A Webmission is a delegation of Belgian Web, Tech & Mobile entrepreneurs that travel abroad to promote their companies and to network, taking advantage of an international Internet/Tech event and the secondary happenings around it.
Mission: Promote Belgian Web, Tech & Mobile entrepreneurship abroad, by increasing its visibility and international network. –
Webmission 1: Google I/O (San Francisco, USA) - May 2009
Webmission 2: Evento Blog España 09 (Sevilla, Spain) - November 2009
Taking advantage of this year's Google I/0 event (19-20/05), We are organizing a new Webmission for Belgian entrepreneurs, journalists bloggers and Internet, mobile and tech enthusiasts, interested in promoting themselves in the US markets. This is a great opportunity to present Belgian startups and their products & services to the Silicon Valley audience, to extend networks, and to open up to new ideas. Fruit salad recipe
Main organizers
Precious help
More info in the Webmission's Blog.
To sign up to the webmission all you have to do is log-in* and add your name to this list. Once you book your flight, please put your info in bold. Participation in the event is free, but you will have to cover your own travel and accommodation expenses.
Dear webmission-ers, we also invite you to subscribe to the plaza for more infos https://webmission.knowledgeplaza.net. The webmission plaza has been chosen to be the only platform where we can share all info regarding the next webmission.
*The log-in button is in the lower right corner of the page. If you do not have an account you have to create one to edit this page.
NOTES: As of march 5th, Google I/O is SOLD OUT! Companies visits in the above schedule are confirmed - Although, we may still flip dates to better accomodate our hosts.
Beside the above listed events, some of the webmissioners are joining
This is not an organized tour, so every participant is the master of his/her own agenda. You can decide to share or keep for yourself as much as you want. If you organize a meeting with a company and that you are ok to have others join you, you can just post a note in this page.
We are currently organizing a kind of Beta Group event “The Belgians are back” in collaboration with SF New Tech.
You can contact us at
A lot of people are helping in this effort. If you want to cooperate in the organization you are more than welcome: What part of the organization would you like to own?.
We are also looking for partners, your help is more than welcome!