Santa Cruz Tech Meetup April 1, 2009

The April Santa Cruz Tech Meetup will be held April 1 (no joke), 2009.

For details: http://www.meetup.com/newtech-86/calendar/9885353/

Our sponsor for the April MeetUp is New Venture Support.

Please note two important changes to our monthly meetup:

1) Location – we will meet **downstairs** of NextSpace;

2) Entry fee – due to the overwhelming popularity of the event, our costs have risen. Please be prepared to donate $5 at the door to cover the costs of pizza, beverages, facility, etc. Our April 1 event is no Fools Day! On deck: 

• SugarCRM – co-founder and VP Products of SugarCRM will talk about his vision of open source and cloud computing. SugarCRM is the leading commercial open source platform, a global success, and the next big IPO darling of the Silicon Valley. – Clint Oram 
• Dash – Dash Express has the smartest, most advanced traffic solution available — the innovative Dash Driver Network . Combined with comprehensive historical and sensor-based traffic information, the Dash Driver Network provides Dash users with the most detailed, accurate and current traffic picture available today – CEO Rob Currie 
• CellGuided – a location based application which is like a modern version of the traditional treasure hunt. Using the simple audio and keypad input on basic mobile phones, CellGuided lets users create routes, share them with friends and publish for all to enjoy. The simple interface is much more natural and intuitive and requires no GPS. – Rajiv Aggarwal 
• UCSC Business Plan Contest – UCSC is stimulating entrepreneurial activity by conducting a business plan competition for students. Entrants have a chance to win $15,000 in prizes. Three of the student participants will present their plans to our members, for feedback and mentoring. 

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