD BIG BUSINESS MEET STARTUPS?
We feel Big Business have a lot they can learn from Startups. Startups work on state of the art technology and on break through concepts. A lot of these are very viable for Big Business today. Taking the traditional route of waiting for Technology to mature or your IT partner to understand it wastes precious time and gives competition the edge.

ARE YOU A STARTUP THAT HAS AN ENTERPRISE SOLUTION?

Do you have a solution which will help enterprises solve a business problem?

At Big Business meets Startup you will present to 10+ of the largest UK's enterprises looking for new technologies to help them resolve today’s business problems.

What areas are the hot startups working on right now ?

Gamification—Increase audience engagement & loyalty across your platforms

Mobile Apps – Location specific & contextual reach

Social Media - Twitter, Facebook, Google and everything in between

Cloud as a Utility – Turn on turn off IT

Bigdata – Downloading the Internet? Oracle won’t do ….

Crowdsourcing - Click here to activate your Global workforce

This session is part of the TechMeetups Guru Program, a practical 3 month educational and mentoring course to kick-start your Startup. You can choose to attend just this session by booking here, or participate in the full course to receive additional support and mentoring for your company from our Gurus – find out more here.

The decision of taking your startup from early-stage to venture-backed will change the dynamics of pretty much everything in your company. This session will equip you with an understanding of the funding model that are available to startups from crowdfunding and grants to angel investment and venture capital.

Aside from providing you pointers on what Investors look for when evaluating an opportunity, our Gurus will also help you with the following questions:
How do you decide when you’re ready to seek investment?
How do you make the most of your time with prospective investors?
How will the dynamics in your company change with increased investment?

Session Gurus:

Matt Rothman, Managing Partner, Hemisphere Capital
Alan Wallace, Senior Investment Director, Octupus Ventures
Mark Peter Davis, CEO at Kohort, Venture Partner at High Peaks Venture Capital

OpenCoffee Park Plaza is een premium OpenCoffee met een thema. Effectief & plezierig netwerken in het centrum van Eindhoven. Ontmoet elke keer weer meer dan 50 andere ondernemers in Hotel Park Plaza. Een goede start van de dag met een lekkere kop coffee en een danish. De innerlijke mens wordt daarnaast ook goed verzorgd middels de CoffeeTalk. Dit is een energieke en prikkelende presentatie van een top spreker. Lees hieronder meer info over deze andere format dan u wellicht gewend bent.

Algemene informatie

Entree:met deze premium OpenCoffee bieden we je meer dan je gewend bent van een OpenCoffee. Dit vergt meer tijd aan organisatie en er worden diverse kosten gemaakt. We vragen derhalve bij binnenkomst een bijdrage van 5 euro.

Coffee:(en thee) kan alleen middels de CoffeeCard worden afgenomen. Deze kunt u ter plekke aanschaffen. De CoffeeCard is een pay-as-you-enjoy abonnement. Deze is derhalve volledig kosten- en belastingaftrekbaar. Kaart met 5 consumpties is 15 euro (incl. 21% btw). Kaart met 10 consumpties is 25 euro (incl. 21% btw).

CoffeeTalks:worden mogelijk gemaakt middels crowdfunding. Met crowdfunding geldt, hoe meer deelnemers, hoe lager jouw eigen bijdrage hoeft te zijn. Nodig daarom ook mede collega's en ondernemers uit! Samen waarderen we de spreker, je mag zelf bepalen hoeveel je het waard vind. Je kunt middels SMS voting, via je CoffeeCard of met contant waarderen. We geven een richtprijs af, maar je mag dus zelf bepalen hoeveel je het waard vind. De sms voting en betaling geschied via Microincasso (uitgevoerd door CM Mobile, ook verantwoordelijk voor SMS stemmen bij The Voice of Holland).

Parkeren:Als je vroeg genoeg bent zijn er parkeerplaatsen achter het hotel. (rijdt met je auto tot aan het hek en wacht tot hij open gaat). Een uitrijkaart ontvang je bij binnenkomst.

Factuur:Tielemans administratie zal er voor zorgdragen dat je een factuur ontvangt over hetgeen je betaald hebt. Dit is ook de reden waarom we al je gegevens vragen, om een kloppende factuur te kunnen opmaken. Heb je via SMS betaling de CoffeeTalk spreker gewaardeerd, ontvang je de factuur een maand later vanwege de verwerking bij CM Mobile.

Get a Kickstarter project launched in 36 hours.

This event was designed by two BYU professors of crowdfunding whose inaugural class of nine students launched four Kickstarter projects grossing over $45,000 in a single semester.

The professors will be at the event to speak and coach participants through the processs.

This is a great way to network, learn about crowdfunding, and get something launched.

