10 Ways to Spend $20 in Northwest Arkansas (because you’re awesome and saved $20 on early registration for the 2016 NWA Technology Summit)

By Jennifer McCool, Operations Consultant
​The NWA Technology Summit is kind of a big deal.  With over 40 break-out sessions and a keynote speaker who knows a few things from his time as COO at Microsoft, it would be a shame to miss it. I mean, you have your tickets already – right?  Ahem. Well, if not, then you’re in luck! Until July 31, 2016, tickets are $20 off of their original price of $139. You can register online, get more information, and peruse the speakers at our website. Just in case you aren’t from around here, we’ve included a helpful list of ways to spend that $20 you saved. Or you know, you could wait and not get your tickets at a discount…but who’s going to do that?!

1. A round of Citradelic Tangerine IPA beers (+ tip) at Kingfish in Fayetteville. As we said before, you are awesome. And generous to your friends.
2. A canvas tote that shows your priorities from Riffraff in Fayetteville. I mean come on, who wouldn’t choose French fries before some guy, right?
3. A t-shirt declaring that “I’m So Broke” from the Mustache Goods and Wears in Fayetteville. You’ll have to borrow money for the tax but at least you’ll be true to the shirt.
4. Two Paleo Pale Ale beers and an order of fried green beans (+ tip) at Parkside Public in Rogers. DO NOT MISS THESE FRIED GREEN BEANS. Once you taste the Cayenne ranch, you’ll thank us.
5. A bag of Sugar Skull coffee from Onyx Coffee Lab in Springdale. This coffee has flavors of chocolate, orange zest, and candied walnuts. Hmmm. Coffee = happy.
6. If maybe you’re stressed out about all these choices, you and a friend can reduce that stress with purr therapy at the Purr Catfe and Lounge in Fayetteville. It’s purr-fect!
7. Two tickets to the Scott Family Amazeum in Bentonville. It’s amaze-um-ing!
8. How about trampolines? Like lots and lots of trampolines! Get 2 hours of “flight” at the High Rise Extreme Air Sports in Rogers.
9. Five tickets to see the Gallows of Hanging Judge Parker in Fort Smith.  Who doesn’t think this sounds like good family time!?
10.  Break out the roller skates and head to the Starlight Skatium in Fayetteville.   Please, just call us first so we can be there with a camera. 

Join us at the NWA Tech Summit on October 7th at the John Q Hammonds Convention Center in Rogers, Arkansas. Purchase your tickets online, follow us on Facebook, or follow the NWA Tech Council on Twitter.