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Title:

Free Food Rules! The Lunch 2.0 Story

Your vote:
Yes No
Organizer:
Mark Jen, Lunch 2.0
Description:
How did 4 people take their love of free food and turn it into a regular international event with thousands of attendees a year - all on a shoestring budget? Find out at this panel and learn about the tools and techniques to start your own revolution!
Questions
Answered:
  1. How did Lunch 2.0 get started?
  2. What's been the key to Lunch 2.0's success?
  3. What are the basic tools for promoting an event like Lunch 2.0?
  4. What was done to get Lunch 2.0 off the ground?
  5. How do you get more people involved in Lunch 2.0?
  6. Why do companies host Lunch 2.0 and why do people come?
  7. How did Lunch 2.0 spread geographically?
  8. How do I start a revolution of my own?
  9. What's the number one reason Lunch 2.0 is successful?
  10. How do I or how does my company host a Lunch 2.0?
Level:
Intermediate
Category:
Community / Social Networks
Type:
Dual
Event:
SXSW Interactive 2009
Delinquent User
on 18/8/08
This presentation will be hosted by the founders of Lunch 2.0 (Mark Jen, Terry Chay, Joseph Smarr, and David Kellog) and other helpers who are available at SXSW09.
Jane Quigley
on 18/8/08
Looking forward to this!
Mark Jen
on 18/8/08
If we get enough votes and we get selected, we'll definitely be trying to setup a Lunch 2.0 in Austin during SXSW too! Given the number of sponsors, maybe we'll be able to have multiple!
emily hurley
on 18/8/08
I love lunch 2.0! I'd love to watch this panel. :)
Mark Jen
on 18/8/08
Oh, if you're a technical interview candidate, you might want to vote for my other panel too :)

http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/ideas/view/2083
Brett Petersel
on 18/8/08
Mark and Terry - Of course, I would love to see this. After organizing Lunch 2.0 New York (at The Ladders, etc) my full support goes into this. Cheers!
Lisa Brewster
on 18/8/08
Five stars! Would love to see if you could pull off a Lunch 2.0 every day. =]
Angie Chang
on 19/8/08
Five stars. Now how about the Girl Geek Dinner phenomenon?!!
Joan Lockwood
on 19/8/08
Everyone loves a free lunch and Geeks together time!
Sudha Jamthe
on 19/8/08
Its more than free food, its great networking and entrepreneurial energy
Trace Williams
on 19/8/08
Lunch 2.0 offers a great venue to meet like minded people with fabulous energy - Five stars!
Sloane Berrent
on 20/8/08
Great networking opportunity that really helped grow the LA tech scene.
Holly Liu
on 20/8/08
of course you guys have MY vote!!!! =)
Michiel de Boer
on 20/8/08
Having thrown a great Lunch 2.0 event ourselves at Zecco, we vote yea!
Liana Lehua
on 22/8/08
Absolutely. Lunch 2.0 events are the best. Great networking and, of course, food!
Andrew Warner
on 25/8/08
Mmmm. Love Lunch 2.0
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