Lots to choose from in the month of October, so let's just get to it (if I'm missing some, comment and point to the event):
Thursday, October 1, 10 AM (Free) @ Caribou on Ingersoll (map): Unemployed in Iowa Unnetworking (my term) – Discuss best practices to getting your gig, and in finding the follow-through.
Friday, October 2, 8 AM (Free) @ Panera U (map): Central Iowa Bloggers (#CIB) monthly meetup – Are you ready for this? It's the 3-year anniversary of this gathering. Unfortunately, I'm in Bedford, IA on this day.
Tue Oct 6 – Wed Oct 7, ($$) @ Hy-Vee Hall (map): Iowa Venture Capital & Entrepreneur Conference
Tuesday, Oct 6, 11:30 AM ($$) @ Wells Fargo Financial Downtown (map), Adam Steen on Lasting Impressions, The Art of Networking
Sun Oct 11 – Tue Oct 13 ($$) @ Marriott in Coralville (map): Iowa Technology Education Connection (ITEC), three-day event includes keynotes Daniel Pink and David Warlick,
Tuesday, October 13, 8 AM- 3 PM ($$) @ Greater Des Moines Partnership (map): BIZ Marketing Plan Workshop w/ Drew McLellan – By the end of this day, you will have a functioning marketing plan in your hands (and so will I, because I plan on going)
Tuesday, October 13, 11:30 AM ($$) @ West Des Moines Learning Ctr (map): Social Media – Join the Conversation.
Wednesday, October 21, 11:30 AM ($$) @ Greater Des Moines Partnership (map): Get Your Business in Shape… Adam Claypool of DeWaay Investment Banking talks about areas many business owners overlook.
Friday, October 23, All Day (Free) @ Des Moines Social Club (map): Highlight Midwest gathers the best and brightest entrepreneurs, educators, technology gurus, and community builders from around the region. Last year's event (in Kansas City) was a huge hit (that I missed). I won't be missing this year!
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Aside: With all of today's technology and considering the size of Central Iowa — why isn't there simply one (1!) central place where we can go to find all of these events? Seriously, the silos have got to come down and the TAI, GDMP, DMR, ABI, IDED, BREC, and all these other associations should collaborate on one single, kick-butt, great calendar. Doing it the way we're doing now is helping no one.
Maybe TechSentry should create a BIZSentry (and combine the Tech Sentry Calendar with a Biz Calendar)
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