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Congratulations, your company has been selected to participate in the 15th Annual Crossroads Venture Fair on Tuesday, April 29th and Wednesday, April 30th at the Stamford Marriott Hotel. Please see the chart below for presenting and exhibiting details.
The review scores and comments that your submission received are now available for you to review at www.back-offices.com. Just log in with the same user name and password that you used to submit your application, then click "View Your Submissions and Status," then "View Your Ratings."
Crossroads Registration - Please complete the Participating Company Registration Form within the next 3 days. To pay your company participation fee, you may submit your credit card information online, fax it to the CVG office or mail a check to: Crossroads Registration, CVG, 1895 Post Road, Fairfield CT 06824. Fax: (203) 256-9949.
Crossroads Boot Camp - April 17th at the New Haven Lawn Club, from 10:00am to 4:30pm, followed by a cocktail reception with CVG members at the Lawn Club. At this event, you will receive constructive tips on how to present an investment proposal. Presenting companies should be prepared to give a dry run of their presentation. You will receive feedback from industry pros.
Hotel Information: Please call the hotel directly at (203) 357-9555 to make a reservation. Tell them you are with the CVG Crossroads Venture Fair to get the group rate of $195 + taxes per night.
Shipping Material To Hotel: If you ship material in advance to the hotel, address to:
Crossroads Venture Fair
Stamford Marriott Hotel
243 Tresser Blvd.
Stamford, CT 06901
(Mark your company name prominently on the outside of cartons.)
Electric: If you need electricity, bring an extension cord and gang outlet with surge protector.
Gala Reception - You are welcome to attend the Gala Reception at the Stamford Marriott on Tuesday, April 29th from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm.
3-Minute Presentation: during the event, you will also be entitled to deliver a 3-minute PowerPoint presentation to the investors. (See Preparing the Presentation for content suggestions.)
Email your presentations to curtiss@theacademygroup.com at least one week prior to the event. We will load all presentations onto one computer.
Exhibit Space – A 6’ x 30" table, skirted and covered, 2 chairs will be provided. If you have a free-standing booth, a 10’ wide exhibit space is available for an additional fee of $100. Your set-up and exhibition times are listed in the following chart.
| Post-Revenue (Early/Expansion or Late Stage) |
Pre-Revenue (Seed or Start-up Stage) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Presentation | 3 minutes Wed Apr 30 |
3 minutes Tues Apr 29 |
| Exhibit Set-Up | 1:30P - 2:30P Tues Apr 29 |
1:30P - 2:30P Tues Apr 29 |
| Exhibits Open | 4:30P - 5:30P Tues Apr 29 |
4:30P - 5:30P Tues Apr 29 |
| 9:50A - 3:30P Wed Apr 30 |
9:50A - 3:30P Wed Apr 30 |
|
| Booth Break Down | After 3:30P Wed Apr 30 |
After 3:30P Wed Apr 30 |
| Partipation Fee | $595 | $395 |
| Includes Prepaid Admission for |
2 Participants | 2 Participants |
| Fee for each additional attendee | $195 | $195 |
A Mentor will be assigned to provide guidance and feedback. If you do not hear from your mentor within 72 hours, please call Gregg Lallier of Updike Kelly & Spellacy at (203) 786-8313 or email glallier@uks.com.
Write-Up in Fair Binder - This write-up comes from the information you've provided in your application and will be published in the book that is given to all attendees.
Lastly, we are asking each of our presenting companies to email us a list of their VC and Angel investors, with company name and emails, to roer@cvg.org By doing this, you ensure that they receive complete event information; including the "Investor Only" programming at Crossroads.
I look forward to meeting you on April 17th, but in the meantime, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call.
Sincerely,
Mike Roer
Connecticut Venture Group
203-256-5955