2011/09/01

Small towns talk high tech at 140 Conference - Small Biz Survival

Small towns talk high tech at 140 Conference

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 02:11 AM PDT

Speakers from 17 states are converging on Kansas September 20, 2011, for a conversation about how high tech thrives outside Silicon Valley and all the usual big cities.

This is not just a Kansas event. It's not a local 140. It's an international event that happens to be held in Kansas.

And it's the only international "high tech" event to talk small towns and go to a small town to do it.

Here's an overview of the 140 Conference from Oklahoma Horizon TV. (Don't see the video? Click through to Small Biz Survival.)

Transcript of the video

What makes the 140 Conference special?
When people from different backgrounds get together, they can share ideas across boundaries. Here are a few of our confirmed speakers for this year:

Cheryl Lawson will tell how the LA 140conference lead her to create Social Media Tulsa.
Sheila Scarborough will share how a city kid like her got sucked in by rural friends on Twitter.
Janice Pearson will tell how a non-farm girl became known as an expert on cotton.
Leslie McLellan will tell how she used soical media to market a small California tourism destination.
Patsy Terrell will talk about how creative types fare in small towns.
Ron Williams will come from Brooklyn to talk about trusting in ourselves. Yes, Brooklyn!

By the time this comes out, the SmallTown 140 Conference schedule should be posted online.

If you're interested in what goes on in the high tech world outside the metropolis, join the conversation.