• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Fri. Apr 4th, 2008 @ 12:00am - Sat. Apr 5th, 2008 @ 12:00am
• UIC LUG/UIC ACM
• UIC
• Address: 842 west taylor st, chicago,il
• Fee: 0
• http://www.flourishconf.com/register.php

To everyone interested,

The University of Illinois at Chicago Linux Users Group (UIC-LUG) and the University of Illinois at Chicago Association for Computing
Machinery (UIC-ACM) are hosting their second annual Flourish Conference promoting the adoption and use of Free, Libre and Open Source Software (FLOSS). The UIC-LUG and UIC-ACM would like to invite you to attend this glorious event. The entire conference is free

with registration (or $ 5 at the door), but please do register if you plant to
attend please lets us know how many people we should expect. http://www.flourishconf.com/register.php.

Some of our featured speakers will include: Bruce Perens from Source Labs, Jon “maddog” Hall from Linux International, Brian Fitzpatrick (and Ben Collins-Sussman) from Google, Dru Lavigne from Open Source Business Resource and BSD Certification Group Inc., among many others.

We will be hosting a variety of events which include but are not limited to: BarCamp Mini, Flourish Mini-expo, WAFD (Web Application Framework Development) Rumble, Networking Events, and Hack-a-Thon, BSDA Examination. For more information please visit: http://www.flourishconf.com/flourish2008/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13&Itemid=30

Flourish 2008 will be held on Friday, April 4th and Saturday, April 5th. We expect the conference attendance to be between 300 and 400 people. Please reply and let me know whether or not you will be attending Flourish 2008.

Organizations/Developers: We still have open tables in the expo space, if you’d like to use one of the tables to advertise your said organization or promote an event. We are also still looking for developers to represent the various Web frameworks. If anyone is interested in participating, please feel free to contact me.

Thank you,

Samir Faci

Flourish Public Relations

Questions? Contact: samir at esamir dot com

• Fri. Mar 14th, 2008 @ 8:00am - Sun. Mar 16th, 2008 @ 5:00pm
• PyCon
• Crowne Plaza Chicago O’Hare Hotel
• Address: 5440 N River Rd, Rosemont IL 60018
• Fee: 300.00
• Online registration through March 7

PyCon is the world\’s largest conference of Python programmers. A rich schedule is being planned, including presentations, keynotes, Lightning Talks, an exhibition hall, and the hands-on Python Lab. Plentiful Open Space has been set aside for Birds-of-a-Feather sessions and other unscheduled unconference-style activity.

Questions? Contact: pycon at python.org

• Mon. Mar 3rd, 2008 @ 8:00am - Tue. Mar 4th, 2008 @ 5:00am
• PPC Summit
• Boston
• Address: The Westin Copley Place, Boston, MA
• Fee: Save $ 200 by the early bird date!
• Sign up by Feb. 22 and save $ 200!

Learn from the experts how to run campaigns on Google Adwords, Yahoo! Search Marketing, Microsoft adCenter, and all the smaller Pay Per Click Engines!

PPC Summits are designed as How To workshops that teach online marketers how to make more money with Pay Per Click. The focus is solidly on advertiser education: how to spend less money, more effectively, with better results.

Attendees will learn expert strategies:
# Search Engine Marketing bidding strategies that are specific to YOUR business model
# Effective landing page development and deployment
# Discover what is making your competitors successful - case studies, metrics, examples etc.
# How to recognize and avoid click fraud that could kill your campaign performance
# Focus on the best present and future opportunities in Search Engine Marketing that are right for your business

Questions? Contact: Kelly Larsen, kelly@ppcsummit.com, 8005072958

• Fri. Feb 29th, 2008 @ 9:00am - 4:00pm
• Chicago GSB High Tech Group
• University of Chicago GSB Harper Center
• Address: 5807 South Woodlawn Ave Chicago, IL 60637
• Fee: 45
• Register at TechVision2008.com

The University of Chicago business school\’s annual TechVision conference will feature panels on cleantech, corporate wireless venturing and new Internet business models. Keynotes include Desh Dashpande, namesake of MIT’s Technology Innovation Center. Panel guests include Ruby-on-Rails maker 37 Signals, Navteq, Motorola and Nokia Ventures. Please visit www.TechVision2008.com for details and registration info. Event is open to the public.

Questions? Contact: Kevin Cabral kcabral@g_deletethis_mail.com

• Thu. Feb 28th, 2008 @ 12:00pm - 1:30pm
• Illinois Technology Association (Moderated by The Radian Group, LLC)
• ITA Headquarters
• Address: 200 S. Wacker Drive, 15th Floor, Chicago, IL 60600
• Fee: Free
• Register on our Event Site or the ITA Calendar!

The 2008 series for the Illinois Technology Association begins with a roundtable focused in Information Security Management Systems and will Discuss the growing demand for ISO 27001 certification and the competitive advantages seen by corporations.

Representatives from various industries will be in attendance to share ideas and thoughts with the members of the ITA at this Compliance Roundtable. Please join us on Thursday at 12:00 for an enlightening discussion with peers. Bring your lunch.

Questions? Contact: LFGibson@TheRadianGroup.com

• Fri. Dec 14th, 2007 @ 9:00am - Sun. Dec 16th, 2007 @ 5:00pm
• Windy City Perl Mongers
• Hostel International
• Address: 29 E. Congress, Chicago
• Fee: free
• RSVP website

Join local Perl hackers for three days of informal group work on various Perl topics. Volunteer to help other people on their projects, get people to work on your project, or just work alone while hanging out with other Perl programmers.

