• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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. 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

• Wed. Sep 10th, 2008 @ 5:30pm -
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• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Thu. Aug 7th, 2008 @ 6:00pm - 8:30pm
• Consulting and Independent Contracting SIG at STC Chicago
• Illinois Institute of Technology, Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Campus
• Address: 201 East Loop Road, Wheaton, IL
• Fee: Before August 5: $ 30, afterwards $ 40.
• RSVP website

Join technical communication consultants and independent contractors on August 7 for a lively conversation about how to deal with difficult clients. Keeping with our goal of building a sense of “coopetition,” where independent consultants cooperate to better compete, this meeting will be in a discussion format, guided by Eric Schieler and Jill Spealman.

Topics will include:

• What makes clients difficult?
• Lessons learned by participants
• How to keep clients happy
• Strategies for handling difficult situations
• Strategies for handling late or missed payments
• When to leave the client vs. completing the project

Where

Illinois Institute of Technology
Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Campus
201 East Loop Road
Wheaton, Illinois 60187-8489

Agenda

• 6:00 Registration, networking
• 6:15 Dinner
• 7:00 Program
• 8:30 Close

Registration

Register today at http://www.stc-chicago.org/portal/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=322.

Advance registration ($ 30) ends Tuesday, August 5, at 7:00 PM. After then, you must register at the door and pay $ 40 by cash or check (payable to Chicago STC CIC SIG).

Questions? Contact: cicsig@stc-chicago.org

• 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

• 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

• Thu. Jul 10th, 2008 @ 6:30pm - 10:00pm
• Silicon Prairie Social
• Mullen\\\\\’s Bar & Grill
• Address: 3080 Warrenville Rd., Lisle, IL 60532
• Fee: Free
• RSVP and Business Card Required

An opportunity to connect in an informal setting with like-minded people in technology; Silicon Prairie Social is specifically for upwardly mobile tech professionals, tech executives, tech entrepreneurs, technology service providers, Internet professionals, Web 2.0 and startup companies, and the mobile industry. (Note: No professional recruiters, staffing agencies, or active job seekers permitted).



The event is free to attend, free drinks and food will be provided. RSVP is required at http://silicon-prairie-social-3.eventbrite.com.
For more information see www.siliconprairiesocial.com or contact Tim Courtney via social [at] xnet [dot] com.

Questions? Contact: Tim Courtney - 630.983.6064 or social at xnet dot com

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Sat. May 31st, 2008 @ 12:00am - Fri. Jun 20th, 2008 @ 12:00am
• ILCelerate Application
• Illinois Technology Association
• Address: 200 South Wacker, 15th floor Chicago, IL
• Fee: $ 0
• Submit application to ilcelerate@illinoistech.org

Do you know of an Illinois-based technology startup looking for funding?

The ILCelerate program provides money, resources and mentoring to Illinois-based technology companies.

If selected, you will receive up to $ 15,000 this summer. Applications must be received by June 20th. Questions: contact ilcelerate@illinoistech.org

Questions? Contact: ilcelerate@illinoistech.org

• 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

• Sat. Jun 21st, 2008 @ 3:00pm - 5:00pm
• ChicagoRuby.org
• Western Suburbs
• Fee: 0.00
• http://chicagoruby.org

We are ChicagoRuby.org, a group of Ruby on Rails enthusiasts. When smart people challenge each other to grow, great things happen! ChicagoRuby.org meets on the 3rd Saturday of each month at 3pm.

ChicagoRuby.org produces WindyCityRails, the full-day Ruby on Rails conference that starts at 8am on Sat, 9/20/2008 at the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT). Visit http://WindyCityRails.org for registration and details.

Questions? Contact: http://ChicagoRuby.org

• 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

• Wed. Jun 18th, 2008 @ 6:00pm - 8:30pm
• Society for Technical Communication (STC Chicago)
• Carleton Hotel
• Address: 1110 Pleasant St., Oak Park, Illinois
• Fee: Before June 11: $ 30 for members, $ 40 for nonmembers; $ 25 for students, Group Rates Available
• Register online at www.stc-chicago.org.

