EU start-ups going to Silicon Valley USA

[Elvira Luin]

This is the summer of high-tech realisation!

Between July 5 and August 15, the 2010 “Summer in a Basement” summer camp will join geeks from all across Europe in Hekovnik/TP1 in Ljubljana, Slovenia. If your dreams are high-tech, grab your chance for developing the brilliant idea, you “never have time to work on”.

We want your ideas for hardware, web or mobile applications! We will select the very best proposals and form teams around each and every one of them. Teams will be able to draw upon the domain expertise of mentors and at the end of the summer present their prototypes to partners and VCs.

Each team will be paired with a mentor, who will guide the team and provide invaluable feedback. What's more, we'll have domain experts giving lectures to all participants every week. Mornings and evenings will be filled with sporting possibilities, while weekends will be a chance to simply "chill out" or visit Slovenia's landmarks.

The camp will end on August 15, when participants will present their projects to partners and investors. The best project will be awarded a visit to the Silicon Valley and assistance in setting up a business. So grab your chance now, and apply until July 1 and claim your place for a Summer in a Basement! The participation fee is 300€ and covers food, accommodation, use of equipment and all other activities.

It is high time for high-tech, apply! http://summer.hekovnik.si