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GET FINANCING: Learn Sources, Impress Your Banker
December 30th, 2008- Tue. Dec 30th, 2008 @ 8:45am - 12:30pm
- Score Chicago, Counselors to Americas Small Business
- CITIBANK CENTER
- Address: 500 W. Madison St, Suite 1250, Chicago, IL 60661
- Fee: $ 40 Pre-Paid online; $ 50 At the door
- Click link to register
Understand the various ways you might finance your business and how to approach friends and family, angel investors, banks and venture capitalists. Learn to prepare the documents you need to submit for each. A guest banker will also present criteria to obtain financing
Questions? Contact: Dave Woods (312) 353-4540
BUSINESS PLAN: A Roadmap for You, Necessary for Loans
December 16th, 2008- Tue. Dec 16th, 2008 @ 8:45am - 12:30pm
- Score Chicago, Counselors to Americas Small Business
- CITIBANK CENTER
- Address: 500 W.Madison St, Suite 1250, Chicago,IL 60661
- Fee: $ 40 Pre-Paid online; $ 50 At the door
- Click link to register
A thoughtful and well-executed business plan is the first step for every potential entrepreneur. Good planning increases the odds of success. This workshop covers the essential elements of business plan development. Topics include: setting goals and objectives, preparing marketing and financial plans and defining action steps to attain appropriate goals. With a good plan, build your roadmap to success.
Questions? Contact: Dave Woods (312) 353-4540
ACCOUNTING, TAXES, and RISK MANAGEMENT: Track and Protect Your Assets
December 12th, 2008- Fri. Dec 12th, 2008 @ 8:45am - 12:30pm
- Score Chicago, Counselors to Americas Small Business
- CITIBANK CENTER
- Address: 500 W.Madison St, Suite 1250, Chicago, IL 60661
- Fee: $ 40 Pre-Paid online; $ 50 At the door
- Click link to register
This workshop shows you how accounting statements like an income statement and balance sheet can help you understand and manage your business. It also covers the basics of federal, state and local taxes and the importance of good record keeping. Finally, it gives you an introduction to evaluating business risks and insuring against them
Questions? Contact: Dave Woods (312) 353-4540
MARKETING AND SELLING: Targeting to Get Customers
December 5th, 2008- Fri. Dec 5th, 2008 @ 8:45am - 12:30pm
- Score Chicago, Counselors to Americas Small Business
- CITIBANK CENTER
- Address: 500 W. Madison St, Suite 1250 , Chicago, IL 60661
- Fee: $ 40 Pre-Paid online; $ 50 At the door
- Click link to register
This workshop will cover effective and strategic utilization of pricing, promotion, product planning and distribution to give you a competitive edge.
Questions? Contact: Dave Woods (312) 353-4540
GOING INTO BUSINESS: Evaluate Yourself, Take First Steps
September 27th, 2008- Sat. Sep 27th, 2008 @ 9:00am - 12:30pm
- Score Chicago, Counselors to Americas Small Business
- Oakton Community College
- Address: 7701 N. Lincoln Avenue, Skokie IL 60077
- Fee: $ 60 online (required first course for next 5 Certificate Workshops at $ 150)
- click link to register
Do you have what it takes to start and run a successful business? If so, what are the first steps you should take? This workshop will help you assess your prospects, give you the initial direction you need, and inspire you to move forward to realize your dream
Questions? Contact: Dave Woods, 312-353-4540, www.scorechicago.org
MARKET LIKE A GUERRILLA: Sell like a Gorilla
September 27th, 2008- Sat. Sep 27th, 2008 @ 9:00am - 12:30pm
- Score Chicago, Counselors to Americas Small Business
- Triton College- Robert Collins Center
- Address: 2000 Fifth Ave, River Grove, IL 60171
- Fee: $ 50 Pre-Paid online; $ 60 At the door
- click link to register
Once you have determined the answer to the question, \”Who is my customer\”, you then need to know how to effectively get your product or service into that customer\’s hands. Marketing and sales are two areas in which budding entrepreneurs find themselves woefully inadequate. Yet these are usually the most important functions of any company, especially small businesses that lack abundant resources. Mike Sullivan is an accomplished entrepreneur who used these techniques to build a very successful company. He is an award winning public speaker and a member of The Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame.
Questions? Contact: Dave Woods, 312-353-4540, www.scorechicago.org
GET FINANCING: Learn Sources, Impress Your Banker
September 23rd, 2008- Tue. Sep 23rd, 2008 @ 8:45am - 12:30pm
- SCORE Chicago, Counselors to Americas Small Business
- CITIBANK CENTER
- Address: 500 West Madison Street, Suite 1250, Chicago
- Fee: $ 40 Pre-Paid online; $ 50 At the door
- CLICK LINK TO REGISTER
Understand the various ways you might finance your business and how to approach friends and family, angel investors, banks and venture capitalists. Learn to prepare the documents you need to submit for each. A guest banker will also present criteria to obtain financing.