Join us for our next meeting, Anatomy of an XML-based Structured Writing System, on Wednesday, June 18, 2008, at the Carleton Hotel in downtown Oak Park.

Our speaker, Brian Beuhling, will provide an overview of the architecture of a typical XML-based structured writing system. He will analyze the components from document creation and workflow to data storage and distribution.

As more companies develop structured writing strategies, technical communicators will need to understand the common characteristics of successful XML-based publishing systems in order to lead successful implemenations. Vendors may target their products and services at portions of the structured writing architecture such as authoring or web delivery. However, since system priorities vary greatly by company and industry, no turnkey solution exists that can handle the demands of every organization. We face difficult desicions in designing and implementing structured writing systems that will work for our companies.

This presentation considers the interplay among these areas:

• Content creation Building a single interface that handles multiple authoring tools for authors, editors and reviewers
• Content management Storing document components to separate content from structure, maximize re-use and ease dynamic distribution
• Content distribution Developing multiple channels to deliver content and meet the needs of different audiences

About the Speaker

Brian Beuhling is the managing director for Dakota Systems, a consulting firm specializing in publishing technology. Over the course of the past several years, his papers have been presented at XML Europe, AUGI, Web Services One, AIIM and XML.com. He has earned an M.B.A. with concentrations in Finance and Strategy from the University of Chicago and an M.S. in Systems Science and Mathematics from Washington University in St. Louis.

Our Meeting Sponsor: The Master of Science in Communication Program at Northwestern University\’s School of Communication

Questions? Contact: www.stc-chicago.org

• 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

• 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

• Wed. Jun 11th, 2008 @ 6:30pm - 8:30pm
• Business Network Chicago
• Conference Center at UBS Tower
• Address: 1 North Wacker (Wacker and Madison)
• Fee: $ 30
• Register by June 9

The BNC Entrepreneur Group is for small business owners looking to expand their network for resources, information, and ideas for growing their business.

Barry Moltz has just come out with a new book, Bounce! The Path to True Business Confidence, and will be giving a presentation based on this.

Conventional business wisdom tells us that there is always something to learn from failure. Not true - sometimes it just stinks! Failure that offers no real learning value becomes a big jolt to the basic business belief system. Both success and failure are simply outcomes in the lifecycle of business where repetition is inevitable and overall process matters far more than any single event or outcome.

Barry demonstrates that developing the resiliency to bounce through these cycles determines who ultimately will succeed. Using real life business examples, he shows that with true business confidence, we can face our fears, let go of shame and failures, use all our choices, be better risk-takers, and define our own brand of success.

After the presentation there will be time to meet Barry in person and for informal networking.

On-line registration will close June 9 or when capacity has been reached. To Register click here

Questions? Contact: entrepreneur_group [at] bnchicago [dot] org

• Wed. Jun 11th, 2008 @ 12:00pm - 1:00pm
• fedXccel
• Online
• Address: Online
• Fee: Free
• Please register online

Federal IT security spending has grown by 63% in the past five years and is projected to be $ 6.8 billion in 2009.

Agencies are struggling to protect their technology infrastructure from increasingly sophisticated cyber attacks. IT security now is nearly 10% of the overall Federal IT budget and Small businesses need to position themselves as solution providers rather than just presenting themselves as generic IT Systems Integrators or Network Engineering firms.

fedXccel is hosting a Free webinar on June 11th, 2008 at 12 PM (Eastern) on Cybersecurity contract opportunities for Small businesses. Visit http://www.federalwebinars.com to register.

