Hi everybody!

I hope by now you’ve seen our announcement about a hybrid Zoom and in-person event we’re hosting on Tuesday, August 18 at 4:30 p.m. Our first speaker is Ramsey Jamoul, owner and CEO of Unified Esports Association, formerly Midwest Esports. I saw Ramsey present at Startup Grind’s Pitch Battle in December last year--he was spectacular. (He also won the battle.) I’m eager to hear him present again.

But what about this hybrid model? We’re going to be living in the Covid-19 world for quite some time, and we can’t just put our community building activities on hold until it’s over. 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 who want to get out of the house can gather safely. If you plan to attend in person, please follow our safety protocols. You can read them here.

Enter the hybrid event: On 8/18, Ramsey will sit at a desk in our event venue and be on a Zoom call. Attendees from across the region will hear and see Ramsey’s talk like a normal Zoom call. A limited number of attendees who come to Groover Labs will hear Ramsey speak as if it were any other event--except they’ll be socially distanced and wear masks. We have made some adjustments to our AV system in order to make sure it works well for both audiences.

We’d like to thank our sponsors Flint Hills Group, IdeaTek, Intrust Bank, and media sponsor KMUW for helping create an event that will grow our tech-savvy and entrepreneurial community in Wichita and across the state and region. We are grateful for your support.

If you haven’t signed up yet, you should. Buy your tickets here. In-person tickets are limited to adhere to social distancing politics. Zoom tickets are limited because we don’t want so many people on the call that it diminishes the experience.