I’m a busy gal and I can’t make it out to everything or write about everything, although I’d love to, but there is one event I always do my darnedest to get to and that is Vancouver’s Launch Party. LPV was started up by the sexy cats at Strutta and carried on under Maura Rodgers and Danny Robinson’s new endeavor, the Bootup Entrepreneurial Society. The next of which is on Wednesday December 1st at 6 pm at Canvas Lounge.
I cheekily call Launch Party ‘Van City’s Digital Coming Out Party’, because for me it was just that. Way back at the first ever Launch Party, which involved more than a few beverages, dancing the night away, some sexy new technologies, and even sexier tech geeks (one of whom shall remain unnamed offered to buy me a house at LPV1 – I told him I could buy my own house), I had my own coming out tech style. Yep, even though I was not one of the technologies on exhibition, that party was my launch into the digital sphere and many of the sexy geeks in the room that night helped to launch me to where I am today. How? Well, you’ll have to bribe them with alcohol and see if they’ll tell you. So what’s Launch Party to me? It’s my Homecoming, where I go to celebrate all those sexy techies who helped make me who I am, and a place to check out and help launch the latest in sexy technologies, many of which end up aiding me in my storytelling.
What’s Launch Party to others?
A lively mixer for the city’s brightest entrepreneurs, tech junkies, and bloggers, who are doing it, have done it or want to make their ideas happen here. The goal of the event is to connect BC’s growing community of Internet and new media leaders with investors and other trailblazers across Canada and abroad.
A few locals will tell you right here what Launch Party is to them, through their favourite Launch Party moments:
Now, thanks to Launch Party, I have a pair of tickets to give away to LPV10 this coming Wednesday. All you have to do is drop me a line in the comments and tell me why you want to attend LPV10 – whether it’s to check out the latest technologies, flirt with geeks or mix and mingle with some cool cats, I don’t care, as long as you have a reason. Then at 9 pm on Saturday November 27th, I will stick the names of all of the commenters in a hat and draw the name of one lucky winner of the pair of tickets..
Look forward to seeing you at LPV10!
Kisses,
Emme xoxo
annemarie says
want to come, don’t care and i dig the coming out part!
Dan Udey says
I can’t really narrow it down to one reason. Aside from seeing all my tech friends, and meeting some new ones (I don’t get to socialize much lately!), I think it would be wonderful and inspiring to see what everyone is working on, what new technology and projects are out there, and perhaps to bounce some ideas of my own off people and see where things go from there.
And most of all, to have fun!
Mike Walker says
It’s hard not to love the geek scene in this city.. everyone is so energized & forward-thinking, it’s not suprising that so many great new projects are born from Vancouverites! Since I’m working on my own start-up with a colleague, it would be amazing to be able to speak with those working toward the same goal as me, and especially to meet those who *made it.*
Erika says
Oh to meet friendly bloggers not near but far
Since I live in a small Village mostly without car
To not have to race is simply the case
To thrive and live beyond the urban pace
In Steveston town you feel far away
From hustle and bustle where some say
Magic happens in a land made of sand
Perched on a ledge without a sched
Ill take the transit then the Canada Line
Knowing everything will be just fine
Into Vancouver where techies and geeks
Are much cooler than any care to speak
Ekw
Sonia Ryan says
Great post, Emme. Looking forward to seeing who wins the tickets.
See you all at Launch Party Vancouver 10.
xo Sons
katie says
Hi Emma,
Hoping to score tickets to Launch Party 10 because I’ve missed out on the last 3.
happy friday!
k
Dee says
Winning the Launch Party tix Is for the experience!! I want to get back into technology and geekery. This would be a great way to start to get back into things.
Emme says
Here comes the hard part, with all of you sharing, I would love to be able to give all of you ticket, but alas I only have one pair to give away. So the name drawn from the hat …
…. drum roll please …
….was Katie.
Congrats Katie! I will be emailing you shortly.
Loved all of your comments by the way!
Emme xoxo
alex says
It’s hard not to love the geek scene in this city..