Events Preview: #OneDayKC
March 31, 2016 | Andrea Essner
There are a boatload of entrepreneurial events hosted in Kansas City on a weekly basis. Whether you’re an entrepreneur, investor, supporter or curious Kansas Citian, we’d recommend these upcoming events for you.
WEEKLY EVENT PREVIEW
#OneDayKC
When: April 1 @ 8:00 am – 8:00 pm
Where: Kauffman Foundation
At #OneDayKC, college and high school students this day aim to solve civic challenges (topics such as sustainability, healthcare, transit, urban planning, and education) through a toolkit of innovation processes and “failing fast” to validate assumptions and solutions.
SEED Law Community Office Hours
When: April 6 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Where: Think Big
SEED Law is taking its show on the road to better serve entrepreneurs and business owners in all parts of the metro area.
The Foundation Series: Protecting your Intellectual Property
When: April 6 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Where: ECJC
Lightning strikes–you’ve got a great idea! But protecting your idea to ensure your company profits from your work can be a long and confusing process. Join Amy Brozenic of Lathrop and Gage for an overview of the basics of protecting your intellectual property
Spring User Group Meetup
When: April 6 @ 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Where: Garmin International
Speaker Bio: Dallas Monson is a performance and results-driven Software Architect at Keyhole Software with a passion for refactoring and troubleshooting legacy and poorly performing code.
GUILDit
When: April 7 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Where: Kemper Art Museum
GUILDit is a gathering that helps craft a stronger Kansas City creative economy, one art entrepreneur at a time.
Village Square Second Fridays
When: April 8 @ 4:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Where: Village Square Coworking Studio
Village Square is turning 1 so we’re celebrating with pizza and cake for all! This event is BYOB – we’ll have a cooler in the back for a beer swap.
CoderDojoKC
When: 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Where: Google Fiber
A free way for kids to learn to code in the Kansas City area. Mentor powered and technology driven.
Innovate KC
When: April 9
Where: Think Big
At Innovate Today we host innovation competitions for college students (Or extremely ambitious high school students). These students are challenged to create a feasible, sustainable business idea in under 12 hours.
ONGOING EVENTS
Don’t miss out on the events that happen every week at the same time, in the same place.
Code for America Hack Night @ Sprint Accelerator
Mondays from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
1 Million Cups @ Kauffman Foundation, Lawrence & KC Live Stream
Wednesdays from 9:00 am – 10:00 am
Coworking Wednesdays @ ECJC
Wednesdays from 9:00 am – 4:30 pm
Hammerspace Open House @ Hammerspace
Thursdays from 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
LOOKING AHEAD
Startup Weekend EDU
When: April 29 – May 1
Where: Think Big Coworking
Startup Weekend Education (SWEDU) brings together people of all skillsets and experience levels to collaboratively launch tools, schools and learning spaces that reimagine the future of school and education more broadly.
Gigabit City Summit
When: May 16 – May 18, 2016
Where: UMKC Bloch School
Register now for early bird special! A three-day learning and networking opportunity exclusively designed for leaders in current and emerging Gigabit Cities.
To see the full calendar, click here.
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