Center for Blockchain and Digital Innovation
University of Wyoming
2026 Wyoming Blockchain Stampede Sept. 28-30 |
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The University of Wyoming Center for Blockchain and Digital Innovation (CBDI) will present the Ninth Annual Wyoming Blockchain Stampede Sept. 28-30. This year’s Stampede will commemorate the late Steve Lupien, the CBDI’s Ada Lovelace Director, who died this summer after an illness.
Activities begin with a public meeting of the Wyoming Legislature’s Select Committee on Blockchain, Financial Technology and Digital Innovation Technology Tuesday, Sept. 28 and Monday, Sept. 29, in the Wyoming Union at 13th and Ivinson St. in Laramie. Committee meetings begin at 8:30 a.m. each day in Room 212.
A Stampede industry networking event and dinner honoring Lupien will be held Sept. 29 starting at 4 p.m. in the College of Business Atrium.
Public sessions featuring state, national and academic experts in Blockchain and Innovative technologies, including artificial intelligence, will speak at the Stampede on Wednesday, Sept. 30. Registration and networking start at 8 a.m., followed by a welcome at 8:45 a.m. Panel presentations begin at 9 a.m.
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The Stamped dinner and public sessions are free and open to the public. Pre-registration is encouraged.
Register for the 2026 Wyoming Blockchain stampede Dinner honoring steve lupien Sept. 29
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In Celebration of Life
Steven Charles Lupien 1964-2026 Ada Lovelace Director Center for Blockchain and Digital Innovation University of Wyoming
A message from UW President Shane Reeves.
Share memories and read Steve's full obituary at https://www.montgomerystryker.com/steven-charles-lupien/ |
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The Center for Blockchain and Digital Innovation (CBDI) is an interdisciplinary center focused on emerging technologies to foster innovation, economic development, and education. The CBDI is shared by the College of Business, College of Engineering and Applied Science, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, and the School of Energy Resources; it is also working with the state’s community colleges.
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