Maybe I’m just crazy. Maybe my love of startups and the culture surrounding them has gotten the better of my brain. Whatever the case, on April 2nd, I’m going to board a couple of planes and fly halfway around the world to Tel Aviv, Israel forTechonomy3.

Organized by partnersOrli YakuelandEddy Resnick, Techonomy is a third-year event that has put names such asInterludeandFace.comon the map. For the past two years, over 400 of Israel’s best and brightest have shown up to see the presentations, and this year promises to be no exception.

I’m constantly impressed by theIsraeli tech sceneand what comes out of it. With startups likeWazeandRounds(just to name a couple), we see ideas come out of Israel that simply aren’t done elsewhere. Instead of a me-too culture, as is so often found in technology, Israel seems to be an “us first” society of innovation.

I’ll be sitting on a panel, evaluating the offerings from 6 promising startups. Joining me will be a cast of names that you might recognize such asJeff Pulverof #140conf, Mike Butcher fromTechCrunch Europeand Shuly Galili, Executive Director ofthe CICC. To say that I expect to be blown away is an understatement.

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Beyond the startups, though, there are more events. There is going to be dedicated time for networking, as well as (I’ve been promised) some great food. The best part? It’s incredibly inexpensive. There are a few tickets left, which you canbuy through Eventbrite, so get onto it. If you’re part of the Israeli tech scene, I look forward to hearing your pitch, and I want to see you at Techonomy3.

Story byBrad McCarty

A music and tech junkie who calls Nashville home, Brad is the Director TNW Academy. You can follow him on Twitter @BradMcCarty.(show all)A music and tech junkie who calls Nashville home, Brad is the DirectorTNW Academy. You can follow him on Twitter@BradMcCarty.

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