Questions? Contact: Dave Woods, 312-353-4540, www.scorechicago.org
WindyCityRails - Chicago Ruby on Rails
September 20th, 2008- 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
BUSINESS PLAN: A Roadmap for You, Necessary for Loans
September 16th, 2008- Tue. Sep 16th, 2008 @ 8:45am - 12:30pm
- SCORE Chicago, Counselors to Americas Small Business
- CITIBANK CENTER
- Address: 500 West Madison Street, Suite 1250, Chicago
- Fee: $ 40 Pre-Paid online; $ 50 At the door
- CLICK LINK TO REGISTER
A thoughtful and well-executed business plan is the first step for every potential entrepreneur. Good planning increases the odds of success. This workshop covers the essential elements of business plan development. Topics include: setting goals and objectives, preparing marketing and financial plans and defining action steps to attain appropriate goals. With a good plan, build your roadmap to success.
Questions? Contact: Dave #Woods, 312-353-4540, www.scorechicago.org
FINANCIALS: Master Cash Flows and Profits
September 9th, 2008- Tue. Sep 9th, 2008 @ 8:45am - 12:30pm
- SCORE Chicago, Counselors to Americas Small Business
- CITIBANK CENTER
- Address: 500 West Madison Street, Suite 1250, Chicago
- Fee: 8:45 am - 12:30pm
- CLICK LINK TO REGISTER
Improve business results by effective use of financial tools for forward planning and analysis. This workshop covers cash flow (as different from an income statement) and break even analysis to help you achieve financial success in your business. Attendees will have access to a cash flow template in Excel format which they can customize.
Questions? Contact: Dave Woods, 312-353-4540, www.scorechicago.org
MARKETING AND SELLING: Targeting to Get Customers
September 5th, 2008- Fri. Sep 5th, 2008 @ 8:45am - 12:30pm
- SCORE Chicago, Counselors to Americas Small Business
- Score Chicago, CITIBANK CENTER
- Address: 500 West Madison Street, Suite 1250, Chicago
- Fee: $ 40 Pre-Paid online; $ 50 At the door
- click link to register
Marketing is vital throughout a business to give you direction, to help you to set goals/objectives that will contribute to your success, and to ensure that everyone involved is focused on the same targets; this workshop will cover effective and strategic utilization of pricing, promotion, product planning and distribution to give you a competitive edge.
Questions? Contact: Dave Woods, 312-353-4540, www.scorechicago.org
HOW TO START A BUSINESS AND SUCCESS: A Case Study
August 30th, 2008- Sat. Aug 30th, 2008 @ 9:00am - 12:30pm
- Score Chicago, Counselors to Americas Small Business
- Triton College
- Address: 2000 Fifth Ave, River Grove, IL 60171, Robert Collins Center
- Fee: $ 50 Pre-Paid online; $ 60 At the door
- click link to register
Taking Your Business Online is an opportunity to learn best practices for your business website. The first half will focus on the objectives, terms, technologies and tools to get a website up and running. Learn about terms like HTML, review web hosting, and understand alternative development approaches. Find out about shopping carts, shipping costs and fulfillment. The second half of the workshop will provide you with design techniques to evaluate and improve an existing website, including user interface optimizations and enhancements like blogging. If you are looking to take your website to the next level, or just get started with your first business website, this workshop is for you.
Questions? Contact: Dave Wopds, (312) 353-4540, www.scorechicago.org
TAKING YOUR BUSINESS ONLINE: Build and Improve Your Website
August 28th, 2008- Thu. Aug 28th, 2008 @ 8:45am - 12:00pm
- SCORE Chicago, Counselors to Americas Small Business
- CITIGROUP CENTER
- Address: 500 W. Madison St, Suite 1250, Chicago,IL 60661
- Fee: $ 50 Pre-Paid online; $ 60 At the door
- click link to register
Taking Your Business Online is an opportunity to learn best practices for your business website. The first half will focus on the objectives, terms, technologies and tools to get a website up and running. Learn about terms like HTML, review web hosting, and understand alternative development approaches. Find out about shopping carts, shipping costs and fulfillment. The second half of the workshop will provide you with design techniques to evaluate and improve an existing website, including user interface optimizations and enhancements like blogging. If you are looking to take your website to the next level, or just get started with your first business website, this workshop is for you.
Questions? Contact: Dave Woods, (312) 353-4540, www.scorechicago.org
Chicago e-Learning & Technology Showcase
August 20th, 2008- Wed. Aug 20th, 2008 @ 10:00am - 4:00pm
- STC-Chicago and CISPI
- Roosevelt University, Gage Bldg
- Address: 18 South Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL
- Fee: $ 25/$ 50 member/nonmember
- online registration or at door
Purpose of e-Learning Showcase:
This is a full day celebration of the best e-learning found in Chicago. The Showcase focuses on the topics of synchronous virtual presentation programs and supporting software, such as webinars, online seminars, virtual classroom, blended learning, and online business simulations. But you can also expect to find presenters demonstrating their work on these topics and more: Authoring tools, development companies, and knowledge management tools will all be discussed and explained.
