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 interac …

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.

… During our meetings we will discuss the following topics: Data strategies and roadmaps ERP and data rationalization Master Data Management Data Governance Operational assessments  Enterprise Data Management  Design Functional & Logical Models  Standard Architecture Frameworks  Center of Excellence B est Practices Software and Data Domain Facilitation Enterprise Intelligence Delivery Operational Data Stores  Data Warehousing ETL/ELT Custom Reporting Mobile BI Software solutions in visualization. …

ID Chicago is the Windy City's newest social network and common interest group created to talk about cool products and people in architecture and design. Convening regularly in design showrooms across the city, ID Chicago brings together architects, designers, builders, engineers, real estate developers, enthusiasts and friends for drinks, music, dynamic conversation and an unprecedented look at the brightest ideas coming out of Chicago. We love to talk about innovative product design and we ho …

community for the discussion of the convergence of design science and software development / engineering, resulting from non-linear and dynamic complexity of the software ecosystem. Construct practice frameworks, etc. Open to software researchers, architects, engineers, designers, scientists, developers, programmers, analysts, and users

LIVE CHAT too! Meet People Interested in Dining Out & Social Events. Break bread with fellow foodies, visit interesting venues--theater events, movies, bars/dance clubs, karaoke, comedy shows, bowling, musical & theatrical productions, sight seeing/architectural tours, etc. Learn to create new meals and desserts when we offer our Cooking Classes! Discover new restaurants, enjoy delicious meals and make satisfying conversation with friendly dinner companions. It's a big dinner table and all are …

We are a fraternity envisioned by Chetan Malavia, ex-General Manager of Microsoft National Sales and Ops., to colloborate with community members with keen interest in understanding the core advantages of cloud computing and the detailed architecture of Windows/SQL Azure as a cloud platform. We welcome professionals and students to be a part of this group who are from any part of US and in particular from Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin and Central Region to participate in our in-person meet ups.  O …

The AIA Chicago Young Architects Forum (YAF) is an informal group of architects, design professionals and students who are interested in furthering the discussion of design, professional development, community, and collaboration. If you are a "young" (licensed 10 years or fewer) architect, join us for intriguing educational & social events!

This meet-up group serves as a centralized calendar for Chicago events that are of interest to information technology professionals. We also occasionally schedule our own meetings. Our goal is to meet and network with other local IT Professionals -- employees, managers, consultants, recruiters, and IT business owners. We also welcome any non-professionals with an interest in the industry, such as students, and the ever elusive prospective customers and employers.

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".

  LIVE CHAT too! Have you lived here for a while but never had the chance to get out and see the things and places in Chicago that visitors from other cities have seen? New in town and want an excuse to check some "must-see" things off the list? Just looking for something fun to do but didn't really want to do it all by yourself? Be a tourist in our own city! I had always spent the time to check out other city's offerings when I traveled on business or for pleasure, and about 10 years ago, th …

This is group is for interested people to discuss concepts of Ancient India. Discussions and seminars are welcome on Astrology (Jyotish), Sanatana Dharma (Hinduism), Ganita (Vedic Mathematics), Samhita (Astronomy), Sanskrit, Mantra Shastra (The Vedic science of sound therapy), Vastu Shastra (The Vedic science of architecture) and any other relevant subject. From ancient times sages of India selflessly showered knowledge to us on numerous aspects of human life - from precise methods of timing ev …

Looking to get maximum value out of your SharePoint application? Want to use SharePoint to build a competitive advantage for your organization? Not getting the usability or user adoption that you desire out of SharePoint? Join this group. This group is focused less on the intricate technical details of SharePoint development and more on the business applications of SharePoint. Each month different people in the group share their ideas and real world experiences using SharePoint. This group is …

The Chicago UX Book Club is part of the international UX Book Club network. We've been active for several years, but recently decided to begin using Meetup to organize upcoming events. Join us for monthly discussions and the opportunity to interact with students and professionals looking to share their passion and knowledge of UX, IA, UI, IxD, etc.  Each month, we will choose a book or article to read and discuss. You don't have to read the book to attend -- just come with an open mind and an in …

Welcome to the Chicago JBoss User Group Meetup Page! We are a group of JBoss enthusiasts who like to meet and discuss the latest JBoss.org projects or other Java Open Source projects. All our meetings are open to the public without any restrictions. More information: http://community.jboss.org/groups/chicago-jbug

Meet others in your local area interested in PostgreSQL: The World's Most Advanced Open Source Database. Discuss this open source database and share the tips and tricks you've learned using it.