2012/09/11

Small towns go high tech on Nov. 8 - Small Biz Survival

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 03:30 AM PDT

Speakers from 20 states are converging on Kansas November 8, 2012, for a conversation about how high tech thrives outside Silicon Valley and all the usual big cities. It's the Small Town State of NOW, which we used to call the 140 Conference.

Contributor Jon Swanson and I will share a
panel on true friendship this year.

This is not just a Kansas event. It's not a local event. 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.

This marks the third time we've held this event. It promises to be the best one yet. I realize I'm biased because Jeff and I created it together, but I'm serious.

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

What makes this event 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:

Nick Barron @nbarron, Washington, DC, Incubating Tomorrow's Great Minds
Aliza Sherman @alizasherman, Tok, Alaska, Empowering others with tech
Simon Salt @incslinger, Fort Worth, Texas, The Starving Artist
Greg Peterson @gregpeterson33, Assaria, Kansas, I'm farming and I grow it
Doug Mitchell @nextgenradio, Rockville, Maryland, Creating Multiculturalism in Small Town America
Jason Kintzler @JasonKintzler, Wyoming, Pearl snaps and web apps in a land where cowboys are kings.

See the whole speaker list at State of NOW.

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