"The Scrapbook Manor “ and “Midwest Scrap-A-Holics of Chicagoland“ invite you and your friends to attend Scrap-A-Thon 6! All-Inclusive WEEKEND Scrapbooking Retreat Dates? Fri Sep 7, 2012 - Sun Sep 9, 2012 Doors open? 3pm on Friday Sep 7, 2012 Where? The Scrapbook Manor in Walworth, Wisconsin USA near Lake Geneva (Only 90 minutes from Chicago, Illinois) All-Inclusive Registration Includes: 3 Days/2 Nights lodging (dorm style) 48 hours or more of Scrapbooking fun! Catered meals! Complimentary Sn …

LIVE CHAT too!  This group is for those in and around the Western suburbs of Chicago who want a nice, stress free way to meet others in the area. I hope you will enjoy the events we organize and find this a great way to meet new people in your community... Let me conclude by saying, WE ARE SOME OF THE FRIENDLIEST PEOPLE WHO ATTEND MEETUP EVENTS!!! Yes, you will feel included, yes you will be encouraged to join into the conversations... Yes, you will be introduced around....

Meet fellow Chicago IL Real Estate Buyers and Investors near you! Come to a local Chicago IL Real Estate Buying & Investing Meetup to discuss properties on the market, contracts, mortgages and anything else about land and realty. All are welcome! ============ Chicago-Events Chicago-Business Chicago-Social Chicago-IL-Real-Estate

Our group meets monthly to share techniques we use professionally to build faster and more usable web sites. Our speakers cover topics from PHP, Javascript, Wordpress, Joomla, Drupal, and even plain old HTML & CSS.

Sanctuary Ski and Snowboard Club Sanctuary Ski Club is a Chicago-area not for profit skiing, snowboarding, and social club. The club is composed of over 300 members dedicated to offering the most fun events that you can find. We invite anyone over 21 years old to join our membership. We meet on the first and third Wednesdays of every month in Woodridge at 8:00pm. We offer numerous social activities year round in addition to our winter ski trip schedule. This spring and summer we have an extens …

Don't believe all the hype you hear from the talking heads on the T.V. It's not all doom and gloom, there are areas all over the country that are still appreciating. Besides, an educated investor knows how to make money if the market is going up, down, or sideways. It all comes down to being educated. When former Fed. Chairman Alan Greenspan was asked what he thought the difference was between the wealthy and the middle class, his answer was very simple, "The right education!" and he wasn't tal …

Meet other Business Owners! Come to a Business Meetup to network, find new customers, get advice and avoid costly mistakes. Hear how others have overcome hurdles and achieved success. All are welcome! We currently have 2 locations where we hold events; Lombard and Downtown Chicago. The overall goal of this group's monthly meetings are to provide an opportunity to make new contacts, distribute business cards and lead sharing via a networking event. WALK-INS ARE WELCOME; save money by registeri …

UniForum Chicago is a non-profit organization that holds monthly informative and technical discussions every fourth Tuesday from 7pm to 9pm. This provides a local forum in the Chicago area for open systems and UNIX discussion and allows us to meet with students and other professionals in the field. All meetings are free and open to members and non-members alike and are held at: IIT - Rice Campus Room 103 201 East Loop Road Wheaton, IL 60187-8489 For more information about UniForum Chicago or …

SharePoint Social is a group for technology professionals to network and discuss with local SharePoint users and experts in the Chicago suburbs in a social setting. Our aim is to bring together SharePoint talent to provide an avenue for relevant discussions driven primarily by our members. Whether it is a seasoned user seeking advice or an individual new to SharePoint, you are invited to ask your question, tell your story and even Share-A-Pint! ***Please note that the event is aimed for SharePoi …

WHY SHAREPOINT 2010?  LATEST UPDATE Many organizations are doing quite well with their 2007 and 2003 SharePoint farms. However, Microsoft has announce the next version of SharePoint 2013 this year.  Additionally, Microsoft will discontinue formal support of SharePoint 2007 in October 2012. This will be a huge push to 2010, depending upon the size of an organization’s SharePoint installation. If it’s small and not utilizing much of the complexity of SharePoint, it might not be a factor.  Large im …

Meet other local Linux and Open Source enthusiasts to talk about the latest news and software. New users as well as gurus are welcome to attend!  Bring in your PC or laptop, yearning to be set free!

