MinneDemo

MinneDemo is the Twin Cities' own DemoCamp (follow link for FAQ/background), a miniature, demo driven, version of BarCamp.

MinneDemo is an opportunity to show off something novel you been working on to a receptive audience of fellow travellers. Previous DemoCamps (in other cities) have featured AJAX apps, disposable digital camera hardware hacks, mashups and OSS phone system demos. MinneDemo is thin on ground rules: just prepare in advance, get the word out and, oh, no PowerPoint.

We have a simple goal: to showcase the kick-ass software that's being built in Minnesota, whether it be open source, corporate, or academic.

This'll be the first of hopefully many MinneDemos. We'll have them quarterly, or maybe even monthly if there's enough interrest.

Demo Schedule

We will have six 15-minute demos. They will truly be mini-demos. Sign up below (and see the next section) if you're interested and, of course, there's no fee or any BS associated with presenting.

Schedule:

1. flyspy (Robert Metcalf)
2. JRuby (Charles Oliver Nutter)
3. SaySwap - media swapping and social networking startup (Jonathan Dahl)
4. Deki and Dream -- Mono/.NET distributed application framework and sample application (Aaron Fulkerson -- MindTouch, OpenGarden.org)
5. WidgetWeb (Ron Lancaster)
6. Feedseeder (Garrick Van Buren)

Wow, that filled up fast. Let's start a list for future MinneDemos. When signing up, please provide enough info so that we can get ahold of you to confirm that you're still interested for a future event:

1. My weather project (Ben Tesch)
2. TBD

For presenters

Demos should have roughly a 2 minute introduction, 8 minute demonstration, and 5 minutes for questions. 15 minutes total.

Read WhatMakesAGreatDemo for tips on how to give an awesome demo.

Please show up at 6:00pm so we can configure and test your laptop with the presentation system and Internet connection.

Getting there

Chiang Mai Thai is located in Calhoun Square in Uptown, Minneapolis.

3001 Hennepin Ave S

Minneapolis MN 55408 (map)

This location is serviced by the 17, 21, 23, 6, 17, and 12 buses. See Metro Transit for more details.

Parking is available in the Calhoun Square ramp (entrance on 31st Street) and on neighborhood streets.

Appetizers/Sponsors

Chiang Mai Thai's food is not to be missed, so we'll be serving up some complementary appetizers to attendees. Of course in life there's no free lunch, so we're seeking we've lined up five sponsors to chip in $100 a piece for the apps. To sign up, add your name below and email look at recursion dot org and/or dan at unpossible dot com.

1. Dan Grigsby
2. Luke Francl
3. Slantwise Design
4. New Counsel
5. Ventera

Attendees

1. Dan Grigsby (Co-organizer)
2. Luke Francl (Co-organizer)
3. Robert Metcalf flyspy
4. Charles Oliver Nutter; JRuby, Ventera Corp
5. Jonathan Dahl - Slantwise Design
6. Nick Sieger
7. Ron Lancaster
8. BenEdwards Alt Text, refactr
9. Gene Boyer
10. Aaron Fulkerson
11. Garrick Van Buren
12. Ben Tesch; RIAA Radar, Mixmatcher
13. Tom Brice
14. Michael Woods
15. Jeff Pester
16. Paul Wenzel; Yamamoto-Moss,Co-Op Media
17. Justin Heideman; Co-Op Media, Walkert Art Center
18. Jacob Hookom
19. Mark Wagner
20. Nate Schutta
21. CaseyHelbling Clear Consulting, refactr
22. Ben Moore
23. Pete Schwamb
24. Jason Wankerl
25.  John Roberts, New Counsel, PLC
26. Jesse O'Neill-Oine refactr
27. Martin Grider http://livingtech.net, Clockwork
28. Michael J. Freeman, MULTIMAX
29. Ryan Melena
30. Eric Peterson
31. Rudrava Roy
32. James Walsh Datacard Group
33. Timothy Wee blog
34. Scott Vlaminck refactr
35. Peter Fleck
36. John Vaughn
37. Matt Zumwalt
38. Derrick Shields
39. Adam Cozine
40. Jim Cuene

Mailing List, Tags

We'll continue to use the MinneBar list for MinneDemo. Join it here.

Tag blog posts, podcasts and photos with MinneDemo.

Thanks a lot

BenEdwards was kind enough to make us super-sweet logos for MinneDemo (PDF version)