During the conference we took a lot of notes in addition to the community providing some amazing feedback (no more pizza, we promise). We are certain we can make our next conference even better then the last.  Additionally, we have been hard at work planning and are excited to make a few announcements about our next conference and a new in between event.

The Startup Weekend In Between event:  June 10th, 2010

It’s been a while since we have had a chance to check in with the companies that launched at our last conference and we, much like all of you, are excited to see what these companies did with their hard earned prize money.  That being said, we are holding an “in between event” on June 10th to get an update from these companies on all the exciting progress they have made.  As a refresher, the companies are

• Price Fixr
• Local Food 365
• 140 Match
• Moon Dog
• and more

Please stay tuned for additional details.  Attendees of this event will have the ability to register for our next conference with an exclusive early bird price.  This price will only be available to people who attend this event.  Therefore, we hope to see you there!

Startup weekend annual conference:  November 12th-14th

Keeping in line with global entrepreneurial week we are going to hold our conference in-line with this global event like we did last year.  So please keep your calendars open.  As mentioned earlier, we started planning this event the weekend after the conference held in November.  We are looking to make this bigger, louder, and better then last years.  Some of our improvements will include, but are not limited to

• Better catering (look to have some of the best trendy resteraunts cater the event next year)
• Improved registration
• Conference lanyards
• and much much more

Those are just a few of the improvements we are gong to make, so, please stay tuned as more details become available.

Overall the event was a huge success. We sold out the event twice and raised more sponsor money than any other event in Startup Weekend history.

We wanted to post a quick recap on how things went to give you a feel for what people thought. Thank you to Adam Jusko for covering the Sunday night presentations and reviewing the event on his blog.

http://adamjusko.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/cleveland-startup-weekend/

Additionally, we were featured on Channel 3 news 3-5 times over the weekend. Here is link to the story.

http://www.wkyc.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=125757

Lastly, JumpStart has a good paragraph on their blog about the event and a great quote from Clint..

http://blog.jumpstartinc.org/index.php/archives/135

The organizing committee is planning on having a recap meeting in the next week or so to start the planning process for SWCLE 2010. As details emerge, we will let you know. Hopefully, we can count on you for support for the next time.

Special thanks to Clint and Marc for their help.. we could not have done it without you..

The organizers would really like to thank the sponsors and the local community support. Due to the overwhelming support, there might be some cool surprises in store.

Please feel free to park anywhere as we do not have any special arrangements.

However the following parking lot is attached to the back of the Idea Center. Please click on the link to the Google Map.

There is no limit as to how long you can leave your car as it is an open lot.

On Saturday, if you are concerned about in and out privileges, please consider parking on the street.

Everyone is welcome including people not attending the event.

Thank you for your support.

But just like an scrappy startup..we went and purchased more chairs.. 

As of 5:45, we have 2 more tickets for sale.

There is an entrance to the Idea Center on Dodge Court street but it is the back entrance. Attendees and organizers parking on Dodge Court can enter through the back entrance. There is a security station there staffed 24/7. The security guard can provide directions through the building.