If you are coming from out-of-town and would like to stay at the hostel, we’ve reserved some beds. See the wiki for reservation details.

Questions? Contact: joshua.mcadams@gmail.com

This sounds like a super cool event! — Ed.

• Thu. Dec 6th, 2007 @ 6:00pm - 11:00pm
• Ignite Chicago
• Goose Island Wrigleyville
• Address: 3535 North Clark St
• Fee: $ 0
• RSVP at upcoming.org

If you had five minutes on stage what would you say? What if you only got 20 slides and they rotated automatically after 15 seconds? Around the world geeks have been putting together Ignite nights to show their answers.

For more information check out http://ignite-chicago.org

Questions? Contact: harper dot sean at gmail dot com

• Tue. Oct 16th, 2007 @ 8:00am - 2:00pm
• Magnificent Women Organization
• Chicago Marriott Midway
• Address: 6520 South Cicero, Chicago, IL, 60638
• Fee: $ 197.00 minus 20% discount.
• RSVP website

An amazing half-day seminar training experience to ignite a new level of accomplishment for Magnificent Women executives and business owners. We didn’t invent personal branding, but wait until you discover the modern ways we’re sharing to help you makeover your career or take your business to the next level.

The Art of Personal Branding Conference features real tools women can implement for greater personal branding success on the job and in their business. An inspiring half-day session featuring Michelle Anton, former Oprah freelance associate producer and author of The Weekend Entrepreneur; award-winning branding aficionado, Cheryl Scales; real talk with Strong Women, Powerful Financial Strategies from our sponsor, Ameriprise Financial Services. SMART Girls is our designated charitable organization.

About Magnificent Women Organization:
The Magnificent Women Organization is dedicated to celebrating women of accomplishment in every environment. We believe: Magnificent Women are full of purpose and respect abundance, are authentic, not arrogant, are impressive and bursting with confidence, are multi-cultural and celebrate the connections, are spectacular and their signature is their personal brand.

Questions? Contact: info@magnificentwomen.org

• Mon. Oct 8th, 2007 @ 5:30am - 7:30am
• MoMo Chicago
• ThoughtWorks Offices
• Address: 200 E Randolph, 25th Floor, Chicago IL
• Fee: 0
• FREE but registration required (limited seating - so please register early)

An industry analysis of mobile financial services as they are today and a vision for the future. With mobile payment systems all advancing fairly quickly what does that mean for the consumer as well as the providers - do the carriers have a stake in this vision (as everywhere else in the mobile spectrum?
The two persons on our panel providing us insight into this exciting new area in mobile commerce are:

George Fasching, Product Leader at the Mobile/Wireless Centre of Excellence in Master-Card. Georg is based in London and drives the innovation and development of payment elated services via mobile/wireless means. Products like MasterCard PayPass and Master-Card RePower are some of the results. He has almost a decade of in-depth experience in the mobile telephony services industry.

Kevin Bailey, is a member of Motorola�s Corporate Technology Office CTO) Incubator Group. For the past few years, he has been focused on defining and delivering -commerce solutions. The technology incubator is a team of multi-disciplined, experienced professionals directed towards recognizing opportunities for growth from ideas and technologies generated within Motorola. Each project run out of the incubator group is much like a start up company and is provided with the leadership, resources, and capital to advance the technology and its connected eco-system to a position that can be graduated into a new or existing business.

Where: ThoughtWorks Inc,
200 E Randolph, 25th Floor,
Chicago, IL 60601
When: October 8th, Monday @
5:30pm

RSVP Required!

Email:
chapin@momochicago.com
kiran@momochicago.com,

• Thu. Oct 4th, 2007 @ 8:00am - 11:30am
• The Technology Executives Club
• Milwaukee Athletic Club
• Address: 758 N. Braodway, Milwaukee
• Fee: $ 85 - $ 125
• Call Celine Seaback 847-837-3900 x4

How secure is your organization? Are you sure? Explore the latest security technologies, infrastructure and policies designed to protect the 24-7, zero-perimeter enterprise:

Local IT executives will review top security concerns and strategies facing their companies: Keynote Panel
Enabling business through IT security
Steps to building a comprehensive Information Security Management System
Managing identity and access
Strategies for securing the network

Questions? Contact: Celine Seback 847-837-3900 x4

• Fri. Sep 28th, 2007 @ 7:00pm - Sat. Sep 29th, 2007 @ 5:00pm
• SilverlightDevCampChicago Wiki
• Clarity Consulting
• Address: 1 N Franklin Suite 3400 Chicago, IL 60606
• Fee: Free
• Add your name to the attendees list on the Wiki

SilverlightDevCampChicago is an upcoming gathering, inspired by BarCamp, to build Silverlight applications, It is organized by volunteers & Silverlight enthusiasts, with attendance free to all. It is the same weekend as Adobe MAX, but Adobe MAX costs $ 1,495. This is free to attend. Plus you can help plan it or lead sessions with a simple edit of the event wiki page.

While similar to iPhoneDevCamp this event is focused on a singular technology, we would like offer some diverse sessions like using PHP to generate Silverlight content, IronRuby/IronPython & the DLR or Moonlight on Linux.

Attendees will include web designers, developers, testers, all working together over the weekend to build Silverlight applications, share experiences, ask questions, and push the limits of web application design. If you are interested in Silverlight, but have not had time to learn, this is your chance to get up to speed. Plus you will be able network with other developers in the Chicago area who are interested in Silverlight.

