The Combine 2010: Creativity. Community. Culture. Capital. Code.

Schedule

Day 1

Thursday September 9^th

Open Pitch Session

2:00pm – 4:00pm: SproutboxPick up the mic and pitch your idea to a room full of entrepreneurs, angel investors and venture capitalists.

Tech Cocktail Bloomington

7:00pm – 10:00pm: IU Memorial Stadium Hall of Champions An evening of mingling with other technology enthusiasts, VCs, bloggers and entrepreneurs as we showcase local startup companies.

Day 2

Friday September 10^th

Main Speaking Event Registration Open

9:00am: Buskirk-Chumley Theater

Welcome

9:50am: Buskirk-Chumley Theater

Ben Huh

10:00 am: Buskirk-Chumley Theater Generating Revenue From User Generated Content and Internet Memes

Neil Patel

10:30 am: Buskirk-Chumley Theater Metrics and Methods for Internet Marketing

More Than Corn

11:00 am: Buskirk-Chumley TheaterExecutives discuss the advantages and the challenges of tech in the MidwestBrad Wisler (moderator)

Frank Gruber

11:30 am: Buskirk-Chumley Theater

Lunch Break

12:00 pm: Downtown BloomingtonEnjoy complimentary lunch at one of several downtown Bloomington eateries

Christian Lander

1:30 pm: Buskirk-Chumley Theater Stuff White People Like: The Story of a Blog to Book Sensation

Go West

02:00 pm: Buskirk-Chumley TheaterFormer midwesterners that have moved to silicon valley share their storiesBobby Schnabel (moderator)

Chris Wanstrath

02:30 pm: Buskirk-Chumley Theater Your Idea Sucks (and Why That's a Good Thing)

Brian Gorbett

03:15 pm: Buskirk-Chumley Theater Windows Phone 7 Demonstration

Sloane Berrent

03:30 pm: Buskirk-Chumley Theater Who Dat! How Social Entrepreneurs Bring People Together For a Cause

Micah Baldwin

04:00 pm: Buskirk-Chumley Theater Your Mom is a Failure: How Not to Lose in a Failure Filled World

CEO Question and Answer Wrap-up

04:30 pm: Buskirk-Chumley TheaterA handfull of previous speakers take the stage one last time to answer questions from the audienceMike Trotzke (moderator)

Micahel Ian Black and Michael Showalter

05:00 pm: Buskirk-Chumley Theater Michael and Michael Have Issues: A Lifelong Partnership from TV to Blogs to Twitter

Ignite Bloomington

8:00pm: IU Alumni HallA high-energy evening of 5-minute talks by people who have an idea—and the guts to share it onstage

Day 3

Saturday September 11^th

Bloomington Tweetup

8:00am - 10:00am: Bloomington Farmers’ MarketGet together with fellow Combiners to check the awesome Bloomington Farmers’ Market

Dev Derby

8:30am-6:00pm IU School of BusinessWork with other developers to build an application for a non-profit while competing for the glory of your chosen programing language

BFusion

8:30am-6:00pm IU School of BusinessHands-on training from the experts in Adobe ColdFusion

Succeed in Social Media Without Selling Your Soul

Time: TBA City Hall Council ChambersLeah Jones, founder of Natiiv Arts & Media, shares case studies working with rock stars and rabbis in how to weave social media tools and tactics into their marketing plan.

Website Strategy: Putting The Pieces Together

Time: TBA City Hall Council ChambersAn in-depth look at website strategies, lead by Clay Mabbitt and Raquel Richardson of Silver Square.

Experience Design Workshop

Time: TBA City Hall Council ChambersLearn from Kristian Andersen, President of Kristian Andersen + Associates, about the marriage of branding, strategy, and user-centered design.

Search Engine Marketing Workshop

Time: TBA City Hall Council ChambersWorkshop leader TBA.

Day 4

Sunday September 12^th

BFlex

8:30am-6:00pm IU School of BusinessLearn about Adobe Flex development with industry veterans