• Wed. Aug 29th, 2007 @ 12:00pm - 2:00am
• Spigit
• 311 Ray St, Pleasanton, CA, 94566
• Address: 311 Ray St, Pleasanton, CA, 94566

spigit.com invites entrepreneurs, web developers, business professionals, bloggers, podcasters, video-casters and in general all idea innovators to come chow down at spigit’s office.
spigit is a platform that provides professionals the ability to showcase new ideas and innovations and in the process build their professional network. There are currently 45+ companies participating in the spigit.com market simulation engine and community feedback mechanism.

Questions? Contact: siddesh@spigit.com

• Tue. Aug 28th, 2007 @ 9:00am - 4:00pm
• Apple, Inc
• The Allerton Hotel
• Fee: Free, need to sign up online
• Sign up online

Web 2.0 Applications. Meet iPhone.

Hear from the experts as they offer in-depth technical information on how to optimize your Web 2.0 application and content to take advantage of the features and capabilities of iPhone. Select a city and register today.

Bring your notebook, your code, and your iPhone

After a morning of in-depth presentations and demonstrations, you’ll work with the experts to design, code, debug and test your solutions on iPhone. Access to your code is required.

• Mon. Aug 27th, 2007 @ 9:00am - Tue. Aug 28th, 2007 @ 4:30pm
• An Event Apart - Chicago 2007
• Chicago Marriott Downtown
• Address: 540 North Michigan Avenue
• Fee: $ 795 through July 27 ($ 895 after)
• RSVP website

A fantastic conference dealing with Web development - CSS, DOM Scripting, information architecture and way more. Speakers include Dan Cederholm, Liz Danzico, Jim Coudal, Derek Featherstone, Eric Meyer, Jeremy Keith, Luke Wroblewski, Jason Santa Maria and Jeffrey Zeldman.

• Thu. Aug 23rd, 2007 @ 9:00am - Fri. Aug 24th, 2007 @ 7:00pm
• Jay Pipes announced this here
• Brooklyn
• Address: Polytechnic University

Jay Pipes just posted about the new MySQL camp that will occur in NYC this August. Tickets from Chicago are under $ 200 round trip if you buy them soon.

Want to go? Please leave a comment below. I’m buying tickets soon, I’ll wait on finalizing on the flight dates for a week or so.

From Jay:

Book Your Tickets. MySQL Camp II is Coming on August 23-24

I just got off the phone with Carl Skelton from Polytechnic University and we have finalized the dates for the next camp. MySQL Camp II will be held on Thursday and Friday, August 23-24, in Brooklyn, New York. Polytechnic University has graciously offered to host the camp. More details to follow about the new camp website, places to stay around Polytechnic, and much more. But I wanted to give everyone a heads up. If MySQL Camp II is anything like MySQL Camp I, I expect it to be a breeding ground for new hacks, ideas, and of course, beer.

-jaw

• Sat. Aug 18th, 2007 @ 10:30am - 6:00pm
• organization’s website
• Clarity Consulting
• Address: 1 N. Franklin Suite 3400 Chicago, IL 60606
• Fee: free
• rsvp here, limited to 80 people

A member of the Facebook platform team will be in Chicago to introduce the Facebook platform everyone has been talking about and answer questions.

For developers and others serious about a FB strategy, this half-day unconference will help you to get your questions answered, connect with others to help launch your ideas, learn about monetizing FB apps, and more. Forward this on.

Your co-host,
Keith Schacht

(creator of Grow-a-Gift, 430,000+ installs and growing strong!)

• Tue. Aug 14th, 2007 @ 9:00am - 11:00am
• Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center
• Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce
• Address: 200 E. Randolph Street, Suite 2200
• Fee: $ 20 for Chamber Members, $ 30 for Non-Members
• Pre-Registration Required by 12pm on 8/13

For some businesses, securing the appropriate amount of traditional bank financing or investor equity can be a challenge. Without financing, some businesses will not be able to take their business to the next level. Therefore, entrepreneurs need to look for alternative financing sources.

Learn from a panel of experts about some of the options available when traditional financing is not feasible.

Panelists: