Highlight Midwest

Lots of people are tuning in to the to the happenings surrounding Highlight Midwest. Here are some links to recent write ups and blurbs about the event from Fresh Web Ware Rob Jenson Jeff(isageek) Small Biz Survival Stephan Miller as well as Sarah Lacy’s article referenced in the previous blog post.

Any Friend Feed users can tune into the new Highlight Midwest room that has been created.

Also, don’t forget anyone presenting needs to get in touch with either @ZachIsHere or @ChrisCulbertson so information about your project\company and what you are presenting can be put together as events are being planned.

Author and Businessweek/ Yahoo journalist, Sarah Lacy gave Highlight Midwest some nice props. [Follow her on twitter] Thanks Sarah!

How ironic that a San Francisco local and someone the caliber of Sarah covers the event before Kansas City, Des Moines, or Omaha?

Come on! One of the points of this event is to prove we’re not walking in the path of our stereotype. Although I’m speaking in a non-social media sense, I think the twitterverse has started buzzing about the event for a few days now.

So Des Moines, Omaha, and Kansas City media where are you at?

Or how about Lawrence, Manhattan, or Wichita?

Columbia?

Reference: Sarah Lacy “UBT Toronto Bound Y’all“  09/24/2008

[ in case you didn't see it was linked to props, don't you know how this works? ]

October 29, 2008 from 5:00pm - 8:00pm at the Kauffman Conference Center of Kansas City

Highlight Midwest showcases the entrepreneurs, innovators, and early-adopters using web technology to grow their businesses, advance their careers, and enrich the regional economy in new ways.

Three of the area’s up and coming social media strategists will present an overview on how the web is changing their cities for the better and how new opportunities for innovation are expanding the importance of web-based technology in the Midwest.

Emcee: Bo Fishback

Focused highlights: 9:00am - 4:00pm at Record Bar with some of the region’s finest entrepreneurs, technologists, social media experts, and new media success stories presenting.  Check out the currently scheduled highlights and please let us know if you’re interested in being added to the lineup.