Big Omaha 2012 preview site is live with schedule and hotel details!

We’re beyond excited to reveal the new look of Big Omaha with the launch of today’s preview website. For us, this marks a collaborative effort from our team and creative partners, and we are thrilled to share the branding pieces behind this year’s event. Thanks to Oxide Design, our branding and identity partner, we’re pushing…

Big Omaha 2012 preview website is by Oxide Design, our design partner since our inaugural year in 2009.

We’re beyond excited to reveal the new look of Big Omaha with the launch of today’s preview website. For us, this marks a collaborative effort from our team and creative partners, and we are thrilled to share the branding pieces behind this year’s event.

Thanks to Oxide Design, our branding and identity partner, we’re pushing things far beyond the pastures and doing something daring this year. Their design work takes the iconic Big Omaha bovine to the next level in a bold and personal way. We hope you enjoy the big twist!

In addition to the newly blushed site, we’re thrilled to finally share the video work of the Malone & Company team with you. In the highlight video they’ve put together with footage from the 2011 event, you’ll notice a focus towards intimacy and relationships – a theme that consistently speaks to the heart of the Big Omaha experience and something which is reflected in this year’s design elements. 

We’re looking to continue this theme while further inspiring, educating and celebrating entrepreneurship in the fourth year of the conference which will kick off the evening of May 9. Tickets will go on sale Wednesday, March 21, so make sure to mark your calendar!

We’re working on confirming speakers as well as additional details as we write this post, and we’ll be providing more news soon. In the meantime, here’s a sneak peak at the overview of the full schedule for this year’s event. Take a look at the outline below for all the Big Omaha activities and a list of our suggested hotels.

We’re excited to have you join us in May, and we are encouraged by how the event transforms our community each and every year!

Big Omaha 2012 Schedule

Wednesday, May 9

  • 8:00 p.m. – Opening Party with the Kauffman Foundation at The Slowdown (729 N. 14th St.)   

Thursday, May 10

  • 8:00 a.m. – Doors open, registration and continental breakfast‎
  • 9:00 – Morning presentations with break
  • 12:30 p.m. – Provided lunch
  • 2:00 – Afternoon presentations with break
  • 6:00 – Presentations conclude
  • 9:00 – Big Omaha Party presented by Gist at Urban Wine Company (1037 Jones St.)

Friday, May 11

  • 8:00 a.m. – Doors open, registration and continental breakfast‎
  • 9:00 – Morning presentations with break
  • 12:30 p.m. – Provided lunch
  • 2:00 – Afternoon presentations with break
  • 5:00 – Presentations conclude
  • 5:05 – Happy hour with Bloom.com (exclusive to badge holders) at Roja (1212 Harney St.)
  • 9:00 – Closing party presented by Hudl at House of Loom (1012 South 10th St.)

Glimpse outside KANEKO, home to the Big Omaha conference. 

Facility

For the day-long presentations, Big Omaha attendees will come together to hear inspiration from speakers and jump-start conference collaboration in a venue unlike any other, KANEKO (1111 Jones St.), an artist’s creative center in Omaha’s historic Old Market district.

A view outside the historic Magnolia hotel, a popular place to stay for Big Omaha attendees. 

Big Omaha 2012 suggested hotels

Magnolia Hotel Omaha

1615 Howard St
888.915.1110
Mention Big Omaha

Hotel Deco Omaha

1504 Harney Street
402.991.4981 
Mention Big Omaha 
 
The lobby of Hotel Deco, a newly remodeled luxury hotel for this conference year.
 
Credits: Screenshot courtesy of Oxide Design. Big Omaha 2012 promo video by Malone & Company. Photo of the Magnolia from Magnolia Hotel. Lobby photo of Hotel Deco from Hotel Deco Omaha.

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