This group was created to bring together the various software development groups in Chicago. Going to other communities has been very rewarding in the past, and now let us drop all the boundaries between communities. What can we talk about? Positivember writing good code writing bad code duct tape programming client challenges co-worker challenges sdlc patterns trolls, and what they mean to you. motivating/encouraging news discouraging/unmotivating news tools & tech gadgets

Entrepreneurship permeates the culture of the Digital Age. The advent of the Digital Age has democratized innovation and entrepreneurship. Never before has it been more possible for anyone from anywhere,  with  a great idea and a burning desire to succeed,  to make it big, and,  in the process, change the world in a relatively short period of time. HP, Intel, Apple, Microsoft, Cisco, Oracle, Yahoo,  eBay, Amazon, Google, Facebook and many, many, many other iconic companies all started with just …

This meetup is for users of vim and those who'd like to use vim. Vim is a cross-platform text editor that focuses on speed and efficiency of editing text. It's highly extensible via the use of plugins to support complex textual transformations with minimal effort and programming in most every language out there. Come join us and learn how to edit text more efficiently!

… *(stands for: Neuro Linguistics Programming) APPLICATIONS GUIDELINE for this Meetup: Click on the "ABOUT" tab ("2nd" tab on the left side of this web page) for guidelines how to best formulate a meaningful introduction (Minimum: 200 to 250 characters with spaces). Remember, you cannot NOT communicate. You may have already studied NLP techniques & language patterns from books and tapes. Could it be that you realized it's best to fine-tune your non-verbal communications skills with a study gro …

… Her background is in counseling, couple counseling, manifesting and attracting to create the life you want, hypnosis, Neuro-Linguistic Programming, cognitive behavioral therapy, qigong, medical qigong, Hawaiian healing arts (for the body, mind, spirit), meditation, energy healing (chakra healing, EFT, qigong, other traditions), sexual healing (energetically and emotionally) and martial arts (self defense, karate, jujitsu). Dr. White has taught in colleges and universities and worked in healthcar …

Elevating the craft of Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) through a real, face-to-face community in Chicago.  Let's get together and talk about everything from HATEOAS and REST to OAuth, and HTTP Response Codes and have a great time while we're at it!

Talks on topics of all kinds from experts of all kinds. The only stipulation is that the talks must be really interesting to engineers in some way. We have covered programming languages, operations, UI design, mobile technology, build systems, automated testing, and lots more. The talks are all invited by Orbitz, a leading travel provider and proud member or the Chicago tech community. All talks are held here at the Orbitz Headquarters in Chicago IL.

Are you sick and tired of being sick and tired?  Are you ready to kick your meds to the curb for good and heal yourself naturally and permanently through food? Have you tried every deprivation and restriction diet under the sun only to get overwhelmed, hate it, and/or lose all of the weight back - and then some?  Are you fed up with calorie counting and want to start enjoying the food you eat?  Do you want to lose weight once and for all and feel the absolute best you have ever felt?  If what yo …

Share and learn IT stuff in a relaxed and close to home environment: Linux, Windows, MySQL, SQL Server, scripting (Perl, Python, Shell, whatnot), network, storage, programming, Oracle, cloud computing, and whatever else. Swap and test out ideas, new (new is a relative term that is different for each individual) technologies.

This group is for builders of Rails apps, from independent devs, to small teams, to small business teams: just be actually building something. Get together with other builders, collaborate, pair program, discuss deployment platforms, and participate in hacking sessions. This group is not for tutorials, or people looking primarily for a "teach me Rails" group. This group is for builders, not simply people playing around with the framework, or evaluating Rails in a cursory manner. So do you have t …

… Meetings will range in topics from requirements, design, analysis, architecture, development, programming, testing, implementation, etc...

A group for the application of cutting-edge HPC & GPU supercomputing technology to cutting-edge business problems. With an emphasis on the useful application of supercomputing by practitioners, for practitioners. Note: We have a sister groups that meet in New York, "HPC & GPU Supercomputing Group of New York", and Boston, "HPC & GPU Supercomputing Group of Boston".

The Chicago Clojure Group is open to anyone interested in discussing, learning, or using Clojure. The Chicago Clojure Group is not open to recruiters interested in spamming about lame J2EE jobs. If you have a Clojure opportunity please email the group organiser for permission to be added and post in our forums.

Signature Body & Mind Solutions initiated a meet up group in 2009 dedicated to developing the practical skills & knowledge of the “conscious” bodyworker or massage therapist. In order to promote a balanced sense of community within the local massage & bodywork field and embrace the education that is available for practicing body workers, these meet ups are designed to maintain integrity and interest within the massage therapy and bodywork field . This meetup group is not directly affiliated wit …

Lucca Leadership North America runs courses in transformational leadership for young people (students, young professionals and social entrepreneurs). We define transformational leadership as an approach to leadership that focuses on the ability to bring about change which uplifts and benefits humanity, through meeting its needs and developing its capabilities. Transformational leaders create sustainable and practical solutions to the needs in the world. They address underlying causes rather than …

Since 1919, The Illinois Federation of Business Women's Club (IFBPWC) has been empowering working women to achieve their full potential through advocacy, education, and information. The Downtown Chicago IFBWC Chapter formed in the Fall of 2007. We are an all-volunteer, membership-based organization, comprised of professional women of all ages and professions. We meet in downtown Chicago for monthly for brown bag lunches and occasional after-work events Meeting topics are focused on issues impact …