Every Monday, look for our events post to keep you in the loop on the happenings of the week. From meetups and conferences to workshops and pitch sessions, if it’s happening in the Silicon Prairie, you’ll find it here.
For more, visit our events page for a calendar of upcoming events from us and others in the region.
To submit an event for consideration, please email editor@siliconprairienews.com.
This Week
StartupCity Lunch and Learn: Financial Basics for Startups – Tuesday, 12-1 p.m.
Des Moines – StartupCity Des Moines (317 6th Ave.)
Thanks to our sponsor
Understanding balance sheets, income statements, and cash-flow statements, as well as ratio analyses and using this financial information to make decisions for your startup.
Learn more startupcitydsm.com
DeMo Des Moines – Tuesday, 4 p.m.
Des Moines – StartupCity Des Moines (317 6th Ave.)
DeMo is a monthly check-up for Des Moines’ designers, developers, makers, builders, hackers and planners. Whatever you do, you can show it off at DeMo. It’s a sort of focus group meets design review.
Learn more scottrocketship.com
BIZ Innovation Lunch Series – Wednesday, 11:30 a.m.
Des Moines – The Greater Des Moines Partnership (700 Locust St., Suite 100)
Daniel Shipton, CEO and founder of BitMethod, wants to quell the confusion and simplify the choices when he presents “Straight Talk about Mobile”
Learn more bizci.org
Silicon Prairie News Meetup – Wednesday, 5-8 p.m.
Omaha – House of Loom ( 1012 S. 10 St.)
Join the young and creative entrepreneurial community at House of Loom to share what’s in store for the new year. Meet others from the Silicon Prairie, discuss the happenings in the world of start-ups and learn more about Layeredi.
RSVP on Facebook (encouraged but not required)
TechBrew Cedar Rapids – Thursday, 5-7 p.m.
Cedar Rapids, IA – Dublin City Pub (415 1st St. SE)
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
KC Next IT Networking Event with Arsalon Technologies – Thursday, 5-7 p.m.
Lenexa, Kan. – Arsalon Technologies Corporate Office, Pine Ridge Business Park (10605 W. 84th Terr.)
Please join Arsalon Technologies for our 10th Anniversary Celebration and IT Networking Event co-hosted by KCnext – The Technology Council of Greater Kansas City. Join us for complimentary cocktails, appetizers and live jazz.
Learn more bizjournals.com
AIM Institute Series: “A Decade of Change and Insights for the Future” – Friday, 7:30 – 8:30 a.m.
Omaha – Gallup Riverfront Campus (1001 Gallup Drive)
This presentation provides a fascinating look at how leaders have navigated the most tumultuous period in recent memory. Brewer will share their insights to help you develop your own roadmap for moving into an uncertain future.
Learn more at aiminstitute.org
Upcoming
Make sure to keep an eye out for these upcoming Silicon Prairie News events and those we’re helping to promote as a media sponsor.
Pipeline “Innovator of the Year” – Thurs. Jan. 26, 9 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Leawood, Kan. – Sheraton Overland Park (6100 College Blvd)
Pipeline – the premier Entrepreneurial Fellowship Program for high growth entrepreneurs – will launch the first ever Regional Pipeline Fellowship class, while celebrating the past 5 years of accelerating the best and brightest Kansas technology entrepreneurs
