Travel 2.0 Featuring VerbalizeIt

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Our first event of 2014 will feature a presentation by Ryan Frankel of VerbalizeIt (http://www.verbalizeit.com/), which in November was named the winner of this year’s "Most Innovative Startup Company" at PhoCusWright's Travel Innovation Summit.

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When: Tuesday February 25, 2014, 6:30 PM
Where: The Hatchery (http://www.hatchery.vc/) / MicroOffice (http://www.microoffice.com/) at 1601 Broadway (entrance on 48th St. northwest corner), 12th floor
Cost: FREE thanks to our sponsor, TripCase by Sabre (http://travel.tripcase.com/)

Agenda:
6:30-7:00pm: Networking
7:00-8:15pm: Introductions, Presentation/Discussion, Q&A
8:15-9:00pm: More networking and wrap-up

THE FRONT DOORS CLOSE AT 7:00PM SO PLEASE TRY TO ARRIVE AT LEAST A FEW MINUTES BEFOREHAND. IF THE FRONT DOORS ARE CLOSED, PLEASE ENTER THROUGH THE SIDE ENTRANCE TO THE LEFT OF THE FRONT DOORS!

About VerbalizeIt:

VerbalizeIt is a technology platform that connects businesses and travelers in need of language translation and interpretation with a global community of 18,000 curated translators. The Company provides instant phone-based access to an interpreter and supports business internationalization by delivering website localization, written-text translation and live interpretation solutions.

About Ryan Frankel:

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Ryan Frankel is the CEO and Co-Founder of VerbalizeIt, the company that delivers instant access to a global community of 18,000+ human translators. VerbalizeIt was recently honored by PhoCusWright as the 2013 Travel Startup of the Year.

He is an MBA graduate of The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and an undergraduate alumnus of Haverford College where he studied Economics and Spanish and pitched for the varsity baseball team. Prior to Wharton, Ryan was a financial analyst at Goldman Sachs in the Special Situations Group in New York City where he focused on middle market private equity transactions and the operational management of the portfolio companies. He is also a recipient of the 2013 Class of 35 Top Travel Innovators.

Ryan is an endurance enthusiast who has enjoyed competing in an Ironman triathlon and a marathon.

About Our Sponsors

TripCase (http://travel.tripcase.com/) takes the stress out of travel

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Ever have one of those travel days? You know the one. You drop your travel folder and sheets of paper go flying. You can't remember your gate assignment and almost miss your flight. Thankfully, your flight's been delayed. By three hours. Ugh.

Sound familiar? Don't worry. TripCase can help.

The TripCase app gives travelers a place to manage their trips. Millions of travelers use the app and web site to get the right information at the right time. It's easy to be prepared, connected and brilliant when you have tools and messages integrated with your trip details all in one place.

Please view this video to learn more about TripCase!

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Uber (https://www.uber.com/) rides to and from Travel 2.0!

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We're thrilled to have partnered with the on demand transportation service Uber to provide new Uber users a free ride (up to $20) to or from Travel 2.0!

How does it work? Using Uber's free iPhone/Android/Blackberry 7 app, you can request a pickup and a car driven by a professional driver will show up in minutes. Your credit card is billed directly for your trip and there's no need to tip, so you won't need to carry cash. You can even see the car coming towards you on a map!

Follow these simple steps to get $20 off your ride:

Download the free Uber iPhone/Android/Blackberry 7 app (or sign up at uber.com/go/Travel20NY (https://www.uber.com/go/Travel20NY))
Enter your information in the Uber app and promo code Travel20NY when you sign up.
Request a ride 5 - 15 minutes before you need one. $20 will be applied towards your first ride on uberX, UberBLACK, or UberSUV (excluding uberT, US only).

Questions? Check out http://uber.com/nyc or email supportNY@uber.com .

We'll be hosted again by The Hatchery (http://www.hatchery.vc/) in their space at MicroOffice (http://www.microoffice.com/), centrally located for your convenience in Times Square.

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The Hatchery is a venture collaboration incubator building B2B Startups. They are looking for entrepreneurs in residence. If you are a killer developer who is building something needing sales, funding, and the other 800 hats you have to wear, here is a partner. If you are a killer biz dev who knows an industry inside and out, stop by to white board solutions to turn into businesses.

MicroOffice provides small office sublets with flexible pricing. If you're looking for desk space, talk to them today!

Get Involved!

So come join us, enjoy a beer or wine, and network with awesome people in travel technology and startups!

We would appreciate it if you would tweet about the event using the hashtags #travel20 (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23travel20), #traveltech (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23traveltech) and/or #nytech. (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23nytech)

As always, if you know people who are interested in travel and mobile technology, please feel free to invite them to join our group!

Also please feel free to let me know about travel startups who you believe would be good candidates to present at a Travel 2.0 in the near future.

And don't forget to follow my curation of all things travel startup, innovation, and tech-related at The Travel Startup Roundup (http://www.travelstartuproundup.com/).

Thanks, and I hope to see you on February 25th!