Who Should Come: Mark your calendar for August 20 to pre-register at the astounding price of $ 25 ($ 50 nonmembers) to hear and see e-learning in all its shapes and forms. You will be able to network with instructional designers, instructional developers, technical writers, trainers, training managers, content managers, and media developers just like yourself to learn the newest and best. Registration will soon be available at the websites of the sponsoring organizations STC-Chicago www.stc-chicago.org and CISPI www.cispi.com
Questions? Contact: Mike Tillmans, 630-584-0134, eyedee@aol.com
FINANCIALS: Master Cash Flows and Profits
August 12th, 2008- Tue. Aug 12th, 2008 @ 8:45am - 12:30pm
- Score Chicago, Counselors to Americas Small Business
- CITIGROUP CENTER
- Address: 500 W. Madison St, Suite 1250, Chicago, IL 60661
- Fee: $ 40 Pre-Paid online; $ 50 At the door
- click link to register
This workshop covers cash flow and break even analysis to help you achieve financial success in your business.
Questions? Contact: Dave Woods, (312) 353-4540, www.scorechicago.org
SocialDevCampChicago
August 9th, 2008- 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
MARKET LIKE A GUERRILLA: Sell like a Gorilla
July 31st, 2008- Thu. Jul 31st, 2008 @ 8:45am - 12:30pm
- Score Chicago, Counselors to Americas Small Business
- CITIGROUP CENTER
- Address: 500 W. Madison St, Suite 1250, Chicago, IL 60661
- Fee: $ 50 Pre-Paid online; $ 60 At the door
- click link to register
Marketing and sales are two areas in which budding entrepreneurs find themselves woefully inadequate. Yet these are usually the most important functions of any company, especially small businesses that lack abundant resources.
Questions? Contact: Dave Woods (312) 353- 4540, www.scorechicago.org
ACCOUNTING, TAXES, and RISK MANAGEMENT: Track and Protect Your Assets
July 11th, 2008- Fri. Jul 11th, 2008 @ 8:45am - 12:30pm
- Score Chicago, Counselors to Americas Small Business
- CITIGROUP CENTER
- Address: 500 W. Madison St, Suite 1250, Chicago, IL 60661
- Fee: $ 40 Pre-Paid online; $ 50 At the door
- click link to register
This workshop shows you how accounting statements like an income statement and balance sheet can help you understand and manage your business. It also covers the basics of federal, state and local taxes and the importance of good record keeping. Finally, it gives you an introduction to evaluating business risks and insuring against them.
Questions? Contact: Dave Woods (312) 353- 4540, www.scorechicago.org
FINANCIALS: Master Cash Flows and Profits
July 9th, 2008- Wed. Jul 9th, 2008 @ 8:45am - 12:30pm
- Score Chicago, Counselors to Americas Small Business
- CITIGROUP CENTER
- Address: 500 W. Madison St, Suite 1250, Chicago, IL 60661
- Fee: $ 40 Pre-Paid online; $ 50 At the door
- click link to register
Improve business results by effective use of financial tools for forward planning and analysis. This workshop covers cash flow (as different from an income statement) and break even analysis to help you achieve financial success in your business. Attendees will have access to a cash flow template in Excel format which they can customize.
Questions? Contact: Dave Woods (312) 353-4540, www.scorechicago.org
MARKETING AND SELLING: Targeting to Get Customers
July 7th, 2008- Mon. Jul 7th, 2008 @ 8:45am - 12:30pm
- Score Chicago, Counselors to Americas Small Business
- CITIGROUP CENTER
- Address: 500 W. Madison St, Suite 1250, Chicago, IL 60661
- Fee: $ 40 Pre-Paid online; $ 50 At the door
- click link to register
This workshop will cover effective and strategic utilization of pricing, promotion, product planning and distribution to give you a competitive edge.
Questions? Contact: Dave Woods (312) 353-4540, www.scorechicago.org
West Suburban Chicago PHP Meetup
July 3rd, 2008- Thu. Jul 3rd, 2008 @ 7:00pm - 9:00pm
- West Suburban Chicago PHP Meetup
- Wheaton, IL
- Address: Panera Bread, 25 Rice Lake Square, Wheaton, IL. 60187
- Fee: 0
- RSVP @ meetup.com
This month, I\’ll be presenting Subversion, one of the leading version control systems out there. Even if you\’re a team of one, version control can save you numerous headaches. Come learn how you can put it to use!
Be sure to visit our website/blog at suburbanchicagophp.org!
