Ion District

AI-Powered PMO and the Future of Project Leadership
2026-04-07 09:30 - 12:00 (America/Chicago) | Ion, 4201 Main Street, Houston, TX, 77002, United States
Register here: https://pmihouston.org/programs/event-calendar/general-events/pmi-houston-ai-powered-corporate-expo
Join us for the inaugural event of PMI Houston – AI-Powered PMO and the Future of Project Leadership – where AI meets project leadership to revolutionize PMOs across industries!
What’s in Store?

Corporate Expo Area
Cross-Industry Panel
Networking Session

1 Ways of Working PDU will be offered.

10 Guiding Principles for a Winning Marketing Strategy
2026-04-07 16:00 - 18:00 | Ion, 4201 Main Street, Houston, TX, 77002, United States
Register here: https://sblemons.com/corporate-training/#wmsevents
Workshop participants will learn time-tested marketing principles and business frameworks for growth. Key benefits of the workshop include: 1) increased insight into your target customer and how to increase your revenue; 2) improved self-confidence in your marketing and communications strategies; and 3) an expanded network of business professionals with whom to collaborate and learn from. Limited space. First come, first served. Complete your reservation today!

Veterans Business Battle
2026-04-08 11:00 - 20:00 | Ion, 4201 Main Street, Houston, TX, 77002, United States
The Rice Veterans Business Battle (VBB) is the nation’s largest pitch competition for startups led by U.S. military veterans. Hosted by Rice University, VBB connects veteran founders with mentorship, investor exposure, and the opportunity to compete for non-dilutive cash prizes.
The event is open to the entire community, including veterans and civilians alike. Veteran founders may apply to participate through the VBB website, and general event registration is available for those interested in attending.
VBB takes place over two days: Day 1 at the Ion District and Day 2 at the Rice Business School.
Join us on April 8–9, 2026, to support veteran entrepreneurs and experience the country’s premier veteran-led startup competition.
Website: https://business.rice.edu/vbb

Upstream: Digital Tech Meetup at Second Draught
2026-04-09 17:30 - 20:00, 2026-05-14 17:30 - 20:00 | Second Draught, 4201 Main St. Suite 130, Houston, TX, 77002, United States
Register here: https://luma.com/calendar/manage/cal-SH9IrDPzLLis99Y
Upstream: Digital Tech Meetup – Monthly Social 🍻
No stage. No slides. No panels.
Just upstream operators, engineers, founders, and digital leaders getting together over beer and pizza.
This is the informal side of the Upstream Digital Tech community. A casual, vendor-light happy hour for people navigating digital change in oil and gas and wanting real conversations.
It’s not a presentation. It’s not a pitch night.
It’s a room full of people who are actually doing the work.
A place to:
• Meet others working at the intersection of upstream and technology
• Trade field stories, lessons learned, and hard truths
• Talk AI, IoT, data, automation, and deployment realities
• Build real relationships without a formal agenda
Whether you’re deploying technology, evaluating it, building it, or leading teams through it, you’ll fit right in.
Come as you are.
Bring a friend.
Stay as long as you like.
📍 Second Draught @ The Ion District, Midtown Houston
🗓️ Second Thursday of every month | ⏰ 5:30 PM
👉 Reserve your spot. Space is limited.

Ion Networking with Cup of Joey
2026-04-10 08:30 - 10:30, 2026-04-17 08:30 - 10:30, 2026-04-24 08:30 - 10:30, 2026-05-01 08:30 - 10:30, 2026-05-08 08:30 - 10:30, 2026-05-15 08:30 - 10:30 | Ion – Lobby, 4201 Main St., Houston, 77002, United States
What is the purpose of Cup of Joey? It is to create a connected culture of coffee shop-open networking across our region. Every Friday morning, you’ll have the opportunity to meet new and expand your current networks, talk about tech, inspire innovation, and create community.
So, what is the difference between a cup of joe and a Cup of Joe-Y? It is the WHY. It’s not what you do. It is why you do it!
At the Ion, these are questions that we want to explore with the tech and innovation community. So, show up, be friendly, and make new connections. Know your why, and we will get to the future together.
The future is only a cup away.
Register Here: https://www.cupofjoey.org/

Social Media Breakfast: From Purpose to Profit: Building a Community-Driven Brand That Lasts
2026-04-10 08:30 - 10:30 | Ion, 4201 Main Street, Houston, TX, 77002, United States
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/from-purpose-to-profit-building-a-community-driven-brand-that-lasts-tickets-1985766244292

What does it take to turn a personal passion into a sustainable business?

