Join the guest list for Tuesday’s UP America Summit welcome party

We’re partnering with UP Global on its upcoming UP America Summit and thanks to the University of Iowa, we’re kicking off the Summit festivities with an open-to-the-public Silicon Prairie Party on Tuesday, Oct. 22.


Next week, join the UP America Summit at our open-to-the-public Welcome to the Silicon Prairie Party. 

We’re partnering with UP Global on its upcoming UP America Summit and thanks to the University of Iowa, we’re kicking off the Summit festivities with an open-to-the-public Silicon Prairie Party on Tuesday, Oct. 22 at hotelVetro

Representing community members from each of our flagship cities, startup enthusiasts from across the region are invited to connect with one another and acquaint Summit attendees with The Prairie. The entire SPN team will participate in the Summit and we invite the community to join us as ambassadors for our region.

RSVP FOR THE SILICON PRAIRIE PARTY 

Welcome to the Silicon Prairie Party


Hosted by SPN and the University of Iowa 

When: 6–11 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22

Where: hotelVetro (201 S. Linn St., Iowa City, IA 52240)

Who: The regional startup community and UP America Summit participants

Cost: Free

The Venue 

An aerial view of the party patio at hotelVetro, where we’ll be holding our Welcome party event. 

The hotelVetro will play host to the UP America Summit and lucky for us, they’re opening up their gorgeous patio space to host this welcome event. For Summit attendees, the location allows for easy access to the party and no transportation. For community attendees, the venue can be found in the heart of Iowa City with plenty of available on-site parking.

The Attendees

The UP America Summit will bring together an invited group of startup community leaders—Startup America Champions, Startup Weekend organizers, facilitators and more—from across North America to Iowa City and Cedar Rapids. At this Welcome party, we’ll introduce Summit visitors to what’s happening in the state and our region and our community can become acquainted with those attending the Summit.

Whether or not you’re attending the Summit, the party and the surrounding activities of Creative Week 2013—a festival of ideas, innovation and imagination in Iowa’s Creative Corridor—have plenty of startup activities and opportunities to connect with Summit visitors to make the trip worthwhile for you and your team. 

Below is a sampling of some of the companies the Summit attendees will be representing. 

 
       
         
   
 
     
   
     
   
  • 4 First Names
  • Ahmadiyya Dental Surgery
  • American Airlines
  • Ascent
  • Barters Closet
  • BIZ 
  • Boast Capital
  • BoxJelly
  • Britewerk
  • Camperoo
  • Case Foundation
  • Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance
  • Charlottesville Venture Group
  • City of Houston
  • Civic Ninjas
  • clippPR
  • ConciousConnections Consulting 
  • CoreTCS LLC
  • CoverMyMeds
  • Cramer Dev
  • DreamItAlive.com
  • EntrepreneurshipNW
  • Far Reach
  • Fort Hays State University
  • Free Lunch Friday
  • genius conselt
  • Gloja Inc
  • GoDaddy
  • GoodBlogs
  • Goodsmiths
  • Google
  • Greater Cedar Valley Alliance & Chamber
  • Groundswell Media Productions
  • Groundwork Labs
  • Hallmark
  • Hatch Center
  • Hawkeye Hotels
  • Heroku
  • Houston StartupDigest
  • Independent Software
  • Inocrowd
  • Inside.co
  • January Advisors
  • Jill Meyers Coaching 
  • Kaldera Marketing (and more!)
  • Kentucky Science & Technology Corp.
  • Kidblog
  • KiMedia Strategies
  • kloudtrack®
  • Konnect
  • La Plante Web Development
  • Lafnjag!TV.com
  • Latingenious
  • LeanX.co
  • McElroy Trust
  • Microsoft
  • Modify Watches
  • n/a
  • NACET
  • Nella Media Group
  • New Mexico Technology Council
  • NMotion
  • Olympico Strategies
  • Packard Place
  • Portland Startup Weekend
  • Rachio
  • Saldlab LLC
  • SARTA
  • SoCal EED
  • Sparkible
  • Sprint
  • Startup Arkansas
  • Startup Atlanta
  • Startup Digest Gainesville/ Eatable
  • Startup Genome
  • Startup Maryland
  • Startup Palm Beach
  • Startup Peoria
  • Startup Weekend
  • StartupBozeman
  • StartupChicks 
  • StartupCity Des Moines
  • StartupCT
  • StartupDenver.com
  • State of Iowa 
  • StoneFinch
  • Tampa Bay WaVE
  • Telequity LLC
  • Test My Pitch
  • The Coca-Cola Company
  • The Dallas Entrepreneur Center
  • The Delta Program
  • Topies Energy Services ltd
  • Triangle Business Law
  • UNL HIVE
  • UP Global
  • Vault
  • Veel Hoeden
  • Velocity Indiana
  • Venture Loft Network Inc.
  • Virginia Active Angel Network
  • VP at Decide.com
  • Wal-Mart
  • Welch Avenue
  • Wellmark
  • Wells Fargo
  • Zealyst

Thanks to our partner

With the help of The Gazette Company/Fusion Farm, Silicon Prairie News and the University of Iowa are proud to host this UP America Summit welcome party. We appreciate the support they’ll be lending us in our coverage of the Summit event. 

 

Credits: Main photo by Anna Jones Photography. Venue photo by Victoria Schramm. Logos courtesy of respective companies. 

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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