Compute Midwest: 11/9 - 11/11
New people, new ideas & innovation in KC
Imagine & Create The Future
Compute Midwest is a 2 day convergence of tech: new people, new ideas and innovation in Kansas City.
With 1 conference, a speaker lineup of tech heavyweights, a hackathon with thousands of dollars in prizes and 2 parties, Compute Midwest provides a fantastic opportunity to connect you with 400+ forward thinking tech folks!
Engage in conversation about the future, exchange/build new ideas and gather several takeaways that can move your career or company forward!
Conference: Nov. 9th, 2012
Get inspired at our conference, happening at the Kauffman Center for Performing Arts: learn about what's next in technology - straight from tech leaders, startup founders & visionaries.
Hear the inspiring stories of innovators who are building companies that change our life, our work & our business (a few of which are pictured below).
Gain insight into their vision for the future, learn where technology is going and discover how Kansas City can capitalize on Google Fiber.
Dan Levin: Chief Operating Officer, Box
Dan is the COO of Box, a platform that provides "secure, scalable content-sharing", and has been a driving force with Picateers, Intuit, Small Business Group, and Quicken in the past.
Jason Hoffman: Founder & CTO of Joyent
Jason the founder and CTO at Joyent (also known for Node.JS), where he is responsible for overseeing the development and implementation of Joyent’s cloud computing technology.
Scott Chacon: CIO of Github
Scott is CIO of Github, the largest code host in the world. Github recently closed $100m Series A investment, primarily from Andreessen Horowitz – one of the top VC firms in Silicon Valley.
Create The Future At Our Hackathon: Nov. 10th
Over 100 developers & designers will come together on Nov 10th for a 24-hour code-fest focused on building awesome apps with APIs!
You’ll share ideas, collaborate and possibly start new ventures! You’ll also discover tools & new APIs to experiment with.
Build your app solo or with a team of up to 5 people. Teams can be pre-organized or find fellow coders to collaborate with at the event! Present it and compete for thousands of dollars in great prizes (see below) as well as community recognition!
A Brand New Shiny iPhone 5
Given to the best app that's been built on the Singly API.
Parrot AR Drone
Given to the best app that's been built on the Pusher API.
HD Hero2 Camera
Given to the best app that's been built on the Iron.io API.
Compute Midwest
Thursday, Nov 8, 2012, 06:00 PM
Multiple Locations
Produced by Kansas City IT Professionals
Learn more about the conference: http://www.computemidwest.com
Learn more about us: http://www.kcitp.com