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EntConnect - iOS Opportunities - Denver, CO - March 21-24, 2013 - Downtown Crowne Plaza Hotel

Learn. Share. Grow. Experience something different in a conference... ... join a unique group of thought leaders and entrepreneurs Entrepreneurial Connections (EntConnect)

At EntConnect, you'll have a great opportunity to meet people who run their own companies. You will learn and share personal successes. Just as important, you'll learn about other's failures and how to avoid them.

You will connect with new customers, suppliers, partners, mentors, and friends -- many who share your challenges and dreams.

Maybe you own your own company... or hope to one day. Previous attendees always rave about the value of learning from each other. You'll make networking contacts whose expertise you can draw on throughout the year.

Need a single word to describe EntConnect? Serendipity. You'll discover something you're not expecting. Why?

Because EntConnect is unique -- it's not a giant, formal, white-washed conference with two dozen talking heads. It builds on a rich history and a focus that has been honed since 1992. You will enjoy a unique "unconference" and "open conference" experience. You help set the agenda. You help pick the topics that interest you and you will even have an opportunity to present a topic, if you like. We always leave room in the schedule for impromptu discussions inspired by the audience members.

The conference runs from Friday evening until Sunday early afternoon. There is great a mixture of:

• Formal sessions -- speakers share ideas and spark discussion
• Informal/open sessions -- a chance for you to network with new friends and share ideas in small groups
• After hours events -- both informative and fun; some held at the hotel bar and some in the meeting room
• Relaxing encounters -- structured, optional events that provide fun and chill time

Part of the fun of EntConnect is building the agenda around the attendee's needs. This year's keynote speaker will be Dave Grenewetzki, former president of Sierra On-Line and AlterG. He'll talk about using iOS to quantify and help permanently modify personal habits. This year's agenda will include a number of presentations related to iOS and the mobile application space as it relates to technology entrepreneurs. Here is an outline of the 2013 agenda which gives you an idea of how the conference is typically structured:

• Wednesday March 20th:
  • 6:00 pm Beer and good company at the hotel bar. John Gaudio will buy the first round.
• Thursday March 21st:
  • 7:15 am Optional ski outing (details at right)
  • 7:30 pm Après-ski (details at right)
• Friday March 22nd:
  • Optional High Speed Go Kart Racing, and a tour of SparkFun Electronics
    (details at right)
  • 7:30 pm Italian Feast! They're opening up the hotel restaurant just for us, at the Crowne Plaza, and Chef Tim is preparing some delicious dishes. (Cost will be around $20-$35 per person.)
• Saturday March 23rd:
  • 9:00 am - Opening Comments - Introductions - John Gaudio
  • 9:15 am - 10:15 am - Dave Grenewetzki - Behavior Modification using your iPhone
  • break
  • 11:45 am -12:30 pm - Dave Shaver - Lifestyle vs. Wealth Building Companies
  • 12:35 pm - 1:00 pm - Duane Russel - Turning a Hobby into a Business
  • 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm - Lunch
  • 2:30 pm - 3:00 pm - Dave Young - New Development Kits for Hardware Engineers
  • 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm - Andrea Shaver - High School/College/Business
  • 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm - Leonard Zerman - Electric Imp, Elance, Tech Basic, Lynda.com, Startup Weekend
  • 6:00 pm- 8:00 pm - Dinner on 16th Street Mall - Group 1: Maggiano's Italian Restaurant; Group 2: Yard House
  • 8:45 pm - 9:30 pm - Lee Devlin - Tools for Monitoring Website Performance
  • 9:45 pm - 10:30 pm - Gary Skinner - Selling your business, earn out revisited
  • 10:30 pm - 12:30 am Assorted beers and great conversations until the last of us head off to bed.
• Sunday March 24th:
  • 9:20 am - 10:40 am - Trevor Zylstra -COO Sparkfun Electronics - Sunday Keynote - Digital vs. Physical - Sparkfun Update
  • 11:25 am - 12:30 pm - Dave Young - Bluestamp Engineering
  • Break
  • 12:40 pm - 1:00 pm - Jordan Packard - Starting a Gaming Company
  • 1:00 pm - 1:45 pm - Mark Rokus/Heather Avery- The Geek Group
  • 1:45 pm - 2:00 pm - John Gaudio - EntConnect 2013 Wrap Up
  • Optional: Late, informal lunch 2 pm-4 pm

In summary: EntConnect is not a fancy conference with highly paid speakers. Rather it's a group of like-minded entrepreneurs who love getting together, learning from one another, and having a great time in the process.  Please join us.

PS: Your conference registration is backed by our Ultimate EntConnect Guarantee:

You will be completely delighted with EntConnect or your entire registration fee will be refunded.

PPS: Registration links are at the top right of this page. Conference rate and hotel information is below.

Investing in the EntConnect Conference

You've made a wise choice to invest in your future by attending the EntConnect conference. Past attendees universally say that the event has amazingly high value -- the registration fees are low.