Questions? Contact: http://php.meetup.com/381
GOING INTO BUSINESS: Evaluate Yourself, Take First Steps
July 1st, 2008- Tue. Jul 1st, 2008 @ 8:45am - 12:30pm
- Score Chicago
- CITIBANK CENTER
- Address: 500 West Madison Street, Suite 1250, Chicago
- Fee: $ 40 Pre-Paid online; $ 50 At the door
- Click link to register
This workshop will help you assess your prospects, give you the initial direction you need, and inspire you to move forward to realize your dream.
Questions? Contact: Dave Woods, 312-353-4540, www.scorechicago.org
GET FINANCING: Learn Sources, Impress Your Banker
June 26th, 2008- Thu. Jun 26th, 2008 @ 8:45am - 12:30pm
- SCORE CHICAGO, COUNSELORS TO AMERICAS SMALL BUSINESS
- CITIBANK CENTER
- Address: 500 W. Madison St, Suite 1250, Chgo, IL 60661
- Fee: $ 40 Pre-Paid Online; $ 50 at the Door
- Please register Online
Understand the various ways you might finance your business and how to approach friends and family, angel investors, banks and venture capitalists.
Questions? Contact: workshops@scorechicago.com
BUSINESS PLAN: A Roadmap for You, Necessary for Loans
June 24th, 2008- Tue. Jun 24th, 2008 @ 8:45am - 12:30pm
- SCORE CHICAGO, COUNSELORS TO AMERICAS SMALL BUSINESS
- CITIBANK CENTER
- Address: 500 W. Madison St, Suite 1250, Chgo, IL 60661
- Fee: $ 40 Pre-Paid Online; $ 50 at the Door
- Please register Online
This workshop covers: setting goals and objectives, preparing marketing and financial plans and defining action steps to attain appropriate goals.
Questions? Contact: workshops@scorechicago.com
ACCOUNTING, TAXES, and RISK MANAGEMENT: Track and Protect Your Assets
June 20th, 2008- Fri. Jun 20th, 2008 @ 8:45am - 12:30pm
- SCORE CHICAGO, COUNSELORS TO AMERICAS SMALL BUSINESS
- CITIBANK CENTER
- Address: 500 W. Madison St, Suite 1250, Chgo, IL 60661
- Fee: $ 40 Pre-Paid Online; $ 50 at the Door
- Please register Online
This workshop covers: how to understand and manage your business; the basics of taxes and good record keeping; and an introduction to evaluating business risks and insuring against them.
Questions? Contact: workshops@scorechicago.com
FINANCIALS: Master Cash Flows and Profits
June 17th, 2008- Tue. Jun 17th, 2008 @ 8:45am - 12:30pm
- SCORE CHICAGO, COUNSELORS TO AMERICAS SMALL BUSINESS
- CITIBANK CENTER
- Address: 500 W. Madison St, Suite 1250, Chgo, IL 60661
- Fee: $ 40 Pre-Paid Online; $ 50 at the Door
- Please register Online
Improve business results by effective use of financial tools for forward planning and analysis. This workshop covers cash flow and break even analysis to help you achieve financial success in your business.
Questions? Contact: workshops@scorechicago.com
INTERNET MARKETING: Email, Pay-Per-Click, e-Commece, More
June 13th, 2008- Fri. Jun 13th, 2008 @ 8:45am - 12:00pm
- SCORE CHICAGO, COUNSELORS TO AMERICAS SMALL BUSINESS
- CITIBANK CENTER
- Address: 500 W. Madison St, Suite 1250, Chgo, IL 60661
- Fee: $ 50 Pre-Paid Online; $ 60 at the Door
- Please register Online
Learn how to get started marketing online or to improve your online marketing strategy. Get the inside on keywords, pay per click and more. Get more traffic and increased sales. Find and convert customers.
Questions? Contact: workshops@scorechicago.com
Hong Kong and Zhaoqing Doing Business in China Seminar
June 9th, 2008- Mon. Jun 9th, 2008 @ 9:00am - 12:30pm
- Invest Hong Kong
- Palmer Hilton Hotel Chicago - Empire Room
- Address: 17 East, Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois, US
- Fee: Free
- Call 514-448-7777 ext. 225 or email: emagder@hkzhaoqingseminar.com
Hong Kong and Zhaoqing are combining their efforts to provide you with an insightful seminar that will highlight growth opportunities available for your company in Hong Kong and Zhaoqing. Learn how U.S. companies can benefit from establishing their regional headquarters in Hong Kong and making use of this strategic location to oversee their manufacturing facilities and sales operations in the Greater PRD region.