In the barcamp spirit, this is a community event driven by developers around the area. If you have ideas for topics or you want to show off some Silverlight applications you have built, please add it to SilverlightDevCampChicagoSessions

Questions? Contact: silverlightdevcamp@gmail.com

• Fri. Sep 28th, 2007 @ 12:00pm - 12:30pm
• Technology Marketing Center
• Online
• Address: https://caltech.webex.com/mw0304l/mywebex/default.do?siteurl=caltech&service=6
• Fee: 0
• Register online

If you are thinking about bringing your technology to market in China you’ll want to attend a free, live online interview with an executive from Analog Devices at 10 a.m. PDT on September 25. Anyone with a computer and Internet connection can participate and submit questions.

Chris Halliwell, director of the California Institute of Technology Industrial Relations Center’s Technology Marketing Center, will interview Patrick O’Doherty, a product-line executive with Analog Devices precision signal processing group. O’Doherty will discuss how his team used proven strategic technology market development principles to establish a dominant position in their market in China.

Questions? Contact: Julie Anderson, 626-395-3746

• Wed. Sep 26th, 2007 @ 1:00am - 5:30pm
• The Technology Executives Club
• Union League Club
• Address: 65 W. Jackson Blvd.
• Fee: $ 125 - $ 150
• Call Celine Seabck 847-837-3900 x4

In this seminar we’ll explore how project managers and top IT executives budget and track key IT projects and assets. Starting with the original budget process and ending with the year end ROI and review. We’ll explore top strategies and techniques in the major processes of Budgeting, Portfolio Management, Asset Management, Balanced Scorecards & Project Tracking. Here’s what you’ll learn at this event:

Learn from a Keynote Panel of CIO’s and Senior Project Managers how they budget & track their IT investment using budgeting & portfolio management processes.
Top Trends in the Budget Process.
How IT executives use Portfolio Management to balance investments in their overall portfolio of projects.
The increasing importance of Asset Management and why top IT executives are increasing their investments in this process.
Using the Balanced Scorecard Framework for project tracking & measurement.
Best Practices in IT departments tracking their projects and measuring their ROI.

Questions? Contact: Celine Seaback 847-837-3900 x4

• Mon. Sep 17th, 2007 @ 8:00am - Sun. Sep 23rd, 2007 @ 3:00pm
• Digital Construction Company
• MicroTrain
• Address: 720 E. Butterfield Rd. Suite 100, Lombard
• Fee: $ 2395.
• RSVP at chicagocon.com

White Hats Come Together in Defense of the Digital Frontier September 17 - 23, 2007 chicagocon.com ChicagoCon brings together the biggest security names under one roof for a week of training like no other. Not just another bootcamp, ChicagoCon adds value to your training dollars by also providing top instructors, keynotes, evening presentations, hacking presentations & contests and gift bags for all. 11 courses including CISSP (Exam On Site), CEH, CHFI, Advanced Hacking, Cisco, SOX, Security+, Linux+ and more… from the novice, to the ultimate techie, to the CISO chair… everyone interested in a career in security will find something at ChicagoCon, your one-stop shop for security training and certification. Keynotes: John C. Dvorak, Steve Hunt, Lance Spitzner, Symantec, DoD. Presented by ethicalhacker.net
[*As Seen On The Chicago Calendar at: http://TechVenue.com ]

About Digital Construction Company:
The Digital Construction Company is a Chicagoland business founded by Donald C. Donzal to educate and push the careers of information technology professionals through its online magazines, the Certified Security Professional and the Ethical Hacker Network and our training event, ChicagoCon.

Questions? Contact: don@digitalconstructionco.com

• Mon. Sep 10th, 2007 @ 8:30am - Tue. Sep 11th, 2007 @ 6:00pm
• IDG Executive Forums
• Fairmont Hotel
• Address: Chicago, IL
• Fee: Free for qualified attendees
• Qualify to attend free

Security today is not just a matter of new technology and new threats. Security is about doing business in new ways that reflect the emerging dangers in our world, the evolving concerns of customers, investors and employees. This new security landscape requires a new security conference. Recognizing the fact that threats to an enterprise emerge faster, more aggressively and from more sources than ever before, The Security Standard conference takes a fresh, holistic approach to understanding what it takes to deliver an effective enterprise security strategy.

Attendance at The Security Standard is limited to 500 top security executives (CIOs, CSOs, VPs and Directors of IT) from a wide range of industries. The two principal sponsors for the event are Cisco Systems Inc. and Microsoft Corporation. The co-executive producers are Bob Bragdon, CSO magazine publisher, and John Gallant, Network World president and editorial director. Companies interested in sponsoring The Security Standard may contact Andrea DAmato at ADAmato@nww.com or 508-490-6520.

Questions? Contact: ADAmato@nww.com

• Mon. Sep 10th, 2007 @ 8:00am - Wed. Sep 12th, 2007 @ 5:00pm
• Serena Software
• Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers
• Address: 301 East North Water Street. Chicago, Illinois 60611
• Fee: $ 1995 (or save $400 if register before 31 July 2007)
• Registration required (Hurry for early bird pricing!)

Learning about and implementing Agile development methodologies appropriate to your organization is at the top of most everybody’s list today. We would like to make that job a bit simpler and quicker for you. Join us for a two day conference and one day intensive training session on Agile.

The two day conference includes educational sessions by John Scumniotales, co-creator of the SCRUM Agile methodology and first ScrumMaster, and others, as well as sessions presented by real customers on how they have chosen to implement Agile in their organizations — including the challenges faced and how they overcame them.

Finally, there will be a one day intensive training session conducted by Agile gurus, providing in depth, actionable knowledge.

If you are thinking about Agile, this is a must-attend! Of course, you will not want to miss the networking opportunities either.

Register now at www.serena.com/xchange.

