An estimated 300 Twin Cities tech-heads will gather for an evening of networking and to watch demos of ten of Minnesota’s hottest technology products on November 12, 2008.
MinneDemo brings together entrepreneurs, investors, software developers, designers, and other techies for a night of short demos and long conversations. Founded in 2006, this is the fifth MinneDemo event. It will be held at Intermedia Arts, 2822 Lyndale Ave. S. in south Minneapolis (map). Pre-networking begins at 6:30 pm, and the demos start at 7:00.
The format of MinneDemo is similar to national conferences like DEMO. The rules are simple: seven minutes for each demo, only real/working software allowed, and NO POWERPOINT! However, MinneDemo is free, both for presenters and attendees. All costs for the event are paid for with sponsorship by local technology and services companies.
At November’s MinneDemo, the following companies will demo their products:
- Ten Seven Interactive (http://ten7i.net) will present Periscope, which allows users to control 37Signals’s Basecamp application from iGoogle. http://periscopegadget.com
- Tumblon will launch tumblon.com, a site for parents of young children that helps them track their children’s development and share it with family and friends. http://tumblon.com
- Portage Interactive (http://www.portageinteractive.com) will demo the TeamTreks Toolkit, a teacher toolkit for tracking student performance in Glacier Bay, an educational game that focuses on leadership and literacy skills for 4th through 7th graders. http://teamtreks.com
- SuddenDeals.com will demo their entertainment/discount network that connects shoppers and merchants using mobile SMS text messaging. http://www.suddendeals.com
- Riverock Tech (http://www.riverocktech.com) will present OnePlace, a collaboration and work management app that provides team collaboration, project management, and personal productivity, in a single place online. http://info.oneplacehome.com
- Zanby will present their platform which consolidates and manages communication, content and activities across enterprises of all sizes through a unique group architecture. http://www.zanby.com
- Hardcore Computer will showcase their new liquid-cooled Reactor PC, a state of the art computer for high-end applications like gaming, medical imaging and CAD. http://www.hardcorecomputer.com
- Try Catch Games will be present its library of up and coming games for single and multiplayer games that appeal a broad audience of both genders. http://www.trycatchgames.com
- Enleiten will demo their application, where project management meets personal productivity. collect and organize your commitments and outstanding item lists to get more done. http://www.enleiten.com
- Bannerflow will show how their application is the best way for advertising agencies to show banner ads to their clients. http://www.bannerflow.com
About MinneDemo
MinneDemo is the Twin Cities’ premier tech demo and networking event. Founded in 2006, it was inspired by the “BarCamp” movement in the international tech community and has the goal of showcasing Minnesota’s technology startups and products. MinneDemo has grown into a “must attend” event for local techies. It is organized by Luke Francl and Ben Edwards and supported by the sponsorships of local technology and services companies, including (for the November event):
For information about MinneDemo, please visit http://minnedemo.org.
MinneDemo Contact:
Luke Francl
MinneDemo co-organizer
look@recursion.org
(612) 703-6122
October 29th, 2008 at 4:14 pm
Steve,
Thanks for doing this post. We are looking forward to showing OnePlace to the MN crowd. Should be fun to see the other companies as well.
November 3rd, 2008 at 5:43 am
Yes, thanks for the blog post: I’m looking forward to presenting Periscope as well, especially interested in meeting everyone there.