• Sat. Aug 9th, 2008 @ 8:30am - 6:00pm
• SocialDevCampChicago
• Illinois Institute of Technology McCormick Tribune Center
• Address: 3201 South State Street, Chicago, IL 60616
• Fee: Free
• Add Name to Wiki

SocialDevCamp Chicago is an unconference for individuals passionate about social networks, web applications, platform development, new media, and any of the exciting (but messy) topics between.

Join some of the brightest minds in the Midwest for a day of fun, learning, and coding. Discussions will surround topics including Google App Engine, Data Portability, Online Trust, and mobile application development.

Please sign up and contribute to the topics list on the official BarCamp Wiki.

To add your name and contact info to the wiki, use the password \\\”c4mp\\\”

Also feel free to help us SPREAD the word by blogging, tweeting, forced coercion, word-of-mouth marketing, fortune cookie inserts, etc. Link to either this event page or the official Wiki.

BLOG, BLOG, TWEET, POWNCE, BLOG, TUMBLE, SHARE THIS…enter your social media buzzword of choice and help spread the message!

Finally, thanks to Nik Rokop and the Illinois Institute of Technology staff for helping to secure the amazing McCormick Tribune Campus Center. Don\\\’t forget to look up from your computer to enjoy the Mies van der Rohe and Rem Koolhaas designs.

(A successful SocialDevCamp East already occurred in Baltimore on May 10. The next East installment is tentatively scheduled for Fall 08).

Questions? Contact: Tim Courtney - tim at timcourtney , net

• Fri. Apr 4th, 2008 @ 12:00am - Sat. Apr 5th, 2008 @ 12:00am
• UIC LUG/UIC ACM
• UIC
• Address: 842 west taylor st, chicago,il
• Fee: 0
• http://www.flourishconf.com/register.php

To everyone interested,

The University of Illinois at Chicago Linux Users Group (UIC-LUG) and the University of Illinois at Chicago Association for Computing
Machinery (UIC-ACM) are hosting their second annual Flourish Conference promoting the adoption and use of Free, Libre and Open Source Software (FLOSS). The UIC-LUG and UIC-ACM would like to invite you to attend this glorious event. The entire conference is free

with registration (or $ 5 at the door), but please do register if you plant to
attend please lets us know how many people we should expect. http://www.flourishconf.com/register.php.

Some of our featured speakers will include: Bruce Perens from Source Labs, Jon “maddog” Hall from Linux International, Brian Fitzpatrick (and Ben Collins-Sussman) from Google, Dru Lavigne from Open Source Business Resource and BSD Certification Group Inc., among many others.

We will be hosting a variety of events which include but are not limited to: BarCamp Mini, Flourish Mini-expo, WAFD (Web Application Framework Development) Rumble, Networking Events, and Hack-a-Thon, BSDA Examination. For more information please visit: http://www.flourishconf.com/flourish2008/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13&Itemid=30

Flourish 2008 will be held on Friday, April 4th and Saturday, April 5th. We expect the conference attendance to be between 300 and 400 people. Please reply and let me know whether or not you will be attending Flourish 2008.

Organizations/Developers: We still have open tables in the expo space, if you’d like to use one of the tables to advertise your said organization or promote an event. We are also still looking for developers to represent the various Web frameworks. If anyone is interested in participating, please feel free to contact me.

Thank you,

Samir Faci

Flourish Public Relations

Questions? Contact: samir at esamir dot com

• Wed. Oct 24th, 2007 @ 12:00pm - 1:30pm
• Business Network Chicago
• Weber Grill
• Address: 539 N State Street in Chicago
• Fee: $ 20
• Online sign-up

Join us at the October BNC IT Speed Networking Event. You don’t have to be a member to attend. You just have to possess a desire to meet IT and IT related professionals who can help you with your career or IT needs.

Questions? Contact: jpic333@hotmail.com

• Wed. Sep 26th, 2007 @ 1:00am - 5:30pm
• The Technology Executives Club
• Union League Club
• Address: 65 W. Jackson Blvd.
• Fee: $ 125 - $ 150
• Call Celine Seabck 847-837-3900 x4

In this seminar we’ll explore how project managers and top IT executives budget and track key IT projects and assets. Starting with the original budget process and ending with the year end ROI and review. We’ll explore top strategies and techniques in the major processes of Budgeting, Portfolio Management, Asset Management, Balanced Scorecards & Project Tracking. Here’s what you’ll learn at this event:

Learn from a Keynote Panel of CIO’s and Senior Project Managers how they budget & track their IT investment using budgeting & portfolio management processes.
Top Trends in the Budget Process.
How IT executives use Portfolio Management to balance investments in their overall portfolio of projects.
The increasing importance of Asset Management and why top IT executives are increasing their investments in this process.
Using the Balanced Scorecard Framework for project tracking & measurement.
Best Practices in IT departments tracking their projects and measuring their ROI.

