• Sat. Sep 20th, 2008 @ 8:00am - 4:00pm
• ChicagoRuby.org
• IIT
• Address: 3201 South State Street
• Fee: $ 99.00
• http://windycityrails.org

WindyCityRails is a gathering for all who are passionate about Ruby on Rails. Developers, designers, entrepreneurs, and venture capitalists will interact for a full day in the Windy City. Only 150 seats are available and they are expected to sell fast. Visit http://windycityrails.org for registration and details.

Questions? Contact: http://windycityrails.org

• Tue. Jul 1st, 2008 @ 6:45pm - 9:45pm
• NWCLUG
• Harper College - A238
• Address: 1200 W. Algonquin Rd, Palatine, IL 60067
• Fee: Free

We talk about linux and the things in the linux area, open source, networking, interacting w/ other os’s and such. We can have newbies to sys admins to programs at our meetings. So come on out to the NW burbs and see what things we are doing.
We meet the first Tuesday of the month at Harper College in Palatine IL.

Questions? Contact: nwclugadmin@harpercollege.edu

• Wed. May 21st, 2008 @ 10:00am - 1:00pm
• Coverity
• Free webinar Online
• Fee: Free
• RSVP website

Open Source Uncovered, what a Department of Homeland Security Scan Reveals about Open Source-

A SD Times Webinar
Wednesday, May 21, 2008, 1:00p.m. EDT / 10:00 a.m. PDT

Launched as a joint venture with support from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Coverity’s Scan site began providing static source code analysis to open source developers in March 2006. Over 250 open source projects are now involved with the Scan site, including well known projects such as Samba, Linux, and OpenSSL. In total, the 250 projects represent 50 million lines of code that are analyzed on an ongoing basis to identify potential security and quality defects. To date, more than 8,500 defects have been eliminated by open source developers using information from the Scan site.

We invite you to join David Maxwell, Coverity’s open source strategist as well as an open source developer on the NetBSD project as he reviews how the open source projects at the Scan site have leveraged static analysis to improve their code.

Maxwell will also present original analysis based on data collected by the Scan site regarding overall code quality in open source projects, common defect types and many other findings based on the aggregate, daily evaluation of more than 50 million lines of open source code from early 2006 to 2008.

Moderator: David Worthington, Associate Editor, SD Times

Speaker: David Maxwell, Coverity’s Open Source Strategist, responsible for Scan and other open source efforts.

David Maxwell is a Coverity employee, and open source developer on the NetBSD project. He works to provide ongoing static analysis to open source projects so that their developers can fix software defects before they affect users.

To register for the webinar click the RVSP website .

Questions? Contact: mailto:reply@coverity.com

• Sat. Apr 19th, 2008 @ 3:00pm - 5:00pm
• ChicagoRuby.org
• Elmhurst, IL
• Address: Elmhurst, IL
• Fee: 0.00
• Visit ChicagoRuby.org

ChicagoRuby.org is a group of Chicago area Ruby and Ruby on Rails enthusiasts. When smart people challenge each other to grow, great things happen!

Next meeting: Sat, April 19, 2008 at 3pm. ChicagoRuby.org meets on the 3rd Saturday of every month at 3pm. Visit http://chicagoruby.org for details and to RSVP.

Questions? Contact: http://ChicagoRuby.org

• 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

• Sat. Mar 15th, 2008 @ 3:00pm - 5:00pm
• ChicagoRuby.org
• Elmhurst, IL
• Address: Elmhurst, IL
• Fee: 0.00

ChicagoRuby.org is a group of Chicago area Ruby and Ruby on Rails enthusiasts. When smart people challenge each other to grow, great things happen!

Next meeting: Sat, Mar 15, 2008 at 3pm. ChicagoRuby.org meets on the 3rd Saturday of every month at 3pm. Visit http://chicagoruby.org for details and to RSVP.

Questions? Contact: ChicagoRuby.org

• Thu. Mar 6th, 2008 @ 12:00pm - 2:00pm
• Intelestream
• Please RSVP first
• Fee: Free
• Register for the event at meetup.com

Meet with others in the Chicagoland area to share knowledge about SugarCRM. Learn from SugarCRM experts and hear others present their lessons learned across all areas of SugarCRM.

A great deal has occurred in the world of SugarCRM since our January meeting. A key software patch has been released, new plug-ins have been developed to enhance the application, and a major annual conference took place in San Jose that has shaped the future of SugarCRM.

Come join us to learn and exchange information about SugarCRM!