Questions? Contact: Katherine Wells kwells@serena.com 719-457-8814

• Mon. Aug 27th, 2007 @ 9:00am - Tue. Aug 28th, 2007 @ 4:30pm
• An Event Apart - Chicago 2007
• Chicago Marriott Downtown
• Address: 540 North Michigan Avenue
• Fee: $ 795 through July 27 ($ 895 after)
• RSVP website

A fantastic conference dealing with Web development - CSS, DOM Scripting, information architecture and way more. Speakers include Dan Cederholm, Liz Danzico, Jim Coudal, Derek Featherstone, Eric Meyer, Jeremy Keith, Luke Wroblewski, Jason Santa Maria and Jeffrey Zeldman.

• Thu. Aug 23rd, 2007 @ 9:00am - Fri. Aug 24th, 2007 @ 7:00pm
• Jay Pipes announced this here
• Brooklyn
• Address: Polytechnic University

Jay Pipes just posted about the new MySQL camp that will occur in NYC this August. Tickets from Chicago are under $ 200 round trip if you buy them soon.

Want to go? Please leave a comment below. I’m buying tickets soon, I’ll wait on finalizing on the flight dates for a week or so.

From Jay:

Book Your Tickets. MySQL Camp II is Coming on August 23-24

I just got off the phone with Carl Skelton from Polytechnic University and we have finalized the dates for the next camp. MySQL Camp II will be held on Thursday and Friday, August 23-24, in Brooklyn, New York. Polytechnic University has graciously offered to host the camp. More details to follow about the new camp website, places to stay around Polytechnic, and much more. But I wanted to give everyone a heads up. If MySQL Camp II is anything like MySQL Camp I, I expect it to be a breeding ground for new hacks, ideas, and of course, beer.

-jaw

• Sat. Aug 18th, 2007 @ 10:30am - 6:00pm
• organization’s website
• Clarity Consulting
• Address: 1 N. Franklin Suite 3400 Chicago, IL 60606
• Fee: free
• rsvp here, limited to 80 people

A member of the Facebook platform team will be in Chicago to introduce the Facebook platform everyone has been talking about and answer questions.

For developers and others serious about a FB strategy, this half-day unconference will help you to get your questions answered, connect with others to help launch your ideas, learn about monetizing FB apps, and more. Forward this on.

Your co-host,
Keith Schacht

(creator of Grow-a-Gift, 430,000+ installs and growing strong!)

• Tue. Jul 31st, 2007 @ 12:00pm - 1:00pm
• The Technology Marketing Center
• Online
• Address: www.technologymarketingcenter.com
• Fee: Free
• Register online

Caltech IRC’s new online community, The Technology Marketing Center, presents a free, one-hour, live interview via webinar with former EVP Business Development and Marketing at a $ 400M tech company. Don’t miss this opportunity (10 AM PST) to learn about Jeannine Sargent’s corporation-wide effort to improve marketing process and effectiveness.

Questions? Contact: 626-395-4045

• Tue. Jun 12th, 2007 @ 12:00pm - 5:00pm
• Technology Advisors, Inc.
• Park Ridge, IL
• Address: Park Ridge Country Club, 636 N. Prospect, Park Ridge, IL 60068
• Fee: Free
• Please fill out registration form online prior to event

The Midwest SalesLogix User Group (MSUG) is a group of users that come together three times a year to learn about and discuss SalesLogix and other CRM related issues. The group was founded in 2002 for users who wanted to discuss these issues but did not have a forum to do so. Since then Technology Advisors has taken the lead to provide pertinent information at each MSUG meeting.

Those who attended have heard presentations and demonstrations on upcoming versions, how to improve sales success, and tips and tricks of performing a proper upgrade. They have participated in discussions of how to improve end user acceptance and what key information to measure in your CRM system. They have seen demonstrations from the top add-on vendors including people from Corum to discuss Mobile Technology and Scribe to discuss data integration.

See what you have been missing. Join other SalesLogix users at the next MSUG Meeting.

Agenda for June 12:

- Registration, Networking

- What is New in v7.2

- A 2 Year Vision of Sage Software

- Stronger Utilization of Your System with iReports

- Considerations When Upgrading v6.2 to v7.2

- Cocktail Reception/Meet and Greet

Questions? Contact: Email: msug@techadv.com or call: 847-655-3410

• Wed. May 16th, 2007 @ 8:00am - Fri. May 18th, 2007 @ 6:00pm
• php | architect
• Hyatt Regency O’Hare hotel, located approximately 2 miles north-west of O’Hare
• Fee: varies
• buy tickets and register online

Would you like three days of incredible PHP learning and fun - plus an extra day dedicated to in-depth tutorials and seminars?

Last year’s edition of php|tek sold out over a month before the start date. Don’t miss out on this year’s event.

Look forward to:
* 3 days of pure PHP
* over 35 talks
* top-notch speakers
* in-depth tutorials
* networking parties
* and much more

• Fri. Apr 6th, 2007 @ 10:00am - Sat. Feb 7th, 2007 @ 5:00pm
• Visit the official website
• Chicago, exact location to be announced
• Registration

In this inquisitive spirit, The University of Illinois at Chicago’s CS Department, the Linux User’s Group at UIC, and the Association for Computer Machinery at UIC would like to invite you to come join us April 6-7 to Flourish!: a two-day conference reflecting on the impact of FLOSS on our future.

We are extending this open invitation to academia, to industry members, and to the community, so that together we can explore FLOSS and how it influences our daily lives, both present and future.

Featured Speakers Include:
Chris Dibona of Google Corporation
Peter T. Brown of the Free Software Foundation

Don’t forget to register to avoid the $10 entrance fee.

