Events Preview: KC Coworking Week
August 4, 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
KC Coworking Week
When: KC Coworking Alliance Members
Where: participating locations
Aug 8-12 is the official KC Coworking Week! Free drop-in coworking available every day at participating KC Coworking Alliance Members. Try one or try them all! Sign up for your free spot today!
KC Coworking Week Open House
When: August 10 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Where: Grid Collaborative Spaces
Grid Collaborative Workspaces is NOW OPEN in Overland Park, Kansas! Our 17,000 square feet exemplifies the executive suite atmosphere, providing functional and fluid workspaces with affordable pricing levels for your company.
KC Roundtable Breakfast
When: August 11 @ 7:30 am – 9:00 am
Where: Eggtc.
KC Roundtable is in existence to provide 20 and 30-something Kansas City entrepreneurs with a group of peers to support and collaborate on each others’ businesses.
Angular 2 in Action: Keyhole Breakfast Boost
When: August 11 @ 8:00 am – 10:00 am
Where: Keyhole Software
AngularJS is one of the most popular JavaScript frameworks available for creating web applications. In this educational Breakfast Boost, Keyhole Principal Consultants will present a live demonstration of Angular 2 in action.
Intentional Collisions – Conversational Interface
When: August 11 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Where: Sprint Accelerator
It’s time for another session of Intentional Collisions and this time we’ll be tackling Conversational Interfaces, an MIT 2016 Top 10 Breakthrough Technology!
GUILDit
When: August 11 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Where: Uptown Arts Bar
GUILDit is a gathering that helps craft a stronger Kansas City creative economy, one art entrepreneur at a time.
Second Fridays
When: August 12 @ 4:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Where: Village Square Coworking Studio
Second Fridays is a casual, fun gathering for the startup community to connect on a monthly basis with no agenda except good times. This event is BYOB with a twist – bring a 6-pack of your favorite beer to share and we’re going to have a “beer potluck” cooler.
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
Techweek
When: September 12 – 18
Where: TBD
Early bird tickets still available. Join in the celebration of innovation that is coming out of the burgeoning tech hub of Kansas City!
To see the full calendar, click here.
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