Registration Fee	Regular Rate	Student Rate
Conference Rate	$299	$149

2013 Hotel Information

The 2013 EntConnect Conference will be held at:

Crowne Plaza Hotel (Downtown Denver)
1450 Glenarm Pl
Denver, CO 80202

Rooms rate will be $94/night including parking and Internet connection. If the link above doesn't work, call 1-888-233-9527 and make sure they know you ware with the Entconnect Conference to get the conference rate.

Example of a previous EntConnect Schedule

The EntConnect experience is driven by attendees and so we don't generally publish a tentative schedule of speakers/topics until a week before the conference. While we have some firm speakers and times going into the event, as an attendee you get to help define the schedule. This happens in real time front of your eyes as topics are added or removed. Below is an example of what went on at a previous conference.

Attendees often have a chance to present a topic, so please contact John Gaudio (303-870-1044) if you have a topic to present.

Wednesday

Optional Pre-Conference Pre-Ski meet-up in the bar of the Downtown Crowne Plaza Hotel at 6pm. John Gaudio is buying the first round! A great time discussing new Entrepreneurial opportunites.

Thursday

Optional Pre-Conference Ski and Après-ski

• Skiers will gather at 7:15 a.m. at the Downtown Crowne Plaza Hotel lobby. We will carpool up to one of Colorado's famous ski resorts, whichever has the best snow, for a delightful day of skiing and then reconvene back at the Crowne Plaza in the evening. We leave by 7:30, so don't be late!
• During the day stop in the bar and look for the EntConnect sign. Add your name and cell number if you want,then use that information to connect with one another.
• Skier or not, please join us for Après-ski in the bar of the Downtown Crowne Plaza Hotel, at 7:30 PM Thursday.

Friday

Before the official conference kicks off Friday night, we have several fun activities for Friday. Check the right hand column for details.

• Breakfast at around 7:45 AM in the hotel restaurant.
• Gather in the lobby at 9:15 AM.Leave for the go kart track by 9:30 AM.
• Go Karts at 10:15 AM, Tentatively planned for The Track at Centennial, weather permitting.
• 12:30 Lunch at a location to be determined.
• 2:30 Trap shooting at Family Shooting Center.
• Social Hour 6:00 p.m. or earlier (Downtown Crowne Plaza Hotel bar)
• Dinner: 7:15 p.m. (leave hotel at 7:05 p.m.) atThe Yard House, just two blocksfrom our hotel.

Saturday

9:00 am - 9:20 am -- Welcome - John Gaudio

9:20 am - 9:45 am -- Introductions

9:45 am - 11:00 am --Bill French -- App-Centered Universe

11:15 am - Noon -- Rob Packard -- Implementing Getting Things Done via smartsheet.com

12:00 pm - 1:10 pm -- Lunch

1:10 pm - 2:00 pm -- Dave Shaver -- Change is the New Normal

2:00 pm - 2:40 pm -- Nathan Seidle, Founder of SparkFun Electronics - Funding Company Growth.

2:30 pm - 2:45 pm -- Break

2:45 pm - 3:30 pm -- Lee Devlin - 3D CAD & Rapid Prototyping

3:30 pm - 4:15 pm -- Patty Coldwater - Marketing for Maximum Results

4:15 pm - 4:30 pm -- Break

4:30 pm - 5:00 pm -- Chris Seto - Trends in Tablet Computing

5:05 pm - 5:15 pm -- Bill French - GoPro goes missing

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm -- Tradeshow

6:00 pm - 8:30 pm -- Dinner in small(ish) groups. One group will go to Rockbottom Brewery.

8:30 pm - 9:10 pm -- Mark Pelletier - Smart Aircraft Instruments

9:10 pm - 10:20 pm -- Five minute updates

9:30 pm - 9:40 pm --Break

9:40 pm - late night -- Open, poker, beer, etc.

Sunday

8:15 am - 8:25 am - Brief Gathering for Prayer, All are Welcome.

9:00 am - 9:20 am - Introductions and Logistics.

9:20 am - 10:20 am - Chad King - Procuring and protecting intellectual property, including patent prosecution and licensing

10:20 am - 10:55 am - Jeff Duntemann -- Book on Demand Publishing

10:55 am - 11:20 am -Break - Hotel room check out opportunity.

11:25 am - 11:45 am- Andrea Shaver -- Starting Your Design Business

11:45 am - 12:15 pm- Dave Shaver -- Entrepreneurship for the Technologist

12:30 pm - 12:5 0pm - Lee Devlin -- New Tools for the Independent Engineering Consultant.

12:55 pm - 1:10 pm - Bill Gates -- A Brief Summary of the Future

1:10 pm - 1:30 pm - Len Zerman -- The Tahiti Project - automating your business while relaxing on the beach.

1:30 pm - 1:45 pm - Jack Krupansky -- Life of the Modern Software Consultant.

1:45 pm - 2:00 pm - John Gaudio, Reinvention and Attitude Adjustment.

2:00 pm - ? Next year planning. Sign up, Wrap up, tear down, and a late lunch

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