weargood: fashion meets our future
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Creating wearable technology solutions to community challenges.A world first -- history made.Visit http://weargood.org for more details.TRANSCRIPT
Creating wearable technologysolutions to community challenges.
A world first - history made.weargood.org
FASHION MEETS OUR FUTURE
BEGINNING AUGUST 22-24
"For all the prosperity in Columbus, not everybody is sharing in it. We will not truly fulfill our promise as a city, until we share our success with all our residents.”
—Mayor Michael Coleman
FASHION Columbus is home to several of the world’s most recognized national and international fashion brands like L Brands. According to Fashionista, CCAD is one of the top 10 fashion schools in the country. The Atlantic ranked Columbus the third best city in the United States for fashion design based on total number of designers and median income.!
MAKERS Columbus Idea Foundry is the “planet’s largest makerspace” empowering entrepreneurs, fabricators, inventors, prototypers, designers, craftsmen, artisans & artists to make. Made Magazine called it the “most active” makerspace.!
TECHNOLOGY Columbus was ranked the eighth-best city for tech jobs in the country in 2012, placing higher than other cities in Ohio and the region.
Fashion
Makers
Technology
Schedule8 a.m. - Good Morning 8 a.m. - Good Morning
9 a.m. - Overview of Event 9 a.m. - Build
10 a.m. - Pitch Idea Noon - Lunch Available
11 a.m. - Choose Teams 5 p.m. - Dinner Available
Noon - Build | Lunch Available 6 p.m. - :05 Presentation
5 p.m. - Check-in 7:30 p.m. - Winners Announced
6 p.m. - Welcome 6 p.m. - Dinner Available 8 p.m. - What’s Next
7 p.m. - Civic Challenges 7 p.m. - Build 8:30 p.m. - Good Night
9 p.m. - Good Night Midnight - Good Night
August 23 August 24August 22
TechColumbus
Location
In order to make this a success, we need your support and involvement. Specifically, we need:!Event Sponsor Partners: We need financial resources to cover hardware, art materials, food, administrative expenses for volunteers, etc. !Civic Heroes Hatchery Partners: We need co-shared workspace, companies willing to mentor our Civic Heroes, branding and marketing, accounting, professional services, and networking opportunity resources. !Volunteers: We need volunteers on August 22-24 to make sure that the event runs smoothly. We welcome single volunteers or a corporate program of volunteering.
Collaboration
Partnership
GlassCastle Silicon Grain
Individual, Event & Civic Heroes
Pearl
Presenting Partners
Customized Experience
Opportunity to Address Attendees 60 Seconds Two Minutes Five Minutes Five Minutes
Free Tickets to Event Two Two Three Five Five
Blog Post Promotion
Social Media Promotion
Hand Out Swag
Name and Logo Displayed
Thank You During Event
Authentic PartnershipCASTLE
$5,000SILICON
$2,500GLASS
$1,000GRAIN
$500PEARL$10,001+
Individual, Event & Civic Heroes
Civic Heroes HatcheryOur seven winning teams -- Civic Heroes -- will be eligible to participate in the world’s first community-built accelerator program. Over six weeks teams will receive resources, knowledge, and experiences to empower them to achieve a mission of measurable change.Through event ticket sales and partnerships, we are able to provide a grant for each winning team, services like space to work, branding packages, hosting, online training, makerspace memberships, and more.The Civic Heroes Hatchery will start with a Runway Show&Tell at FMMF on August 31 and conclude at COSI on October 11.
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Presentation
Seating
Civic Hero
Model Runway
Runway Show&Tell
Legend