• Wed. Apr 4th, 2007 @ 8:00am - 6:30pm
• Network World Live Conferences & Expos
• The Donald E. Stephens Convention Center
• Address: 9301 Bryn Mawr Ave, Rosemont, IL
• Fee: Free
• Qualified IT professionals register free!

IT Roadmap: Chicago is the midwest’s annual gathering of IT’s best and brightest. The one-day, information-packed event encompasses leading technology direct from solution providers, case studies direct from IT all-stars, and new solutions for IT best practices.

It’s the only event offering team coverage in eight crucial technologies:

* Application & Content Security
* Data Centers
* Enterprise Mobility
* NAC: Network Access Control
* Network Management
* Network & Application Acceleration
* Storage & Data Compliance
* VoIP, Convergence & Collaboration

Complete with case histories from frontline users, the conference also includes a tightly focused, solution-oriented expo of top vendors.

Created by Network World, led by Network World president and editorial director, John Gallant, and hosted by Network World’s own “Voice of the IT Roadmap,” Paul Desmond. IT Roadmap is a unique, all-in-one event designed by IT pros for IT pros. Qualified IT professionals register free at http://www.networkworld.com/RM7CBCKY

IT Roadmap is intended for:
* VPs/Directors/Managers of IT
* Network VPs/Directors/Managers
* VPs/Directors Operations
* Network Architects
* CIO/CTO/CSO
* Corporate Managers

Vendors interested in participating as presenting sponsors at an IT Roadmap event should contact Andrea D’Amato, Senior National Sales Director, Events and Executive Forums at adamato@nww.com or call 508-490-6520

Questions? Contact: Registration contact: Debra Becker, dbecker@nww.com

• Tue. Mar 27th, 2007 @ 11:15am - 1:30pm
• eInnovate
• University Club (Milwaukee, WI)
• Address: University Club, 924 E. Wells Street, Milwaukee, WI 53202
• Fee: $ 40.00
• Sign-up online via credit card by clicking here

The Future of Healthcare

The future of technology innovate in Healthcare is a broad topic and e!nnovate is proud to bring a panel discussion that represents the differing aspects ranging from Healthcare providers, insurers, payment processors, and manufacturers.

Scheduled Panelist:

Neal Linkon
Web Communications Manager, Aroura Health Care

William Mortimore
Managing Director, HealthCare Growth Partners, LLC

Aleks Nikolich
Vice President & Strategy, Business Development, & Technology, Direct Supply

John Reynolds
President Metavante Healthcare Payment Solutions

Scott Weltz
Senior Vice President Analytics and Tools, Bowers & Associates

David Widmann
General Manager, Rad / R&F, GE Healthcare

Who Should Attend?

Technology strategists, managers and innovators. entrepreneurs, startup executives and venture capitalists.

Developers, programmers and other visionaries that have interest in the Healthcare industry.

Why Should You Attend?

This is a great opportunity to learn first hand how technology innovation is shaping the future of the Healthcare industry in Wisconsin. The panel discussion will highlight current innovations, along with providing insights into future possibilities! Bring your questions along to the session and our panelist will provide their insights.

Date, Time and Location

Date: Tuesday, March 27, 2007

Location: University Club, 924 E. Wells Street, Milwaukee, WI 53202

Schedule:

11:15 am Registration and Networking

11:45 am Introductions

12:00pm Lunch

12:30pm Panel Discussion & The Future of Healthcare

1:30pm Adjourn

Cost:
$ 30.00 for e!nnovate members

$ 40.00 for non-members

What To Do Next

Sign-up online via credit card by clicking on the following link:

https://s08.123signup.com/servlet/SignUp?PG=1841182400

OR E-mail reservations to einnovate@teamwi.com.

For further information contact:

e!nnovate

P:262-532-2440 f:262-532-2430 e:einnovate@teamwi.com w:http://www.einnovate.org

Questions? Contact: P:262-532-2440 f:262-532-2430 e:einnovate@teamwi.com w:http://www.einnovate.org

• Sat. Mar 3rd, 2007 @ 10:00am - Sun. Mar 4th, 2007 @ 4:00pm
• Bar Camp Madison
• Madison, Wisconson
• Address: Inn on the Park Hotel - 22 South Carroll Street, Madison, Wisconsin 53703
• Fee: free
• sign up here

BarCampMadison 2007 is an ad-hoc gathering of high-tech enthusiasts born from the desire for people to share and learn in an open environment. Participants work together and try to create something exciting by being in close proximity to lots of smart people. Each person contributes in some way by leading discussions, demos, asking a question, or volunteering. Read about the first BarCamp in WIRED or news.com.com

* What - Barcamp is an un-conference about learning, sharing, and participation. See the list of Sessions for more details.
* Who - Anyone interested in technology and creativity; Register Here
* When - March 3rd - 4th.
30 hours of non-stop activities from 10AM Saturday to 4PM Sunday.

If someone wants to go but does not have a ride, post a comment here. I may know of some available transportation from Chicago to up there. -JAW

• Thu. Jan 25th, 2007 @ 10:00am - Sun. Jan 28th, 2007 @ 12:00am
• MGChicago
• downtown chicago
• Address: various
• Fee: various
• RSVP website

Chicago Motion Graphics Festival 2007
The Premier Midwestern Event catering to 3D and Compositing Effects
January 25-28th 2007, various locations downtown Chicago

This four-day festival pairs daily educational opportunities
with nightly industry events.

