Idea Foundry: Training by Collective Idea

Hands-on Training Takes a Holiday

Holland's Tech Embassy

at Tulip Time 2009

We (Collective Idea/Idea Foundry) are organizing a Tech Embassy during Tulip Time to highlight local tech companies and have some fun.

We've secured a storefront on 8th Street for the week of Tulip Time (May 2-9) and you're invited to join us!

What's going on now?

See what people are saying on Twitter!

We plan to use the space as

  • a coworking environment
  • a meeting place for friends, clients & family
  • a place to highlight cool companies here in Holland
  • a place to demo our work
  • a great parade-watching venue
  • a place for tourists to check email
  • a convenient bathroom

Visit & Get Involved

Join Us

Want to join us? Please do! Our doors will be open to anyone who wants to come join us.

Invite family and friends, come work for the week, or just stop by to say hi. We may even have coffee or cookies for visitors.

Details

Where:
14 W 8th Street. Next to Jos. A. Bank.
When:
May 2-9, 9am-5pm (or longer, depending on interest)
We'll be setting up Saturday and Sunday (May 2-3), but stop in. Everything gets going Monday!

Sponsor

Want to help sponsor the space? Help cover our costs and you're invited to put up a banner in the window, provide demos, leave flyers for passers-by, or otherwise market your company in the space. We suggest ~$100-150/week or ~$20/day. We're also very open to creative sponsorships. today if you are interested in sponsoring!

We're pleased to be sponsored by many local tech companies, local non-tech companies, as well as friends from around the midwest!

Current Sponsors

Events & Activities

We have a few things planned, but we want you to plan events too. Let us know what you want to see!

Tuesday, May 5
6:00 pm – Cucumber + (Selenium || Webrat)
Michigan Ruby Users Group (Grand Rapids)
Joshua Clayton and Mutually Human will be sharing their experiences with Cucumber, especially related to driving features with Webrat and Selenium.
Wednesday, May 6
3:30 pm – Holland Tweetup
Join local Twitter user, or come figure out what Twitter is. https://twitter.com/HollandTweetup
Friday, May 8
5:00 pm – Art & Music
Cynthia Hagedorn, Branden Muske, et al. More details soon.

Please pass this on to other local companies, and .