The field of computing is new, complicated, and diverse enough that often times even an experienced IT professional can become frustrated by a problem, or set of problems, that someone in a related field can help rapidly clarify quickly and easily explain. My hope is to bring together a group of people with diverse skills and levels of understanding of various areas of information technology on a monthly or bi-monthly basis to better understand topics like: system administration, networking, UNI …

This is the meeting site for the Chicago area R user group. R is an open source language and environment for statistical computing and graphics.

The Chicago Chapter of the ACM is a local professional chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). The Chicago Chapter holds public meetings once a month during our program season (September - June). We typically meet on the second Wednesday of the month. Find much more information at our primary presence on the web: http://www.chicagoacm.org/

NFC cannot be explained by words alone. Instead, you must visit our glorious website: http://lisperati.com/nfc ...alright, if you insist on a description with words: NFC is for programmers that program for fun, but also care about serious computer science. Our presentations will focus on introducing hot new topics in algorithmics and programming language design. Expect talks on Logic Programming, Lisp, Erlang, Neural Networks, that sort of stuff. Our presenters are asked to keep their talks int …

Chicago's Oldest Linux Users Group meets once a month to discuss all things Linux.

This will be a good opportunity to meet those with similar personalities in the area. Those who can value an INTJ is welcome as well. This is your chance to speak your mind and actually be heard! About INTJs: INTJ (introversion, intuition, thinking, judgment) is an abbreviation used in the publications of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) to refer to one of the sixteen personality types. INTJs are one of the rarest of the sixteen personality types, and account for about 2% of the populatio …

Girls in Tech (GIT) is a global organization with a mission of providing educational, networking and mentorship activities to increase the number of girls and women interested in technology, computer science, engineering, product marketing, design, digital media and entrepreneurship. With the talent in Milwaukee, we're launching a local GIT chapter focused on promoting opportunity awareness, education and empowerment of women both involved and interested in technology careers in southeastern Wis …

Northwestern University Knight Lab events bring technologists, developers, editors, reporters, designers, and … Well, any one else interested in the intersection of journalism and technology to learn and grow together.

Romanian IT Professionals - Chicago This group is open to any Romanians from the Chicagoland area who are involved in the IT industry. All skill levels are welcome. We regularly get together at various locations in the city and we always have an amazing time.

Community Community Events From private group training sessions and guest speakers to concerts and organization meetings, the Microsoft Store offers a variety of complimentary events and services in our Theater. We are proud members of the local community and welcome opportunities to host events for our friends and neighbors. Learn technology skills. Have fun. Spread the word. Whether you're looking to enhance your organization's technology skills, build awareness in the local community for th …

The Chicago Chapter of the American Statistical Association was established to foster interest in statistical methods. We want to promote unity among analytical professionals, and aim to make information concerning statistical science available in order to stimulate research, and promote high professional standards. It is our hope to make statistics useful to practical affairs, for the advancement of society as a whole.

You are not alone.  You are a part of a multitude of free thinkers, purveyors of the eccentric, odd and out of sorts.  You are bohemian, you are insufferable, you are difficult, you are creative... and you are meticulous.  You my friend, you are a writer.  You were born this way.  You were observing, criticizing, organizing, partitioning, petitioning, complimenting, hiding for years and no one saw it and you didn't see it.  But there you were, writing in some notebook at 2 in the morning laughin …

Why: I have organized/hosted parties and school reunions at different venues on my own which the end result were a lot of fun. I decided to start my own group here to see if it will be easier as I have a pretty tight schedule. I'm married with twins, work 40+ hours a week and really at this point in in time, only available to have fun with friends, new and old, in the evenings. Where will we meet: Northwest Suburbs of Chicago, Chicago here and there, but primarily in Lake County, Illinois. G …

This Meetup is for students and professionals living in the greater Chicago area, who are interested in discussing and exploring the field of information architecture and user experience. The goal of this Meetup is to do more than simply identify current theories and approaches, but to create new theories and approaches that will help guide the field of information architecture and user experience. In our Meetups, we will discuss: card sorting techniques, classification, human-computer interact …