Join us for an honest, behind-the-scenes conversation with Mila Clarke, The Hangry Woman, as she shares how she transformed her personal brand into a purpose-driven company focused on helping people with diabetes build confidence and knowledge around nutrition and self-management.
She covers topics such as diabetes management, food, cooking, and self-care from the perspective of someone living joyfully with the condition. With a background in communications and marketing, she brings insights you’ll want to learn from.
She recently launched Glucose Guide, a first-of-its-kind nonprofit diabetes coaching platform, complete with a mobile app designed by someone living with diabetes.
Mila knows how to activate a community and has grown her app into a business. She shares what it takes to navigate monetization, community building, and the realities of doing it all solo.
This is a story about what works, what doesn’t, and what it takes to build something meaningful that lasts. If you’ve ever wondered how to go from an idea to a purpose-built business, you won’t want to miss this one.
In this session, you’ll learn:

How to evolve from a personal brand or idea into a scalable business with products and services
What it really takes to monetize a passion project (and stay financially sustainable)
Where AI fits, and doesn’t fit, when building authentic communities
How timing, including launching during COVID, can unexpectedly accelerate growth
The realities of running a business as a team of one and how to make it work

REGISTRATION
Registration on Eventbrite is required to attend in person. Save your seat now!
SPEAKER
Mila Clarke, Founder, Hangry Woman + Glucose Guide
Mila Clarke, MS, NBC-HWC, is a public health nutritionist, diabetes patient advocate, Board Certified Integrative Nutrition Diabetes Health Coach, and author of the blood sugar balance blog, The Hangry Woman. She is the founder of the nonprofit organization Glucose Guide, a nutrition education organization helping people with diabetes build confidence and knowledge around basic nutrition and self-management. Mila earned her Master’s in Applied Nutrition from Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas, and is board certified through the National Board for Health and Wellness Coaches. She has been featured by CNN, The New York Times, Eat This Not That, USA Today, Good Housekeeping, and WebMD, and has contributed to Healthline, The Washington Post, and EatingWell Magazine. Connect with Mila on Facebook and Instagram.
DETAILS
📅 Date & Time: Friday, April 10, 2025, 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM (9:00 AM online)
📍 Location: The Ion, 4201 Main Street, Houston, TX 77002
🚗 Parking: Red Lot- Enter 4203 Fannin Street for direct access. Complimentary up to 3 hours. Ion District Parking Garage- Enter 4111 Fannin Street. Complimentary up to 2 hours.
🥐 Breakfast: Enjoy a complimentary continental breakfast and coffee.

NASA Office Hours
2026-04-10 10:00 - 11:30 | Ion, 4201 Main Street, Houston, TX, 77002, United States
NASA is bringing its expertise to Houston’s innovation hub! Every other Friday, join us for NASA’s office hours, designed to bridge the gap between Houston’s innovators, entrepreneurs, and startups with NASA’s elite experts, capabilities, and technology.

License the Future: Discover how to utilize NASA-developed technologies and intellectual property for your own projects.
Partner for Growth: Explore how to grow your own goals and NASA’s mission together by leveraging unique human spaceflight capabilities and expertise from NASA Johnson Space Center.
Build the Sector: Help us grow Houston’s commercial space ecosystem.

Come with a vision, leave with a partnership.
Just come walk up and say hello, or sign up in advance here.

Startup Circle Houston 💫
2026-04-10 10:30 - 11:30, 2026-04-17 10:30 - 11:30, 2026-04-24 10:30 - 11:30, 2026-05-01 10:30 - 11:30, 2026-05-08 10:30 - 11:30 | Ion – Lobby, 4201 Main St., Houston, 77002, United States
Startup Circle Houston 💫 brings together founders, teammates, experts and newbies of startups in Greater Houston! Past topics include:
Traction + Funding Stage Identification – What stage are you really at?
ICP – Seeking your beachhead market
Problem Identification – Love the problem, not the solution
Bootstrapping – Knowing your runway and not putting money on fire. 🔥
Founder capacity, 10xing and recruiting for your weaknesses. 🚀