Speakers will include:
- Mr Mike Rowse, Director-General, Invest Hong Kong
- Mr Yang Haoming, Mayor of People Government of Zhaoqing Municipality
- Mr. Gary Clinton, Managing Director, Head of Global Relationship Banking, Asia Pacific Citigroup (recently retired)
- Mr. Peter Guang Chen, Partner, Deloitte Tax LLP International Tax Group/ China Services Group
Questions? Contact: emagder@hkzhaoqingseminar.com
Doing Busines in China
June 9th, 2008- Mon. Jun 9th, 2008 @ 9:00am - 2:00pm
- Invest Hong Kong
- Palmer Hilton Hotel Chicago
- Address: 17 East, Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois
- Fee: Free
- register@hkzhaoqingseminar.com
Invest Hong Kong and the Peoples Government of Zhaoqing Municipality will be hosting the seminar Hong Kong and Zhaoqing: Your Winning Formula in China, specifically targeting U.S. Technology companies that want to take advantage of business opportunities in China.
Other Speakers will include:
- Mr Mike Rowse, Director-General, Invest Hong Kong
- Mr Yang Haoming, Mayor of Peoples Government of Zhaoqing Municipality
- Mr. Gary Clinton, Head of Global Relationship Banking, Asia Pacific Citigroup
- Mr. Peter Guang Chen, Partner, Deloitte Tax LLP International Tax Group
- Mr Arnold E Berney, Corporate Vice President and Officer, Leggett and Platt Inc
- Mr Richard Tam, Director, Chicago, Hong Kong Trade Development Council
This is a great opportunity to network with business and government leaders from China as well as local companies in Chicago also interested in the Chinese market.
Questions? Contact: Erika emagder@hkzhaoqingseminar.com or 1-514-448-7777 ext. 225
BUYING A PROFITABLE BUSINESS: Find, Evaluate, and Negotiate
June 5th, 2008- Thu. Jun 5th, 2008 @ 8:45am - 12:30pm
- SCORE CHICAGO, COUNSELORS TO AMERICAS SMALL BUSINESS
- CITIBANK CENTER
- Address: 500 W. Madison St, Suite 1250, Chgo, IL 60661
- Fee: $ 50 Pre-Paid Online; $ 60 at the Door
- Please register Online
Learn about buying a business as an alternative to starting up a new business. Also learn how to analyze new business opportunities and negotiate a business purchase.
Questions? Contact: workshops@scorechicago.com
UPDATED LOCATION: Bridge2Growth June 4 Chicago Briefing
June 4th, 2008- Wed. Jun 4th, 2008 @ 2:30am - 4:30am
- Bridge2Growth
- Intercontinental Hotel
- Address: 505 N. Michigan Ave Empire Room 7th Floor
- Fee: Free
- http://www.bridge2growth.com/register.html
The
British Midlands, the North American economic development agency
for central England, is bringing their Bridge2Growth
http://www.bridge2growth.com briefing to small and mid-sized Chicago
companies on June 4th. Bridge2Growth’s appeal is the bundle of free
offers being extended to companies in the Chicago area. We offer
information and value to those that are eventually thinking about
expanding into Western Europe or even the U.K.
Additional information follows. Can you pass this along to members and
others in your network? Thank you again and please let us know if you
have questions or need additional information. Thank you! Susan Harris
susan@bridge2growth.com
To register: http://www.bridge2growth.com/register.html
GOING INTO BUSINESS: Evaluate Yourself, Take First Steps
June 3rd, 2008- Tue. Jun 3rd, 2008 @ 8:45am - 12:30pm
- SCORE CHICAGO, COUNSELORS TO AMERICAS SMALL BUSINESS
- CITIBANK CENTER
- Address: 500 W. Madison St, Suite 1250, Chgo, IL 60661
- Fee: $ 40 Pre-Paid Online; $ 50 at the Door
- Please register Online
Do you have what it takes to start and run a successful business? What are the first steps? This workshop will help you assess your prospects, give you initial direction, and inspire you to realize your dream.
Questions? Contact: workshops@scorechicago.com
Intro to Lisp Workshop
May 31st, 2008- Sat. May 31st, 2008 @ 3:00pm - 6:00pm
- Chicago Lisp User Group
- Institute of Design
- Address: 350 N. LaSalle St, 4th Floor, Chicago
- Fee: 0
- Email Peter Christensen
INTRO TO LISP WORKSHOP
WHO: Programmers interested in learning more about Lisp.
HOW MUCH: The low, low price of 3ish hours of attention span.
WHEN: Saturday, May 31st from 3pm-6pm.
WHERE: Institute of Design, 350 N. LaSalle St, 4th floor, Chicago. Map.
WHAT: A hands-on introduction the the Common Lisp programming language
Tentative Schedule (presentations will be 30-60 min)
* Setting up a Lisp Environment (John Quigley): A hands-on walkthrough of how to setup a Lisp environment, Emacs, and SLIME. There will be documentation beforehand about steps to take and which packages to get.
* Lisp Basics and Idioms (Peter Christensen): Lisp syntax, contructs, basic code, idioms and practices.
