• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Fri. May 16th, 2008 @ 7:00pm - 9:00pm
• Chicago Lisp User Group
• CashNetUSA offices
• Address: 200 W. Jackson Blvd, 14th Floor
• Fee: 0
• Email Peter Christensen

NEXT MEETING:

WHEN: Friday, May 16th at 7pm.

WHERE: CashNetUSA offices. 200 W. Jackson Blvd, 14th floor, Chicago. Map.

WHAT: Planning for Intro to Lisp Workshop,
Lightning talks. The following people have signed up, more welcome (email Peter if interested or add a comment at Coordinatr)

* Grant Rattke - A simple object system using macros
* Steve Githens - Scripting a Java SOA system using Kawa and Clojure
* Dry runs from the people presenting at the Intro to Lisp Workshop

Questions? Contact: Peter Christensen

• 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