Em modelo informal e interativo, é abordado o tema da qualidade de vida das pessoas, no contexto da inovação aberta, para a qual todos são convidados a contribuir.

Our events bring together CEOs, founders, VCs, LPs, angel investors, bankers and other important members of the venture capital ecosystem. Contact us to be invited to one of our invitation only events.

As a club we organize an annual conference, periodic demo days featuring members and companies raising funding, online webinars for members that are raising angel or VC funding, private dinners, breakfasts, cocktail networking events and 1:1 meetings based on introductions we make leveraging our network.

Contact us to schedule, breakfast, lunch, coffee & dinner meetings around Union Square and drinks at the Redwood Room at the Clift Hotel. Do NOT call or email us about information on the J.P. Morgan conference or access to the bank.

Aspen Investment Forum will bring together representatives of the global investment community including VCs, business angels, crowdfunders, lending organizations, financial advisors, lawyers and CPAs. The guests will learn from the experts about latest developments in the industry and their options for raising funds.

One and half day long program includes six panel discussions, keynotes and a cocktail reception. It also allows the participants enjoy their time on slopes. Aspen in the first week of a new year IS the place to be!

We have a limited number of discounted hotel rooms and lift tickets, so don’t wait until the last moment to reserve your spot!

January 7, 2014, San Francisco, California

Contact us to be considered to pitch at our second annual JPM Demo Day event to an exclusive audience of VCs, active angels and select entrepreneurs. Only Founders Club members can present at our events. If you are an active angel or VC investor please contact us to be invited. Please email us information about each proposed delegate with name, title, company name, information on VC fund or angel investing activity or for operating companies the amount of funding raised to date, key investors, company executive summary, investor slide deck, etc. Do NOT call us about invitations to our event. Do NOT call or email us about information on the J.P. Morgan conference or access to the bank.

4:00 pm: Registration & networking
5:00 pm: Company pitches
6:00 pm to 7:30 pm: Cocktails & networking

WSGR San Francisco / Soma
139 Townsend Street
Suite 150
San Francisco, California 94107

Come and join us at The Great British Private Investor Summit 2014

Uncover: The best alternative & innovative investment models of 2014

Meet: All the investment providers that matter in the worlds of angel investing, early stage venture capital, crowdfunding and peer-to-peer lending

Get the inside edge: By questioning the key influencers in the early-stage investment industry

Network: With other like-minded investors

2nd annual Silicon Valley Meets Crowdfunders

CrowdFunding Conference | Thursday April 3 - Friday April 4 , 2014 | Sheraton Hotel, Palo Alto, Ca

http://www.svcrowdfund.com/

http://youtu.be/gbvprZA2HLM

After a successful event we invite you to the 2nd annual Silicon Valley Crowdfund Conference which will bring together traditional private investors and crowdfunders.

SVCrowdfund provides the participants with the unique opportunity to discuss current state of the industry, to learn from experts in venture capital, business angel and crowdfunding fields, to network and find new partnerships.

The Conference is held on April 3th – 4th, 2014 . You will hear from people who implement crowdfunding as a part of their current fundraising and marketing strategies and from those who work with SEC to make the equity crowdfunding legal in the United States.

If you want to get involved as a speaker, sponsor, vendor, advertiser or a volunteer, don’t hesitate to contact us!

• Private investors (VCs and Business Angels) who want to learn about the opportunities crowdfunding creates for them


• Startups and innovators examining their fundraising options


• Crowdfunding platforms wanting promote their portals in the capital of innovation and private investments


• Marketing Specialists, Legal Advisors, CPAs looking for new clients and partners


• Students interested in getting involved in private investment or marketing business; or thinking about financing their new venture


• Journalists and business bloggers searching for worthy topics


• Anyone who is considering supporting crowdfunding projects or investing in businesses through crowdfunding

After our launch sucess.

We are presenting the second event of Copenhagens new creative platform CreativCPH.

We are going to:

*Present 2 inspiring people, to be interviewed on stage

*Broadcast and present, some of the best and weirdest ideas from Copenhagen

*Mix you with the other creatives in Copenhagen, and international guests.

Copenhagens first innovative platform!

Our platform consists of 4 elements:

Event: A unique event where we mashup and inspire the creatives of Copenhagen. At the event we will also let 4 different entrepreneurs pitch their idea.

Broadcasting: These ideas will be recorded at the event, and cut together into a short movie clip. This clip will later circulate the world telling the whole world about the amazing idea.

Ambassadors: The 4 ideas will be send to our CreativeCPH ambassadors from all over the world, they will give feedback or event contact the entrepreneur.

Crowdfunding: At last we will publish the video on our crowdfunding site together with our partners fundedbyme.com. The idea will then hopefully be funded, and also get international exposure.