Iowa Code Camp will be held on Saturday, May 5 from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at The Hotel at Kirkwood Center.
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.
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This Week
[L5] Fools + Failure – Monday, 6:30 p.m.
Lincoln – Engineering Design Consultants (1021 D Street)
Time to reflect on the 3 Fs of funding and failure in our businesses. BBQ food provided. Please bring you beverage of choice.
Email an RSVP to l5group@yahoo.com
SMART Economic Development Conference – Thursday, 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Des Moines – Iowa Events Center – Hy-Vee Hall (730 Third Street)
The annual SMART Economic Development Conference is the state’s largest annual conference devoted to economic development. The conference is co-sponsored by the investor-owned electric and natural gas companies of the Iowa Utility Association (IUA) and the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA).
For more information and to register visit iowasmartconf.com
Startup Academy: WordPress Development / Plugins – Thursday, 12-1 p.m.
Des Moines – StartupCity Des Moines (317 6th Avenue, 5th floor)
Startup Academy is designed to seed the need for new developers in Iowa. Our first offering is for those interested in WordPress development (this is not about creating a blog — this series is designed for developers who want to become proficient in developing using WordPress).
Learn more at startupcitydsm.com
Lunch & Learn: QuickBooks for the Entrepreneur – Thursday, 12-1 p.m.
Des Moines – StartupCity Des Moines (317 6th Avenue, 5th floor)
In his presentation Quickbooks for the Entrepreneur, Mark Wyzgowski will talk about ten reasons why Quickbooks makes sense for your startup including, tracking sales and expenses, maintaining records for taxes, what the IRS wants to know, what investors are looking for, and more.
Learn more at startupcitydsm.com
A Conversation with Debi Durham – Thursday, 3:30-4:30 p.m.
Des Moines – StartupCity Des Moines (317 6th Avenue, 5th floor)
Please join us at StartupCity on Thursday, May 3rd as we welcome Debi Durham, director of the Iowa Economic Development Authority. Durham will share her innovations in IDED/IEDA and the new Innovation Council, Corporation, Angel Tax Credits and Seed Fund with the startup community and answer your questions. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to have a dialogue with an important public change maker.
Learn more link at startupcitydsm.com.
Iowa Code Camp – Saturday, 8 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Cedar Rapids – The Hotel at Kirkwood Center (7725 City W54)
Code camp is looking for developers who want to tell other developers about cool things they are doing. Topics they really care about. If you are working with .Net, Ruby, PHP, Java, Rails, Python, SQL, <fill in the blank> and you want to tell other people about it, then consider submitting a speaking proposal.
Learn more at iowacodecamp.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.
Big Omaha Opening Party presented by the Kauffman Foundation – Wednesday, May 9, 8 p.m.
Omaha – Slowdown (729 N 14th Street)
We’re kicking off Big Omaha with the biggest welcoming bash we’ve ever had. Join us as we get down to business and start Big Omaha 2012 off right. This party is open to the public.
Learn more at bigomaha.com
Big Omaha Closing Party with Hudl and Under Armour – Friday, May 11, 9 p.m.
Omaha – House of Loom (1012 S. 10th Street)
Mark it on your calendars. Just because the conference closes, doesn’t mean we’re finished with Big Omaha quite yet. We’ll finish the conference and go out in style – House of Loom style – and celebrate with new friends made from Big Omaha crowd. This party is open to the public.
Learn more at bigomaha.com
KC Tech Technology Entrepreneur Speakers Program – 5:30-7 p.m.
Kansas City, Mo. – Country Club Plaza offices of Polsinelli Shugart (700 W 47th St)
This series, held six times throughout the year, highlights the region’s most innovative technology business leaders as they discuss ideas and opportunities for the future generation of entrepreneurs. (SPN is a media sponsor)
Learn more at siliconprairienews.com
Register at missouribusiness.net
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