Questions? Contact: Gaurav Pal, gpal@netxccel.com, (301) 217 0023

• Tue. Jun 10th, 2008 @ 2:00pm - 4:00pm
• The Executives Club of Chicago
• Hilton Chicago, Continental Ballroom, Lobby Level
• Address: 720 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois
• Fee: The Executives Club Members-$ 100.00, Non-members-$ 150.00
• Please register online at http://www.executivesclub.org/events.asp or contact our offices at 312.263.3500

The conference will highlight two technologies developed and deployed by the generation known as the Millennials. The first segment will focus on Enterprise 2.0 drivers, including business challenges, trends of social networking and best practices of attracting memberships. The first panel will include Anthony L. Abbattista, VP, Technology Solutions, Allstate Insurance Company; Warren Habib, SVP, Digital Platform Development, MTV Networks Digital; and Richard Qualls, Chief Architect-Midwest Area, Sun Microsystems, moderator. The second segment will be conducted in a mixed world with speakers addressing members and guests from a private island on Second Life offered courtesy of Sun Microsystems CEO Jonathan Schwartz. Panelists will discuss co-creation activities and the wealth of input regarding peoples values and motivations in virtual immersive environments, including the internal business collaboration, more enhanced brand experiences and potential from a B-to-B perspective. The second panel will include Scott Lehman, Head of Philips Design North America, Philips Corporation; Carl Nerup, VP, Strategic Business Development for AT&T Enterprise, AT&T; and Jeff Sidler, SVP, Lee Hecht Harrison, moderator.

Questions? Contact: Inna Suvorov, Senior Director, Programs and External Affairs, phone: (312)263-3500 e-mail: programs@executivesclub.org

• Tue. Jun 10th, 2008 @ 12:00pm - Sat. May 31st, 2008 @ 6:00am
• Silicon Valley Association of Startup Entrepreneurs
• Microsoft Campus, Mountain View, California, USA.
• Address: Launchsv@svase.org
• Fee: $ 195

Launch: Silicon Valley 2008 is designed to uncover and showcase products and services from the most exciting of the newest startups in information technology, mobility, security, digital media, next generation internet, life sciences and clean energy. The event, co-presented by SVASE, Garage Technology Ventures and Microsoft will be held on June 10, 2008, at the Microsoft Campus in Mountain View, CA. L:SV is an effective and efficient platform for the next generation of emerging technology companies to launch their products to the world, in front of an audience of Silicon Valley’s top VCs, Angels, corporate business development executives, prospective customers and partners, bloggers and media.

Questions? Contact: Launchsv@svase.org

• 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

• 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

• Mon. Jun 9th, 2008 @ 9:00am - 2:00pm
• Invest Hong Kong
• Palmer House Hilton
• Address: 17 East Monroe Street, Chicago, IL 60603
• Fee: No charge. Please RSVP to emagder@hkzhaoqingseminar.com
• RSVP website

Hong Kong and Zhaoqing are a winning combination for U.S. firms looking to expand in China.

The seminar is open to anyone interested in learning more about doing business in China.

Speakers:
Mr. Mike Rowse, Director General of Invest Hong Kong
Mr. Yang Haoming, Mayor of People\’s Government of Zhaoqing Municipality

Business Casual, Full Lunch

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. The seminar will be a great opportunity to network with government officials from Hong Kong and Zhaoqing as well as talk to other Chicago-based companies considering expanding into the Chinese market. Speakers will include: - Mr Mike Rowse, Director-General, Invest Hong Kong - Mr Yang Haoming, Mayor of People\’s Government of Zhaoqing Municipality and many more!
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Questions? Contact: Erika Magder emagder@hkzhaoqingseminar.com 514-448-7777 x255

• 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

• Wed. Jun 4th, 2008 @ 2:30pm - 4:40pm
• The British Midlands
• Intercontinental Hotel
• Address: 505 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60611
• Fee: Free.
• RSVP website

Bridge2Growth is a unique public-private partnership program designed to help North American companies establish a business in the UK. The program provides for company registration, creation of banking relationships, office space and market research support in the UK all for free. The Bridge2Growth team does the paperwork and you grow your business. The program has resulted in 19 seminars around the world and 23 new registered companies located in the Midlands.

Bridge2Growth is sponsored by The British Midlands Development Corporation - an agency funded by the UK Government. The British Midlands Development Corporation is the North American economic development agency for central England. The Midlands region is located to the northwest of London and includes the major commercial centers of Birmingham, Nottingham, Coventry and Northampton.

http://www.bridge2growth.com/register.html

Questions? Contact: info@bridge2growth.com 866-625-5136

• 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

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• 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

• 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