Chicago Film Institute is dedicated to educating, inspiring and championing the Chicago film and new media community. Through a variety of programs and an intensive, hybrid conservatory, CFI is committed to fostering the city’s culturally vital and economically valuable film industry. CFI’s programs will fill needs that traditional institutions are missing such as cost-effective instruction, real-world applications and accessible education to individuals from underrepresented communities. ​ Thro …

The Ivy League Alumni Club of Chicago Welcome, Chicago Ivy Leaguers! We are a face-to-face social network of alumni from Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Princeton, Upenn, and Yale. We host professional networking events and publish a weekly newsletter with job postings catered to alumni of these schools in the Chicago area.  We also organize career enhancing professional events weekly and monthly in our city. In order to become an official member of this group, you must verify s …

We will try each of these coffee shops 1. BRIDGEPORT COFFEE HOUSE The coffee-roasting operation on the corner of Morgan and 31st Street is a point of pride for Bridgeport and a source of jealousy for almost every other neighborhood. Housed in a prototypically warm-toned, wood-heavy coffeehouse (only without the fleabag couches and drum-circle vibe), Bridgeport Coffee sets itself apart by roasting its own beans and brewing them with levels of respect usually reserved for presidents. The pour-ov …

All vegan, all Chicago. Howdy and welcome to Vegan Chicago! We are the oldest and largest vegan-focused meetup group! Founded in 2002 and run by long-time vegan and animal rights activists we have extensive experience and knowledge with a passion to share. We are a vegan support group that provides connections and resources for being vegan in Chicago! We welcome anybody regardless of how "vegan" you are as far as it is subjectively possible and practical for you. We have a Code of Conduct policy …

Business Network Chicago (BNC) is a network for professionals offering extensive offline and online networking opportunities to the Chicago business community. Our mission is to bring professionals together, facilitate the development of mutually beneficial "win-win" relationships, educate, and promote the growth of business in Chicago. We support members in all phases of their career whether looking for clients, talent, a job, capital, or strategic alliances. BNC Groups – Each month BNC hos …

This group is to help connect Australian Expats living in Chicago IL and nearby areas. People should join who are Australian Expats living in Chicago, Australians planning to move to Chicago, Friends of Australian Expats or people interested in Australian culture. I decided to start this group up as there appears to be interest in this given the number if Aussies and friends of Aussies in Chicago.

A key ingredient to a vibrant, healthy community that creates and sustains career opportunities is an environment that promotes innovation. Come join your Chicago area colleagues in a collaborative effort to maximize technology capabilities to boosting innovation and provide sustained career opportunities in the Chicago area.  Date: Wednesday, March 20th at 5:30 p.m. Where: IC Stars 415 N. Dearborn St. , Chicago IL

“May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds.” - Unknown “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I -- I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.” - Robert Frost --------------------------------------- Do you love Hiking and Adventures? Welcome to the Chicago Hiking, Outdoors, & Social Meetup Group. We strive for adventures, fun, and friendships. This group is for people who en …

הצטרפו לקבוצת מפגשים ישראלים טועמים את שיקגו Join the Meetup Group Israelis Taste Chicago This Meetup group is open to Israelis who live in the Chicago area and are interested in meeting other fellow Israelis, dinning out at variety of restaurants and tasting different foods including ethnic and international. •      Discover new restaurants. •      Enjoy delicious food and conversation with friendly dinner companions. •      The group meets once a month in Chicago or suburbs. •      Memb …

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, thought …

Sail Chicago is a community sailing program that has been offering affordable sailing instruction, recreational sailing opportunities, racing, and social events for member adults for more than fifty years. Our all volunteer organization owns and operates our own fleet of sailboats in four Chicago harbors on Lake Michigan.

See our webpage - www.asianamericanchicagonetwork.com Welcome! The first thing you will notice different about AACN is that we are a new, fun, and active group.  We were founded in the summer of 2011 and average more than 2 events per week.  Below is a short summary of who we are and what we're not. WHO WE ARE: The Asian American Chicago Network is focused on connecting younger and working Asian-Americans to NEW friends and connecting you to the city of Chicago! [Younger being New Professionals …

Chicago AMA is committed to providing local Marketing Professionals with additional opportunities to "Meetup" outside of our monthly programming and also in varying locations around the Chicago area. These Meetups can be tailored to best address your burning questions, issues, and hot topics relative to marketers today. This group is open to both members and non-members of the AMA. It is our hope, of course, that the experience encourages you to learn more about what the AMA has to offer for car …

Welcome to "Chicago Singles" The Happy Hour Singles Group dedicated to providing fun opportunities for Chicago Single Professionals looking to mingle with others of the like!  Grab a cocktail, make some new friends and have fun looking for the 1!  (whether it be the NEXT 1 or THE 1!) Of course we will not limit the fun to Happy Hour!  We offer all types of events ranging from mixers, wine tastings, tours, travel, theme parties, and MORE! JOIN now if you are looking for something FRESH & fun in C …

