Dear Sponsors & Exhibitors of Web 2.0 Expo Europe,
On behalf of the organizing team and our attendees - thank you for the contributions and support you provided to our event. You brought with you not only exciting new Web 2.0 tools, technologies and know-how but your presence showed a positivity about the potential for Web in a global environment that is muddled by concern.
As conference co-chair Jennifer Pahlka explained to me (and others at the event) - with all that is happening in our economies today, companies are going to need to start utilizing the advantages of scalability, reach and efficiencies that Web 2.0 brings.
Web 2.0 Expo Europe last week was a fabulous event - dynamic, networked, intelligent and community-driven. Your participation was pivitol in fueling the connections, learnings and experiences of everyone in attendance.
Thank you.
We hope you enjoyed your time with us and look forward to working with you again in the future.
~ Your team
UPDATE: Click the links to go directly to watch keynote videos and Startup Ignite.
I sent a tweet out last week but a quick note to those who are unaware, our speaker presentations can be accessed off our homepage or via this direct. They can also be accessed on Slideshare.net with the tag web2expoeu08.
[and no more tag jokes please, we know there were WAY too many. maybe i was simply crowdsourcing tag ideas for future events... 
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If you don’t find the presentations you’re looking for, go back to Crowdvine and please send a note to the speaker, they may not have provided it to us yet.
We officially filmed keynotes and Startup Ignite and we’ll get the videos up as soon as possible (and then I’ll update this post).
But you can find tons of other coverage, including videos, on our news page.
Thanks!
Guess many folks didn’t realize you have the option to attend Web 2.0 Expo Europe for 13.
With the Expo Hall pass you get access to all of this:
- Expo Hall over two days
- Our opening reception party on 21 Oktober
- Keynotes
- Startup Ignite
- Use of our Community Lounge (for private and group meetings)
- Sponsored sessions including 2 workshops on Tuesday afternoon (13:00 - 16:00)
If you’re eager to be a part of the event - come take a stroll through our beautiful, cultural and historic BCC hall- mingle with other attendees, network, see great Web 2.0 tools and companies, and get inspired by our keynotes.
Use this code “webeu08gr104″ at online registration for 35% discount off the 20 Expo Pass … and get all this for a whopping 13. Not a bad deal, eh?
With the launch of our new on-site Community Lounge we’ve decided to cancel the Birds of a Feather (BoF) sessions we normally hold after hours.
So if you were interested in scheduling a BoF - please take a look at our community meeting space, with conference table seating for up to 30 people.
And you can hold your meeting at the BCC during Web 2.0 Expo Europe. It’s an open space for all registered attendees. Take a look and and leave a comment here for a meeting time.
Hi. It seems our website is overloaded with so much information that it’s hard for folks to find some of the programs and discounts we’ve been offering.
Click here to get the codes if you’re interested in the following category discounts:
Academic Instructor (50% off)
Academic Staff (25% off)
Full Time Student (65% 0ff)
Goverment (10% off)
Non-Profit (40% off)
Team (10% off, 3 or more registrants)
and there’s an additional Startup Discount of 35% off - leave a comment here and we’ll send you the code if you apply.
Hi everyone. We’ve received about 100 submissions for Startup Ignite. We’re thrilled at the enthusiasm for this program. Thanks for submitting!
We’re starting the review process so no more submissions will be taken, although the form my still be live.
We know we’re tight on timing so we’ll notify finalists as soon as possible - but no later than this Wednesday.
So maybe you want to start concepting your talk, in any case…
Thanks!
Guest Post by Arne Hulstein
If you are going to a conference which is all about the future of the internet, you want to arrive in style. Or at least, I want to. So, at the end of September I started thinking about the best way to get to Berlin. Naturally, it had to be innovative. But innovation is not easy as most of the forms of transport have been around for ages. So how can you be innovative in that situation? That was the question that triggered travel 2.0.
