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 the listings below with links to where you can find more information.
Also to note, Ignite Lincoln is now taking suggestions for presenters. The event won’t take place until January 20th but the planning team has begun its search. To learn more visit ignitelincoln.org.
For more events, check out our events page, and if you think you have one to add, please contact info@siliconprairienews.com.
Wednesday, December 1, 4-7 p.m. – Small Business Summit
Council Bluffs, Iowa – Mid-America Center (1 Arena Way)
Thanks to our sponsor
The Iowa Western Community College’s Entrepreneurial Center and Small Business Development Center will host the second annual Small Business Summit on Wednesday, December 1.
The theme of this year’s summit, The World of Digital Marketing, focuses on the needs of small business owners for assistance with social media, Website creation and maintenance, and other digital tools available to help small businesses. The speakers are each experts in their fields and bring a wealth of resources to small business owners.
The keynote speaker is Dusty Davidson, founder of BrightMix and the Silicon Prairie News. Davidson is an Iowa native and entrepreneur who will share information about his own companies and about how small businesses can effectively use new technologies to grow their businesses.
Learn more at iwccecenter.com/conf
Wednesday, December 1, 6 p.m. – Dwolla Meetup
Des Moines – Mars Cafe (2318 University Avenue)
What’s the plan?
This is a big one!
We will have T-shirt for attendees, a short 20-minute talk about Dwolla and where we are as a company and a few huge announcements!
Learn more at meetup.com/dwolla
Thursday, December 2, 5-7 p.m. – TechBrew Cedar Valley
Cedar Falls – Voodoo Lounge (314 Main Street)
Join Technology Association of Iowa for TechBrew Cedar Valley, an informal gathering of entrepreneurs, technologists, business people and funders getting together to talk over a beer. Cocktails and networking will begin promptly at 5 p.m. – the first drink is on Technology Association of Iowa.
Learn more at technologyiowa.org
Friday, December 3, 7:30 a.m. – Central Iowa Bloggers, a.k.a. #CIB
West Des Moines – Panera Bread Downtown (215 10th Street)*
Central Iowa Bloggers is a group of bloggers that meet the first Friday of every month at Panera Bread in West Des Moines, Iowa.
Learn more at centraliowabloggers.com
Friday, December 3, 7:30-9:30 p.m. – BarCamp Des Moines Party
Des Moines – Des Moines Social Club (1408 Locust Street)
Pre-party with other Barcamp folks in the Sideshow Lounge! Open to the public.
Learn more at barcampdsm.com
Saturday, December 4, 9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. – BarCamp Des Moines
Des Moines – Des Moines Central Public Library (1000 Grand Avenue)
BarCamp is a series of unaffiliated “un-conferences,” or rather conferences without a speaker list, without a fixed schedule, and without remorse, that take place all around the world.
The open format offers attendees the unique opportunity to network, learn and communicate what they are most passionate about!
Learn more at barcampdsm.com
*Update November 30, 2:55 p.m. – This location has changed since originally published (formerly the Panera located at 6740 University Avenue in West Des Moines).