[ Thr ] Screen Magazine’s Star Awards (see the nominees)
[ Fri ] Motion Graphics Interactive Mixer @ Bridges Media Group
[ Sat ] Two Hi-Def Screenings of Festival Winners @ the Chicago Cultural Center
[ Sun ] Forward thinking online event in the virtual worlds of SecondLife.com

The educational conference hosts workshop, lectures, panels and classes on all four days.
Check the website for a complete list of topics and presenters.

Festival Badges and individual tickets on sale now!

Also, Join us Wednesday night for our free informational
Pre-party and DVD launch –> Onomatopoeia Wednesday
Jan 24th @ Dulcenea, 1431 N. Milwaukee Ave. from 7pm - 12am

www.MGChicago.com

Questions? Contact: mason dixon, 312.375.5379

• November 10-12 Fri-Sun
• Crystal Lake, IL
• hackathon.info for details and to register
• Free, with hotel discounts available

The Chicago Perl Mongers and The Perl Foundation are proud to announce the Fall 2006 Chicago Hackathon. It will be a round-the-clock weekend of programming on Perl-related projects with your colleagues in the open source community. Dozens of programmers from the open source community in the midwest, as well as others from around the US, will be getting together to share ideas, work on code, and move their Perl-related projects forward.

The participants set the agenda for what we’ll be working on, but� Perl 6 and Parrot are already on the roster of projects. Chip Salzenberg, pumpking for the Parrot project, will be on hand to help with Parrot and Perl 6. Andy Lester will also be driving some Parrot maintenance tasks, and other midwest programmers will be working on their own projects. There’s sure to be something interesting for everyone!

Participation in the hackathon costs nothing. The Perl Foundation is even providing hotel rooms at a special rate if you want to spend the night. Even if you’re in the area for just an hour, stop by, grab a snack or some pizza and talk with other people interested in Perl. You might contribute more than you think just by talking with other programmers.

To find out more, visit http://hackathon.info. If you’ll be attending, please sign in on the Attendees wiki page, and/or email rsvp@hackathon.info . You can also send questions to Andy Lester at andy@hackathon.info

• Thursday, November 9th, 6:30 - 10:00pm

• First Bank & Trust of Evanston 820 Church Street, Evanston, IL.
• RSVP Now, email gmunoz [at] theincubator.com
• TheIncubator website

Join us to celebrate The Incubator’s 20th Anniversary at our Annual Face to Face event hosted by First Bank & Trust of Evanston. See old friends and meet the young companies that are defining the future of innovation. Above all, just network and have a good time!!

• Wed. Nov 1st, 2006 @ 8:00am - 4:00pm
• TiE
• Marriott Chicago Downtown
• Address: 540 N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL
• Fee: $ 295
• Register here

35 Regional Entrepreneurs Compete at the Midwest Venture Summit: Series A+, Seed/Angel and Business School Tracks

Midwest Venture Summit 2006, the only regional conference led by 21 venture capital firms, will showcase 35 of the most promising Midwest companies seeking Seed/Angel, Series A or later stage capital. To date, companies that participated at the last two summits have raised nearly $ 160 million in private equity investments. The last summit, held in May of 2005, attracted more than 360 institutional investors, angel investors, entrepreneurs, management teams, business leaders and media professionals. Investors interested in the region’s hottest companies as well as entrepreneurs looking for insights on how to present to investor audiences should attend the Midwest Venture Summit on November 1, 2006.

Tracks include:

• Series A or Later: Seventeen presenting companies
• Seed/Angel: Sixteen presenting companies
• Business School Plans: Six presenting companies with one winner to be awarded a $ 50,000 prize to establish a business in Illinois, sponsored by Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity

Prior participants have received nearly $ 160 million in equity funding. $ 50,000 prize to be awarded to the best business school plan sponsored by Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.

Corporate Sponsors include: Bell Boyd & Lloyd, LLC, Winston & Strawn LLP, Grant Thornton, KPMG LLP, Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon LLP, McGuireWoods LLP, Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal LLP

Organizers include Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center, iBio, Illinois Business & Investor Forum, KPMG, Origin Ventures, TiE Midwest, University of Chicago Graduate School of Business

Hosted By: Illinois Venture Capital Association, www.illinoisvc.org

• November 1, 2006 8 am to 5 pm
• illinoisvc.org

Be a part of this exciting event that matches up some of the Midwest’s most exciting businesses with venture capital investors from around the country. This year’s event will include three separate tracks:

• Series A or later investment opportunities
• Seed/Angel investment opportunities
• Illinois business school business plan competition

• Tue. Oct 24th, 2006 - Thu. Oct 26th, 2006
• eComXpo
• Virtual
• Free

Speakers include Chris Anderson of Wired, speakers from Google Analytics, the MarketingSherpa and more. Experience more than 7,000 Attendees, 300 Exhibitors and 40 Presenters, virtually through our online portal.

At eComXpo, Chicago GSB alumni David Dalka will discuss why mobile search marketing requires the transformation of a Chief Marketing Officer into a Chief Customer Officer. Dalka asks the Chief Marketing Officer, “Are you ready for the Mobile Search Marketing era? Meeting just in time needs via customer directed mobile search will make the difference between your brand being an adored cash machine or your brand being becoming non-existent, especially with Generation Y.” Customer directed mobile search queries combined with LBS, RFID and stored preference information in conjunction with superior execution and retention efforts will outperform tired 20th century sales pitches. The evolution of Chief Marketing Officer to Chief Customer Officer commences now! Organizations that outperform will have corporate cultures that encourage bottom up innovation, recruit based on competencies and blogs and embrace customer listening fully. Have you redesigned your organization away from product pushes and towards customer listening and real-time customer-driven innovation? Read more about it here

• October 20 - 22, 2006 (Friday thru Sunday)
• UofI at Urbana-Champaign
• Free for all, including a TShirt ($20 including food)
• Register here

The Association for Computing Machinery at the University of Illinois is hosting its 12th annual student computing conference on October 20 - 22, 2006. Registration for the conference is open to all parties interested in cutting-edge computing technology. No university or ACM affiliation is necessary.

