Upcoming CBPA events and workshops

Information Visualization Workshop

The Information Visualization Workshop is for students who want to learn how to use Tableau. Professor Cameron Tuai will help you learn how to transform your data into knowledge. The workshop is on Wednesday, March 28, at 5 p.m. in Cowles Library, Room 045. For questions, email cameron.tuai@drake.edu.

Pappajohn Student Entrepreneurial Venture Competition

If you have a business or startup idea, you can win up to $5,000 in the Pappajohn Student Entrepreneurial Venture Competition. View details and application information. Applications are due Friday, March 30. For questions, email jpec@drake.edu.

1 Million Cups Des Moines

1 Million Cups Des Moines is taking a field trip to Drake. Join us at Patty’s Place in the Turner Jazz Center at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, April 4, for networking and to learn more about Station 1 Records from Adjunct Instructor Tobi Parks. 1 Million Cups is always fun and informative; there is always free coffee and an innovative energy that participants have come to love. For questions, email jpec@drake.edu.

Cryptocurrency Meet-up

A 2015 Goldman Sachs report estimated that $4.7 trillion of financial services revenues was at risk of displacement from new financial technologies. Bitcoin and cryptocurrency are the new finance. If you want to know more about how this technology will change the world, come to the Innovation Studio at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 5. For questions, email innovation@drake.edu.

Stephanie Cardwell, Entrepreneurship Centers