Are you new to Chicago? Are all your girlfriends getting married and having babies and your running out of those fun girl nights and friendships? Im starting this group so that 20's and 30's something ladies can meet new gal pals. We will have cocktail nights at lounges, bars and restaurants. I will also like to have charity events once a month with the gal pals group if your interested (not mandatory) You will have name tags offered to you if you like and feel free to bring your business cards …

Speed-dating can be expensive. The entry price alone is around $35 to $40, and then you have the drinks and transportation... This would all be fine if you felt pretty sure you were going to meet your one-and-only that night, but often you simply need to go a few times to come across the person that's right for you. Don't get us wrong - we're huge fans of speed-dating. We think it way better than online dating, as you can not beat a quick face-to-face encounter to establish if the chemistry is …

We provide an environment for education and networking. We encourage new investors to move forward and we challenge seasoned investors to push themselves further.  Chicago Cash Flow Clubs has evolved into the Chicagoland Real Estate Connections Club.  We still have occasional Cash Flow games, about 4 times a year.  We play Robert Kiyosaki's Cash Flow 101 to reinforce what it takes to get out of the Rat Race. Whether it's in a game or in real life, the goal is to accumulate CASH FLOW! History: T …

The Chicago Mobile Security Group is an informal professional group focused on developing relationships, exchanging ideas, and fostering Mobile Security innovation. We provide an open, comfortable environment for Mobile security enthusiasts to meet and discuss related news, best practices, tips and anything else that might arise in this fundamental and evolving Mobile security niche. We welcome people from all backgrounds, not just IT, to come learn and network in the community. This group will …

Chicago Natural Beauty Meetup is a women's natural beauty community started by Rachel Odem. Rachel Odem is a beauty blogger, licensed beauty professional and natural hair advocate. You should join this group if would like to meet women who are learning to love natural hair and are seeking to find beauty information and products targeting African American, Bi-racial women. We meet once a quarter and proudly boast of being Chicago's largest natural hair community with over 1600 members and countin …

This Singles group made for people who would love to meet new friends and possibly find that perfect somebody. we will host minimum 1 event a month Most events will be in Chicago area People from suburbs are welcome to join this group as long as you are aware most events will be in Chicago we are always looking for ideas and new venues to host events age groups are 24-45 35-55 40-65 we are going to also try cougar event and reverse cougar events

Chicago Food Tech offers a variety of meetup events to bring together restauranteurs, food and technology changemakers and innovators with diverse backgrounds in order to create dialogues surrounding new business models, showcase opportunities, challenges, synergies, and forecast food technology's future.

Are you a Cubs fan in search of other Cub fans to have a beer (or five) and talk baseball with? Are you a baseball fan that simply appreciates the one-of-a-kind ballpark atmosphere that Wrigley Field provides? Do you just want to find some new people to hang out at Wrigley Field with? Did you say 'yes' to any of those, or all three? Great, join the group and look forward to some good times this spring and summer (and maybe fall??). Hey, we're Cub fans, what are we without a little blind hope! My …

What better way to start 2013 than to read books set in Chicago! We meet up locally – surrounding western suburbs area – for the book discussion. Whether it be a café, lounge...what a way to spend a few hours for a book discussion, build friendships, and consume a bite to eat and a drink as well! So join us! :)

Welcome to The Chicago Loop Happy Hour group! We're Bryan and Tom, your humble Happy Hour facilitators. The Loop Happy Hour group is a unique meetup group created to provide all of us in the Loop with fun after-work opportunities to meet people and make friends while exploring the Loop's drinking establishments--all 72 of them! (But we won't technically limit ourselves to the Loop. There are some great places a few blocks North of Lake, West of Wells, East of Wabash, and South of Van Buren.) Ev …

Meet others in your local area interested in the history of Chicago's northwest side neighborhoods. We will accomplish this through discussion at meetings, public tours and events, and dissemination of historical documents and photos though publications. Additionally, we desire to collaborate with others in the community to continue to maintain and preserve the history of our collective neighborhoods. By linking the past with the present and the future, we will provide awareness and create …

For a limited time, join this group for free!  The Chicago Presentation Prep Meetup Group was formed to create a collaborative community aimed at helping each other create, prepare and execute awesome presentations. We'll cover topics such as: Public speaking Speech writing Audience engagement Presentation preparation Heavy focus on creating great visual aids such as PowerPoint, Keynote and Prezi Hear tips and tricks from the pros Ideas for post-presentation follow up All with the idea to help …

Educelerate is a national education industry network with an initial focus on Chicago and the Midwest and new offshoots in Los Angeles and Phoenix. We are starting our efforts through this monthly MeetUp to grow and develop an ecosystem of entrepreneurs, investors and partners. Please visit our website at www.educelerate.com

This Meetup is designed to bring fun, cool, outgoing people in Chicago together for some great and unique events around our great city. We will be enjoying exclusive parties, VIP events, charity fundraisers and themed events! Age range- 20's-30's