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Chicago Ideas Week ("CIW") is the platform for ideas, created for innovators, thinkers, doers, and interested members of the Chicago and greater Midwestern area. With a goal to stimulate new initiatives and ventures, create new connections and collaborations, and establish a community of people who have the desire to connect to achieve...

WordCamp San Francisco is the official annual conference of the WordPress open source project.

WordCamp SF 2010 brought together 700+ WordPress users and developers from around the world. In 2011 we're expanding the programming for publishers, bloggers, and developers.

In the weeks ahead, we'll be soliciting speakers, sponsors, and...

Please visit this post for details of why the event has been postponed temporarily.

http://tedxwindycity.com/2011/06/09/update-2/

Independently organized live TEDx Events in Chicago thanks to Pivotal Production and The Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago.

Theme: The Revolution will be Digitized

TechWeek is a week-long festival that showcases everything new in the technology, web and interactive industries.

From mobile apps and enterprise software to consumer products and greentech innovations, from advertising and product design to robotics and nanotechnology, TechWeek covers it.

- TechWeek Conference & Expo, July 22-25, 2011,...

For the duration of a week, SPARK Chicago will launch three companies from scratch, each receiving over $100,000 of free services! After six days of intense incubation, SPARK Chicago will have helped to create, build, and launch these three startups.

How? Through an application process, the contest will be narrowed down to sixty entrepreneurs who...

Among the acts who will appear: Animal Collective, Fleet Foxes, TV on the Radio, Cut Copy, the Dismemberment Plan, Deerhunter, Destroyer, Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti, James Blake, and OFWGKTA (Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All), Das Racist, Kylesa, Curren$y, Woods, Yuck, and Sun Airway. Many more will be announced soon.

Tickets for the...

Entrepreneurpalooza! with Carol Roth & Barry Moltz

Join Social Media Club Chicago as we welcome two of the most respected voices when it comes to business and entrepeneurship: Carol Roth and Barry Moltz. Hear how both of them have integrated social media as part of their overall success. Due to security restrictions at the Metropolitan Club,...

We are putting out the call for our nerds to show off their math and/or pie baking skills as we celebrate Almost Pi(e) Day.
This years event is on the day (Sunday, 3/13) before 3/14, so we do not conflict with our next bookclub meeting.
Contests include:
Pi Off – Nerds recalling pi to most decimal digits – 6:00pm
Constant Pie – Best nerd...

You are invited to the next likemind Chicago gathering on Friday, February 18, 2011 @ 8 AM (as in morning).

We will be at Argo Tea, 140 S Dearborn St. at the corner of Adams and Dearborn Streets in the Loop.

who: people like you
what: an opportunity to enjoy coffee and conversation
why: because drinking good coffee with likeminded people is fun
...

A stage. An entrepreneur. A story...     Join us for an evening of stories and actionable takeaways from experienced entrepreneurs who want to help you build your business!     Featuring: * Genevieve Thiers, founder of SitterCity.com and ContactKarma.com * Dan Ratner, co-founder of ContactKarma.com * Ross Kimbarovsky, co-founder of crowdSPRING...

Join us for an evening of stories and actionable takeaways
from experienced entrepreneurs who want to help you
build your business!


Featuring:
* Genevieve Thiers, founder of SitterCity.com and ContactKarma.com
* Dan Ratner, co-founder of ContactKarma.com
* Ross Kimbarovsky, co-founder of crowdSPRING
* Mari Luangrath, founder of...

Get your tickets over on Eventbrite! http://ignitechicagonov.eventbrite.com

An evening of 5 minute presentations on a variety of topics looking to ignite and inspire.

Ignite Chicago is a high-energy evening of five minute presentations by people who have an idea - and the guts to get onstage and share it with fellow creative folks. Each...

http://www.searchenginestrategies.com/chicago/venue.html Connect with your Customers at SES Chicago — Learn How to Use All Dimensions of Search

@LisaBuyer will be attending and speaking to Marketers and search engine optimization professionals at SES Chicago this year speak on, keyword research, SEO, social media, local, and more.

Search PR...

Social Media Club is excited to be joining Search Engine Strategies Chicago, the leading search & social marketing event, for an exciting evening of networking and insights from leading experts on search. We'll meet up on the exhibit floor and mix with attendees in town for SES Chicago.

Tickets are FREE, but you MUST pre-register here...

Connect with your Customers — Learn How to Use All Dimensions of Search
Marketers and search engine optimization professionals attend SES Chicago each year to network and learn about topics such as PPC management, keyword research, SEO, social media, local, mobile, link building, duplicate content, multiple site issues, video optimization, site...

Order tickets via Eventbrite:
http://midventureslaunch.eventbrite.com/

midVentures LAUNCH is the largest startup conference in the Midwest,
showcasing new and innovative startups and apps in the technology
space. Bringing together entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, the
media, and members from all parts of the Midwest tech community, LAUNCH is...

Chicago Nerd Social Club is hosting a Nerd Trivia Night at Flounder's Bar & Grill.

After a brief hiatus we are back with another nerdy social function. We invite all nerds/geeks and or dorks to join us for an evening of teamwork and trivia questions.

Teams of five will compete for prizes and table discounts. We will be happy to bring...

A BARcamp is an ad-hoc gathering 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 participants. The name BARcamp was inspired as a complement to FOOcamp, a private tech gathering run by Tim OReilly.

This is the 2010 version of BARcamp Chicago and it will...

You are invited to the next likemind Chicago gathering on Friday, August 20 @ 8 AM (as in morning).

We will be at Argo Tea, 140 S Dearborn St. at the corner of Adams and Dearborn Streets in the Loop

who: people like you
what: an opportunity to enjoy coffee and conversation
why: because drinking good coffee with likeminded people is fun

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