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OVERVIEW

DCWEEK is a week long festival in the US capital focused on bringing together designers, developers, entrepreneurs, and social innovators of all kinds. Its a series of 100s of distributed events powered by the community and complemented by core conferences, parties, and projects created by the festival organizers iStrategyLabs and Tech Cocktail. DCWEEK 2011 included over 10,000 attendees from around the world and was presented by Ford. Visit digitalcapitalweek.org and join the twitter conversation #DCWEEK.

OVERVIEW

DCWEEK is a time to: Learn from others through sessions, keynotes, workshops and panels Meet new friends, clients, partners, investors and collaborators Come together to support innovative businesses, people and ideas Work on projects that benet the DC, America and the world Experiment with whats possible Have fun at some great parties

metrics for 2011

attendee origins

DCWEEK Opening Party: 11.2.12

The DCWEEK Opening Party rocks the town each year. 2011 showcased 8 emerging local bands, selected by 22,000 fans who voted over 45,000 times, culminating in a sellout 1,500 person show at DCs Fabled 9:30 Club.

DCWEEK Hackathon: 11.3 - 11.4

Each year over 300 developers turn out for the DCWEEK Hackathon. $25,000+ in prizes were available this past year. During the event, dozens of apps are developed, and several companies are created.

DCWEEK Keynote: 11.7.12

The DCWEEK keynotes provide an inspirational evening for over 2000 attendees to enjoy. Our speakers have included luminaries from Intel, AT&T, MySpace, Ford and more.

DCWEEK Conference: 11.8.12

Our most active DCWEEK event is the conference day. With hundreds of sessions and nearly 2000 attendees this is where the best speakers from around the world come to inspire the DCWEEK community with talks and workshops on Design, Social Media, Technology, Ventures and Innovation.

dcweek tech cocktail: 11.8.12 (8pm-11pm)

DCWEEK Tech Cocktail: 11.8.12

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DCWEEK Closing Party: 11.9.12

Our closing party is one of the biggest tech events in the country with over 2,000 in attendance last year and over 3,000 expected this year. Come experience technology infused art, music and performances of all kinds.

dcweek projects
As if parties, keynotes, conferences and sessions all across the region werent enough to keep you engaged during DCWEEK, the DCWEEK Projects platform features numerous things attendees can do during the festival. Whether it be building a web app, teaching a class, or providing probono consulting to a non-prot, theres something for everyone. Sponsor a project and see what the community can create!

dcweek community events

In 2011, over 150 events were created and hosted by DCWEEK attendees. All you need is a conference room/venue and something interesting to convene about and well add it to the festival calendar. As a sponsor, if you see something youd like to support, well work with you and the organizer to put together the right activation.

2011 metrics: buzz buzz buzz

17,000+ Tweets 8,800,000+ Total Reach 100s of blog posts

2011 metrics: buzz buzz buzz

13,000 Tweets we tracked in real-time, visualized by ford.getgrandstand.com

lots of tv and print coverage

lots of tv and print coverage

lots of tv and print coverage

sponsorships: overview
DCWEEK is run by seasoned marketers, entrepreneurs and product developers, accustomed to building digital and experiential campaigns/ products for the worlds biggest (and smallest) brands. Our a la carte and custom sponsorship packages are provided for your consideration - we prefer to tailor each sponsorship to meet each brands needs. Just get in touch and well explore how best to help you leverage DCWEEK.

Email goto@digitalcapitalweek.org and well get back to you immediately.

connect!
Register for DCWEEK: http://dcweek12.eventbrite.com Submit an Idea for an Event: http://dcweek.uservoice.com Join the Facebook Group to meet others: http://bit.ly/dcweekfb11 Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/dcweek Visit us on the web: http://www.digitalcapitalweek.org For sponsorship or other info email: goto@digitalcapitalweek.org