LinkedIn Group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/16537030/

Mercury Fund Day at the Ion: Building the Future of Agentic Commerce
2026-04-14 15:30 - 19:00 | Ion – Forum Stairs, 4201 Main St., Houston, TX, 77002, United States
Welcome to “Mercury Fund Day at the Ion” – a program series hosted by the Ion and Mercury, where software founders can connect with mentorship at Houston’s HQ for innovation.
What is it: Mercury Fund Day, previously known as Software Day, is a monthly series driving the support, inspiration, and connections needed to help startups on their path to rapid, sustainable growth. Each month, Mercury Fund Day will include office hours (by application), a keynote session, and networking.
Each month will include a new speaker and topic covering the latest trends and breakthroughs in software technology and practical advice for founders. From AI to blockchain and guidance on fundraising, explore topics that are relevant for your company’s journey.

Afterward, join us for a networking happy hour at Second Draught, brought to you by Gunderson Dettmer, where you can connect with fellow entrepreneurs, investors, and industry professionals, forging connections that could shape the future of your venture.
This month’s topic: Building the Future of Agentic Commerce. We are entering the next paradigm shift in commerce: agentic commerce, where software agents act as economic actors – discovering services, negotiating terms, and executing settlement with minimal human intervention, but anchored to an explicit human mandate. This isn’t a prettier checkout flow. It’s a structural change from synchronous “session-based” authorization to asynchronous, mandate-based delegation – and it’s arriving as protocols, payment rails, and merchant systems finally become machine-readable. Mercury believes the next generation of commerce winners will be built in the gap between what today’s rails can underwrite and what tomorrow’s agents will demand.
Apply for Office Hours by Thursday, April 2 here. Mercury is actively looking for startups working in the following areas:

Agent-ready merchant interfaces (discovery, manifests, workflows)
Agent payments: mandates, credential delegation, policy wallets, fraud/recourse layers
Stablecoin-native or hybrid settlement systems that serve new/underwritten-edge merchants
Identity, reputation, and compliance orchestration that makes autonomous transactions safe

Mercury believes the next generation of commerce winners will be built in the gap between what today’s rails can underwrite and what tomorrow’s agents will demand.
Prior to the fireside chat, a select group of early-stage software startups will participate in office hours. Over the course of 2-hours, first-time entrepreneurs looking for guidance or seasoned founders needing help tackling tough challenges will have access to a group of curated mentors from the Mercury network and gain insights and guidance tailored to their needs. Startups are invited to apply to participate here.

“Mercury Fund Day at the Ion” isn’t just an event – it’s a catalyst for growth and collaboration. Don’t miss this opportunity to be part of Houston’s thriving tech ecosystem. Join us as we bring together leading mentors, promising startups, and like-minded Houstonians focused on transformative software innovations.

RAVA AI Summit at Greentown Labs
2026-04-14 17:00 - 19:00 | Greentown Labs, 4200 San Jacinto St, Houston, TX, 77002, United States
Register: https://luma.com/tmmnpqzo
Join Greentown Labs on April 14 for the inaugural RAVA AI Summit—bringing together founders, operators, and investors actively building and deploying AI in the real world. This isn’t a theoretical AI event. It’s a working room.
You’ll walk away with:
• Real-world use cases of AI in production
• Insights on scaling AI across enterprise environments
• Direct access to leaders shaping what’s next
📍 Greentown Labs | Houston, TX
🕔 Tuesday, April 14 | 5:00- 7:00 PM
This is a free, curated, limited-capacity event designed for meaningful conversation—not just content consumption.
👉 Secure your spot: https://luma.com/tmmnpqzo
Powered by Rice AI Venture Accelerator (RAVA) non sibi ventures Rice University Greentown Labs
#AI hashtag#EnterpriseAI #ArtificialIntelligence #StartupEcosystem #VentureCapital #Founders #AIInnovation

Houston AI: Law & AI
2026-04-15 17:00 - 18:30 | Houston AI
Register here: https://luma.com/vbgcpa7z
AI is transforming the legal profession by automating manual tasks, allowing firms to shift their focus from billable hours to high level strategy and client outcomes. Join our legal experts to learn more about how AI is shaping the legal industry!

