BarCamp Memphis HUGE Success
First of all, a HUGE thanks to everyone who had anything to with making BarCamp Memphis the success it was. Attendees, presenters, volunteers, sponsors, and planners all came together to make BarCamp Memphis a truly great weekend.
The weekend began, staying true to our Memphis roots, at Ground Zero Blues Club in downtown Memphis. We met a lot of wonderful new faces, and found some pleasantly familiar ones there for some great mixing and meeting. The crowd was fun, the food was great, and it really set the mood for our Memphis-style tech conference.
Early the next morning, we were greeted at the Emerge Memphis building by a mountain of Red Bull and a slew of great presentations. Topics varied from Ruby on Rails programming, to RSS feeds. All of our speakers gave home-run presentations including LunaWeb’s Dave Barger demystifying LinkedIn and Mitch Canter teaching attendees to “Make WordPress Dance.” There were also some very passionate words exchanged during a great open conversation about Social Media privacy/etiquette.
Between all of that, and some great Memphis BBQ from Rendezvous, BarCamp Memphis was one of our best events yet with the Memphis community. Thanks again to absolutely everyone who made it possible!
Event Sponsors: Open Road Technologies, Small Business Chamber, MPACT Memphis, Red Bull, LunaWeb, and Rendezvous BBQ.
AgBio Conference
Memphis Bioworks is hosting an event on November 12 at Fogelman Executive Center from 6:00 - 8:30 p.m. for those interested in learning more about companies involved in agricultural biotechnology, renewable raw materials, and reduction of environmental pressures. This event is titled: “AgBio Partnering and Opportunities Forum” and is being hosted as part of a two-day conference. This is an invitation only event, so if you are interested in attending the forum, contact Peter Nelson at (901) 448-1724 or pnelson@biobased.org. If you’re interested in this growing industry or are an investor looking for unique opportunities, then this may be the event for you. The forum will include presentation from five innovative companies and a Q&A session. This event is sponsored by BioDimensions, Infinite Enzymes, Innova, Memphis Bioworks Foundation and Verdant Partners LLC.
