The EntConnect 2011 Entrepreneurial Connections Conference will be held from Thursday, March 24, 2011 through Sunday, March 27, 2011 at the Crowne Plaza Downtown Hotel, Denver, Colorado - within walking distance of the 16th Street Mall and many downtown restaurants and attractions.
Details are not yet fully available, eventually will be on the official EntConnect Entrepreneurial Connections Conference web site.
(not yet confirmed, but likely and where EntConnect 2010 was held)
Crowne Plaza Downtown Hotel
1450 Glenarm Place
Denver, CO 80202
(303) 573-1450 or (877) 2-CROWNEThis is the place...
Yeah, there is a pool, but it is closed at our time of year. Sorry.
Well, actually we had round tables.
Yes, the beds really are as comfortable as they look.
And free Wi-Fi in both the conference meeting room and guest rooms.
The EntConnect 2011 Entrepreneurial Connections Conference will be held out in Denver, Colorado and is scheduled for the weekend of Thursday, March 24, 2011 through Sunday, March 27, 2011. Although open to all entrepreneurs or even anyone who is interested in the concept, many of the attendees are technical entrepreneurs and former readers of Midnight Engineering magazine. EntConnect is the successor to the ENTCON conference, which succeeded the original ME SKI conference back in 1992.
The skiers do their thing on Thursday, the rest of us get together for a Friday activity followed by a group dinner. Conference sessions run all day Saturday, and Sunday morning. There is usually a smaller group that has a group lunch Sunday afternoon.
Attendance typically runs around 25 people, plus or minus a few.
The eternal question is always whether Bill Gates (William E. Gates, former publisher of Midnight Engineering magazine) will attend the conference. He did in fact attend EntConnect 2005, EntConnect 2006, EntConnect 2007, EntConnect 2008, EntConnect 2009, and EntConnect 2010.
The details for the 2011 conference will eventually be posted on the Official EntConnect Entrepreneurial Connections web site.
Also take a look at two presentations, pictures, and movies from EntConnect 2004 by entrepreneur Dave Shaver.
Here is my own 37-second elevator pitch blurb for the conference:
Whether you are an entrepreneur or thinking about starting your own business or simply need a good excuse to go skiing in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, the Entrepreneurial Connections conference (EntConnect) may be just the conference you have been waiting for. Targeted primarily at engineers (hardware, software, and other) and others with a strong technical interest, it is more of a loosely-structured "unconference", with plenty of opportunities for a relatively small group of participants (15 to 40) to network or even give their own presentations on a very wide range of topics from technology, business strategy, intellectual property and legal issues, accounting issues, finance, marketing, sales, and even selling your business. With plenty of time to ski or otherwise enjoy the mountains and Denver area (great time to visit Boulder or Colorado Springs as well), the conference is a great opportunity to "learn and share" and otherwise have an "out of box" experience. Participants and speakers range over the full spectrum from wannabes and newcomers to successful young entrepreneurs and seasoned veterans. The conference is an excellent opportunity to meet up with former readers (and possibly even the publisher) of Midnight Engineering magazine as well. The conference runs from Thursday, March 24, 2011 through Sunday, March 27, 2011.
Here's a descriptive blurb from past conferences...
EntConnect offers an opportunity to meet with other entrepreneurs, discussing topics like New Internet Technologies, presented by Bill French, co-inventor of Lap Link; entrepreneurial law; marketing; balancing the personal and business sides of our lives; fun with microcontrollers; working with lawyers and the legal system; video, audio, and digital photography as it relates to computers and the Internet; learning what we really do in our businesses; and much much more.
Please join Patty Taylor, Les Squires, Bill French, John Gaudio and a number of their technically inclined fellow entrepreneurs as they gather in Denver, Colorado to share ideas and learn about technology, business, and life in the world of entrepreneurs. All this in a laid back atmosphere with time for good food, a few drinks, a little skiing and the chance to meet friends, associates, future partners, and a great bunch of people who love technology and "organize or manage business undertakings, assuming the risk for the sake of the profit."
A great deal has changed in the last three years, yet opportunities abound if we look in the right places. Our greatest treasures lie not in our portfolios, our bank accounts, or the property we own, but in the relationships we have with God, ourselves, family members, friends, and those with whom we work, play, and learn. They come also, as Earl Nightingale said, from "the gold mind between your ears." [or is it "the gold mined between your ears" or even "the gold mine between your ears"?] Please share some of your insights, knowledge, wisdom, advice, and expertise with your entrepreneurial friends this March.
As always, John Gaudio will be the Master of Ceremonies...
Please note that you do not have to be part of the skiing crowd to participate in the "business" parts of the conference.
Tentative Schedule (from some past year)
For additional information, including hotel and advance registration, see the official EntConnect Web site.
To see some pictures from the 2004 conference, click
here.
To see some pictures from the 2003 conference, click
here.
To see some pictures from the 2002 conference, click
here.
Updated: April 01, 2010 05:41:19 PM -0500
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