Ignite Des Moines

By Andrew Roger • November 3, 2008

If you had five minutes to talk to Des Moines, what would you say?

Its the question that the first-of-its-kind event, Ignite Des Moines, is posing this thursday night. Hosted by Impromptu Studio, speakers from around the metro area are talking about topics from website design, to legal issues, to homelessness and more. Personally interested to hear Nathan Wright’s “20 Things Des Moines Needs NOW!” Before the talks, there is an egg catapult contest, where contestants will try to have their eggs survive a catapult ride to a wall. And the inaugural Iowa Web Awards will also be announcing the 2008 winners (of which RockIowa is in the running). All of this is coming together because there is a growing community of independent web developers, small businesses, artists, and social media lovers in this town. This would be a great opportunity to meet a bunch of cool people, entrepreneurs, innovators, and up and comers who really love what they do. Plus did I mention free beer (heard a rumor of Olde Main) and food?

Who: Ignite Des Moines

What: Egg Catapults, Presentations, Free Beer, Awards

When: Starts at 6pm, Presentations start at 8pm

How: Free, what else are you doing on thursday night?

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Tags: Des Moines, ignite, impromptu studio, iowa web awards

About the Author

Andrew Roger

Another Nebraska transplant from Omaha, Andrew grew up only listening to gospel, motown, and oldies. So he listens to KIOA alot. He's still one of the whitest kids you'll ever know. He's a freelance videographer and editor and user of Apple Final Cut Studio 2. He reads alot of CS lewis and just started to rake his leaves. Contact him at andrew@rockiowa.com and tell him how boring he is.

One Response to “ Ignite Des Moines ”

20 Things Des Moines Needs Right Now Nov 14th, 2008 at 8:10 am

[...] is Nathan Wright of Lava Row from Ignite Des Moines which we told you about before. From a better airport to graffiti artists to a bike garage, Nathan shares 20 things this city [...]