Perfecting Your Pitch
2026-04-15 17:30 - 18:30 | Ion – Conference Room 028, 4201 Main St., Houston, TX, 77002, United States
Whether you’re a budding entrepreneur, a visionary startup owner, or a tech aficionado, this event is tailor-made for you. Join us and discover the indispensable value of a compelling pitch deck.
About the Speakers
Dr. Doug Franklin
“Dr. Doug” is the CEO and Co-Founder of DeckLaunch and the COO of Fresh Tech Solutionz. He has fifteen years of management, marketing, and operations experience, including opportunities with iconic firms such as Coca-Cola, ExxonMobil, and RJ Reynolds. Dr. Franklin is also a leading scholar that has presented at more than a dozen conferences and has published in peer-reviewed journals such as The Leadership Quarterly and The Journal of the Texas Alliance of Black School Educators. Dr. Franklin graduated with a Doctoral Degree in Ethical Leadership from the University of St. Thomas Houston and currently teaches Quantitative and Mixed Research Methods at UST.
Derrell Noris
With more than ten years dedicated to developing business operations and software development, Noris is currently the Co-Founder and CTO of Deck Launch and the CEO of Fresh Tech Solutionz. Both successful startups provide services to growing businesses looking to mobilize their outreach further.
Nicholas Mbaezue-Daniel Jr.
Nick is the founder of Egis Project Management LLC, a project management firm dedicated to supporting entrepreneurs and small businesses for projects in the industries of Construction, Technology, and Business Enterprise. He also serves as Director of Project Management for Fresh Tech Solutionz and as Chief Operations Officer at DeckLaunch LLC. Nicholas considers himself a servant of entrepreneurship because he sees entrepreneurship as a major vehicle to uplift the community.

Houston Startup Speedrun
2026-04-16 09:00 - 19:00 | Ion, 4201 Main Street, Houston, TX, 77002, United States
The Houston Startup Speedrun is an intensive and fast-paced program designed to provide both early-stage founders and aspiring entrepreneurs with a comprehensive understanding of the Startup Founder’s Journey and the Houston startup ecosystem through a carefully curated curriculum consisting of 10 consecutive 50-minute sessions. Wade Pinder, your host and facilitator, is an experienced and trusted ecosystem guide for many Houston-based stakeholders. With a focus on efficiency and accommodating the schedules of full-time working professionals, this program aims to quickly give you a “lay of the land” while preparing you for your entrepreneurial journey.

Mapping Houston's Innovation Ecosystem
2026-04-17 10:00 - 11:00 | Ion – Conference Room 027, 4201 Main St, Houston, TX, 77002
Facilitated by Wade Pinder, Ion’s Mentor in Residence
Houston’s startup and innovation ecosystem is as vast and dynamic as the city itself, full of opportunities, resources, and talent. Yet, navigating it can be challenging—especially for those unfamiliar with its many parts. Whether you’re an entrepreneur, investor, educator, student, community leader or curious professional, this session will offer valuable insights into how Houston’s innovation ecosystem works and how you can find your place within it.
Discover the Houston Ecosystem’s Flow
Facilitated by Wade Pinder, the Ion’s Mentor in Residence, this session will help participants map out the journey needed to take an idea from concept to a mature company. Wade brings years of experience in product management, community building, and mentoring entrepreneurs to the table, offering a thoughtful and informed perspective to guide this exploration.
The heart of the session lies in exploring a dynamic mind map that Wade has created and continues to refine—an ever-evolving, community-driven tool that grows alongside Houston’s innovation ecosystem. Attendees will not only learn about the ecosystem’s flow but also have the opportunity to contribute to it by identifying gaps, sharing knowledge, and adding their insights.
This session will center on the stages of a company’s growth journey, exploring the essential elements that drive it forward. Participants will examine the role of financial capital, from early fundraising efforts to securing the resources needed for scaling, and how these milestones align with a company’s progression. The discussion will also delve into the human element of growing a business, highlighting the evolving talent and expertise required to navigate the entrepreneurial journey. Additionally, we’ll explore the importance of “social capital”—the networks, support systems, and relationships that play a critical role in moving ideas to market and sustaining long-term growth.
Ion’s Vision
Helping the community better understand the local ecosystem reflects the Ion’s commitment “to being the home for Houston’s innovation community.” By fostering connections, creating opportunities, and sharing perspectives, the Ion is building a transformative culture that strengthens Houston’s economic resiliency and celebrates the entrepreneurial journey.
From forming an initial entrepreneurial idea to the prototyping phase to scaling a business, this Houston Ecosystem Mapping session aligns with the Ion’s goals to support innovation, attract talent, and build a vibrant ecosystem.
Who Should Attend?
This session is ideal for:

Entrepreneurs looking to understand greater Houston’s resources.
Investors curious about the local startup landscape.
Professionals and students wanting to connect with the innovation community.
Anyone passionate about Houston’s growth as a hub for innovation and entrepreneurship.
Innovators who have recently moved to greater Houston and are looking to get “plugged in” to the local scene.
Community leaders and service providers that support (or want to support) the innovation ecosystem.

