What is DCW?

DCW is June 11th to June 20th, 2010

Digital Capital Week (DCWEEK) is a 10 day festival in Washington DC focused on

technology, innovation and all things digital in our nation’s capital.

Modeled after Internet Week NY, Social Media Week, FotoWeek DC, Fringe Festival
-- DCWEEK will consist of a series of distributed events produced and hosted by
individuals, organizations and community groups.

DCWEEK is a time to do the following:

★to learn from others through sessions, keynotes, workshops and panels
★to meet new friends, clients, partners, investors and collaborators
★to focus on the issues in DC that can be addressed in new ways
★to come together to support innovative businesses, people and ideas
★to work on projects that benefit the city and the world
★to experiment with what’s possible
★to have fun at some great parties

Visit http://digitalcapitalweek.org for registration, schedule and details.

 Who’s behind this?

Created by iStrategyLabs and Shiny Heart Ventures

Supported by the Washington DC Economic Partnership,
DC’s Office of The CTO, and DC’s Office of Planning
Brought to life by the DC creative & technology community

istrategylabs shiny heart

ventures
 By the Numbers

4,000+ expected participants

100+ expected sessions, projects and parties
10 days long from June 11th to June 20th
1 mission to explore and build the Digital District
 What will happen at DCW?

DCWEEK will serve as a call to the digital arts and

technology community to do the following:

1. Host an event/session that explores a digital interest area

2. Host a ‘studio tour’ to show off your stuff
3. Host a party or fundraiser for a digital cause
4. Create a project for execution that week
Quick View of Some Current Sessions
Quick View of Some Current Projects

Some of
these are
sponsorable
 Who will participate?

People participating in DCW will be:

Artists, Technologists, Entrepreneurs, Communicators,
Govies, and Citizens
These are the people building the digital economy in DC.
They’re typically 21-40 years old with $75k+ HHI.
We will be making a concerted effort to include underserved
communities and youth - we believe Digital Capital Week can
make significant progress in terms of bridging the digital
divide in DC.
 Status as of 5/17/2010

+ Registrations to date: 3,202

+ Average age of attendee: 34.2

+ Percentage of female attendees: 44.4%

+ Percentage of attendees w/ iPhones: 40.5%

+ Percentage that live/work in DC: 51.1%

+ Number of Canadians: 3
 Attendee Geography

Mostly local, but many from across the US/World

 Attendee Geography
Mostly local, but many from across the US
 Attendee Geography
Mostly local, but many from across the US
 Attendee Geography
Mostly local, but some from far away
 Kinds of People Attending
Hundreds of designers, developers and creatives
 Thematic Breakout by Day

It order to make navigating the festival easier, we’ve put

in place themes each day

Theme Core Venue

Friday, June 11, 2010 Opening Party Long View Gallery
Saturday, June 12, 2010 CityCamp GWU
Sunday, June 13, 2010 CityCamp GWU
Monday, June 14, 2010 Open Various
Tuesday, June 15, 2010 Media 2.0 NatGeo
Wednesday, June 16, 2010 Gov/Org/Policy/Diplomacy 2.0 UMC
Thursday, June 17, 2010 140Conf + TECH cocktail UMC
Friday, June 18, 2010 Digital Garage UMC
Saturday, June 19, 2010 Digital Garage + Closing Party UMC + 9:30Club
Sunday, June 20, 2010 Flash Picnic The Mall
 Sponsorship

All sponsorships for Digital Capital Week are

tailored to your brand/client’s specific needs.
Please get in touch with the following so we
can help you get the most out of this event:
1) What are your objectives?
2) What’s the budget?
3) What else should we know?
 What to do now?

RSVP to get updates: http://dcweek.eventbrite.com

Join the Facebook Group to meet others: http://bit.ly/dcwfbook
Follow us on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/dcweek
Submit an event you plan to host: http://bit.ly/dcweform
Think about a project you want to lead/join
 Connect

We’re known for causing a stir in DC with

DCW HQ great events that get media coverage. Our
sponsors enjoy the benefit of word of mouth
spread by our happy participants.
DCWEEK is going to be big...really big...and
we want you to be a part of it.
Get in touch.
Peter Corbett, iStrategyLabs
Cell: 917-748-3595 istrategylabs
peter@istrategylabs.com
http://twitter.com/corbett3000

Frank Gruber, Shiny Heart Ventures

Cell: 312-498-3026
frank@shinyheart.com
shiny heart
http://twitter.com/frankgruber ventures