TeachStreet is going to lead the Startup Weekend EDU on September 30th to October to 2nd in Seattle. Readers of KirstenWinkler.com might remember the coverage of the Startup Weekend in Indianapolis by George Machlan of the Edupunk Channel back in November.
Startup Weekends take place in a growing number of cities across the globe and the idea is to connect developers, designers and business people who then build a new application, service or sometimes even product within 54 hours.
As you can tell by the title, the weekend in Seattle will be all around education so I expect to see some really great products on October 2nd.
The event takes place in Paccar Hall of the University of Washington and the organizing team is expecting 125 to 150 people to take part in the weekend. Dave Schappell also seems to have convinced a good part of the seasoned Seattle tech and investor community to join the event as mentors which in itself will make attending the event more than worthwhile.
Therefore, if you happen to be in Seattle, tickets are available for $99 or $49 if you are a student. You can register as Developer, Designer or Non-Technical.
You can also post ideas on what you think needs to be built to change education. On the bottom right of the SW EDU Seattle site you will find a green “Join the EDU discussion” tab where you can add your feedback and suggestions.
Website: seattleedu.startupweekend.org
Twitter: @SWSEAedu