NASA Tech Talks
2026-04-23 18:00 - 19:00 | Ion, 4201 Main Street, Houston, TX, 77002, United States
We want HOU! Join us to discover NASA’s toughest tech challenges–and apply your skills and expertise to solve them.In these presentations, occurring the fourth Thursdays of the month, Mr. Montgomery Goforth and other aerospace subject matter experts will discuss the technology development challenges faced by NASA’s Johnson Space Center and the surrounding Aerospace community in our ongoing efforts as the hub of human spaceflight. Presentations will focus on the ways in which these challenges, and the associated opportunities, can be leveraged by Houston’s innovation community.Join us after the talk for drinks and networking at Second Draught!Past NASA Tech Talks have included: Montgomery B. Goforth discussing NASA Intellectual Property suitable for commercialization by small/start-up companies; Jared Daum discussing Orion’s parachutes and risk identification and mitigation that are showstoppers for the spaceflight parachute industry; Kevin Kobylka discussing current Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) capabilities and needs; and Nick Skytland, Chief Technologist at the Johnson Space Center (JSC) and Director of the Business Development and Technology Integration Office. Future NASA Tech Talks will include: dual-use (space/terrestrial) technologies in the areas of:

Avionics / Communication / Sensors
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology for ultra-long lived wireless sensors
Power Storage and Distribution
Autonomous & Robotics Systems
Extra-Vehicular Activity (EVA) Systems
Virtual/Augmented Reality in Human Spaceflight Training & Execution
Human Health & Performance / Human Systems Research

About the Speakers
Montgomery B. Goforth has more than 40 years of experience as both Engineer and Manager in a variety of highly technical space and defense-related efforts. After working for a small defense contractor specializing in anti-submarine warfare, he joined NASA’s Johnson Space Center in 1990. He has held leadership positions in multiple JSC Directorates and Program Offices. In his current role as Assistant Director of the JSC Engineering Directorate, he has established a framework to better focus Engineering’s efforts towards Human Spaceflight technology and systems development consistent with JSC and Agency goals for exploration. He has used this framework to guide Engineering’s internal investments and external partnerships supporting Lunar and Mars Exploration. Mr. Goforth was born in East Texas, raised in Southern California and Arizona, and graduated from Rice University (BSME 1982, MSME 1987).
NASA Tech Talks topics include dual-use (space/terrestrial) technologies and focus areas in:

Avionics / Communication / Sensors
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology for ultra-long-lived wireless sensors
Power Storage and Distribution
Autonomous & Robotics Systems
Extra-Vehicular Activity (EVA) Systems
Virtual/Augmented Reality in Human Spaceflight Training & Execution
Human Health & Performance / Human Systems Research
NASA Intellectual Property suitable for commercialization by small/start-up companies
Orion’s parachutes and risk identification and mitigation strategies
Leveraging Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology for ultra-long-lived wireless sensors

Houston Methodist Office Hours
2026-04-24 10:30 - 12:30 | Ion, 4201 Main Street, Houston, TX, 77002, United States
Join us at the Houston Methodist Tech Hub at Ion on select Friday mornings for Office Hours to meet with the Center for Innovation team.
Do you have an idea for an innovative healthcare solution? Do you work on technology in another industry that could be applicable to healthcare? Do you want to learn more about how hospital systems work with innovators? Come meet with us!

