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 

1MillionCups: Prodigy Arcade and Stackify - 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: Ruxter and Homes for Hackers. 

Learn more 1millioncups.com

Omaha Mobile Meetup - Wednesday, 6 p.m. 

Omaha - Client Resources Inc (2120 S 72nd St. 1300) 

The monthly meeting this month will a discussion on the advantages and disadvantages of native development vs. mobile web and everything in between.  

Learn more meetup.com

Design + Tech: Making Data Visual - Wednesday, 7 p.m.

Des Moines - BitMethod (418 6th Avenue, Suite 1210) 

John T. Meyer, CEO and co-founder of Lemon.ly, will discuss how his team approaches the process of converting data into compelling infographics. Lemon.ly is a visual marketing firm focused on creating understanding through visuals. John will cover the basics of data visualization and the power of visual marketing. He might even share some tips on going viral.

Learn more facebook.com

TechBrew Cedar Valley - Thursday, 5 p.m.

Cedar Falls, Iowa - Toad's Bar & Grill (204 Main 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.  Cocktails and networking will begin promptly at 5 p.m.!

Learn more technologyiowa.org 

Startup Weekend Lincoln - Friday - Sunday

Lincoln - Avery Hall, University of Nebraska-Lincoln 

Startup Weekend is a global grassroots movement of active and empowered entrepreneurs who are learning the basics of founding startups and launching successful ventures. It is the largest community of passionate entrepreneurs with over 400 past events in 100 countries around the world in 2011.

Learn more lincoln.startupweekend.org

Barcamp Omaha - Friday-Saturday

Omaha - The Slowdown, (729 N. 14th St.)

Barcamp is an "un-conference," or rather a conference without a speaker list, without a fixed schedule, and without remorse. Our open format offers attendees the unique opportunity to network, learn, and communicate about what they are most passionate about!

Learn more barcampomaha.org

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.

Startup Job Crawl: Des Moines - September 11, 6-8 p.m.

Des Moines - The Midland Building (206 6th Ave.)

We're starting the school year with back-to-school editions of the Startup Job Crawl, the event that brings talented college and university students together with the startup community to create powerful connections and discover opportunities here on The Prairie. 

Learn more siliconprairienews.com

Startup Job Crawl: Omaha - September 12, 6-8 p.m.

Omaha - The Mastercraft Building (1111 N. 13th St.)

We're starting the school year with back-to-school editions of the Startup Job Crawl, the event that brings talented college and university students together with the startup community to create powerful connections and discover opportunities here on The Prairie. 

Learn more siliconprairienews.com