Events: TechBrew Des Moines, WordCamp Kansas City and more

We’re striking a nice balance of events across the Priarie this week. With all events starting in the latter half of the week, the SBIR/STTR Proposal Strategy Bootcamp workshop begins on Thursday in Omaha and TechBrew starts sipping later that evening in Des Moines. Taking us into the weekend, we find …

We’re striking a nice balance of events across the Priarie this week. With all events starting in the latter half of the week, the SBIR/STTR Proposal Strategy Bootcamp workshop begins on Thursday in Omaha and TechBrew starts sipping later that evening in Des Moines. Taking us into the weekend, we find buzzing activity in Kansas City with a Venture Friday at Red Nova Labs and a two-day WordCamp meetup.

Look forward every Sunday for a preview of events happening in the coming week.

Thursday – Friday – SBIR/STTR Proposal Strategy Bootcamp

Omaha – SBIR Center, Mammel Hall Auditorium (67th & Pine St.)

The workshop is presented by the Greenwood Consulting Group, nationally recognized SBIR consultants and Lisa Tedesco, NBDC certified technology consultant. For full agenda, please visit nbdc.unomaha.edu/sbir. The registration fee is $45.00 for both days. It covers continental breakfast on both days, lunch on Day 1 and materials. It also includes one-on-one proposal review.

Learn more at nbdc.unomaha.edu/sbir

Thursday, 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. – TechBrew Des Moines

Des Moines – Dos Reis (316 Court Avenue)

Join us for the Technology Association of Iowa’s TechBrew event, an informal gathering of entrepreneurs, technologists, business people and funders getting together to talk over a beer (social lubrication). Cocktails and networking will begin promptly at 5 pm!

Learn more at technologyiowa.org

Friday, 4 p.m. – Venture Fridays

Westwood, Kan. – Offices of Red Nova Labs (4830 Rainbow Boulevard)

Ready to come out of the entrepreneurial closet and meet like-minds in KC?

Red Nova Labs is pleased and eager to be part of a Midwest startup “uprising” proving that web/tech/app/game/mktg advances and success do not solely happen in the well-funded ‘burbs of Silicon Valley. Being a web/tech/app/game/mktg startup in the Midwest isn’t an easy feat. By bringing knowledge of technology startups to the farmbelt, we hope support a future beyond our own. That’s why we’re hosting “Venture Fridays.”

Learn more at meetup.com/venturefridays

Saturday – Sunday – WordCamp Kansas City

Overland Park, Kan. – Johnson County Community College (12345 College Boulevard)

WordCamps are community organized meetings for users of WordPress, the blogging platform and content management system that is sweeping the online world.

Millions of people worldwide use WordPress, through WordPress.org and WordPress.com, and there are a lot of us in the Kansas City area. From scuba divers to the Lyric Opera, professional designers specializing in WordPress sites to the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce, Kansas City has a large and growing population of WordPress bloggers, designers, and developers.

Come to WordCamp and learn from one another, network, and celebrate the global phenomenon that is WordPress.

Learn more at wckansascity.org

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