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November 15, 2011: Chicago C/C++ Users Group, Featured speaker: James Grenning

posted Nov 1, 2011 8:56 PM by Greg Neumarke

Full info here:

http://www.meetup.com/Chicago-C-CPP-Users-Group/events/39162962/

Tuesday, November 15, 2011, 6:15 PM

DePaul CDM Building

243 S. Wabash Ave., Chicago, IL (map)

Room 212

Mr.Grenning will elaborate on his recent book

http://pragprog.com/titles/jgade/

and on test-driven development strategy as presented here:

http://www.renaissancesoftware.net/papers/39-test-driven-development-for-embedded-software.html

James offers this additional background and a little reassurance:

"There are other related papers and topics here

http://www.renaissancesoftware.net/papers.html http://www.renaissancesoftware.net/blog Don't worry if you are not doing embedded C. This talk is useful for C and C++ programmers, embedded or not."

BARcamp Chicago "Unconference" July 9th & 10th

posted Apr 27, 2011 7:32 PM by Greg Neumarke

The sixth annual BARcamp Chicago "Unconference" will be held on July
9th & 10th at the community makerspace Pumping Station: One.  BARcamp
Chicago is a great place to learn new skills, network with the best of
Chicago's tech community and maybe even get a head start on founding
your own business.  But unlike regular conferences, at BARcamp it is
the attendees who hold the talks and run the activities.  If you are a
technology enthusiast and have a desire to teach or learn, BARcamp
Chicago is an event you will not want to miss.

Right now we are trying to get an idea of who is planning to attend
this year.  While registration is not required, if you are planning to
attend we would appreciate it if you sign up on our EventBrite:
http://barcampchicago.eventbrite.com/.

If you would like more information about BARcamp Chicago, our website
is http://www.barcampchicago.org/.  If you would like to provide
suggestions about what you want and don't want to see at this year's
BARcamp, please do so at http://barcampchicago.uservoice.com/.
Finally, if you are interested in helping plan BARcamp Chicago, please
sign up on our planning list here:
http://groups.google.com/group/barcamp-chicago/.

BARcamp is only possible by generous contributions from sponsors.  If
your company is interested in sponsoring BARcamp Chicago, please
e-mail Kevin at kharriss@barcampchicago.org.

TEDx ASU West - Redefining Video Games - (Phoenix area)

posted Apr 11, 2011 2:51 PM by Greg Neumarke

This will be an annual event and our first theme will be:

Redefining Video Games

It is clear that video games have become a huge part of our world and have a tremendous influence in our society. Pioneers of the industry are redefining the medium. This event is showcasing the wide variety of thoughts, discussion and research from those pioneers.

April 30, 2011, 8:30 am

KIVA Lecture Hall @ ASU West

4701 W. Thunderbird Road, Glendale, AZ 85306

What is TEDx? In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TED has created a program called TEDx.

TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. Our event is called TEDxASUWest, where x=independently organized TED event. At our TEDxASUWest event, TEDTalks video and live speakers will combine to spark deep discussion and connection about the future of video games.

http://www.tedxasuwest.com/

WindyCityGo - Saturday, April 9, 2011

posted Mar 29, 2011 3:19 PM by Greg Neumarke

WindyCityGo is Chicago's mobile developers conference where Android, iOS, and mobile web developers will learn how to create better mobile apps and how to sell them effectively. Developers, designers, entrepreneurs, and investors all find value in WindyCityGo.

All-day activities: Drop by the Groupon Octagon to pair with Groupon's world-class mobile dev team. Visit the ThoughtWorks conversation space to learn how mobile apps are impacting lives in the developing world. If you're a mobile designer or developer with a great app, and if you want to build a steady supply of customers for your app, go to WindyCityGo. If you're an entrepreneur or investor looking to build an outstanding technical team, go to WindyCityGo.

WindyCityGo will be held on Saturday, April 9, 2011 at the Westin Chicago River North. Visit http://windycitygo.org for details.

Flourish 2011 Open Source Conference, April 1-3

posted Mar 28, 2011 6:53 AM by Greg Neumarke [ updated Mar 29, 2011 9:31 PM ]

CELEBRATE INNOVATION WITH CHICAGO'S LINUX & OPEN-SOURCE SOFTWARE ENTHUSIASTS AT FLOURISH! 2011

http://www.flourishconf.com/2011/

*From April 1 - 3, Free Technology Conference Brings Fifth Year of Insightful Talks and Hands-on Workshops

about Open-source Software, Technology, and Culture* WHAT An annual gathering of, for, and by enthusiasts of open-source software, technology, and culture, taking

place at the University of Illinois at Chicago. This year, you can also take your exams for certification by the Linux Professional Institute (LPI) and

BSD Certification Group (BSDCG). FEATURED SPEAKERS and TOPICS Flourish! 2011's list of speakers include: - Chris Palmer, Technology Director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, on Internet decentralization efforts - Chris McAvoy, VP of Technology at Threadless, on "What Should You Build?" - Ryan "Icculus" Gordon, professional Linux 3D game developer - Vinod Kutty, CME Group, on migrating to Linux on x86 - Cathy Malmrose, CEO of ZaReason, on stress-testing Linux hardware - Mark Meeker, Principal UI Engineer for Orbitz Worldwide, on real-world Web development - Edward R. Swiderski III, partner at GreenCanyon, on "Is Software Licensing Still Relevant?" - Daliah Saper, Principal of SaperLaw, on the legal aspects of open source - Italo Vignoli, The Document Foundation, LibreOffice - Mitch Altman, CEO of Cornfield Electronics, on forming communities - Dru Lavigne, Community Manager of PC-BSD, on the PC-BSD desktop - Dean Wampler, Principal of Aspect Research Associates, on Scala Complete list of speakers at http://www.flourishconf.com/2011/speakers WHEN April 1 - 3, 2011 April 1, Evening Program Reception 4:00 - 4:30 p.m. Keynotes start at 4:30 p.m. April 2, Day-Long Program Morning Reception 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Main conference starts at 10:00 a.m. April 3, Mid-Day Program Morning Reception 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. Day starts at 11:00 a.m Certification exams take place from 11am - 3pm.

Go to the Flourish! website for more details: http://www.flourishconf.com/2011/exams Complete schedule will be available at http://www.flourishconf.com/2011/schedule WHERE UIC Student Center East 750 South Halsted Street Chicago, IL WHO Flourish! is organized by the Computer Science department of the University of Illinois at Chicago's (UIC's)

School of Engineering, as well as the University's Linux user group and chapter of the Association of

Computing Machinery (ACM). The conference is sponsored in part by GreenCanyon, Linux Journal, the

Linux Professional Institute, Orbitz, O'Reilly, SourceForge, Times Two Technology, Threadless and Ubuntu. HOW Registration is free at http://www.flourishconf.com/2011/registration Join us on Facebook at http://facebook.com/flourishconf/ Conference updates and conversation-starters on Twitter at http://twitter.com/flourishconf/

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