July 29th, 2006
- July 29 (location and time TBD)
website: http://campaigns.wikia.com/wiki/Meetup
Jim Whales recently spoke at Bar Camp and talked about his concept of using wiki’s for political campaigns. This meetup will help figure out how to do this, and motivate people to talk to political campaigns about using wikis.
Wikia’s Campaigns mission statement:
It’s time for politics to become more intelligent, and for democracy to really involve the people. Broadcast media tells you what to think and doesn’t let you get involved. It’s time to focus on what you need, what you care about, and the messages you want to get out.
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July 27th, 2006
- July 27, 1-5pm
- $25 if not an IPLAC member (register here by the 21st)
- Northwestern University School of Law
- 375 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60606
- Refreshments and reception included
There is an exciting intellectual property law event coming up Chicago on the afternoon of July 27, 2006, and the registration deadline (July 21) is quickly approaching.
The Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago (”IPLAC”) will be hosting an afternoon seminar with three panels addressing copyright, trademark and patent law. The program will end with a keynote address by Commissioner for Patents John Doll.
Evan Brown will be moderating a panel discussion on copyright. The panel will consist of University of Chicago Professor Doug Lichtman, Northwestern professor Clint Francis, and Sachnoff & Weaver attorney John Hines.
Registration fee is $25 if you’re not an IPLAC member. Here is a link to a registration form (pdf). Thanks to Evan Brown for telling me about this event!
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July 25th, 2006
Meet other Chicago-based tech folks, entrepreneurs, and venture capitalists at nextChicago’s first social gathering. The excitement is the first of many events from nextChicago.org. Join them for burgers, beer and bonding. See you there!
nextChicago is a fun way to connect both socially and professionally with young people who have a stake in future of tech and new media in Chicago. Participants generally have less than ten years experience and we especially welcome recent graduates who are just starting their careers.
nextChicago is an extension of nextNY, a New York City based organization with over 100 active members.
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July 25th, 2006
Sky High Network Night
- July 25th, 4:45 - 9:15 PM
- UIC Pavilion, Racine and the Eisenhower Expressway, Chicago, IL USA
- Costs is from $25 to $250
- You must rsvp
website: www.speednetworking.com/skyevent    contact: Richard Landman 773-935-7757 rlandman@rcn.com
“Sky High Network Night! will be the biggest networking event of 2006. And it’s a celebration of the power of building new relationships! We’re doing it strictly with viral marketing, networking and customer evangelism methods – so tell everybody! We’re combining a networking event led by three of Chicago’s premier networking gurus with a basketball game featuring our hottest new pro team The WNBA Chicago Sky Professional Basketball Team.”
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July 24th, 2006
- July 24th, 6-8pm
- ThoughtWorks office
- Suite 600 (6th floor) 651 W Washington Blvd, Chicago, IL
- momochicago.com
- Free with pizza and pop
Christy Wyatt, VP of Ecosystem Development Motorola Mobile Devices will discuss Motorola’s support of Eclipse and Linux for Mobile Development.
Whatever happened to J2ME and all the talk about Java on small form factor devices? A few important industry trends make this a topic of increased interest - The J2ME stack has matured and Linux has made a push as a reliable OS for mobile devices and it is evident that people are thinking about how to create an effective IDE for developers to build Java products on Linux based devices.
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July 24th, 2006
- July 24 - 25
- At the Sheraton Chicago
- Cost: EXPO pass (main hall and keynotes) is free if reserved prior to the day of the show
Big marketing and online advertising event in July:
http://www.ad-tech.com/chicago.asp
ad:tech Chicago explores the groundswell of activity around the intersection of technical innovation and creative process. Discover how the lines between these symbiotic worlds are blurring, and what it means for modern marketers.
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July 21st, 2006
Join us for the next Illionis Area VMware User Group meeting
Date: July 21, 2006
Time: 8:30am - 1:00pm
Location: The Standard Club
320 South Plymouth Court
Chicago, Illinois 60604
http://stclub.org
REGISTER NOW!
Agenda:
08:30 - 09:00 - Registation and Contential Breakfast
09:00 - 09:05 - Welcome and Introduction
09:05 - 10:00 - Overview of new features in Virtual Infrastructure 3
10:00 - 10:15 - Coffee Break and Networking
10:15 - 10:45 - Overview of upgrade plans and pricing structure for Virtual Infrastructure 3
10:00 - 10:15 - Coffee Break and Networking
11:00 - 11:45 - Real-world customer example of ESX used in a High-Availbility Configuration
11:45 - 12:30 - Open Discussion, Sponsor presentations & Door Prize Giveaways
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July 18th, 2006
Chicagoland Java User Group (CJUG)
- Tues. July 18, 6:15 - 8:30 PM
- DePaul University, Loop Campus, CTI Building, Room 436A, 243 S Wabash (just north of Jackson), Chicago,IL
- FREE to current CJUG members, Friends of CJUG; DePaul Students & Alumni and their guests. Other students are $2 (with student id) All others are $10
website: www.cjug.org contact: cjug@cjug.org
The Chicago Java Users Group (CJUG) is dedicated to promoting Java related technologies in a network world. It is an arena where you can exchange information, problems, ideas, experiences, resources, and questions related to the Java language. We provide Java users with meetings, discussion groups, forums, panels, lectures, and other similar programs concerned with the development and exchange of research data relevant to the Java language. We help coordinate workshops, training, and special interest groups to further the purpose of the group.
Business cards optional.
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July 17th, 2006
- You are invited to Heartland Angels investor presentation of Zienon
- Monday, July 17 at 6:00 PM sharp
- at FGMK, 2801 Lakeside Drive, 3rd Floor Bannockburn, IL 60015
website: www.fgmk.net (847) 374-0400
Because this also is a secured building and the elevators require manual over-ride after 6 PM, guests should allow extra time for registration. Pre-registration is required.
The agenda will be as follows for both meetings:
5:30 PM- 6:00 PM Registration
6:00 PM- 6:10 PM Introduction
6:10 PM- 6:55 PM Presentation
Joe Zlonicki, President
Derek Li, Chief Technology Officer
6:55 PM- 7:30 PM Formal Q & A
7:30 PM- 8:30 PM Refreshments and open discussion
Heartland Angels, Inc. maintains a due diligence notebook of relevant documents to assist in the review of this company. Guests who are not members of Heartland Angels may be requested to sign a non-disclosure agreement prior to the presentation due to the confidential and sensitive nature of the information presented.
If you are a non-member and wish to bring someone to assist you in evaluating this opportunity or another non-member accredited investor, please contact Ron Kirschner, MD as noted below. RSVP by 12 PM on July 17, 2006 to Ronald L. Kirschner, M.D., MBA at 847-675-3057 or at Ron.Kirschner@comcast.net
Please feel free to forward this invitation to those appropriate individuals to whom this program might fit into their personal asset allocation investment strategy.
Heartland Angels, Inc. provides a forum for select companies seeking investment capital the opportunity to present their companies to accredited individual and institutional investors.
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July 17th, 2006
- 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. 
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July 15th, 2006
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 inten