* Common Lisp condition system (need a volunteer)
* Macros (Craig Luddington): How Lisp lets you write code that writes code that writes code � and why you�d want to do that.
* Demos of cool things in Lisp (need volunteers): showing off both neat and practical things that Lisp can do.
We�re looking for volunteers to do the following:
* Present on the CL condition system
* Suggest and present on other aspects of CL not listed here that would be suitable for an introductory session
* Walk around and help troubleshoot during the first session about setting up your environment.
* Help with audio and video recording
* Provide audio recording equipment (mics, cords, some way to record the audio on a computer, etc)
* Contact other programming user groups to promote the event
If you�re interested in attending or helping, please email Peter Christensen (http://www.pchristensen.com/blog/contact-me/) and include �Intro to Lisp Workshop� at the start of the message.
Questions? Contact: Peter Christensen
BUSINESS PLAN: A Roadmap for You, Necessary for Loans
May 28th, 2008- Wed. May 28th, 2008 @ 8:45am - 12:30pm
- SCORE CHICAGO, COUNSELORS TO AMERICAS SMALL BUSINESS
- CITIBANK CENTER
- Address: 500 W. Madison St, Suite 1250, Chgo, IL 60661
- Fee: $ 40 Pre-Paid Online; $ 50 at the Door
- Please register Online
This workshop covers the essential elements of business plan development. Topics include: setting goals and objectives, preparing marketing and financial plans and defining action steps to attain appropriate goals.
Questions? Contact: workshops@scorechicago.com
Running a Strategic Marketing Bootcamp for Engineers
May 27th, 2008- Tue. May 27th, 2008 @ 10:00am - 11:00am
- California Institute of Technology IRC’s Technology Marketing Center
- Pasadena
- Address: Webinar
- Fee: Free
- Register at www.technologymarketingcenter.com
When selling technology products, marketing personnel are often not technical enough and engineering does not have adequate marketing skills. In this free webinar sponsored by Caltech IRCs Technology Marketing Center on May 27, 2008, learn how Texas Instrument’s Digital Light Processing Division solved this problem by creating its unique Product Marketing Manager Development Program, a marketing bootcamp which combines classroom instruction and real-world projects to develop skills and then places technical managers in marketing job assignments.
Questions? Contact: Julie Anderson, jka@caltech.edu, 626-395-3746
SonicWALL Seminar and a Movie
May 22nd, 2008- Thu. May 22nd, 2008 @ 9:30am - 11:30am
- Sikich
- Hollywood Blvd Cinema, Woodridge IL
- Address: 1001 West 75th Street
- Fee: free
- RSVP website
Break free from premium-priced, cumbersome and complex legacy systems and shift to solutions that are easier to use and more affordable yet robust enough to support the ever-changing needs of the dynamic enterprise.
Join us for A Seminar and a Movie and learn how SonicWALL E-Class solutions drive the cost and complexity out of running a secure enterprise-class network, and deliver elegant simplicity and unparalleled value.
You\’ll learn:
How SonicWALL E-Class Network Security Appliance (NSA) Series is engineered to drive down administrative complexity, while defending against the entire spectrum of network attacks, both externally and internally, with unprecedented speed.
How the SonicWALL Continuous Data Protection (CDP) Series resolves the problem of using fixed-schedule antiquated tape systems with a complete, disk-based backup and recovery solution that meets the needs of organizations and remote offices.
Afterwards, be our guest for lunch and a private screening of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull!
Questions? Contact: nmoss@sikich.com
ACCOUNTING, TAXES, and RISK MANAGEMENT: Track and Protect Your Assets
May 22nd, 2008- Thu. May 22nd, 2008 @ 8:45am - 12:30pm
- SCORE CHICAGO, COUNSELORS TO AMERICAS SMALL BUSINESS
- CITIBANK CENTER
- Address: 500 W. Madison St, Suite 1250, Chgo, IL 60661
- Fee: $ 40 Pre-Paid Online; $ 50 at the Door
- Please register Online
This workshop covers:how accounting statements can help you understand and manage your business; the basics of taxes and importance of good record keeping; and an introduction to evaluating business risks and insuring against them.
Questions? Contact: workshops@scorechicago.com
Open Source Webinar
May 21st, 2008- 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
Go Green! AeA Midwest Council Green Technologies Program
May 21st, 2008- Wed. May 21st, 2008 @ 7:30am - 11:00am
- AeA
- Microsoft
- Address: 77 W. Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL
- Fee: Aea Member-$ 30; Non-member-$ 50
- Register online or contact Michelle Scott for manual registration information
Go Green: AeA Midwest Council Green Technologies program is a comprehensive program to help you learn best practices, laws & regulations that may affect your company, how to implement cost savings while greening your company, and how you can make a difference by positively affecting the environment.
Confirmed speakers include: Congressman Danny K. Davis; Chicago CIO, Hardik Bhatt; Microsoft, and Fuel Tech. Invited speakers include Motorola, Boeing, Chicago Dept. of Environment and additional high-tech companies.
