residency leno: Insert Coin: You have two weeks left to submit your project for a chance at $20,000!

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Insert Coin: You have two weeks left to submit your project for a chance at $20,000!

Hey makers, tinkerers, and inventors -- have you entered our Insert Coin: New Challengers contest yet? Seriously, you could win $20,000 at Expand this March, a review on Engadget, and a nice promotional boost before you begin a crowdfunding campaign. What are you waiting for?

We implore you to help us spread the word, so we can get the very best projects up on our stage for you (yes, you!) to vote on for a chance to win 20 grand. If you know anyone with a cool project in the works, or a friendly local makerspace, college campus or startup accelerator/incubator whose members might want money and exposure, please send them our way! We really want to give new inventors an extra boost on the road to success.

The deadline for submissions is Friday, February 8.

If you don't qualify for our Insert Coin contest but still want to get your sweet product in front of the eyes of the Expand audience of early adopters and tech enthusiasts, we have very affordable sponsorship opportunities in the Indie Corner section of our exhibition hall. You can sign up for a table right here, and please give us a shout at sponsors [at] engadget [dot] com with any questions about getting onto our show floor.

Read on to find out who's speaking at Expand...

Speakers at Expand

Lastly, we hope you've been watching our speaker announcements! We're excited to bring you the news about the awesome folks we're assembling to speak to you at Expand, and look forward to unveiling the remainder of the agenda over the coming weeks. To refresh your memory, here's the list of speakers we've shared so far:

Chris Anderson: CEO, 3D Robotics and former editor-in-chief, Wired
Scott Croyle: Vice President of Design, HTC
Ryan Block: Co-founder of gdgt
Avi Reichental: President and CEO, 3D Systems
Julie Uhrman: Founder and CEO, OUYA
Walter de Brouwer: CEO and Founder, Scanadu
Veronica Belmont: Co-host, Tekzilla
Gene Munster: Research Analyst - Devices & Internet, Piper Jaffray