October 4, 2012 by Michael Stacy
Columbia, Mo. and Des Moines will join cities across the world on Oct. 13 in hosting local TEDxCity2.0 conferences focused on the future of urban spaces. Like other independently organized TED events, both the TEDxCoMo and TEDxDesMoines functions will feature a slate of talks from leaders and innovators with "ideas worth spreading." But on Oct. 13, those independent events will be united by the theme City 2.0. The global event … read more
June 29, 2012 by Sarah Binder
Des Moines TEDxDesMoines is only a few weeks away, but tickets are still available to hear from entrepreneurs, artists, professors and dreamers. Ben Milne of Dwolla is one of the announced 10 speakers. This year's theme is "The Space Between." July 15 will mark the third time the event has come to Des Moines, and the first time it will be hosted at the Science Center of Iowa. Event organizer Alexander Grgurich, who formerly ran Foundry Coworking … read more
June 29, 2011 by Danny Schreiber & Brittany Mascio
Published every Tuesday (one day late this week), Prairie Moves keeps our readers informed about career moves, media coverage, product development, and more from the companies and individuals we cover on Silicon Prairie News. If you or your company would like to submit one of the items below for our next Prairie Moves post, please email info@siliconprairienews.com. And if you have suggestions on how we could improve these posts … read more
February 18, 2011 by Geoff Wood
Des Moines (Photo by Eric Charlton via Flickr.) TEDxDesMoines organizer Alexander Grgurich has teamed up with the Greater Des Moines Partnership to put on a livestream of the upcoming 2011 TED Conference in Long Beach, California on Wednesday March 2nd. TEDxDesMoines, first held last May, is a local version of the famed TED conference, produced under license, featuring speakers from across Iowa. The second iteration… read more
February 9, 2011 by Geoff Wood
Des Moines Our guests yesterday were Michael Ferrari of SmartyPig and Alexander Grgurich of Foundry Coworking and TEDxDesMoines. Topics discussed: - Lodo launches add-on to leverage info captured by OurCashFlow - DSM Daily prepares to serve up only locally-owned daily deals - Wade Arnold and T8 Webware: From dorm room to board room - SXSW 2011 preparations kick off - Dwolla hires… read more
February 8, 2011 by Geoff Wood
Des Moines (Ferrari left, photo by Daphne Borowski Photography via Flickr, Grgurich right, photo from twitter.com/alexanderdsm.) Join us here live at 1:30 p.m. CST for Episode 24 of PrairieCast. Our guests will be Michael Ferrari of SmartyPig and Alexander Grgurich of Foundry Coworking and TEDxDesMoines. Discussion topics will include Lodo Software, DSM Daily… read more
June 28, 2010 by Geoff Wood
Des Moines Highlights from last month's inaugural TEDxDesMoines event are available online. TEDx is a local series of talks that mirrors the format and branding of the larger TED event in California. TEDx events are held across the globe and Des Moines' iteration took place on May 16 at the State of Iowa Historical Building. Mike Draper (left), founder of… read more
June 15, 2010 by Geoff Wood
Des Moines After several weeks away, Andy and I returned to PrairieCast with guest Dusty Davidson in studio to reflect on Big Omaha and TEDxDesMoines as well as discuss other events coming up this summer. Each week on PrairieCast, we start with a Week in Review segment where we catch up on highlighted posts from the past week as well as discuss Silicon Prairie News events and features within the site. PrairieCast can be streamed or downloaded from PrairieCast.com or by subscription… read more
May 8, 2010 by Geoff Wood
Des Moines Three years ago, the Iowa Legislature noted an opportunity for the state to move ahead in the advanced manufacturing, information technology and bioscience industries. To take advantage of that opportunity, they created the Innovation and Commercialization Division within the Department of Economic Development. Its mission is “to grow Iowa’s economy… read more
April 26, 2010 by Geoff Wood
Des Moines In the most recent PrairieCast, Andy and I talk with Alexander Grgurich, who is facilitating the first ever TEDxDesMoines. This event is a licensed, local iteration of the famed TED Talks series from California featuring local speakers intermingled with video presentations from past TED events. We discuss the recent speaker announcement, the process of securing the license to host the event and the plan for future versions of TEDxDesMoines. Each week on PrairieCast, we start… read more
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