Questions? Contact: Michelle Scott, 630.613.7739, michelle_scott@aeanet.org
FINANCIALS: Master Cash Flows and Profits
May 20th, 2008- Tue. May 20th, 2008 @ 8:45am - 12:30pm
- SCORE CHICAGO, COUNSELORS TO AMERICAS SMALL BUSINESS
- CITIBANK CENTER
- Address: 500 W. Madison St, Suite 1250, Chgo, IL 60661
- Fee: $ 40 Pre-Paid Online; $ 50 at the Door
- Please register Online
Improve business results by effective use of financial tools for forward planning and analysis. This workshop covers cash flow and break even analysis to help you achieve financial success in your business.
Questions? Contact: workshops@scorechicago.com
BNC Entrepreneur Event - Building Business Alliances
May 14th, 2008- Wed. May 14th, 2008 @ 6:30pm - 8:30pm
- Business Network Chicago
- Conference Center at UBS Tower
- Address: 1 North Wacker
- Fee: 28.00
- Pre-Register by May 12
The BNC Entrepreneur Group is for small business owners looking to expand their network for resources, information, and ideas for growing their business.
Join serial entrepreneur Carter founder of Networking for a Cause and founder of YEA Young Entrepreneur Alliance at the next BNC Entrepreneur event May 14, 2008. Carter will be giving a presentation on building a network of business alliances.
In this highly interactive session Carter will illustrate how to:
- Build pivotal business relationships
- What to do before you say Hello
- Follow up with new contacts
- Rebuild relationships from current database
- Build a strong referral-based business
- Build you own relationship-based marketing and sales campaign
- Get your network to actively refer you quality referral sources
Carter also runs his own business coaching practice, and for the past 6 years has been researching the top networkers in business as to what makes them successful.
On-line registration will close 6 pm May 12 or when capacity has been reached. Cost is $ 28.00 prepaid. Click here to register.
Questions? Contact: entrepreneur_group [at] bnchicago [dot] org
Applicationo Development Trends & Strategies
May 14th, 2008- Wed. May 14th, 2008 @ 1:00pm - 6:45pm
- Technology Executives Club
- Union League Club
- Address: 65 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago IL
- Fee: $ 95 - $ 150
- Call 847-837-3900 X6
Join us as we explore the top trends and successful application development strategies for the Enterprise. New application development strategies and technologies hold big promise for advancing the enterprise, from increased agility and business process alignment to improved customer service — all while holding down budgets.
Join us as we discuss:
Top trends in Application Development Tools & Strategies;
Leveraging Component Applications in a Web Services environment to create a more agile enterprise
Open Source collaboration and web services environments;
Leveraging application investments for resale to other companies and reusing tools built by other IT organizations;
The Evolution of the User Experience with newer 2.0 technologies;
Exploring the benefits of 2.0 Internet based tools as a way to improve business processes and the customer experience;
How area companies are achieving cost savings while continuing to invest in critical projects.
Questions? Contact: Call Jennifer, 847-837-3900 X6
HIRE, SELL AND MARKET: For Explosive Entrepreneurial Growth
May 14th, 2008- Wed. May 14th, 2008 @ 8:45am - 12:30pm
- SCORE CHICAGO, COUNSELORS TO AMERICAS SMALL BUSINESS
- CITIBANK CENTER
- Address: 500 W. Madison St, Suite 1250, Chgo, IL 60661
- Fee: $ 65 Pre-Paid Online; $ 75 at the Door
- Please register Online
Pat Evans, author of SalesBURST!!: Worlds Fastest (entrepreneurial) Sales Training, tells you how to supercharge your sales. Entrepreneurs, sales managers and sales reps all need to learn how to sell FAST.
Questions? Contact: workshops@scorechicago.com
MARKETING AND SELLING: Targeting to Get Customers
May 13th, 2008- Tue. May 13th, 2008 @ 8:45am - 12:30pm
- SCORE CHICAGO, COUNSELORS TO AMERICAS SMALL BUSINESS
- CITIBANK CENTER
- Address: 500 W. Madison St, Suite 1250
- Fee: $ 40 Pre-Paid Online; $ 50 at the Door
- Please register Online
This workshop covers marketing plans, pricing, promotion and distribution strategies, and methods for finding and keeping your customers.
Questions? Contact: workshops@scorechicago.com
Digital Construction Company: ChicagoCon 2008s
May 12th, 2008- Mon. May 12th, 2008 @ 7:00am - Sun. May 18th, 2008 @ 3:00pm
- Digital Construction Company
- MicroTrain
- Address: 720 E. Butterfield Rd. Suite 100, Lombard, IL 60148
- Fee: $ 2395.
