At the picnic conference last week in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Nico Luchsinger and Antoine Verdon told me about their idea to set up an own conference which is focusing especially on young talents under 30. The first event will take place in 2009 in Zürich and will have INNOVATION as central theme. If you want to know more about the sandbox conference and what there will be different compared to other conferences and barcamps, just have a look on the video.
Logo Sandbox-Network The two ambitious co-founders of the sandbox-network are themselves still very young, both 25. For more information about Nico Luchsinger you can check out his professional profile on the sandbox-network site. There you find links to his facebook profile and his twitter account. Additionally you can go to his personal blog written in German. Nico also works as a journalist and has done several interviews with swiss startups. For more information about Antoine Verdon also have a look on his profile on the sandbox-network site. There you find links to his facebook and xing accounts and you can also decide to follow him on twitter. They have also set up an own facebook site for their sandbox-network. The group already has more than 430 members, which illustrates the already existing bigger interest for their conference. And of course they do have a company blog. A German presentation of their idea you can find here. picnic conference amsterdam The third PICNIC conference took place from 24th to 26th of September 2008. Offering a huge program and bringing together thousands of creative minds from all over the world. For pictures, shot at the event follow the link to the conference site picnicnetwork.org
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