Check out Silicon Prairie. Maybe there are some pertinent meet up groups in your general vicinity. Given that you are in Iowa City, you should explore the CS

Check out Silicon Prairie. Maybe there are some pertinent meet up groups in your general vicinity. Given that you are in Iowa City, you should explore the CS Department, Engineering School, and Business School of the University of Iowa. They may have various formal or informal outreach initiatives relevant to the local IT community. With some further digging around, you should be able to make some local / regional connections.