That’s right, Girls in Tech are throwing a big summer bash for the entire Treasure Valley tech community and you’re invited! It’s a great excuse to enjoy some sunshine and maybe even talk to some other tech folks. Best thing is: There will be smart ladies there, guaranteed  RSVP Here

This morning in his State of the City address, Mayor Bieter announced a solar project in the works near the Boise Airport. So cool! Thanks to our friends at Red Sky Public Relations, we now have the lowdown. Read the press release in its entirety here: Sunergy World to Build Idaho’s First Large-Scale Solar Generation Facility Boise-based $45 million facility to produce 10 megawatts of power BOISE, Idaho – (June 2, 2010) – Sunergy World (http://sunergyworld.com), an Idaho-based renewable energy services firm guiding wind, solar and biomass project development across the… [ read more ]

On Friday, April 23 our friends at Balihoo hosted a simulcast of Startup Lessons Learned, a daylong workshop held in San Francisco. While these lessons were helpful to entrepreneurs everywhere, we also recognize that Treasure Valley startups likely have learned some lessons of their own. On June 2, 5:30pm at The WaterCooler (moved to accomodate Idavation, which is being held on TechBoise’s regular meeting day of May 26) we’ll give several young, successful and revenue positive Boise companies the chance to share these lessons and the stories of their successes. The panel… [ read more ]

If you’ve ever thought of turning in your lanyard and putting that sweet idea to work, whether it be a gadget, killer app, or the next big thing in web 3.0, next week is for you. If you didn’t already want to start your own company, you may reconsider. Next week a bunch of geek-minded folks have assembles some great events for you to check out. The kicker: THEY’RE ALL FREE. No kidding. April 22- Ignite Boise If you haven’t yet heard of Ignite Boise, you could be a troglodyte. Come… [ read more ]

Have you heard of Boise’s newest start-up incubator, Nebula Shift ? Oh, you haven’t? Then join us Wednesday, when Nebula Shift hosts TechBoise in their turn-of-the-20th-century downtown Boise digs. View Map. Head through the door between the Main Street Bistro and its patio, and up the stairs. This free event will take place March 31 from 5:30-7:30 pm. James Hepworth, Nebula’s founder and Carol Fletcher, Nebula’s General Manager will converse with attendees about their vision for the incubator and for the Boise’s software industry. We’re also hoping that James will tell the… [ read more ]

Image via Scott Peyron & Associates Have you been wringing your hands, refreshing @techboise, wondering what we have up our sleeve for this month’s event? Oh, you’re not? You should be! This Wednesday we’ll be joined by Jay Larsen, Founder and CEO and Rich Raimondi, Chairman of the newly formed Idaho Technology Council , as they share with us the story of their formation and, most importantly, their vision for the future of technology in Idaho. Think of Idaho Technology Council as TechBoise’s older sibling. You know, the one without stickers on… [ read more ]

After TechBoise’s summer hiatus in August, we’re back on September 30 at 5:30pm with Stump the Geek (along with pizza and beverages, of course). This is your opportunity to ask our expert panel of geeks your burning questions in their respective fields of expertise. We will be taking pre-event questions, in case it’s something the geek may need to look into, and also general questions at the event itself. We like our panel and think you will too! Also back: Unreasonable Requests and Freecycle Table Geek #1- Jeff Line An old-school… [ read more ]