Technori Meetup is a group of impassioned entrepreneurs, developers, designers, tech companies, investors and general tech enthusiasts who have a deep love for Chicago and who want to see our emerging tech community flourish.   By way of editorial content and an assortment of events throughout the year, Technori is dedicated to fostering relationships and celebrating those who make the Chicago tech scene what it is.  One of the group’s primary events is Technori Pitch; held on the last Tue …

If you are looking for Preparedness Planning, Sustainable Living and Survival techiques, you are looking in the right place.  Do you want to meet people who are like-minded, who are interested in learning about prepping, surviving in a disaster situation, who want to be self-sufficient and who would like to break away from the necessity of relying on "the establishment"?  Do you feel it is time to learn how to be self-sufficient, to get that “insurance” that you can make it through and  take …

          Social Enterprise Alliance (SEA) is a nonprofit association of individuals and organizations building effective, more sustainable nonprofits through earned income strategies. SEA has emerged as the common ground for practitioners, lenders, investors, grant makers, consultants, researchers, and educators who recognize the increasing impact of social enterprise. SEA provides its members with current information, tools, and other resources that address the unique needs of social en …

Join us if: - You want to learn more about how to create or manage a conscious business - You are an entrepreneur or business leader who cares about making a difference - You believe that purpose, process and people come before profit - but create more profitable businesses in the end - You want to grow, learn and meet other like-minded leaders   Welcome! This group is for you. We have created this meetup group to forward the ideas and actions of conscious capitalism in the Chicagoland area. W …

Do you have a degree in computer science or mathematics, but feel like you've just scratched the surface of the emerging field of Machine Learning (aka Applied Statistics, or Artificial Intelligence)? We regularly study the math, the theory, and the code. Come learn with us and teach us what you know. This meetup intends to bring together statisticians and computer scientists for a monthly informal meeting to discuss what we understand so far, what to learn next, and the state-of-the-art to t …

Augmented Reality - What is it? Who's working on it? How can you use it? I hope this group can be a meeting place and discussion ground for everyone interested in Augmented Reality (AR); designers, developers, entrepreneurs, writers, students, journalists, and anyone who's interested in AR.

Why Android? With 60 Android phones currently on the market which outsell iPhone and Blackberry, Android TV boxes, Android in GM's car navigation and emergency systems, Android VOIP desk phones, Android tablets, eInk (eBook) readers like B&N Nook and Alex and many other devices... Android becomes the next wave oftechnology which resembles the Internet wave in circa 1996-99. If you are a developer and you are not learning mobile development, you simply miss the biggest job opportunity of thi …

Chicago HTML5 Unlocked teaches emerging web technologies through live tutorials on building games, websites, and applications. Speakers also present on various topics such as new web standards and gamification.

This group is for NoStigmas volunteers a.k.a. Stigma Erasers. If you want to help build a community of hope & understanding and be an advocate for those touched by suicide & mental health issues, join our group to learn more about how to get involved! The mission of NoStigmas is to raise awareness and erase the stigmas of suicide and mental illness by sharing stories of hope and inspiration from those touched by suicide and mental illness and educating the general public about mental health issu …

This is a group of evolutionaries that meet and follow the Vistar Method for evolutionary circles.   The Vistar Method is an advanced spiritual technology for Evolutionary Circles to access the unlimited potential of the Unified Field.  The VMEC consists of prerequisites of intention, four Guidelines, three Roles, and the Circle is organized in three sections.  The VMEC is easy to learn.  The Guidelines are rooted in profound metaphysical laws.  The Circle itself is evolutionary.  Participation …

The mission of the Bronzeville Institute of Technology (BIT) is to help individuals and small businesses connect with affordable technology and online resources that they can utilize to improve their lives in the areas of entrepreneurship, arts, health and wellness, education, personal finances, environmentalism, and civic participation. Our Meetups serve as a means to increase access to computers and telecommunications technology and related training. Program activities will provide technology …

Meet other local Transhumanists to discuss topics such as nanotechnology, biotechnology, artificial intelligence, immortality, and the emerging global superorganism. We are a skeptical group, focused on scientific and technological approaches to changing the human condition.

I recently found an organization called The Mother Bear Project and fell in love with the idea! Being new to knitting I was excited to finally have a project that was simple and worth spending time on. I would love to get a group of people together weekly to knit/crochet these bears at a local coffee shop and learn new knitting tricks. Here is a little about The Mother Bear Project... The Mother Bear Project is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to providing comfort and hope to childr …

Online marketing is more than just selling stuff on eBay! In fact, online marketing has finally come to the forefront, as companies big and small discover the value of shifting more of their marketing budgets online. Online marketers have proven that you can generate more leads and deliver more sales than traditional marketing--with higher ROIs and lower CPAs. But online marketing is a rapidly developing arena, with specialties now evolving as fast as new opportunities and technologies eme …

LATEST WORD, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31ST, WE ARE CLOSED AND i'LL NOT TRY AGAIN SOON REALLY, REALLY SORRY... MARCH, I WAS WAITING UNTIL ABOUT 7:30 PM, NO ONE CAME FEBRUARY, I HAD A MEDICAL EMERGENCY, BUT MY BUDDY WENT BY THE MEETING PLACE AND SAID THERE WAS NO ONE THAT CAME JANUARY, I WAS BUTKUS, NO ONE CAME POSTED TUESDAY JAN 12TH-- TOMORROW'S MEETING, WEDNESDAY, JAN 13TH AT 7 PM IS THE LAST UNLESS SOMETHING EXTRAORDINARY HAPPENS! LIKE PEOPLE OF AN ENTREPRENEURIAL NATURE ACTUALLY SH …

If you've ever seen the hit television shows “Man Vs Wild,” “Survivor Man,” "Dual Survival" or “Man, Woman, Wild” and thought to yourself, “I would love to have an adventure like that!”, or you just want to be prepared for emergency then this group is for you. "Great Outdoors and Survival Meetup" is a new Meetup group that focuses on outdoor survival skills and introduces them into events like backpacking, camping and of course, everyday life. We will have regular local meetups where you can sha …