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TUESDAY, July 8, 2025 |
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| All day—TBD | Shuttles from Des Moines International Airport to Gateway Hotel, Ames | Airport Shuttle must be requested during online registration. Shuttles will be scheduled based on flight arrival times. |
| 3:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Shuttle from Gateway Hotel to ISU Tours & Alumni Entrepreneur Showcase | Departing Gateway Hotel (2100 Green Hills Drive) Arriving ISU, Gerdin Business Building (2167 Union Drive) |
| 4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. | Symposium Registration Check-in & Welcome by Linda and Judi | 420 Gerdin Business Building (2167 Union Drive) |
| 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. | Student Innovation Center tour & demos -or- Brewing Lab tour & tasting | ISU Student Innovation Center (606 Bissell Road) -or-
ISU Food Science Building (536 Farm House Lane) |
| 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. | Brewing Lab tour & tasting -or- Student Innovation Center tour & demos | ISU Food Science Building (536 Farm House Lane) -or- ISU Student Innovation Center (606 Bissell Road)- |
| 6:15 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. | Later arrival shuttle from Gateway Hotel to Alumni Entrepreneur Showcase | Departing Gateway Hotel (2100 Green Hills Drive) Arriving ISU, Gerdin Business Building (2167 Union Drive) |
| 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. | Alumni Entrepreneur Showcase Market & Dinner (buffet) | Kingland Hub, Gerdin Business Building (2167 Union Drive) |
| 8:30 p.m. – 8:45 p.m. | Return shuttle to Gateway Hotel | Departing ISU Gerdin Business Building (2167 Union Drive) Arriving Gateway Hotel (2100 Green Hills Drive) |
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WEDNESDAY, July 9, 2025 |
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| 7:30 a.m. – 7:45 a.m. | Shuttle from Gateway Hotel to 2025 USASBE Rural Entrepreneurship Symposium | Departing Gateway Hotel (2100 Green Hills Drive) Arriving ISU, Gerdin Business Building (2167 Union Drive) |
| 7:45 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. | Symposium Registration Check-in & Buffet Breakfast | Kingland Hub, Gerdin Business Building (2167 Union Drive) |
| 8:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. | Welcome from ISU & USASBE | Kingland Hub, Gerdin Business Building (2167 Union Drive) |
| 8:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. | Keynote Speaker Jeff Stamp | Kingland Hub, Gerdin Business Building (2167 Union Drive) |
| 10:15 a.m.- 10:45 a.m. | Morning Break (coffee & pastries) & Sponsor Fair | Bergstrom Commons, Gerdin Business Building (2167 Union Drive) |
| 10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. | Rural Entrepreneurship Symposium – Session 1 | Room 1464, Gerdin Business Building (2167 Union Drive) |
| 12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. | Buffet Lunch with Rural Entrepreneur Panel: How I Did It | Kingland Hub, Gerdin Business Building (2167 Union Drive) |
| 1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. | Rural Entrepreneurship Symposium – Session 2 | Room 1464, Gerdin Business Building (2167 Union Drive) |
| 2:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. | Grab & Go Afternoon Break (soda, water, chips & cookies) | Granite Hallway, Gerdin Business Building (2167 Union Drive) |
| 2:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. | Shuttle to Gateway Hotel | Departing ISU, Gerdin Business Building (2167 Union Drive) Arriving Gateway Hotel (2100 Green Hills Drive) |
| 2:45 p.m. | Bus departure from Gerdin Business Building/East Campus Parking Deck | |
| 3:00 p.m. | Bus departure from Commuter Lot D4 at Iowa State Center | |
| 3:15 p.m. | Bus departure from Gateway Hotel for Rural Tourism Site Visits | Departing Gateway Hotel (2100 Green Hills Drive) |
| 3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. | Rail Explorers tour -or- Prairie Moon Winery tour | Rail Explorers (123 10th Street, Boone, IA) -or- Prairie Moon Winery (3801 W 190th Street, Ames, IA) |
| 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. | 1868 Farmhouse tour & Taste of Iowa Dinner (buffet) | 1868 Farmhouse (1411 160th Street, Boone, IA) |
| 8:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. | Return to Gateway Hotel | Departing 1868 Farmhouse (1411 160th Street, Boone, IA) Arriving Gateway Hotel (2100 Green Hills Drive) |
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THURSDAY, July 10, 2025 |
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| 7:30 a.m. – 7:45 a.m. | Shuttle from Gateway Hotel to 2025 USASBE Rural Entrepreneurship Symposium | Departing Gateway Hotel (2100 Green Hills Drive) Arriving ISU, Gerdin Business Building (2167 Union Drive) |
| 7:45 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. | Buffet Breakfast | Kingland Hub, Gerdin Business Building (2167 Union Drive) |
| 8:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. | Remarks from President Wintersteen | 1464 Gerdin Business Building (2167 Union Drive) |
| 8:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. | Rural Entrepreneurship Symposium – Session 3 | Room 1464, Gerdin Business Building (2167 Union Drive) |
