Awesome Camp

  • Awesome Camp returns March 1-2, features GitHub’s Zach Holman

    Awesome Camp, Lincoln, Neb.’s local take on the popular BarCamp unconference, returns the first two days of March for its fourth iteration. In addition to the loose schedule – attendees sign up for presentations upon arrival Saturday morning – this year’s event will also feature scheduled keynote talks, including one from GitHub developer Zach Holman…

  • Events: Omaha YP Summit, Startup Drinks, Awesome Camp and more

    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 …

  • Unconference ‘Awesome Camp’ set for March 2-3 in Lincoln

    Awesome Camp, Lincoln’s answer to the unconference, will take place March 2-3 at downtown nightclub Red9 (322 S. 9th St.). Awesome Camp is described on its website as “a participant-driven unconference” at which “anyone and …

  • Prairie Moves: Jordan Lampe, Luke Amdor, Cat Rocketship & More

    (Photo by Ben Gallagher via Flickr.) Published every Tuesday, Prairie Moves keeps our readers informed about career moves, media coverage, product development, and more from the companies and individuals we cover on Silicon Prairie News. If you or your company would like to submit one of the items below for our next Prairie Moves post,…

  • Startup Drinks, Cornstalks, NE Summit on Entrepreneurship & More

    A variety of events happening in Omaha, Lincoln, and Des Moines this week, but unfortunately there’s none on our radar in the Kansas City area (if you have one to submit, email info@siliconprairienews.com). Speaking of Kansas City, we’re very excited to head down to KC next week for our March 1st Launch Party, officially kicking…

  • Awesome, Awesome Camp is just around the corner – Feb. 25-26

    (Photo by Emir Plicanic via Flickr.) The second annual Awesome Camp, Lincoln’s own twist of the popular unconference BarCamp, kicks off with an opening party next Friday, February 25th at 7 p.m. at red9 (322 South 9th Street). The following day, Saturday, February 26, attendees will gather from 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. for a…

  • Toby Schroder explains SEO, announces Startup Drinks Lincoln

    When you think about it, Google is a bit like God. People look to both for answers on every topic imaginable, and those same seekers of knowledge actually have little to no idea how either one really works. Thankfully, Toby Schroder of Fierce Robot, a search engine optimization startup that’s been his full-time job for…

  • Awesome Camp recap

    Putting a local spin on the popular worldwide BarCamp format, Lincoln gave entrepreneurs around the state the chance to attend camp. Awesome Camp, that is. Hosted January, 30 at red9, the gathering of business-minded startup owners, freelancers and developers lacked a concrete schedule right up until the minute it started. Instead of following a rigid…

  • Weekly Wrap Up

    Mentioned this week * Filming on location at Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, amongst the Borderland Abstraction exhibition * PrairieCast podcast with Geoff Wood and Andy Brudtkuhl launches * Awesome Camp tomorrow * What Cheer Open House tomorrow * PechaKucha recap * Introduce show’s guest, Hesse McGraw, curator of the Bemis * Talk of…

  • Awesome Camp to take place Saturday, January 30 in Lincoln

    Awesome Camp, an upcoming event celebrating Lincoln’s sundry entrepreneurs, has set its sights on stamping out the mundane nature of the business meeting. Dubbed an unconference, Awesome Camp has no fixed agenda. Instead, it will…