Member Profiles: Business Users of SugarCRM, Devlopers of SugarCRM, Prospects/Customers of SugarCRM, and Partners of SugarCRM. Both Open Source and Commercial Versions will be included in discussions.

If you are already using SugarCRM or just looking to learn more about SugarCRM before making your CRM decision, the Chicagoland SugarCRM meetup is for you!

As with all our meetings, all are welcome to attend - From absolute beginner to expert developer.

Questions? Contact: stafford (at) intelestream.net

• Tue. Mar 4th, 2008 @ 6:45pm - 9:35pm
• NWCLUG
• Harper College - A238
• Address: 1200 W Algonquin Rd Palatine IL
• Fee: Free

New to linux or an if you are an experienced veteran come out and enjoy NWCLUG. See what where all about.

Questions? Contact: nwclugadmin@harpercollege.edu

• Sat. Jan 19th, 2008 @ 3:00pm - 5:00pm
• ChicagoRuby.org
• Western Suburbs, Chicago
• Address: Elmhurst, IL
• Fee: 0.00
• RSVP thru http://ChicagoRuby.org

ChicagoRuby.org is a group of Chicago area Ruby and Ruby on Rails enthusiasts. We meet on the third Saturday of each month in the Western suburbs of Chicago. The agenda and RSVP details are posted at http://chicagoruby.org.

Questions? Contact: http://chicagoruby.org

This sounds like a super cool event! — Ed.

• Thu. Dec 6th, 2007 @ 6:00pm - 11:00pm
• Ignite Chicago
• Goose Island Wrigleyville
• Address: 3535 North Clark St
• Fee: $ 0
• RSVP at upcoming.org

If you had five minutes on stage what would you say? What if you only got 20 slides and they rotated automatically after 15 seconds? Around the world geeks have been putting together Ignite nights to show their answers.

For more information check out http://ignite-chicago.org

Questions? Contact: harper dot sean at gmail dot com

• Sat. Nov 17th, 2007 @ 3:00pm - 5:00pm
• ChicagoRuby.org
• Elmhurst, IL
• Address: Western Suburbs, Chicago, IL
• Fee: 0.00
• http://chicagoruby.org

Agenda for Saturday, Nov 17, 2007, 3pm - 5pm

• Agile Web Development With Rails -the continued review.
• Google Maps & Rails Apps -integrating the two.
• Unstructured Hackfest - time to hack what we learn that day.

To participate in the hackfest, please install and test rails before the meeting. See you Saturday!

Questions? Contact: http://chicagoruby.org

• 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

• Sat. Oct 20th, 2007 @ 3:00am - 5:00am
• ChicagoRuby.org
• Western Suburbs of Chicago
• http://ruby.meetup.com/77

Questions? Contact: http://chicagoruby.org

• Fri. Sep 28th, 2007 @ 7:00pm - Sat. Sep 29th, 2007 @ 5:00pm
• SilverlightDevCampChicago Wiki
• Clarity Consulting
• Address: 1 N Franklin Suite 3400 Chicago, IL 60606
• Fee: Free
• Add your name to the attendees list on the Wiki

SilverlightDevCampChicago is an upcoming gathering, inspired by BarCamp, to build Silverlight applications, It is organized by volunteers & Silverlight enthusiasts, with attendance free to all. It is the same weekend as Adobe MAX, but Adobe MAX costs $ 1,495. This is free to attend. Plus you can help plan it or lead sessions with a simple edit of the event wiki page.

While similar to iPhoneDevCamp this event is focused on a singular technology, we would like offer some diverse sessions like using PHP to generate Silverlight content, IronRuby/IronPython & the DLR or Moonlight on Linux.

Attendees will include web designers, developers, testers, all working together over the weekend to build Silverlight applications, share experiences, ask questions, and push the limits of web application design. If you are interested in Silverlight, but have not had time to learn, this is your chance to get up to speed. Plus you will be able network with other developers in the Chicago area who are interested in Silverlight.

