TechCrunch, the most popular web 2.0 blog, comes to Zurich! We invite you to a great meet-up with a stunning view in the Swisscom Bluewin tower in Zurich, where we gather the Swiss web 2.0 crowd. Meet and connect with start-ups, bloggers and journalists. Discover new technologies and ideas as start-ups will have a chance to demo their products.
To get an idea of what to expect of the event, have a look at other TC meet-ups around Europe. If you have any questions, please get in touch with Dominik Grolimund (dominik@wua.la)
PROGRAMME
18:00 Doors open
19:00 Opening by Mike Butcher (TechCrunch UK)
19:15 Short introduction by each start-up
19:30 - 21:30 Informal start-up demos and socializing
Snacks and drinks will be provided. As the Swisscom Bluewin Tower is located in hip «Zurich West», individual chill-out in the close neighborhood is possible.
START-UPS
Start-ups such as Amazee, Procedural, LiberoVision, Wuala, Doodle, Newscred, Zattoo, etc. will join the event and demo their product. If you're the founder of a start-up and you would like to demo your product, you're very welcome! To get the most out of this event for you, we'd like to send a portfolio with a short description of each start-up to TechCrunch and all journalists and bloggers who we will invite. If you haven't done so yet, please send a short 5-line summary in English + logo + URL + contact info about your start-up to Dominik Grolimund (dominik@wua.la) - we need this information ASAP so that we can include it in the portfolio.
Please limit the number of people per start-up to one for now. If there will be more tickets available, we'll let you know.
JOURNALISTS AND BLOGGERS
You're very welcome to attend! If you'd like to write an article or blog posting about the event or about individuals start-ups, please get in touch so that we can send you some further information and the start-up portfolio. Contact Dominik Grolimund (dominik@wua.la)
SPONSORS
Thanks to our great sponsors for making this possible. Gold sponsors Swisscom and Red Alpine, silver sponsors zanox, Holtzbrinck eLab, Sun Microsystems, Creathor Venture. Thanks a lot to Amiando for providing ticketing and badges and Outbox for print services.
ORGANIZERS
This event is organized by Wuala, Doodle, Newscred, Sandbox and individuals such as Jasper Bouwsma, Alfonso Rodriguez, and Johannes Hummel. A great thanks to all organizers who are devoting their time to make this happen.
ABOUT TECHCRUNCH
TechCrunch, founded on June 11, 2005, is a weblog dedicated to obsessively profiling and reviewing new Internet products and companies. In addition to covering new companies, we profile existing companies that are making an impact (commercial and/or cultural) on the new web space.
TechCrunch's Mike Butcher is the host of the event. He will be mingling around and interviewing start-ups during the event.
NO MORE TICKETS AVAILABLE
What a run on tickets! It's great to see such an active and vibrant Swiss web 2.0 scene! We are currently reserving 10 tickets for start-ups and press. If you were unlucky to grab one of the previous tickets, send Dominik (dominik@wua.la) an email to be put on the waiting list. In case some people cancel, the first on the waiting list will get their chance.
