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Influences of boco
A ton goes into a conference. boco is an expression of what I think that works in the conference space. With lessons learned taken from SXSW, Gnomedex, Twiistup, FooCamp and the BarCamp movement.
Some of the core principals we are using to guide our first boco:
- Accessibility- Low ticket price. $99 for a day conference including dinner and a concert (many, actually) is pretty dang good.
- Ground Up- All the speakers are on the ground action oriented people. They are the ones causing the change in their organizations. No keynotes, we have allnotes. You should be able to learn and take away something from every speaker.
- Participation- We are keeping it to a 175 person venue. All the speakers are hosting break out sessions after their talk. We love the model of barcamp, and have built in room for everyone to teach and share.
- Unique Fun- From cooking demos to logo makeovers, we are planning a unique experience for everyone.
Stay tuned to the blog to see how this progresses!
Two Big Speakers
Thursday is a great day for annoucements, we have two:
First, Brad Feld of Foundry Group will lead off the Tech portion of the day. Brad has been in Boulder for years and is attributed to really building up the community.
Second, local band Paper Bird will be playing Boulder Theater that night, and a ticket to boco gets you in the show.
What a Ticket Includes!
We are rolling out plans and features and plans for boco. We are doing a low ticket price at $99 to make it as accessible as possible. This includes the twenty inspiring and innovative speakers, free coffee at five local coffee shops (we want you to walk around our wonderful town!), dinner at one of ten fantastic downtown restaurants and a great lineup of shows.
We are opening up a donation ticket that just includes the speakers during the day. Just hit register, and it is an option! We would love to have you!
Schedule
*** Schedule is subject to change and improvements ***
Location: Boulder Public Library Canyon Room (the green arrow below, at 9th and Canyon). Free all day street parking is available at 8th and Arapahoe, just one block west.
8am doors
9am First Session – Food and Music Inspire.
- Handheld Awesome Detectors – Rachel Weidinger
- Organic vs. Locavore- Mark Menagh
- Growing a local fan base, Music vs. Food- Justin Perkins
- No GMO on Open Space -Cindy O’Keeffe
- Food ala Cluetrain. (Or, How I learned to stop worrying and love chocolate.) – Rick Levine
- Adventures of an Early Stage Band- The Autumn Film
10am Breakout Session 1 – Groups of ten or less with the speakers or attendee specific.
- Farmers Market and Beyond- Rachel Weidinger
- Healthy Relationships With Food- Beckie Hemmerling
- Startups and Food- Rick Levine
- Freemium in Music-
- Photography of Food and Music-
- Designing Experiences-
- The Problem With Venues-
11am Second Session – Music and Tech, innovation from the world of sound and web.
- Analog Optimization and Prosthetic Culture- Amber Case
- Real Online Influence- Rich Grote and Dave Angulo
- Subject to Change: Social Software for Civil Society- Scott Andreas
- $17 Service Fee: A Breakdown of the Ticketing Business- Sean Porter
- Work/Life Balance and How to Get Shit Done While Staying Sane- Ingrid Alongi
- Digital Revolutions In Music- Grant Blakeman, Reid Phillips
- The Reality of Real-Time- Ari Newman
noon Breakout Session 2 - Groups of ten or less with the speakers or attendee specific get lunch on the town.
- Topspin- Brad Feld
- Intro to Accessibility, CSS / HTML- Michael Herring
- Design Workshop (consult and revamp your brand)- Anthony Dimitre
- Office and music hacks
- Is the CD dead?
- The Industry Isn’t Dead, How to Fix the Direction
- Autotune your brand?
2pm Third Session – Food and Tech, food hacking and beyond (with some real life demos).
- The Startup Visa – Brad Feld
- Digital Food- Emily Olson
- Hacking Food and vlogging- Dan Kohler
- Where the Local Music Scene is Heading: Physically and Digitally (panel)- Eric Zilling, Ira Leibtag, Sharon Glassman
- Food Blog To Book- Elana Amsterdam
- Cook Seasonally/Eat Consciously- Lilly Allison
3pm Breakout Session 3 – Walk around downtown and meet with a core group at one of ten downtown coffeeshops.
- Social Entrepreneurship – Vlad Dubovskiy
- Social Media and your Brand – Seth Haber
- Up and Coming in Colorado
- Hidden Gems in Food
- Farmers Market and Beyond
- Tech and Food From Start To Finish
5pm Happy Hours - We are partnering with the Boulder Digital Works at CU to host a happy hour. Conveniently a block from conference, the new office space is impressive. If you are looking for a rooftop over a deck, there are plenty within a two block walk. Boulder has a happy hour culture that can’t be beat.
6pm Sponsored Dinners – Specially prepared for boco attendees, dinner is included in the badge. You get to pick a group of four during the happy hour to go to dinner with. We provide gift cards, you get to discover someplace new.
8pm Music Showcases – Paper Bird headlining at the Boulder Theater and many more playing around town. Your badge gets you a ticket to the shows.
Speakers
We are working hard to finalize the speaking list for the first annual boco conference.
boco is going to be a special gathering. Three very inspirational industries getting together to share, learn and grow.
The first three speakers we are announcing are:
boco Launches!
Things are really moving fast, tonight, we launched boco, a tech, music and food conference in Boulder, Colorado.
Hope you are excited! I sure am!
October 2nd 2009. 9am-4pm conference and a night of music.
Single track. Leave inspired and informed on the trends in the industries.