In the barcamp spirit, this is a community event driven by developers around the area. If you have ideas for topics or you want to show off some Silverlight applications you have built, please add it to SilverlightDevCampChicagoSessions

Questions? Contact: silverlightdevcamp@gmail.com

• 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

• Mon. Sep 17th, 2007 @ 8:00am - Sun. Sep 23rd, 2007 @ 3:00pm
• Digital Construction Company
• MicroTrain
• Address: 720 E. Butterfield Rd. Suite 100, Lombard
• Fee: $ 2395.
• RSVP at chicagocon.com

White Hats Come Together in Defense of the Digital Frontier September 17 - 23, 2007 chicagocon.com ChicagoCon brings together the biggest security names under one roof for a week of training like no other. Not just another bootcamp, ChicagoCon adds value to your training dollars by also providing top instructors, keynotes, evening presentations, hacking presentations & contests and gift bags for all. 11 courses including CISSP (Exam On Site), CEH, CHFI, Advanced Hacking, Cisco, SOX, Security+, Linux+ and more… from the novice, to the ultimate techie, to the CISO chair… everyone interested in a career in security will find something at ChicagoCon, your one-stop shop for security training and certification. Keynotes: John C. Dvorak, Steve Hunt, Lance Spitzner, Symantec, DoD. Presented by ethicalhacker.net
[*As Seen On The Chicago Calendar at: http://TechVenue.com ]

About Digital Construction Company:
The Digital Construction Company is a Chicagoland business founded by Donald C. Donzal to educate and push the careers of information technology professionals through its online magazines, the Certified Security Professional and the Ethical Hacker Network and our training event, ChicagoCon.

Questions? Contact: don@digitalconstructionco.com

• Sat. Sep 15th, 2007 @ 3:00pm - 5:00pm
• ChicagoRuby.org
• Western Suburbs
• Address: Elmhurst, IL (full details at RSVP)
• Fee: 0.00
• RSVP at http://ruby.meetup.com/77

ChicagoRuby.org features something for every level of Ruby experience in every meeting- Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced. Check out our agenda for 9/15/2007:

• Beginner: Agile Rails (30 minutes)
• Intermediate: Overview of RadiantCMS (30 minutes)
• Advanced: When All Else Fails, Go Rails Spelunking (30 minutes)
• Wrap Up and Discussion of Next Agenda (15 minutes)

Questions? Contact: ChicagoRuby.org

• Thu. Sep 6th, 2007 @ 7:00pm - 10:00pm
• WCLUG
• Goose Island
• Address: 800 N Clybourn Avenue Chicago, IL 60614
• Fee: 0
• RSVP website

Discussions of all things Linux and Open Source.

We are finding a new location for WCLUG meetings. Come to goose island to discuss new locations.

Questions? Contact: mmccune@wclug.com

• Wed. Jun 27th, 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

Flu pandemics, terrorism, hurricanes and other disasters dictate companies immediate response. Executives must plan for the worst while building enterprise resilience and managing costs. Join us and gain insight on these key issues:

Area IT executives best approaches to disaster recovery and business continuity planning:

Keynote Panel
Linking disaster recovery to business and compliance requirements
Business continuity and corporate governance synergies
The convergence of business continuity, security and emergency management trends

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

• Thu. Jun 7th, 2007 @ 7:00pm - 10:00pm
• wclug.org
• State Restaurant
• Address: 935 W. Webster Ave., Chicago, IL
• Fee: 0
• Non needed

Join one of the longest running Linux users groups in the Chicago area for food, drink and all things Open.

Questions? Contact: mjmccune at sbcglobal dot net

• 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

• Fri. Apr 6th, 2007 @ 10:00am - Sat. Feb 7th, 2007 @ 5:00pm
• Visit the official website
• Chicago, exact location to be announced
• Registration

In this inquisitive spirit, The University of Illinois at Chicago’s CS Department, the Linux User’s Group at UIC, and the Association for Computer Machinery at UIC would like to invite you to come join us April 6-7 to Flourish!: a two-day conference reflecting on the impact of FLOSS on our future.

We are extending this open invitation to academia, to industry members, and to the community, so that together we can explore FLOSS and how it influences our daily lives, both present and future.

Featured Speakers Include:
Chris Dibona of Google Corporation
Peter T. Brown of the Free Software Foundation

Don’t forget to register to avoid the $10 entrance fee.

• Thu. Apr 5th, 2007 @ 7:00pm - 10:00pm
• Windy City Linux User Group
• State Restaurant
• Address: 935 W. Webster Ave., Chicago, IL
• Fee: 0
• None Required.

Informal discussion about Linux, Free Software and all things open.

Free WiFi and 5 dollar laptop rentals.

State Restaurant now has 1/2 off all items on Thursday, which means most meals are between 5-10 dollars. It is BYOB with no corkage fees.

Questions? Contact: mmccune at wclug dot com

• Thu. Mar 1st, 2007 @ 7:00pm - 10:00pm
• WCLUG
• State Restaurant
• Address: 935 W. Webster Ave., Chicago, IL
• Fee: 0
• None Needed.

