BarCamp Des Moines

  • A look back at Barcamp Des Moines 2011 (Photos)

    Once again, Barcamp Des Moines took over the Des Moines Central Public Library on Saturday for the 2011 iteration of the event. More than 80 participants converged in the meeting room suite for presentations from 18 speakers in three tracks: Technology, Creative and Entrepreneurship. The event was bookended by a social the evening …

  • Barcamp Des Moines kicks off tonight, tickets available for Saturday

    Barcamp Des Moines kicks off tonight with a meetup at the Des Moines Social Club / Kirkwood Lounge. Join us to meet others in the Barcamp community and to get a headstart on Saturday’s main event. Tickets are $5 and available through 3 p.m. CST at Tikly. With that ticket, you’ll get your first drink…

  • Events: Capital Insights, TechBrew, Barcamp Des Moines 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. …

  • Barcamp Des Moines coming Dec. 3, tickets on sale now

    Barcamp Des Moines will return to the Des Moines Central Public Library on Dec. 3. The half-day unconference last year attracted 75 people, who participated in three tracks: technology, creativity and entrepreneurship. Starting the day with a blank slate, 16 topics were chosen that ranged from “Living a Creative Life” to “Seed Investing” to “Online…

  • BarCamp Des Moines 2010 wrap up and photos

    The 2010 edition of BarCamp Des Moines took place this past weekend all across the Western Gateway area of Downtown Des Moines. BarCamp kicked off with an opening party at The Des Moines Social Club on Friday night where a small group of attendees got a jump on the community and social aspects of the…

  • BarCamp Des Moines kicks off this Friday night, December 3rd

    Tickets are still available for BarCamp Des Moines 2010. Tickets will remain on sale at barcampdsm.com through Friday of this week, but only those purchased by 5 p.m. today will be guaranteed a T-shirt. BarCamp kicks off with an opening party at 7:30 p.m. this Friday night at the Des Moines Social Club (1408 Locust…

  • Dwolla Meetup, TechBrew Cedar Valley, BarCamp Des Moines & More

    It’s a solid week on the Silicon Prairie for events, from the Dwolla Meetup in Des Moines on Wednesday through BarCamp on Saturday in the same city. There’s also a Small Business Summit in Council Bluffs, Iowa in which very own Dusty Davidson will be keynoting. Check out…

  • Barcamp Des Moines set for December 3rd & 4th

    Barcamp Des Moines will take place a little more than a month from now, organizers announced today. The annual “un-conference” is pegged for December 3rd & 4th at a location to be determined. Unlike a traditional conference where speakers and topics are determined ahead of time and promoted, Barcamps are more ad-hoc with a completely…

  • BarCamp Des Moines this Saturday, Sept. 26

    It’s a busy season for BarCamps on The Prairie and Des Moines’ event will be taking place this Saturday, Sept. 26 at Impromptu Studio (300 SW 5th Street). This year’s organizer, Aaron Webb, took time out of his schedule recently to discuss the planned event with us. For those that don’t know, Barcamp is an…