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
BrownWinick Startup Series – Warning Bells, Hazards and Traps – Tuesday, 1 p.m.
Cedar Falls, Iowa – UNI Innovation Incubator (8120 Jennings Drive), Suite 33
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Series highlights: Self help — things you can do yourself; work with your lawyer effectively; structure your business for growth; protect IP for little or nothing; manage employees and independent contractors.
Learn more technologyiowa.org
Kansas City: Tech, Mobile and Social Innovation – Tuesday, 1-5 p.m.
Kansas City, Mo. – Chamber Board Room at Union Station (30 West Pershing Road)
This special event focused on showcasing Kansas City social, mobile and tech innovation has both a regional and national impact. It features presentations from a series of local thought leaders, innovators and entrepeneurs, representing a diverse cross-section of businesses and organizations providing engaging discussion and valuable networking.
Learn more socialirl.com
Startup Drinks – Tuesday, 6-8 p.m.
Des Moines – Amici Espresso (206 6th Ave.)
A simple concept: startup culture in cities around the world gathers around a bar to have a pint and discuss what they are working on, what they need help with and what they can do for each other.
Learn more dsmstartupdrinks.com
1MillionCups: Play Modern and Find it KC – Wednesday, 9 a.m.
Kansas City, Mo. – Kauffman Labs (4801 Rockhill Rd.)
Kauffman Labs for Enterprise Creation created 1 Million Cups (1MC) as a simple way to engage entrepreneurs in the Kansas City community. Each week, the 1MC program offers two local upstarts an opportunity to present their companies to a diverse audience of mentors, advisors, and entrepreneurs. Presenting this week: Play Modern and Find it KC.
Learn more 1millioncups.com
Developing for Facebook Platform 101 – Wednesday, noon*
Des Moines – StartupCity Des Moines (317 6th Ave., 5th floor)
With a reach of nearly a billion users and an extensive developer platform, Facebook has done much of the heavy lifting for you. In this session, Brad Dwyer, owner of Hatchlings, will walk you through creating your first app, integrating with the social graph, and leveraging some of Facebook’s social distribution tools along with sharing some best practices and lessons learned.
Learn more startupcitydsm.com/events
BrownWinick Startup Series – Warning Bells, Hazards and Traps – Thursday, 1 p.m.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa – Vault Coworking (222 3rd St. SE), Suite 525
Series highlights: Self help — things you can do yourself; work with your lawyer effectively; structure your business for growth; protect IP for little or nothing; manage employees and independent contractors.
Learn more technologyiowa.org
Tech Town Hall with Gov. Terry Branstad
Des Moines – StartupCity Des Moines (317 6th Ave., 5th floor)
Please join us at StartupCity as we welcome Iowa Governor Terry Branstad for a town hall meeting with the startup community. Branstad will share his thoughts on entrepreneurship and answer your questions.
Learn more startupcitydsm.org
TechBrew Ames – Thursday, 5-7 p.m.
Ames, Iowa – Dublin Bay (320 South 16th St.)
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 technologyiowa.org
Cornstalks – Thursday, 6:30 p.m.
Omaha – The Mastercraft Building (1111 N. 13th St.)
Thinking about applying to Pipeline? Have questions you want to get answered? Join us at Cornstalks to meet Pipeline leadership, partners and members. This is your chance to network with the Pipeline community and find out more about Pipeline.
Learn more pipelineentrepreneurs.com/event
JPEC’s Post-Parade Homecoming Tailgate – Friday, 7-9 p.m.
Iowa City, Iowa – Bedell Entrepreneurship Learning Lab (322 N. Clinton St.)
Stop by for free food, tailgate prizes, raffles, a photobooth, and the chance to network with other students, high profile alumni, and your favorite JPEC faculty and staff! Great raffle prizes include: a guitar, lesson and dinner with Tom Bedell, sailing on Lake Michigan with Ben Anderson, lunch at Airliner with Rich McCarty, sledding, hot cocoa and lunch with former Olympic bobsledder, Jean Prahm, and spring semester textbooks paid for by John Slump.
Learn more iowajpec.org
Code Rush Programming Contest – Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Shawnee, Kan. – Perceptive Software Headquarters (22701 W. 68th Terrace)
Think you’re a software programmer with the skills to outsmart any code we can throw at you? Then we want you to prove it at Code Rush 2012. Hosted by Perceptive Software — a worldwide leader in enterprise software solutions — this competition pits you and your teammates against 10 challenging problem descriptions. Use the right algorithms to solve the code problems and earn points toward a cool $10,000!
Learn more perceptivesoftware.com
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.
Thinc Iowa 2012 – October 9-11
Des Moines – Temple for Performing Arts (1011 Locust St.)
Thinc Iowa is a two-day conference presenting more than a dozen nationally-known speakers in an intimate and engaging environment in downtown Des Moines. It is part of the Silicon Prairie Series, the nation’s most ambitious events on innovation and entrepreneurship.
Learn more www.thinciowa.com
Update 1:15 p.m. – When published, post incorrectly listed the Facebook Platform 101 event for noon on Thursdayn. The is noon on Wednesday.