Discussion of Linux and all things Free and Open Source in an informal setting.

Questions? Contact: mjmccune at sbcglobal dot net

• Thu. Feb 1st, 2007 @ 7:00pm - 10:00pm
• WCLUG
• State Restaurant
• Address: 935 W. Webster Avenue, Chicago, IL
• Fee: 0
• No RSVP Needed

We’ve Moved! The new location has more room, free WIFI and $ 5 laptop rentals. State Restaurant

Questions? Contact: mmccune@wclug.com

• Thu. Jan 4th, 2007 @ 7:00pm - 10:00pm
• Windy City Linux Users Group
• Letezia’s Bakery
• Address: 2144 W. Division St, Chicago, IL
• Fee: 0
• None Needed.

We will be discussing and voting on a new venue for WCLUG.

Questions? Contact: mjmccune at sbcglobal dot net.

• 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.

• Tue. Dec 5th, 2006 @ 6:50pm - 9:30pm
• NorthWest Chicagoland Linux User Group
• Harper College - A242
• Address: 1200 W. Algonquin Rd, Palatine, IL 60067
• Fee: Free

We talk about linux and the things in the linux area…open source, networking, interacting w/ other os’s and such. We can have newbies to sys admins to programs at our meetings. So come on out to the NW burbs and see what things we are doing.
We meet the first Tuesday of the month at Harper College in Palatine IL.

Questions? Contact: nwclugadmin@harpercollege.edu

• Sat. Nov 4th, 2006 @ 10:00am - 12:00pm
• IIT ACM
• MTCC McCloska Auditorium
• Address: 3201 S State St, Chicago, IL 60616
• Fee: free

Richard Stallman is the founder of the GNU Project, launched in 1984 to develop the free operating system, GNU. He is the principal author of the GNU C Compiler, the GNU symbolic debugger (GDB), GNU Emacs, and various other GNU programs. Stallman currently serves as resident of the Free Software Foundation.

This event is made possible by the IIT Student Chapter of the ACM, the CS Department, and the Chicago GNU/Linux Users Group.

• Thu. Nov 2nd, 2006 @ 7:00pm - 10:00pm
• Windy City Linux Users Group
• Letizia’s Natural Bakery
• Address: 2144 W Division, Chicago, IL
• Fee: 0
• None required

We are into all things Linux. We have been meeting on the first Thursday at Letizia’s since 1999.

Questions? Contact: m.mccune at comcast dot net

This is a special event, as it is out of Chicago, but many of us Chicagoans will be travelling to Sunnyvale, CA for this sweet-action event. Be sure to RSVP here, and if you’re a Chicagoan, leave a comment below on this post.

• Friday - Sunday Sept 29 - Oct. 1st in Sunnyvale, CA
• Free to participate, just RSVP here, on Upcoming’s site (Also leave a comment below).
• www.hackday.org

From Yahoo’s announcement:

We’ll kick things off on Friday, September 29th with a free all-day developer workshop. Then we’ll launch a 24-hour Hack Day with an outdoor party into the wee hours, with special guests providing the soundtrack. (Details to come later, but we guarantee this won’t be your usual corporate-wedding-band leading the crowd through 2am group sing-alongs of “Brick House.”) We’ll hack through the night, keep going through Saturday morning, and wind it all up that evening with hacker demos, judging from a panel of luminaries. and special awards for the coolest hacks. We’ll have special guest speakers all weekend, with Michael Arrington of TechCrunch presiding over the festivities. After nightfall we’ll close things out with another round of entertainment that you would be happy to pay for, except that you won’t have to.

Update:

Most of us are taking a Southwest flight (only $110 each way) out on Thursday night and and leaving Sunday morning. Book a flight with us, or leave a post below to split up the hotel room!
Southwest flight details follow:

• Thursday, Sept 7 at 7pm to 9pm
• Windy City Linux Users Group wclug.org
• Letizia’s Natural Bakery superyummy.com 2144 West Division, Chicago, IL
• Contact Mike McCune at 773-342-1011, or wclug@wclug.org

Letizia’s has excellent food and beverages, available for purchase. WCLUG has a one-drink minimum, in exchange for the great location.

WCLUG covers topics related to GNU/Linux, Open Source software. The purpose is to promote Linux to new and intermediate users. There is not usually a set agenda. Come with questions and topics to discuss.

