LI Lunch & Learn: NewBoCo

  • DateApril 20, 2018
  • Time 11:45 AM
  • LocationNew Bohemia District, Geonetric Building | 415 12th Ave SE Cedar Rapids, IA
  • Categories Leadership Iowa

Join Leadership Iowa alumni for an afternoon of innovation in Cedar Rapids on Friday, April 20!

  • 11:45am - Optional Lunch at Need Pizza (207 2nd Ave SE, Cedar Rapids)
  • 1:00pm - Meet at the Geonetric building in the New Bohemia District (415 12th Ave SE Cedar Rapids)
  • 1:00-3:00pm - Explore & Learn: New Bohemia District of Cedar Rapids (NewBoCo)

David Tominsky, a member of the current LI Class and the Managing Director of the Iowa Startup Accelerator, will give attendees an inside look at the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Cedar Rapids. David will share information about the neighborhood that was once devastated by the 2008 flood, the Geonetric building's purpose and design, and the community that has developed around it. Attendees will tour the building and learn more about the work of the New Bohemian Innovation Collaborative (NewBoCo), the organization that runs the Iowa Startup Accelerator, Vault Coworking, Imagination Iowa, DeltaV Code School and much more.

Learn more about NewBoCo at https://newbo.co/. Please RSVP if you would like to join! There is no cost to attend, however attendees are responsible for their own lunch cost at Need Pizza. Guests are welcome.