This has been cross-posted from the Web 2.0 Summit blog.

Think you’ve got  your company’s elevator pitch nailed down to perfection? Well, let the experts be the judge!

Pitch Web 2.0 Summit your company via Twitter using hashtag #w2sON and be one of eight lucky startups selected to join the Innovators Luncheon, held on-site at the Palace Hotel, a kick-off to Day 1 of this year’s conference.

The Innovators Luncheon is an opportunity for early stage creative startups to present their elevator pitch in person to a panel of established and respected Venture Capitalists; and a gathering of industry decision makers that is comprised of Web 2.0 Summit attendees.

We’re looking for consumer-oriented web or mobile startups with a dedication to peer-to-peer communication, building online communities and if the company proves successful, will likely have a positive social impact.

Startups should be for-profit, and pitches can be up to five minutes. No demos, but interactive media will be allowed.

How To Submit:

Using Twitter hashtag #w2sON pitch us your company for consideration! We’re happy to get links to blog posts or videos about your startup. Tell us why you should be selected to join this very special community lunch, hosted by Omidyar Network and held on-site at Web 2.0 Summit.

Submissions deadline: 9am ET on Tuesday, Nov. 9

And be sure to join the industry conversation on the Points of Control interactive map. If you don’t see your company listed, add it!

The following has been cross-posted from the Web 2.0 Summit blog. Thanks to Jaimey Walking Bear.

We want to thank everyone for your continued engagement with our popular Web 2.0 Summit Points of Control map. Every comment and point of  participation from each of you helps make it that much richer in content and experience! To celebrate the launch of the new Acquisition Mode on the map, we want to give you the chance to win a seat at Web 2.0 Summit 2010. The idea is simple – if you comment and/or give us your thoughts on industry acquisitions you’d like to see, you could win.

How it Works

• Between now and October 27, visit the Points of Control map
• Leave your comments on the map and  your acquisition suggestions in Acquisition Mode
• On November 1 we’ll be choosing and posting our favorite comments and acquisition suggestions on a special page on this blog.
• Look for that dedicated contest page here on the Web 2.0 Summit Blog during the week of November 1, and ending November 7
• Vote for your favorite in each category. So two chances to win!
• The top vote getter in each category wins a free pass to Web 2.0 Summit 2010!

NOTE: Make sure that when you sign up to post comments to the map, that we can contact you via Twitter or Facebook. We’ll be notifying the winners directly via those means on November 2.

Check back to this blog for more information as this contest unfolds. Good luck!