| 10:15 a.m.- 10:45 a.m. | Morning Break (coffee & pastries) & Sponsor Fair | Bergstrom Commons, Gerdin Business Building (2167 Union Drive) |
| 10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. | Rural Entrepreneurship Symposium – Session 4 | Room 1464, Gerdin Business Building (2167 Union Drive) |
| 12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. | Buffet Lunch with Economic Development Panel: Supporting Start-ups in Iowa | Kingland Hub, Gerdin Business Building (2167 Union Drive) |
| 1:15 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. | Better Together: A Practical Framework for Rural Economic Developers to Build Founder-First Ecosystems – Startup Colorado | 1464 Gerdin Business Building (2167 Union Drive) |
| 2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Grab & Go Afternoon Break (soda, water, chips & cookies) | Granite Hallway, Gerdin Business Building (2167 Union Drive) |
| 3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. | Shuttle to Gateway Hotel | Departing ISU, Gerdin Business Building (2167 Union Drive) Arriving Gateway Hotel (2100 Green Hills Drive) |
| 3:15 p.m. | Bus departure from Gerdin Business Building/East Campus Parking Deck | |
| 3:30 p.m. | Bus departure from Commuter Lot D4 at Iowa State Center | |
| 3:45 p.m. | Bus departure from Gateway Hotel for Rural Tourism Site Visits | Departing Gateway Hotel (2100 Green Hills Drive) |
| 5:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. | Grand View Beef tour & Farm-to-Table Dinner -or- Rose Farm tour & Farm-to-Table Dinner | Grand View Beef (2302 Madison Avenue, Clarion, IA) -or- Rose Farm (7197 43rd Avenue, Norwalk, IA) |
| 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. | Return to Gateway Hotel | Departing Grand View Beef (2302 Madison Avenue, Clarion, IA) -or- Rose Farm (7197 43rd Avenue, Norwalk, IA) Arriving Gateway Hotel (2100 Green Hills Drive) |
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FRIDAY, July 11, 2025 |
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| 7:30 a.m. – 7:45 a.m. | Shuttle from Gateway Hotel to 2025 USASBE Rural Entrepreneurship Symposium | Departing Gateway Hotel (2100 Green Hills Drive) Arriving ISU, Gerdin Business Building (2167 Union Drive) |
| 7:45 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. | Buffet Breakfast | Kingland Hub, Gerdin Business Building (2167 Union Drive) |
| 8:30 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. | Rural Entrepreneurship Symposium – Session 5 | Room 1464, Gerdin Business Building (2167 Union Drive) |
| 10:15 a.m.- 10:45 a.m. | Morning Break (coffee & pastries) & Sponsor Fair | Bergstrom Commons, Gerdin Business Building (2167 Union Drive) |
| 10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. | Rural Entrepreneurship Symposium – Session 6 | Room 1464, Gerdin Business Building (2167 Union Drive) |
| 12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. | Buffet Lunch with Choose Iowa & Closing Remarks from ISU, USASBE, & 2026 host, CMU | Kingland Hub, Gerdin Business Building (2167 Union Drive) |
| Afternoon & Evening—TBD | Earlier departure shuttles to Des Moines International Airport | Airport Shuttle must be requested during online registration. Shuttles will be scheduled based on flight departure times. |
| 1:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. | Shuttle to Gateway Hotel | Departing ISU, Gerdin Business Building (2167 Union Drive) Arriving Gateway Hotel (2100 Green Hills Drive) |
| 1:30 p.m. | Bus departure from Gerdin Business Building/East Campus Parking Deck | |
| 1:45 p.m. | Bus departure from Commuter Lot D4 at Iowa State Center | |
| 2:00 p.m. | Bus departure from Gateway Hotel for Rural Tourism Site Visits | Departing Gateway Hotel (2100 Green Hills Drive) |
| 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. | Rustic Rose Barn tour | Rustic Rose Barn (3275 400th Street, Roland, IA) |
| 3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Grab & Go Afternoon Break (soda, water, chips & cookies) & Travel to the ISU Pappajohn Center for Entrepreneurship at the ISU Research Park | Departing Rustic Rose Barn (3275 400th Street, Roland, IA) Arriving ISU Economic Development Core Facility (1805 Collaboration Place, Ames, IA) |
| 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. | ISU Research Park & Entrepreneurship Programs & Cocktail Reception | ISU Research Park Economic Development Core Facility (1805 Collaboration Place, Ames, IA) |
| 5:30 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. | Return shuttle to Gateway Hotel | Departing Alliant Energy Agriculture Innovation Center (3800 University Boulevard, Ames, IA) Arriving Gateway Hotel (2100 Green Hills Drive) |
| 6:15 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. | Shuttle from Gateway Hotel to Downtown Ames for Dinner on Your Own | Departing Gateway Hotel (2100 Green Hills Drive) Arriving Tom Evans Park (340 Main Street) |
| 8:00 p.m. – 8:15 p.m. | Return shuttle to Gateway Hotel | Departing Tom Evans Park (340 Main Street) Arriving Gateway Hotel (2100 Green Hills Drive) |
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SATURDAY, July 12, 2025 |
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| Morning—TBD | Shuttles to Des Moines International Airport | Airport Shuttle must be requested during online registration. Shuttles will be scheduled based on flight departure times. |
