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Friday, May 4th

TimeEvent
6:00PMArrivals and Registration
 Register at the door and receive your nametag, leave your laptops and iPhones and blackberries alone for a while and meet some people.
6:15PMDinner Served
7:00PMOfficial Kick-off and Welcome
 Don't be fashionably late! Miss this and you miss some crucial info. You also end up in the miscellaneous team as team assignments are made at this time. :)
7:30PMTeam-Assignments and Setup
 You will be assigned a team number and find the table with that number. Meet your team and setup your laptops and network.
8:00PMTeam Brainstorming - warmup session
 Instructions for this exercise will be given at the time
8:30PMTeam-Brainstorming
9:30PMFirst Round Pitches -
10:30PMFinal Idea and Domain Chosen/Registered, Second Round Pitches
11:00PMDevelopment starts!

 

Saturday, May 5th

TimeEvent
8:00AMReady to work!
9:00AMLogos, boilerplate, about us, contact info, rough draft of investor pitch completed
 Logo - Your logo needs to be ready and loaded onto your team page on the wiki
 Bios - Short bios for each team member need to be on the wiki example
 The about us and contact info needs to be on your site when it goes live for the soft launch
11:00AMHow to be 'Pitch Perfect'--Special Guest Presentation Murray Rankin (20mins)
12:00PMLunch
2:00PMSoft Launch of Site
 Your site has to be active on the actual domain name and feature at least the logo, about us and contact info and a very buggy incomplete version of your product
2:00PMHow to Pitch You Concept (featuring Guest Speaker)
 A press release about the impending release of your product that will dominate the world is ready and you've compiled a 300-page press list. You also have a plan of other innovative ways to promote the launch and to get as many people possible to come watch the launch online, use your product and/or write articles about it. Think outside the box here and feel free to collaborate with other teams or call in favors from partners or friends that are CEO of Fairfax or design the google algoritm.
3:30PMSend out Press Releases (each team sends their own)
 All your press releases are sent and other crazy ploys to attract attention have been implemented.
6:30PMDinner served
8:00PMCode Freeze, prepare for Press Launch and Demo
 Coding STOPS! This is the hard deadline. Your site needs to be live and working.
9:00PMLaunches and Demos to Press, Party!
 Each team has maximum 10min (and you will be cut off and this includes fumbling with laptops, etc) to pitch and give a live demo of their product. After this there will be 2-3mins in which the press can ask questions. This pitch is NOT for investors. This is where you get the world excited about your invention
10:30PMSleep/Work as needed - code, work on presentations, go home, sleep or party

 

Sunday, May 6th

TimeEvent
9:00AMArrange your own breakfast
9AM-12PMFinishing Touches/Practice for Investor Pitches
 Make sure you practice your pitch a fair few times. Ideally, have the pitch and slides ready before 10 AM so you get plenty on time to practice and refine. Each pitch will be 10 min. max and should cover the points in the "Tips for a great pitch" link below. Remember to have fun with it!
 Tips for a great pitch
12Expert Panel Arrives, Pitches Begin

 

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