Several of us are driving there on the 20th in the afternoon. Please leave a comment here if you’d like a ride. Also, may be able to find you a free place to stay, if you leave a comment.

Reflections | Projections brings together students and professionals from across the country to gain a broader perspective on computer science. The conference is a unique opportunity for attendees to enrich their knowledge of cutting-edge concepts from beyond the classroom. The associated job fair provides an ideal venue to meet representatives from a wide range of employers interested in computer science, MIS and electrical and computer engineering students. All in all, Reflections | Projections is an exciting weekend of learning and fun.

Speaker List:

• Thursday, October 19, 6:00pm - 8:30pm
• 55 E. Jackson, 22nd Floor, Room 2201, Chicago
• $85, refreshments included
• Register Now for “Angel Investing 101: The Fundamentals”

These are some of the questions that are answered in this seminar. Panelists will discuss how to determine whether angel investing is for you, the expectations new investors should have, and how it can help diversify investment portfolios.

• What is an “accredited investor”?
• How does one find “good deals”?
• What are angel networks, and why should I join one?

Speakers:
Raman Chadha, Coleman Entrepreneurship Center
Ronald L. Kirschner, M.D., Heartland Angels, Inc.

Angel Academy is a seminar series for new and prospective angel investors, who gain knowledge, advice, and lessons learned from experienced investors and leaders of angel groups. In addition to learning how to make educated investments in early stage ventures, participants are able to build a valuable network of like-minded professionals.

• Thursday, October 19 5:30pm-8:00pm
• Hyatt Building 71. S. Wacker Drive, 6th Floor Chicago Room Chicago, IL, 60601
• ASAP Members: $30 Advance, $40 at Door;
• Non Members: $40 Advance, $50 at Door; Student Discount Available.
• Register, or visit the event website

The Chicago Chapter of the Association of Strategic Alliances is honored to host a panel discussion this month to address practical and legal aspects of building alliances in China. The panel members will discuss ways to develop, document, and manage alliances, along with tricks for controlling the very common problem of disputes. They will address the landscape of intellectual property protection in a Chinese alliance, along with practical tips on protecting trade secrets. In addition, they will discuss cultural obstacles in doing business in a vastly different political and cultural environment. The event begins with networking followed by the panel discussion.

Panel Members:
Craig McCrohon, Partner, Holland and Knight.
Yufeng Ma, Attorney, McAndrews, Held and Malloy
Bill Liu, Vice President, NaviAsia Consulting Group

Moderator:
Ada Nielsen, Manager, Intellectual Asset Management Strategy, BP America, Inc.

• October 18-19, 2006
• Donald E. Stephens Convention Center
• May qualify for Exhibit Pass for free
• Go here and enter Priority Code: EEXCHB to qualify.

ITEC - the nation’s largest series of regional, business-to-business IT conferences and exhibitions - is adding Chicago to its schedule.

Here’s the deal, straight from their marketing-lingo-laden email:

What does that mean for you?

• Access to the ITEC SolutionFinder exhibit floor where you’ll find a combination of national vendors, regional suppliers and local solution providers with the IT products and services you need to expand, transform and upgrade your business.
• Access to two special Industry Insight sessions each looking at key issues you need to understand.
• Access to Vendor Strategy sessions - special presentations in our on-floor theaters.
• And the option to attend the all-new ITEC SolutionBuilder Conference. Based entirely on the feedback of prior ITEC attendees, the conference comprises four individual courses of detailed content and realistic advice. No fluff. No filler. No sales pitches. Just the tools, tactics and takeaways you need - now.

If you qualify, registration for the SolutionFinder Exhibit Pass is FREE. And as a special introductory offer, we’ll take $50 off the price of any conference registration option. That means you can upgrade your registration and attend the conference course of your choice for ONLY $25. Or choose multiple course options and take $50 off your conference registration fee.

Go to www.goitec.com/chi/reg and enter Priority Code: EEXCHB to qualify.

• First Annual Chicago Hackmeeting!
• October 13 - 15 @ www.dai5ychain.net
• 2159 W 21st PL (21st PL and Leavitt) Chicago, IL USA 60608
• hackmeetingwiki.dai5ychain.net

Calling all free-wheeling free-information free-reproductionistas! Attention to the hackers who love the streets! For the activists that just want to share resources! And for the militant media makers in search of free and open access to knowledge and ideas!
This event will gather some of the regions most committed activist programmers, free software lovers, socially engaged artists, independent media makers and critical thinkers to brainstorm and develop an agenda for the technological support of radical social movements in the great lakes region.

Theme suggestions:
Intellectual Property Regimes, Creative Commons, Low Power Radio FM, Internet Law for Activists, Public Space, Non Profit, Free Labor, Electronic Security Culture, The Global Politics of the Digital Infrastructure

Collaborate and collectively develop the first Annual Chicago Hackmeeting with us by proposing themes, presentations, workshops, discussions, skill shares, swaps, etc…!

