We’re just over a week away from our June 14th Web Innovators Group meeting, one of the many great events happening during New England Innovation Month.  I wanted to share the demo’ing companies presenting that night, as we’ve just put together the program.  The doors officially open at 6:30pm at the Grand Ballroom in the Cambridge Royal Sonesta, with the “Main Dish” presentations to the entire crowd starting at 7pm:

• Chargify – Jonathan Kay
• Milabra – Sam Cox
• DoInk – Karen Miller

Following those presentations, each of our “Side Dish” demonstrators will have an opportunity to give a quick 30-second overview of their service to the audience followed by a showcase of their company at tables spread throughout the periphery of the skyline suites room during the unstructured networking portion of the evening:

• OpenExchange Communications – Doug Ashton
• Trustmarker – Alex Wissner-Gross & Tim Sullivan
• Manpacks – Andrew Draper & Ken Johnson
• JitterJam – Ric Pratte
• Birchbox – Hayley Barna & Katia Ververis
• Relay Rides – Shelby Clark

All of the above companies were selected amongst dozens of applicants looking to participate in the program.  Unfortunately there was not space for other qualifying startups; if yours was not chosen, I’d encourage you to reapply for the next event in Septemeber.

Everyone who is interested in web and mobile innovation is invited to attend the free event.  Please RSVP (and find additional details) on the event page (http://webinno26.eventbrite.com/) if you plan to join us so we are able to print name tags and appropriately size the room.

We’re less than two weeks away from our March 1st Web Innovators Group meeting, and I wanted to announce our set of demonstrating companies.  The doors officially open at 6:30pm at the Grand Ballroom in the Cambridge Royal Sonesta, with the “Main Dish” presentations to the entire crowd starting at 7pm:

• Swift Mobile – Kathleen Gilroy (*)
• Noteflight – Joseph Berkovitz
• Trefis – Manish Jhunjhunwala

Following those presentations, each of our “Side Dish” demonstrators will have an opportunity to give a quick 30-second overview of their service to the audience followed by a showcase of their company at tables spread throughout the periphery of the skyline suites room during the unstructured networking portion of the evening:

• Textaurant – Josh Bob (*)
• Geolenz – Brian Knoth and Stephen Bennion (*)
• Shortbord – Dave Nemeskal (Pre-launch sneak preview)
• Homefield – Reece Pancheco
• Conversation Associates - David Jenkins
• Sustainable Minds – Terry Swack
• Vuuch – Chris Williams
• Vizibility – James Alexander

All of the above companies were selected amongst dozens of applicants looking to participate  in the program.  Unfortunately there was not space for other qualifying startups; if yours was not chosen, I’d encourage you to reapply for the next event in June.

(*) In recognition of March as Mass Mobile Month, one of our Main Dish presenters and two of our Side Dish demonstrators are mobile and location-centric services.  In fact, Kathleen Gilroy will demonstrate a special build of her Swift Mobile event app focused on all of the happenings during Mass Mobile Month.

And as a reminder, we also have a special breakout session at 8pm entitled,”Serial Web Entrepreneurs’ Founding Stories.” Wade Roush of Xconomy will lead a panel conversation with serial-entrepreneurs Steven Kane, Tom Gerace, and David Cancel.  Intermixing practical advice and inspirational anecdotes, the discussion will look to uncover the key ingredients to getting a web startup off of the ground from people who have done it multiple times.

With both a great set of presenters (including a pre-launch sneak preview) PLUS the optional breakout session, this March WebInno will be a special one.  Everyone who is interested in web and mobile innovation is invited to attend the free event.  Please RSVP (and find additional details) on the event page (http://webinno25.eventbrite.com/) if you plan to join us so we are able to print name tags and appropriately size the room.