Questions? Contact: Celine Seaback 847-837-3900 x4

• Tue. Sep 25th, 2007 @ 5:30pm - 7:30pm
• Business Network Chicago
• Midtown Kitchen & Bar
• Address: 203 N. LaSalle (in the loop, just North of State of IL building)
• Fee: 17.00
• register online

Please join us for the next gathering of the BNC IT Group. This month Robert Harney will be our guest speaker. Robert is the president of RHS Telecom (www.rhstelecom.com). The presentation is called ‘Pay Close Attention to What is Behind the Curtain’. Robert will be talking about all the things you need to consider when choosing a telecommunications service for your company.

You will notice that with this event there are some differences: 1) it is an early evening/after work event, 2) it is scheduled to last 2 hours, 3) the first 30 minutes will be used for mingling and 4) there will be a cash bar. At 6:00 pm, we will have the 15 minute presentation from Robert Harney and then we will begin our speed networking table rotations.

All attendees will be charged a fee of $ 17.00 which covers the cost of some appetizers and the room. Because we will have a cash bar, you will be responsible for paying for your own drinks. The registration fee will be collected on line at http://sept07bncitgroup.eventbrite.com. Once you have paid the registration fee, you will receive an email confirming your RSVP.

RSVPs will be required in order to attend the event. Midtown Kitchen & Bar requires a guaranteed head count by Friday, Sept 21, at noon. Therefore, no reservations will be accepted after Friday, Sept 21st at 11:00am CST.

Space is limited so make your reservation early. Once all seats are filled, you must send me an email to have your name put on the wait list. If space opens up, you will be sent an email or I will call you to tell you how to submit your registration fee and receive your RSVP confirmation.

Please bring your business cards and/or hand bills which you can share with the other attendees when you move from table to table. An attendee list will be included in the handouts packet which is distributed to all attendees.

To contact me:
Call: 312-431-8335
Email: jpic333@hotmail.com

We actually had to turn people away at our last event. Our group is growing. I am starting out with 36 spaces this time. However, I expect that the space will be filled quickly so don’t wait until the last minute. Sign-up early to make sure you can attend our first evening networking event.

See you there,
Jean Pickering President The Tektite Group, LLC

• Thu. Jun 7th, 2007 @ 1:00pm - 5:45pm
• The Technology Executives Club
• Union League Club
• Address: 65 W. Jackson Blvd
• Fee: $95-$150
• Call Celine Seaback at 847-837-3900 x 4

As outsourcing becomes more accepted within an enterprise, the company perspective of its own boundaries begin to change. Companies are now transforming themselves into an extended enterprise model, whereby many of the functions of the companies are performed outside the company itself. In this seminar we’ll explore how top CIO’s and IT executives support the extended enterprise model while maintaining control over their projects, budgets, compliance risks, & corporate objectives. Following are the sessions you’ll experience as a participant in the event:

Learn from a keynote panel of top CIO’s and IT executives how they successfully support the concept of the Extended Enterprise.

Receive an executive briefing on the top trends facing the Extended Enterprise today
Learn how companies manage the risk and complexity of compliant sourcing in an era where suppliers are willing to accept responsibility.

In a Framework for the Outsourcing Decision process, you’ll learn how to identify your companies core competencies and determine which areas to outsource.

In Making Global Work, Work you’ll learn how to take advantage of the opportunities of global outsourcing, while minimizing the risk

Questions? Contact: Celine Seaback at 847-837-3900 x4

• Mon. May 7, 6-8pm
• Chicago Central ColdFusion and Flex User Group
• International Academy of Design and Technology
• Address: One North State Street between Madison & Washington
• Fee: Free, Prizes & Pizza will be provided. win a copy of CF Server Professional
• For security reasons, you MUST rsvp on our web site and bring ID.

Ever wonder why some companies pay good money to develop apps on the ColdFusion platform when there are free robust options available? Well, Adobe’s Senior Technical Evangelist is coming to Chicago to tell you why his company charges $ 1K-$ 6K for a single server license (and developers are still buying them like hotcakes). We will also get a sneak peek into the next release of CF, codenamed Scorpio.