Greater Houston Business Procurement Breakfast
2026-04-28 08:00 - 11:00 | Ion, 4201 Main Street, Houston, TX, 77002, United States
Join the B2G Victory Team and come by our table at the Greater Houston Business Procurement Forum (GHBP) January.
Breakfast Served: 8:00AM- 9:00AM
The GHBP is excited to:

Provide a venue that “Makes Business Happen” for Houston’s small and minority business community and the community at large.
Connects key contacts that lead to contracts and financing
Facilitate management and technical assistance
Assist in the growth and development of the Houston Community
Generates real business Success Stories

For more information about the Greater Houston Business Procurement (GHBP) Forum, visit: https://ghbpf.org/contact/#calendar-fe92efaa-617b-4a09-bd7f-7e198bdab716-event-m681n7cz

Angel Investing 101
2026-04-30 17:30 - 18:30 | Ion – Conference Room 032, 4201 Main St, Houston
In a world where only the very wealthy, well connected, and major institutions have access to premium investment opportunities, which have created massive wealth for a small portion of the population, the Innovation Center for Urban Entrepreneurship team believes the key to closing income and wealth gaps globally is to democratize access to opportunities across the investment ecosystem.
Join the Innovation Center for Urban Entrepreneurship team for an evening of learning, discussion and possibilities as we explore the basics of angel investing and the role it plays in bringing new products and services to market and the impact it has on wealth and job creation.. At this event, you’ll learn the key components to successfully navigate the critical-path of investing in private, early-stage companies.
This session is ideal for the following investment related stakeholders:

Prospective Angel Investors who want to learn more about the world of Angel Investing
Investment Advisors (RIA/FA) who are looking for alternative investments for their clients
Entrepreneurs who want to learn more about what Angels are looking for in their deals
Entrepreneurs who want to meet/network with Angel Investors

Ion District Investor Activation Program:
The Houston Ion District Investor Activation Program along with Urban Capital Network is helping build an equitable climatetech industry capable of rapid deployment by addressing a fundamental challenge: the region’s lack of funding for early-stage climatetech startups, and especially for those led by underrepresented founders.
This program from Greentown Labs and the Ion brings early-stage investors from Greater Houston—a region playing a pivotal role in the energy transition—into the fold, offering education on climatetech investing, channeling a pool of capital to young startups, and catalyzing a thriving climatetech investment ecosystem that prioritizes diversity, equity, and inclusion.
If you would like to join the program, please fill out this form, and if you have additional questions, please contact Juliana Bernal Martinez at jbernal@greentownlabs.com.

EOS Workshop: Get a Grip on Your Business
2026-05-05 09:00 - 12:00 | Ion, 4201 Main Street, Houston, TX, 77002, United States
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/eos-workshop-get-a-grip-on-your-business-tickets-1984702607927
Join EOS in person to master tools that help you grab control and boost your business like a pro!

EOS Workshop: Get a Grip on Your Business
Are you running your business, or is your business running you? Most entrepreneurs find themselves wrestling with “136 issues” all at once—people problems, stagnant profits, and the feeling of hitting a ceiling .
In this interactive three-hour workshop, they move beyond the theory of management fads to give you a complete, proven system of simple, practical tools used by over 30,000 companies globally. This is a “working” session designed to help you see your business in a whole new way.
What they will cover:

The Six Key Components: They will dive deep into the EOS Model to identify which of the six areas of your business are holding you back .
The Vision/Traction Organizer (VTO): They will begin answering the 8 critical questions required to get your entire team 100% on the same page.
Building Your 10-Year Target: You will walk away with a crystallized, specific “North Star” for your organization .
The Issues Solving Track: Learn how to identify, discuss, and solve (IDS) your business’s biggest hurdles for the long term.

The Promise: This isn’t just another seminar. You will leave this workshop with a clear list of action steps and a set of road-tested tools you can implement the very next morning to start getting what you want from your business.

Ion Block Party + 4th Annual Crawfish Cookoff
2026-05-07 16:00 - 19:00 | Ion Plaza, 4201 Main St., Houston, TX, 77002, United States
This special edition of Block Party is our 4th Annual Crawfish Cookoff, showcasing Ion businesses.
Prepare for an epic battle as Ion businesses show off their culinary talents in a sizzling showdown to claim the title of the Best Tasting Crawfish! Who will emerge victorious in this tasty turf war? You be the judge!

Every guest who registers and checks in will receive one free drink ticket that can be redeemed at Second Draught. Guests will receive a small sample of crawfish, and only while supplies last (which won’t last long). If crawfish run out, stick around and enjoy the community at the Ion!

Check back soon to see the competing teams! Last year’s teams included:

Ion/Rice Alliance
Transwestern
Black at Microsoft (BAM)
United Protective Services
Nexus
PersonaAI
South Main Baptist
Late August
Lymbar
PickleLab/Sports Monkey
