The Chicagoland Project Management Forum is a group for project professionals to gather and share their knowledge in the art of project management. Project managers working or based in the Western suburbs of Chicago can meet others in the same field across different industries and learn different approaches to the intricacies of the profession, develop skills based on standards, share experiences in managing projects without functional authority and more. PM’s of all levels are invited to …

The Chicago Agile Methodology Meetup Group is an informal professional group focused on developing relationships, exchanging ideas, and fostering agile project innovation. We provide an open, comfortable environment for fellow Scrum Masters, Agile Gurus, and newcomers alike to meet and discuss related news, best practices, tips and anything else that might arise in this exciting and rapidly evolving project management niche. We welcome people from all backgrounds, not just IT, to come learn an …

Meet other local webmasters to exchange experiences in programming, administration, hosting, development, design, or just to meet to chat and learn. This group is open to all developers, designers, marketers and project managers who are local to our meetup area.

This meet up consists of industry professionals that have been involved in the development of software for five or more years. The Software Development Community is an informal and interactive group of professionals that have a passion for software development, thus are interested in employing best practices and sharing their knowledge and experiences. This Software Development Community doesn't focus on any one technology (Java, .Net, Ruby, PHP, etc.), methodology (waterfall, agile, etc.), pr …

The Agile Project Leadership Network is a national organization dedicated to making people great leaders by focusing on: * Value - increasing return on investment * Customers - reliable results through frequent interaction * Teams - group accountability and shared responsibility * Individuals - the ultimate source of value, creativity, and innovation * Context - improving effectiveness based on the situation * Uncertainty - expecting it and managing for it (These ideas …

… The Midwest SharePoint User Group was created to get together SharePoint professionals for technical discussions on popular SharePoint technology areas, assist with getting SharePoint certifications and getting members to share their projects.  This in turn will help professionals develop their SharePoint skills, gain confidence and most of all, have fun. These are the objectives of the Midwest SharePoint 2010 User Group: Monthly demos/short presentations of member experience or projects Presen …

Startup Collaboratory is a group of Entrepreneurs, Business Professionals, and Business Owners who meet to...• Collaborate on starting and growing businesses• Share viewpoints and generate new ideas• Network for help overcoming business challengesAt Startup Collaboratory Meetups, selected members deliver short presentations describing their business, customers, and challenges. After each presentation, a moderated discussion explores new ways of viewing and addressing the member's business challe …

Meet with Ad Execs, Creatives, Project Managers, Art Directors, CMO's and others involved in the world of advertising, marketing and promotion. This group is about networking with your colleagues in the industry to discuss challenges, opportunities and trends here in the Chicago area and beyond. There will be compelling panel discussions, guest speakers along with meet & greet events in a relaxed atmosphere that will encourage interaction between members. We were formerly known as the Chicago Ad …

We are a community of passionate experience designers interested in getting together to share stories, tools, project experiences and events! We explore human-computer interaction, agile design, user experience, frontend development, information architecture, interaction design, usability testing among other topics that help us deliver engaging customer experiences.

A Lunch Huddle is a small group of people who each have projects that involve an Oracle database and whose places of work are geographically close.  (Not recruiters or salespeople.) The goal is to meet for a very low-key, informal lunch on a somewhat regular basis.  We'll keep it short and local - so it won't take any more time out of your day than a normal lunch break.  It's largely unstructured - but make a point to share what projects everyone is working on that involve Oracle. I'm starting w …

ADHD is as prevalent among grown-ups as children - and it's just as essential to manage the condition with a range of behavioral, organizational and other techniques. This is a support group for adults with ADD/ADHD and people who suspect they might have ADHD due to issues with procrastination, organization and time management. We usually meet 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month to discuss challenges and share information and experiences in a supportive environment. …