- RSVP website
World Class Security Training & Ethical Hacking Conference
All new keynoters, additional security boot camps, exams on-site followed by 2 days of ethical hacking presentations and breakout sessions. No exhibit hall with sales pitches, so you can focus on learning from the pros and advancing your infosec career.
Keynotes by Geahan (FBI), Echemendia (Hacking Instructor), McOmie (TruTV’s Tiger Team), Murray (Neohapsis) & Shewmaker (SANS)
Register:
http://www.chicagocon.com/content/view/44/7/
Presented by the Ethical Hacker Network (EH-Net) and its parent company, The Digital Construction Company (TDCC), ChicagoCon is positioned to become the premier security event in the industry by bringing together the biggest names in education and certification under one roof for a week of security training like no other. With boot-camp style, hands-on classroom training, the (s)pring edition of ChicagoCon will host 13 courses from May 12 - 16 featuring a cross-section of the security landscape. We will also showcase researchers and InfoSec professionals during the conference portion of the event from May 16 - 17. From the novice, to the ultimate techie to those reaching for the CISO chair… everyone interested in a career in security will find something at ChicagoCon.
Questions? Contact: Donald C. Donzal don@digitalconstructionco.com 708-837-3002
GLOBAL TRADE-EXPORTING: Get Basics from the Pros
May 8th, 2008- Thu. May 8th, 2008 @ 8:45am - 3:00am
- SCORE CHICAGO, COUNSELORS TO AMERICAS SMALL BUSINESS
- CITIBANK CENTER
- Address: 500 W. Madison St, Suite 1250
- Fee: $ 60 Pre-Paid Online; $ 70 at the Door
- Please register Online
Basic components of exporting are discussed by speakers in the export and import industry. Covering legal issues, financial, banking customs & sound techniques for exporting products as well as U.S. Government Financial Programs.
Questions? Contact: workshops@scorechicago.com
SharePoint Not Just for Geeks…Driving Business Value
May 8th, 2008- Thu. May 8th, 2008 @ 8:30am - 11:00am
- CorasWorks
- Chicago - Microsoft
- Address: 77 W. Wacker Dr., Suite 2300, Chicago, IL 60601
- Fee: Free
- Please register online.
Now that Microsoft SharePoint is moving from the server under a desk to the corporate infrastructure, people are eager to learn how to drive real business value with it. Learn successful approaches to overcoming the challenges that companies typically encounter with SharePoint.
Get answers to your tough SharePoint questions:
- We want to start using SharePoint to help drive business value, but how do we get started?
- SharePoint has taken off internally, but how do we get it back under control?
- We want to build strategic business applications on SharePoint, but is there an approach that isn�t so complex and expensive?
Time: 8:30am - 11:00am Cost: Free
Questions? Contact: events@corasworks.net
AeA International Environmental Compliance Update
May 8th, 2008- Thu. May 8th, 2008 @ 7:30am - 3:30am
- AeA Midwest Council
- Motorola
- Address: 1303 Algonquin Road, Schaumburg, IL
- Fee: AeA Member-$ 159; Non-member-$ 299
- Register online or contact Michelle Scott for manual registration information
This program is designed to enable your managers, compliance executives, legal departments, and environmental and facilities professionals to better understand and comply with these environmental directives, as well as determine how your company can best position itself in today\’s changing global marketplace. To maximize your company\’s understanding of this important issue, we encourage you to bring your business and channel partners with you. Working together on these new requirements is essential to your company\’s success.
Questions? Contact: Michelle Scott, 630.613.7739
BNC Venture Capital Group
May 6th, 2008- Tue. May 6th, 2008 @ 12:00pm - 1:40am
- Business Network Chicago
- ITA Headquarters
- Address: 200 S. Wacker, Chicago, IL 60606
- Fee: 5.00
- Sign up at 123Signup
We will review three quality entrepreneurial opportunities this month.
This group is led by Len Bland of Concept Equity Group (www.conceptequity.com) and David Carman of the BNC.
Business Network Chicago (BNC) is a professional networking and career development organization bringing together professionals to support members in all phases of their career.
Please bring your own lunch and drinks.
We meet the first Tuesday of every month. If you have a scheduling conflict, please join us for the next meeting on 6/3.
Questions? Contact: Len Bland: len_bland@conceptequity.com, 847-317-0656
GOING INTO BUSINESS: Evaluate Yourself, Take First Steps
May 6th, 2008- Tue. May 6th, 2008 @ 8:45am - 12:30pm
- SCORE CHICAGO, COUNSELORS TO AMERICAS SMALL BUSINESS
- CITIBANK CENTER
- Address: 500 W. Madison St, Suite 1250
- Fee: $ 40 Pre-Paid Online; $ 50 at the Door
- Please register Online
Do you have what it takes to start and run a successful business? What are the first steps? This workshop will help you assess your prospects, give you initial direction, and inspire you to realize your dream.
Questions? Contact: workshops@scorechicago.com