Outside of the major event the week, South by Southwest Interactive taking place south of the Silicon Prairie in Austin, Texas from March 11-15, there’s an event in Omaha tonight and two events happening in Iowa on Thursday.
Details from the events’ websites are below as well as links to where you can find more information. If you have an item to add to our event page, siliconprairienews.com/events, email us at info@siliconprairienews.com.
Monday, Mar. 7, 4-7 p.m. – Omaha SXSW Send-Off Happy Hour
Omaha – Loft 610 at Midtown Crossing (220 South 31st Avenue, #3107)
It’s that time of year again, kids – yes, it’s time to head down to Austin for SXSW 2011! And to celebrate, Social Media Club Omaha is throwing a sendoff happy hour this Monday, March 7th at Loft 610!
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Each year, the number of Omaha peeps going down continues to grow! (We’re talking, like, 50+ people here, folks.) They’re creatives, entrepreneurs, techies, marketing pros, music/film-lovers and hardcore partiers who are helping put Omaha on the map!
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Thursday, Mar. 10, 5-7 p.m. – TechBrew Des Moines
Des Moines – Dos Rios (316 Court Avenue)
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 at technologyiowa.org
Thursday, Mar. 10, 5-8:30 p.m. – Ignite Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids – Gatherings at BottleWorks (905 3rd Street Southeast)
The Cedar Rapids Visual Arts Commission and Source Media Group invite you to share your ideas, your connections, and your passions for public art and improving the community during the first-ever Cedar Rapids Ignite event held at Gatherings on Thursday, March 10th, 2011. Ignite events are occurring in cities nation-wide – check them out at http://ignite.oreilly.com/.
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