GROW Conference

Your Complete Guide to Everything Going On During GROW Week in Vancouver

Posted by Rob Lewis on 2012-07-12 10:44:00 AM

The third annual GROW Conference is fast approaching and all eyes will be on Vancouver as startup founders, investors, and executives from across North America converge. What started out as a three-day event has grown into a full week of activity with something for everyone to get involved.
Here is Techvibes unofficial guide to everything going on during GROW Week in Vancouver.

Startup Weekend Vancouver - August 17th - 19th
Startup Weekend provides an unprecedented level of networking, team building, learning, and life changes for its attendees and their communities.
Geeks On A Train - Tuesday, August 21st - 2:00pm - 11:00pm
Join "Geeks on a Train". It's a Northwest train party starting in Portland, stopping in Seattle and heading up to beautiful Vancouver.
Startup Crawl - Tuesday, August 21st - 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Check out the local startup scene with guided walking tours in Gastown. Meet the teams, see the offices, learn about their products.
GROWtalks - Wednesday, August 22nd - 9:00am - 3:00pm
A one day conference focused on how to create simple, actionable metrics, and use them to make better product and marketing decisions for startup success.
GrowLab Demo Day - Wednesday, August 22nd - 12:00pm - 3:00pm
GrowLab's 2nd cohort is graduating and presenting to a closed group of investors from across the country. Request an invite.
Launch @ GROW - Wednesday, August 22nd - 6:00pm - 10:00pm
Kick off GROW2012 with over 1000 attendees at the awesome Launch@Grow opening night party.
GROW Conference - Thursday, August 23rd - 9:00am - 5:00pm
Where 800 of the leading founders, CEOs, senior executives, and investors to share ideas and lessons learned on re-thinking business for the future.
GROW Conference After Party - Thursday, August 23rd - 8:00pm - 12:00am
Hosted by Alcatel-Lucent. For GROW Conference attendees only (see above).
GROW Outdoor Adventure day - Friday, August 24th - 9:00am - 1:00pm
Experience the best of outdoor adventure in Vancouver with local insiders. They’ll take you kite-boarding, cycling, mountain biking, kayaking, and on walking tours around town.