• Sat, August 19, 5 pm
• The Institute of Design 350 N LaSalle Street Chicago, Illinois 60610 (reception on 6th floor)
• chicagolug.org/Meetings

We have been having regular meetings for four years now. We generally meet about once every other week. During our meetings, we have at least two presentations. The gatherings are as much a social event as they are a technical venue. Our meetings are structured and very democratic in nature. The agenda for each meeting are open to be edited by all of our members.

The Institute of Design is located at 350 North LaSalle Street in downtown Chicago, on the southwest corner of LaSalle and Kinzie streets, just north of the Chicago River, between the Merchandise Mart and the old “Traffic Court” building.

Windy City Linux Users Group (WCLUG)

• 7:00 - 10:00 pm
• Latizia’s Bakery, 2144 W. Division St, Chicago, IL
• No event charge (just buy a drink fromr Latizia’s)

We don’t have a set agenda. Come with questions and topics to discuss.

wesbsite: wclug.org   contact: Mike McCune 773-235-4276
wclug@wclug.org

Business Cards Optional

• Mon. July 17, 6-8am at Caribou Coffee at Lake/LaSalle.
• Location: Caribou Coffee (Northwest corner Lake/La Salle)
• Read more and RSVP at: http://TechCoffee.com

Every Monday morning this summer, open source hackers meet somewhere in downtown Chicago and work on the projects that interest them. It can reduce your temptation to just loaf around and read Slashdot.

All developers and technologists are welcome: Pythonizers, Rubyists, Perl Mongers, PHPimps, and Javanauts are welcome. Even Lispers, Schemers, OCamlists, Haskellians, Eiffelers, HyperTalkers, and Stegosauruses (COBOL programmers), too.

We will start July 15th and running through Sunday July 16th. (48 hours of pure tech party, camping on site in the location, creating spontaneous talks, innovation, and code) http://barcampchicago.com/
BarCamp is an ad hoc un-conference born from the desire for people to share and learn in an open environment. It is an intense event with discussions, demos, and interaction from attendees.
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It’s an informal party/conference about technology innovation and collaboration where participants can pitch ideas, present their work, or brainstorm on new developments.
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Read the Wired article: BAR camp press
Venue Found! Date Set July 15 (noon) to 16 (8pm with an afterparty following)
648 W. Randolph, 3rd Floor, right next to the 90/94 junction, a short walk from trains.

This Monday is the first TechCoffee for the summer: 6-8am at Caribou Coffee at Lake/LaSalle.
The proposal is that every Monday morning from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m., open source hackers meet somewhere in downtown Chicago and work on the projects that interest them. We could even setup projectors and let bystanders help find bugs on the big screen… or having a big screen would just serve to bystanders as a window into the wacky world of non-paid software development. It can reduce your temptation to just loaf around and read Slashdot….

All developers and technologists are welcome: Pythonizers, Rubyists, Perl Mongers, PHPimps, and Javanauts are welcome. Even Lispers, Schemers, OCamlists, Haskellians, Eiffelers, HyperTalkers, and Stegosauruses (COBOL programmers), too.

• The first TECHcoffee will be on Monday, June 19th, 6-8 a.m. in the Loop. Location: Caribou Coffee (Northwest corner Lake/La Salle)
• Read more and RSVP at: http://TechCoffee.com

Meet a large contingency of the Chicago Linux community, help organize an upcoming Install Fest, and enjoy a Potluck!
Where: 728 W Jackson Blvd. (Roof of building)
Date: Tuesday 06/13/2006
Time: 7 pm - whenever we get kicked out.
Cost: Bring some food

There will be a BBQ available, no planning is really going to be done, so everyone bring something and we’ll munch on whatever is available. (Or we’ll order a pizza and jolt a healthy part of a geek’s daily diet)

Building is the next going east to the one were the 24-h Gyros place is, right after crossing the highway. There is a very visible Staples Store being finished across the street from my building entrance (This is on Jackson).

We’ll be discussing locations, dates, events, resources. I’d like to have local mirrors established for just about every distro that we’ll support. Or at least the big ones, Ubuntu, Gentoo, Debian, RH/FC. *BSD maybe?

I believe all parties interested so far are: UIC LUG, IIT LUG, UFO, and Depaul. We’ll be discussing whether to focus on the install fest or simply make it into a conference and schedule speakers, presentations etc. Split it into a 2 different venues, have multiple speakers going at the same time.. (maybe a newbie track and a more advanced track).

I’d like to thank my VP for hosting this event at his place.

Samir Faci (samir at esamir.com)
UIC President