Think CF is lame, too expensive, uncool, unscaleable? We invite you to attend this free event to grill the CF masters, and defend your platform of choice. Perhaps you will influence the future direction of CF, or even find new supporters for your platform.

Even before the release of CFMX 7 two years ago, the ColdFusion team was already hard at work planning the 8th major ColdFusion edition. Building on top of the powerful platform introduced in ColdFusion MX, and the solid feature set of ColdFusion MX 7, “Scorpio” piles on new features and technologies for developers, administrators, technical decision makers, and more. The official “Scorpio” release is scheduled for mid-2007, but you don’t have to wait until then to see it for yourself. Ben Forta will be demoing lots of Scorpio throughout a user group tour, where attendees will get to see “Scorpio” in action, as well as gain access to the pre-release beta, and get the chance to win Adobe software. And since our user group is part of the Scorpio tour, plan on coming out for this special event!!

Ben Forta is Adobe Inc.’s Senior Technical Evangelist, and has over two decades of experience in the computer industry in product development, support, training, and marketing. Ben is the author of the best-selling ColdFusion Web Application Construction Kit and its sequel Advanced ColdFusion Application Development, as well as books on SQL, Regular Expressions, JavaServer Pages, WAP, Windows development, and more. Over 1/2 million Ben Forta books have been printed in a dozen languages worldwide. Ben co-authored the official ColdFusion training material, as well as the certification tests and official study guides for those tests, writes regular columns on ColdFusion and Internet development, and now spends a considerable amount of time lecturing and speaking on application development worldwide.

Questions? Contact: Igor Ilyinsky - manager {AT} cccfug [DOT] org

• Mon. Feb 26th, 2007 @ 3:30pm - Wed. Jan 31st, 2007 @ 8:00pm
• by many sponsoring organizations
• Gleacher Center
• Address: 450 North Cityfront Plaza Drive, Chicago
• Fee: $ 25 ($ 15 for students)

Entrepreneurs are invited to tryout their best pitches at the Chicagoland FAST PITCH Competition on Monday, February 26, 2007. At the competition, entrepreneurs will deliver pitches of three minutes or less for a chance to win a prize of $ 5,000. A panel of judges will offer feedback to the entrepreneur, and select a winner in each of 5 categories: Information Technology, Business Products and Services, Life Sciences, Retail and Consumer Products, and Open Competition. The five finalists will then present to the general audience, and the champion will be chosen by audience vote. Find more information and register for the competition here.

This competition kicks off Chicago’s celebration of Entrepreneurship Week 2007, a national event sponsored by the Kauffman Foundation. FAST PITCH is co-sponsored by DePaul University, the Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center, Northwestern University, University of Chicago, Illinois Institute of Technology, the Illinois Business & Investors Forum, the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce, and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.

For more Entrepreneurship Week 2007 activities, visit: www.chicagoeweek.com

• Tue. Jan 16th, 2007 @ 6:30pm - 9:00pm
• Chicago Java Users Group
• DePaul University, Loop Campus CTI Building, Room #436A
• Address: 243 S. Wabash, Chicago, IL
• Fee: first time free
• Please rsvp so the right amount of food is ordered

Ari Zilka, Founder and CTO of Terracotta, Inc will be giving this talk.

Need to make your Java applications scalable and highly available? Learn how to make your Java applications “Enterprise-class” Java applications. By clustering the JVM, instead of the application, deploying clustered applications no longer requires rewriting code or creating new, complex custom code. Learn how to take several popular open source frameworks and cluster them without rewriting the code.

This is very developer focused.

• Fri. Dec 22nd, 2006 @ 7:00am - 9:00am
• TECHcoffee
• Caribou Coffee at LaSalle & Lake.
• Fee: Buy something to drink and get 1 hour free wifi, $ 1.50 purchases /additional hours

TechCoffee is an idea that’s part running club, part knitting bee, and part hackathon.

Get up early like a running club and work on fun, independent, non-work-related projects. Open source is great, but everyone is invited. Spend a few hours with some of Chicago’s most dedicated software developers.

What languages are allowed?
Whatever floats your Blub. Season One saw Python, Perl, Lisp, Ruby, Javascript, and Java (at least). Oh, and some OCaml. Work on what you’re working on. Everyone’s welcome.