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Members of the Silicon Prairie welcomed the UP Global community to Iowa City for the first UP America Summit last Tuesday. As a kickoff to the two-and-a-half-day event, party attendees—presenting a full spectrum of entrepreneurs, community leaders and students—gathered from all over the region and the country to meet and mingle …

More than 300 party-goers passed through the UP America Welcome party at the hotelVetro last week. 

Members of the Silicon Prairie welcomed the UP Global community to Iowa City for the first UP America Summit last Tuesday. As a kickoff to the two-and-a-half-day event, party attendees—presenting a full spectrum of entrepreneurs, community leaders and students—gathered from all over the region and the country to meet and mingle.

With the help of The Gazette Company/Fusion Farm, Silicon Prairie News and the University of Iowa were fortunate to host the gathering for more than 300. Take a peek at the photos below and find all the snaps on Facebook:

Iowa’s Creative Corridor spreads the word about Creative Week 2013 and its series of actitives in Cedar Rapids.

Pinpointing our attendees from across the country, attendees place their mark on our party map. 

After speaking to students at the University of Iowa, Josh Cramer joins fellow party attendees for a drink. 

Some of the University of Iowa JPEC team hangs out after hosting Student Startup Stories. 

 “We Create Here” snaps and selfies were a hit among all attendees throughout the night. 

 

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Credits: Justin Torner/Freelance for Creative Week 2013

 

This story is part of the AIM Archive

This story is part of the AIM Institute Archive on Silicon Prairie News. AIM gifted SPN to the Nebraska Journalism Trust in January 2023. Learn more about SPN’s origin »

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