DEMO Conference Partners with Leading Venture Capital Firms in Search of Next DEMO Spring 2011 Demonstrator and AlphaPitch Class

FRAMINGHAM, Mass., Oct. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- The DEMO Conferences, the world-renowned "launchpad for emerging technology and trends," today announced the kick off to its semi-annual Innovation Tour in search of the most promising technologies to showcase at the upcoming DEMO Spring 2011 Conference, to be held February 27-March 1, 2011 in Palm Desert, CA.

DEMO executive producer Matt Marshall and the DEMO team will travel to cities across the US and abroad to meet with potential demonstrators for the upcoming DEMO Spring 2011 conference.  DEMO is teaming up with a top venture capital firm in each city, where 10 startups will be selected to present their product or concept to VentureBeat Editor in Chief and DEMO Executive Producer Matt Marshall and top local investors, for consideration to take part of the class of DEMO Spring 2011 launch demonstrators.  

Each selected company will also have the opportunity to address and network with a larger audience at an evening DEMO Tour party open to local entrepreneurs, DEMO alumni, VCs, investors and media.

"We are excited to be back on the road for our Innovation Tour to meet with the entrepreneurs who are truly pushing the boundaries of what's possible in today's technology world," said DEMO executive producer Matt Marshall.  "Each tour stop provides a unique opportunity to reunite the DEMO community and we are looking forward to bringing together local investors, VCs, media and DEMO alumni, as well as potential demonstrators for the upcoming DEMO Spring conference."

Destinations on the DEMO Innovation Tour include:

• Boulder, CO – October 26, 2010
  • Register for a private meeting at the Foundry Group here: http://bit.ly/9nARZT
  • Register to attend the evening party held at the Boulder Absinthe House, 7-9 p.m., here:  http://dboulder2010.eventbrite.com/
• Austin, TX – November 19, 2010
  • Register for a private meeting at Austin Ventures here: http://bit.ly/95Obho
• Seattle, WA – November 30, 2010
  • Register for a private meeting at Madrona Ventures here:  http://bit.ly/cdd5ck
  • Register to attend the evening party held at the Crocodile Club, 7-9 p.m., here:  http://demoseattlenov.eventbrite.com/
• Irvine, CA – December 14, 2010
  • Register for a private meeting at Greenberg Traurig here:  http://bit.ly/9NEpP7  
• San Diego, CA – December 15, 2010
  • Register for a private meeting at Mintz Levin here:  http://bit.ly/a1kchr

Stay connected with DEMO through the communities on the following sites:

• Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/DEMOconference
• LinkedIn:  http://www.demo.com/linkedin
• Twitter:  http://twitter.com/demo

To learn more about DEMO Spring 2011 go to: www.demo.com

About the DEMO Conferences

Produced by the IDG Enterprise events group in conjunction with VentureBeat, the DEMO conferences in the United States and China focus on emerging technologies and new products innovations, which are hand selected from across the spectrum of the technology marketplace. The DEMO conferences have earned their reputation for consistently identifying tomorrow's cutting-edge technologies, and have served as launch pad events for companies such as Palm, E*Trade, Handspring, and U.S. Robotics, helping them to secure venture funding, establish critical business relationships, and influence early adopters. For more information on the DEMO conferences, visit http://www.demo.com/.

The DEMO community also benefits from the award winning DEMOletter. A weekly e-newsletter designed to reach the people who are creating companies, building products and launching new ideas, DEMOletter provides smart insight and analysis of entrepreneurial business issues. To subscribe, go to: http://www.demo.com

About IDG Enterprise

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