After looking around for a suitable vehicle, Ford was the one to step up to the idea. Travel 2.0 will center around a Ford S-Max 2.5 Turbo. A car loaded with gadgets, which fits the concept perfectly. But we have to do more than that. This means that we will be mounting a camera in the Ford for the trip to Berlin and that will be broadcasting live through Dutch Cowboys. But just allowing you to watch is not enough. That is why you can call in to ask us all about the car, but also on our view of the future of marketing and the internet. A completely interactive journey. And of course, I will not be alone. Erno Hannink will also be riding with me, but we are having two more open seats in the S-Max. And these two seats will be offered to the winners of the two tickets of the Web 2.0 Expo that are being raffled off by Dutch Cowboys. So, you are not just getting tickets, you are also getting a free ride!
Of course the journey to Berlin is not just about us and the Ford S-Max. It really is all about others. If you are a startup, if you have a brilliant idea, or you have something else you want to pitch, you are welcome to our Pitch-Stops. The first Pitch-Stop will be held in Arnhem. During the Pitch-Stops you can get into the backseat of the S-Max to pitch your company or idea for five minutes. You pitch will be broadcasted live on Dutch Cowboys as well. And that means that you are having a huge podium for your idea. If you cannot make Arnhem, that is no problem at all. We are in Berlin all week at the Web 2.0 Expo and everyone who has a good pitch can get into the backseat of the S-Max which will be parked next to the entrance of the Expo. Let us know and before you know it the world will be streaming at your feet.
Wow, its one week now till we will see you guys in Berlin. It is going to be a week full of networking, partying and last but not least doing weird geek stuff. Some of you might not be registered by now, so…
… how about a guaranteed seat at BarCamp Berlin 3 and a complimentary pass to Web 2.0 Expo Europe?
Here are the rules:
1. Read this entry to its end
2. Solve the riddle 
3. Post your answer as a comment
4. The first to solve has guaranteed entry to BarCamp Berlin 3 and a free complimentary code to Web 2.0 Expo Europe.
5. People already registered are not allowed to participate
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Do you know about “a Google”? A Google is a searchterm entered at Google which gives back only one site as result! Example: “coffee karma friedrichshain jones oskar fribourg jagger kreativitt voyager”
You guys have to find one for us but three keywords have to be in it: “Web20Expo” “Barcamp” and “Berlin”
The first one to enter a solution here wins, the first to post a solution at the BarCamp Berlin Blog wins too!
Have fun!
Us and Them
Join Web 2.0 Expo and Lifestream.fm (Mister Wong) for a casual and fun pre-Web 2.0 Expo Europe Drinkup this coming Tuesday, October 14th at QBA.
Free beer and wine from 8pm to 9pm for the first 100 guests to sign up!
WHERE:
QBA, Oranienburger Strasse 45, 10117 Berlin-Mitte
S-Oranineburger Strasse, U-Oranienburger Tor
WHEN: Tuesday, October 14th starting at 8pm
HOSTS:
Janetti Chon, Community Manager, Web 2.0 Expo
Jodi Church, Mister Wong & Lifestream.fm Communications
Sign up on now on Facebook!
Thanks everyone who came out to our drinkup last evening. It was much fun, and so nice to meet the Web/blogging community that resides in Berlin (and those who came in from outside to play as well!)
There seems to be a really great buzz around Web 2.0 Expo Europe this year … and with just over a week left until showtime, it’s exciting to know that our community is looking forward to the sessions, events and programs we’ll be launching.
As conference organizers feedback is really important to us - it helps us understand what we did right, wrong and could do better - to make sure that every one of our guests walk away with a great experience.
So one thing I thought worth calling out was the fact that YES, we know the food was horrible last year - or in some opinions, non-existant. The venue was far, the coffee not great… OK. We know. We heard you (over and over and over again…)
We’ve got a sense of humor, we can take it
But know this:
We’ve upped the catering for this event - there WILL be food, there WILL be coffee..
<– and it won’t look like this
Another thing to note is that we’ve CHANGED VENUES!
In just over a week, Web 2.0 Expo Europe will take place at the Berliner Congress Center (BCC), a beautiful and cultural venue smack in the center of Berlin - Alexanderplatz 11.
(Keynote Room and Main Hall)
The BCC is a notable national monument building, built in 1964 and renovated in 2002.
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