Welcome to the Chicago Business Development Group Meetup! CBDG was created out of necessity when a group of highly successful real estate investors, formerly working as individuals, decide to combine our efforts to take advantage of the growing opportunities in the foreclosure, short sale, and REO landscape. Our group is extremely diverse.  It is for investors that are just beginning their careers to seasoned experts and everyone in-between. We provide education, support, and share information, …

In today's economy, the more quality connections you have, the better chance of not only surviving, but thriving in a competitive marketplace. We will get together once a month to exchange ideas, meet others and have short presentations about different businesses and different business tools. We meet the 3rd Tuesday of the month at 7:30am, and we also meet online once a month at 7:30pm. We have a private Facebook group to maintain contact throughout the month.  Great place to network, share info …

Workshop 88 is a hackerspace (also know as a makerspace) located in Chicago’s western suburbs. Focused on science, technology, mechanics, culture and the digital arts we offer a space were people with diverse backgrounds can socialize, collaborate and learn. Through shared resources, knowledge and ideas we strive to create a space that promotes community and learning. Workshop 88 is located in 481 N Main St. Rear Building Unit B, in downtown Glen Ellyn, IL. If you are interested in learning mor …

N2BD Outdoor - Multi-Sport Adventure Group aka "MAG" is a group of adults mostly in their mid 20's, 30's, early 40's who share an enthusiasm and interest for intermediate to advance adventure activities. Sound like fun? Join other adventurers who think the same! We welcome singles and couples who like getting thrills through activities like Rock Climbing, Canyoneering, Hiking, Kayaking, White Water Rafting, Bungee Jumping, Skydiving, Hot Air Ballooning, Camping, Backpacking, Mountaineering, ATVi …

Are you looking to meet some non-judgemental, kind, friendly and helpful homeschooling/unschooling families?  Are you looking for fun social outtings, or weekly playdates? Then this group may be for you. This secular homeschool group provides both unstructured and structured social activities, field trips and some group learning activities to families in the Wheaton area with children ranging in age from infant to 14. Our members live from Downers Grove and Lombard to Naperville and West Chicago …

Chicago Region BMW Motorcycle Owners Association. The purpose of the group is to provide a place where association members can plan events and trips without exposing that information to the entire Internet. As such, membership in the group is limited to members of the Chicago Region BMW Owner's Association. Please see our web site at http://crbmw.com/ for more information about the association. We also ask that when you join, you provide your full name so we can match it with our roster and that …

This site is dedicate to the motorcycle riding community in Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin. Our goal is to provide information on Events, Destinations, and Roads that focus on the motorcycle riding community.

LIVE CHATROOM too! Join us for savory silver screen classics! Whether it's Blockbuster films, Indies, Documentaries, or Classics... COME JOIN US as we tour the suburbs visiting different theaters as we watch great flicks and dine out! Participate in theater going experiences of all kinds..IMAX, drive-ins, home theater, cinemas--as well as live theater from time-to-time. PROMOTERS: for free screenings, please email information to: playfulwithyou33@yahoo.com instead of contact organizer. We see ev …

This group is for people who are feeling tired and stressed and even bored and are looking to 'fill up' again, renewing their zest for life.  This is a group tries to provide activities that are healthful for the mind, body and soul.  It is my belief that one cannot achieve true health unless the mind, body and soul are taken care of. We are following Environmental Justice policy which means, all people of any race, gender, religion, nationality, age, health status, economic status, orientation …

This meetup is to help bring together dev and ops folks in chicagoland area working with Hbase to exchange notes and discuss ideas for roadmap

The Chicago Area Real Estate Investors Association (Chicago Area REIA - http://www.careia.org/) is an ambitious group of people who invest in real estate located throughout the Chicagoland area. We are a not-for-profit group. We are also members of the National Real Estate Investors Association (National REIA). What this means is that we are supported and surrounded by a much larger group. Whether you're contemplating your first investment, growing with the challenges of the current real estate …

To learn about what local franchise owners are doing to successfully grow their businesses.

A Greater Chicago Area based group created as an open discussion group and to provide accurate information about the Temple of Set. Participation is open to all with a serious interest and a rational sense of inquiry. Disruptive behavior will not be tolerated.

Would you like to meet a great group of ladies who like to have fun and start great friendships? If you like shopping, going out to eat, Friday nights at the movies or just hanging out over coffee and great conversations, then this is the group for you. Activites and outings will be based on the interest of the members. So come and join in on the fun and meet some great ladies.  This group is about being yourself and enjoying time with new friends.

WSGA provides an opportunity for the social gathering of gay men in suburban Chicago. We share a common interest of providing safe and friendly social opportunities and events for the suburban Chicago gay male community.  We currently have approximately 150 members.  Social events include theater outings, dinner nights, movie nights, monthly parties, river cruises, other cultural events and our monthly meetup hosted by the Hideaway Bar and Lounge in Forest Park on the second Friday of each month …

Want to try new things, travel to exciting places, & make fun new friends? Join us! We are not a travel company & we don't just talk about trips, we do them! ADVENTURE TRAVEL & SOCIAL CLUB CHICAGO & BEYOND OUR CLUB is for fun men and women, ages 30-100! We welcome singles & couples, of any relationship status, to join us. The more, the merrier! This is a fun group for everybody! OUR EVENTS include daytrips, weekend getaways, daytrips, well planned affordable international trips, & fun social …

This group is for anyone working in the direct sales industry who is interested in buildingbtheir direct selling network outside of their own company. This group WILL be used for: * Networking with other direct sales reps in the Chicago area * Sharing tips and tricks to help maximize your business results * Share your business informatiuon with others who can help increase your local area footprint and expand your business * A place to share stories that only others in this line of work wou …