• flyer 1 and 2
  

More info:

• http://www.dai5ychain.net
• http://www.chicagolug.org/pipermail/chicago-hacktavism
• http://hackmeetingwiki.dai5ychain.net

• DePaul University Coleman Entrepreneurship Center
• Thursday, October 5, 2006 3:00pm - 5:00pm
• DePaul Center, 1 E. Jackson, Room 8012, Chicago
• Free Register

Our workshop for social entrepreneurs features information about how to start up and run a non-profit organization. Attendees will learn how a business plan is still relevant in a non-profit setting and how to adapt it for unique issues such as governance, tax-exempt status, and fundraising. This workshop is an ideal fit for anyone with the entrepreneurial spirit who is looking to channel it into a social mission.

• Tech Geeks Unite at Milwaukee’s First BarCamp “Un-Conference”
• Sept. 30, 2006 10am - Oct 1, 2006 5pm
• Bucketworks, 1319 N. Martin Luther King Drive, Milwaukee
• For more information and to pre-register for the event, please visit barcampmilwaukee.com or contact Pete Prodoehl at pete@2xlnetworks.com or 262-490-4531.

Calling all tech-geeks! The city will be buzzing with robots, PDAs and remote controlled go-carts as Milwaukee welcomes its first BarCampMilwaukee, an un-conference dedicated to learning, sharing and participation. Yes, an un-conference — a conference where the participants create and lead the content of the sessions instead of having a single organizer or group.

“We want to shine a bright light on the technology industry in Milwaukee,” says organizer Pete Prodoehl. “There are great opportunities in this city, it’s just a matter of making all the interesting people aware of each other.”

BarCamp occurs nationwide as an ad-hoc gathering fueled by people who want to learn and share in an open environment. Technology and creativity focused discussions, demos and interaction will form an intense 24+ hour event. BarCampMilwaukee is FREE, but there’s a catch. “Campers” must participate in some aspect of the event, whether it be leading a session, helping with a session, setting up before the event or cleaning up afterward. This powerful participation dynamic creates a unique, technology-focused gathering.

Campers will expand their minds, share their passions and have an unforgettable time. BarCampMilwaukee will take place at Bucketworks.

This is a special event, as it is out of Chicago, but many of us Chicagoans will be travelling to Sunnyvale, CA for this sweet-action event. Be sure to RSVP here, and if you’re a Chicagoan, leave a comment below on this post.

• Friday - Sunday Sept 29 - Oct. 1st in Sunnyvale, CA
• Free to participate, just RSVP here, on Upcoming’s site (Also leave a comment below).
• www.hackday.org

From Yahoo’s announcement:

We’ll kick things off on Friday, September 29th with a free all-day developer workshop. Then we’ll launch a 24-hour Hack Day with an outdoor party into the wee hours, with special guests providing the soundtrack. (Details to come later, but we guarantee this won’t be your usual corporate-wedding-band leading the crowd through 2am group sing-alongs of “Brick House.”) We’ll hack through the night, keep going through Saturday morning, and wind it all up that evening with hacker demos, judging from a panel of luminaries. and special awards for the coolest hacks. We’ll have special guest speakers all weekend, with Michael Arrington of TechCrunch presiding over the festivities. After nightfall we’ll close things out with another round of entertainment that you would be happy to pay for, except that you won’t have to.

Update:

Most of us are taking a Southwest flight (only $110 each way) out on Thursday night and and leaving Sunday morning. Book a flight with us, or leave a post below to split up the hotel room!
Southwest flight details follow:

• September 21, 2006, 4:00 - 7:00 p.m.
• techshow2006.com
• Holiday Inn Hotel and Conference Center Urbana, Illinois at I-74 Exit 183
• Contact: Tony Millenbine 217-359-6261 ext 133

Network with over 50 local high-tech firms and be treated to an inside view of Champaign County’s flourishing high-tech sector at techShow 2006.

techShow 2006 is a showcase of the dynamic energy and commitment to technological advancement for which Champaign County is recognized. Newsweek has ranked Champaign-Urbana as one of the Top 10 Hottest Tech Cities in the World where “an atmosphere of innovation permeates everyday life.”
Date and Time

September 21, 2006

• Exhibitor Setup: 12:00 - 2:00 p.m.
• VIP Exhibition: 2:30 - 4:00 p.m.
• Open Exhibition: 4:00 - 7:00 p.m.

• Negotiating a Term Sheet: What’s important and what’s not!
• Sept 20, sign in starts at 5:30, presentation at 6:15pm
• RR Donnelley headquarters 111 S. Wacker, Chicago, IL
• Register by Sept 19th by emailing Lynn Brens: lynn.brens@rrd.com ($10 cash/check due at the event)

Mike Cannon, J.D., venture consultant, and Mich Hein, PhD, the Chief of Staff for the Illinois Medical District, will be leading an interactive session on “Negotiating a Term Sheet: What’s important and what’s not!” on September 20, 2006 as the third installment of a four-part series on Midwest Technologies sponsored by Heartland Angels, a Chicago based, early-stage private equity capital investment network.

Cannon, previously in the corporate/securities group at Sonnenschein Nath and Rosenthal, LLP, and Hein, who has served as CEO of Chromatin, will present a hypothetical case study of a fast-growing, technically savvy Chicago-based company looking for funding.

This program will be hosted by RR Donnelley at its corporate headquarters at 111 S. Wacker. space is limited and pre- registration is required by security by September 19, 2006. The program is directed towards executives who are or will be involved in negotiations of this type. Attendance sign-in will begin at 5:30 PM and the presentation will start at 6:15 PM. A question and answer period will follow. To register, e-mail Lynn Brens at lynn.brens@rrd.com of RR Donnelley. All reservations must be confirmed. There will be a $10 registration fee payable (cash or check only) at the time of the meeting.

Questions? Contact Ron Kirschner 847-675-3057