Six days ago, I announced the creation of the Twin Tech Party, whose purpose is to bring together what the Washington Post has called “Washington’s Twin Tech Towns”.

400 RSVPs later, we got a big party on our hands. Not only will The Northern Virginia Technology Council and their members be in attendance, but the newly combined DC Technology Council and Washington, DC Economic Partnership have raised their hand to support the event as well. UPDATE: The Greater Baltimore Technology Council has joined the party as well!

But wait! There’s more. Sarah Lacy has added us to her User Generated Book Tour and will be dropping in to say a few words, sign copies of her new book “Once You’re Lucky. Twice You’re Good.” and to learn more about our local tech culture. Sarah Lacy has reported on startups and venture capital in Silicon Valley for nearly a decade. She writes Valley Girl, a biweekly column for BusinessWeek and co-hosts Tech Ticker on Yahoo! Finance.

I would be remiss if I did not say that this party is not about celebrity power however, nor was last week’s DC+Tech+Scoble+GaryVee event - it is about mixing up our vast, and somewhat fragmented technology culture here in the greater DC region. That being said, I’d like to state right now that my ultimate hope for bringing this much talent and passion together in one place is two fold:

1) I want business to get done: find talent, find funding, meet a partner/a client/an advisor. If you end up doing something personal, like finding a date…that’s cool too.

2) I want people to start talking about creating an technology lab in the heart of DC that will support entrepreneurs who are building the next iteration of the web. There are folks working in their basements (condos?) all across this metropolis who have the capability to build the next AOL, the next ClearSpring…the next Webs. Imagine what a floor of downtown DC office space filled to the brim 24/7 with the smartest people in a 100 mile radius would produce in a year or more? My guess: a few hundred jobs; 4-5 funded growing startups; a dose of great PR for the region….and perhaps some tax revenue. Pull me aside to talk about this, or just comment here.

Lastly, I’m glad to see so many folk are coming out to Twin Tech; quick note that drinks will be free only so long as our sponsorship dollars hold up…and it looks like they’ll get used up at the bar pretty quickly, so please consider chipping in. The bar will revert to a cash bar as soon as the tab is maxed.

See you out there.

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As a reader/client/partner/friend/fan/etc of iStrategyLabs, you’re cordially invited to a very special event called the “Twin Tech Party”:

(Attendance is free, sponsors are beloved and new ones are welcome)

It’s ‘very special’ because we’re going to bringing together what the Washington Post has called “Washington’s Twin Tech Towns”. You can read what the Post has said here and here

…and the follow up Washington Post article about this event is here.

By mixing together the so called ‘new tech’ crowd with veterans in the industry, we think sparks will fly: deals will get done, startups will get funded, partners will meet, companies will find talent and our tech ecosystem will become stronger as a result.

We’re happy to have the support of the Northern Virginia Technology Council in bridging that gap.

Please make sure to RSVP, as we’ll most likely run out of room!

(Venue is TBD based on RSVPs)

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iStrategyLabs exists to do two things: provide compelling interactive strategy/experiences for our clients, and to birth new ideas of all kinds. When an idea is good enough, it enters our labs where we combine strategy, capital and human resources in order to bring it to life.

Today we’re proud to announce the most recent graduate from our incubator: The Wired Ones - “A Lab for Digital Influencers”.

This is a physical environment with a strong digital backbone that we’ll be plugging into music festivals across the globe.

It will house Creation, Distribution, Socialization and Immersion areas for bloggers, sponsors, artists, and talent to interact and explore the last and greatest in music related technology.

The first of these locations may include (pending final negotiations) Lollapalooza, All Points West, Austin City Limits, Bonnaroo, South By South West Music and others.

For Bloggers:

You will be given exclusive access to venues, artists and equipment allowing you easily produce compelling content for your audiences. If you are interested in joining The Wired Ones as a participating blogger, please fill out the form at the end of this post. This space is YOURS and we look forward to bringing you together with your fellow media makers.

For Sponsors:

This space will provide sponsors with the ability to engage digital influencers through product demonstrations and other programming live in a music festival atmosphere. We will coordinate all aspects of production and brand activation. Bloggers, vloggers, web celebs, musicians and festival attendees will coexist in this space and may find compelling ways to utilizes your products and services as they generate media of interest to their audiences. Please use the form below to contact us so we can send you a full sponsors opportunities presentation with associated pricing.

For Festival Producers:

The Wired Ones seeks to bridge the gap between live music events, social media creation and experiential activations to generate greater reach to an international online audience of interested consumers. Through pre-show, during-show and post show media asset creation you’ll see clearly how The Wired Ones is the right digital bridge between the online and offline worlds. Please use the form below if we haven’t already spoken with you.

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