Thursday, May 7, 2009
7:30p Wine Event @ Slowdown w/ Gary Vaynerchuk
Friday, May 8, 2009
8:00a | Registration / Breakfast / Mingling |
9:00a | Introductions and welcome by Jeff & Dusty |
9:25a | Jason Fried of 37signals |
10:00a | Micah Laaker of Yahoo Developer Network |
10:25a | Adriana Gascoigne of hi5 and Girls in Tech |
11:00a | BREAK |
11:30a | Micah Baldwin of Lijit |
12:00p | LUNCH |
1:30p | Matt Mullenweg of WordPress |
2:05p | Joe Olsen of Phenomblue |
2:15p | Jeffrey Kalmikoff of Threadless |
2:50p | BREAK |
3:20p | Ben Rattray of Change.org |
3:55p | Highlighting Omaha-area entrepreneurs & innovators |
4:30p | Gary Vaynerchuk of Wine Library TV |
5:15p | Closing remarks by Jeff & Dusty |
8:00p | Closing Party @ Nomad Lounge |
Note: Speaker schedule is subject to change.
Saturday, May 9, 2009
9:00a Tweetup @ Aromas Coffeehouse
Located in the heart of the Midwest, Omaha located just about 7 1/2 hours from Denver and Chicago has a lot to offer! The BIG Omaha event will take place in the Old Market area of Downtown Omaha which is just 5 miles south of Eppley Airport.
The main event will take place at KANEKO. Located at 1111 Jones in the Old Market, the facility was born out of artist Jun Kaneko’s desire to nurture the creative spark inherent in all of us. It will serve as an excellent place for BIG Omaha attendees to listen, learn, and colloborate.
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KANEKO1111 Jones St, Omaha, NE (402) 341-3800
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Additional Events
On Thursday evening, Gary Vaynerchuk will kick things off at an event at Slowdown. Named “Club of the Year” by Esquire Magazine in 2008, Slowdown is owned by Saddle Creek records and features a mirrored bar, comfortable lounge chairs, and terrific sight lines provided by balconies that overlook a large, sunken floor in front of the stage.
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Slowdown729 N 14th St, Omaha, NE (402) 345-7569
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Friday evening will close with a bang while attendees have the chance to party at Nomad Lounge. Nomad is a hip bar/lounge aimed at providing the creative & entrepreneurial community a place to relax and/or party after hours.
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Nomad Lounge1013 Jones St, Omaha, NE (402) 341-3800
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Hotels
We have special pricing available for BIG Omaha attendees at some of Downtown Omaha’s best hotels. Each of these places is within walking distance from each of the conference venues, and also close to the shops, food and excitement of the Old Market.
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Hilton Omaha – $125/night1001 Cass St, Omaha, NE (402) 998-3400
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Magnolia – $129/night729 N 14th St, Omaha, NE (888) 915-1110, Option 4
Call and mention the “Big Omaha Conference.” |