We added a new pod of desks, and we made them in the Maker Labs. Over the past few months, we’ve added a lot of new members, so we needed create some more space.
Our hotseats are the easiest and most affordable membership level we offer on a month-to-month basis. But what are they? Hotseats are open-area workstations that are available to members and day pass users on a first-come, first-served basis. They don’t have permanent owners and cannot be formally reserved.
Longtime Groover Labs member and Flint Hills Group founder Dave Cunningham launched the Whiskey Shelf app at the beginning of 2023. In February, the app went live on the App Store and Google Play. Read the latest updates about what Dave and his team are up to, how they came up with Whiskey Shelf (including experience with Campfire), and more!
We are thrilled to receive funding from the Building a Stronger Economy (BASE) 2.0 economic development grant for our CyberLink Infrastructure Expansion Project. BASE funds are intended to address infrastructure and economic development needs, and our grant award will allow us to continue critical projects we had to cancel or delay because of the Covid-19 global pandemic.
Today, WSU Tech announces the launch of a cloud computing program designed to fast-track students straight into a high-demand, high-wage career in as little as 16 weeks. The new program was developed due to the increasing need in Wichita and the surrounding region for educated software developers with an emphasis in cloud computing.
1 Million Cups is back, and it will take place at Groover Labs! We are excited to host 1MC, which begins at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 7. We will present alongside Marquette Atkins’ wonderful Destination Innovation Camp. As a program of the Kauffman Foundation, 1 Million Cups works with entrepreneurs, empowering them with the tools and resources to break down barriers that stand in the way of starting and growing their businesses. Mr. Kauffman believed it was a fundamental right for anyone who had a big idea to be able to bring it to life—and we're here to fulfill that mission.
On Friday, 3/26, at 11 a.m., NXTCONNECT will present: How to Captivate Your Virtual Audience, a combination in-person and virtual presentation in the event venue at Groover Labs. This is a fee online event that as part of our entrepreneur education series. RSVP via Zoom registration appreciated. This month we welcome Nathan Gold, nationally acclaimed "pitch coach," who has helped hundreds of startups and entrepreneurs up-level their presentation.
We announced several weeks ago that Groover Labs would be a satellite screen for the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. Due to concerns about the coronavirus, the screenings will now take place at Starlite Drive-in.
Congratulations to Ramsey Jamoul and his team at Unified eSports Association. They completed their inaugural fall 2020 season, and they distributed more than $26,500 in scholarships to Unified Collegiate Esports Association teams who placed in the top four for each game.
The Sundance Film Festival will take place in Park City, Utah and New York, and Ohio, and Tennessee, and Kansas, and California, and Florida. The festival, which runs from Jan. 28 through Feb. 3, is rolling out in numerous cities across the country as the gathering goes virtual because of Covid-19.
Our tech talk on 9/22 presented a new series of logistical AV challenge. Switching to a digital encoder and YouTube Live created a richer and more diverse show.
We're excited to announce Clint Brauer and Steven Gentner of Greenfield Robotics as the next guests in our ongoing speaker series on Thursday, October 15, at 4:30 p.m. Greenfield Robotics develops robots that enable farmers to implement carbon farming on a global scale, and without agrichemicals.
Today we’re announcing the second speaker for our monthly speaker series at Groover Labs. On Tuesday, September 22, at 4:30 p.m., data scientist Jennifer Akers will talk about the emerging field of data science and the important role data scientists play in retail, fintech, logistics and more.
We’re going to be living in the Covid-19 world for quite a while, and we can’t just put our community activities on hold. This is a way for us to reach out to people who want to network and participate in an event from home while also creating a place where people can gather safely.
